The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-31
TEMPEST IN
THE REICHSTAG
The Preventive Arrest Law
Arouses a Bitter
Discussion
SHOULD TAKE
STEPS FOR PEACE
A Socialist Member Attacks
the Attempted Russian
Intrigue

Berlin, via London, Oct 3l.-Tht
Reiehstag had its stormiest meeting OF
the present session on Saturday, wher
the question of abrogating the so-called
preventive arrest on suspicion came UP
for discussion.
Deputy William Dttmann, Socialist
started the trouble with a narrowing re-
cital of hardships and injustice, and Dep
uty Karl Haus of Alsace and Deputy
Seyda, a Pole, added fuel to the flame
by similar recitals. DIR. Karl Hefferich,
secretary of the interior, in expressing
the greatest regret that injustice and
evils should have crept into the system,
ATTEMPTED to defend it as an absolute
necessity on the ground that the securi-
| ty of the state was infinitely more inn
portant than that of the individual, and
criticised Herr Dittmann and his fell
lows in the sharpest manner for public
| ly making charges that at the best could
be offset only after investigation.
/ In turn, speakers representing the Ma.
itional Liberal, the Center, the Socialist
and the Progressive groups denounced
the conditions that had been revealed.
The bill providing for the adjustment OF
the preventive arrest was referred TO a
commission of twenty-one members.
Eduard Bernstein, Socialist, delivered
a speech in the Reehstag last Friday.
after Count Won Roedern. secretary of
the imperial treasury, had submitted to
the chamber the new war credit bill for
10000 100000 marks. The speech was
strong indictment of those in Ger
many who, in Herr Bernstein's view,
We're responsible for the continuation of
the war.
Herr Bernstein, who was repeatedly
interrupted and called to order by DR.
Hermann S. Paache, vice president of the
Reichstag, said, according to the report
of the proceedings printed by the Nor
waerts, that he knew of numerous in.
stances, although Count Won Roedern
had stated to the contrary, OF severe
pressure being exerted in many quarters
with the object Of obtaining money for
the war loan. The speaker said the
principal big subscribers We're public in
situations, whose financial stability was
most seriously endangered by their sub
oIt Ipbtbus anu Litdb LIG IlCtttsL pE Itlt
loan, although only five per cent, did not
remove the fact that the rates of private
interest are enormously higher.
The Vorwaerts says the speaker at
tack the governments attempt to Sc
cure separate peace with Russia, de-
claring that such attempts in his view
were both dishonorable and fruitless.
Germany" Herr Bernstein is quoted |
as having said, SHOULD declare her read |
mess for an armistice as a preliminary |
to a general European congress which |
would arrange peace based on the /
democratic rights of all nations"
Herr Bernstein declared, the Vorwaerts /
states, that the great masses OF all ma
tons have no clashing of interests and |
that it is only the comparatively small /
minority which have inflated differences.
To expect that the bombing OF open
towns would compel nations to make
peace was complete miseoncepton o.
the nations psychology.
Herr Bernstein also denounced the
aims at an expansion of
power, eapitalistic thirst for the exploit
tation of nronoplies, nationalistic AFRO
gance and miltarism with obsolete no.
tons OF honor which he said blocked
the way to peace and liberation which
was essential Interruptions were FREE
quent during this phase of the speech.
1--WE refuse further responsibility for
a policy we recognize as pernicious,"
Herr Bernstein concluded "We demand
its abandonment and the substitution of !
a true democratic foreign policy"