New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
| ellis Reichstag
Policy of War
Is Infamous"
Socialist Declares People
Are Sold, Body and Soul,
to Militarists

LONDON, Saturday, March 2.-The
herman governments "infamous wa,
pollcyN was assailed in the Reichstae
IN the course of Fridays debate by
Herr Vogtherr, an Independent So
clalist, according to Berlin advices sent
from Amsterdam by the Reuter- CORE.
spondent there.
Inc German ultimatum is not cal.
culated to create conditions of peace
and friendship with Russia" Her Vogt-
herr declared. "In the case of the
Ukraine peace, Germany end Austria
already are quarrelling over the booty
Inc war we now are vaging in de-
fenceless Russia serves only the prop
ertied classes of the disputed terri
tory. In Lithuan;a we have made no
moral conquests. The Lithuanians long
to be back in Russia.
We are not allowed to know the
truth. The Fatherland party is pusu-
ing bloodthirsty propaganda against
foreign countries. We are sold BODY
and soul to the military caste. We are
pursuing an infamous war policy"
At this point the vice president
called the speaker to order. but he in
sisted on continuing his speech.
high wages in the munitions indus
Try, Herr Nogtherr declared. ARE cor
fupt wages for the purpose OF keeping
workmen Ill good temper in the inter-
est OF carrying on the war. The I'm
perlal chancellor has food sent to him
law" ''e
Alter another interruption the Dep
uty accused an admiral and comman-
dant at Swinemunde of appropriating
the confiscated foodstutfs, adding: eve
must abolish the whole of his MI
chaells-Capelle management. The Dit
mann case (Dittmann was a Radical
ooclailst member Of the Reichstag ac-
cuSed IN connection with the German
naval n mutlny) ought to give the
helchstag cause for reflection. A gem
eral VINO runs wild can, by arresting
obnoxious representatives of the neo.
pie: decimate the Reichstag."
The Polish Deputy Won Trampszjnski
declared Poland is being treated worse
than an enemy country, whereupon Tn
der Secretary Lewald said the Germans
have done "an immense amount of
work in behalf Of kultur in Poland"
in the way of school administration
etc. He admitted, however. that "the
hoarts ., of the people there are with
The "Vorwaerts," of Berlin. in re-
porting the address made by Socialist
oePulv Nogtherr quotes the Deputy as
follows:
"The Imperial Chancellor said Bel.
gum must not again be the jumping
off ground for our enemies. but even
before the war this was. its position,
and 1T was upset only by the injustice
winch Germany committed in her vio-
lation of Belgium neutrality. How
then, shall guarantees be given in
future treaties it, as against treaties
the rule recognized is that necessity
knows no law?
"Mr. Balfour has clearly stated what
people abroad expect of us. But no
Chancellor has yet uttered clear and
unequivocal remuneration regarding
Belgium"
Herr Vogtherr was interrupted with
very true from Independent So
cialists.
Herr vogtherr continued: "Imperial
Vice Chancellor Won Payer is only
wheel in the machinery. Our govern
ment is entirely dependent on the
steering scar, which still lies wholly
IN the hands of junkerdom. No help
can reach the people until it finally
sweeps away it's tormentors and takes
Its fate into its own hands"