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STIRRING DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG.

HIS MAJESTY'S RIGHT TO FREEDOM OP Si-iUiCH. United Prww Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—-Copyright. (Received January 22nd, 8.36 tL.ro.) BERLIN, January 21. A stirring debate took place in the Reichstag upon the Imperial estimates. Dr. Schaedler, of the Centre party, described the Kaiser'a letter to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, the Regent, in reference to the art grant, as an unwarrantable interference, and incompatible with the federal character of the EmpireHerr Hollmar, a Socialist, aroused the anger of the President of th* Chamber by attempting to criticise the Kaiser's utterances at Essen and Breslau. He added that Germany's policy in connection with the South African war was at variance with popular sentiment. Count yon Bulow, the Chancellor, delivered a great speech, in which he declared that nobody ooiLd maintain that the Kaiser alone was not entitled to a free expression of opinion. The Kaiser's telegram to Prince Luitopold was of a. private and friendly character, and not a governmental act, if it were not published. The "Deutacher Reiohsanzeiger," the sole Government organ, said the German people did not desire the Emperor to be a mere shadow, cut an Emperor of flesh and blood. The Goanctllor was not the Kaiser's executive machine, but the Kaiser took any suggestions made in good part, while desiring to obtain the Chancellor'e judgment and objections where warranted. The Kaiser's letter to Prince Luitpo'.d, caused a sensation several months ago. Prince Luitpotd desired to purchase certain works of art, and his Parliament would not advance the money. The Kaiser, hearing of this, came to the rescue by offering to buy them himself for presentation to the Prince, but Prince Lu&pold declined tho offer, as his Parliament agreed to vote the money. The particular feature that gave offence to * great many people in Bavaria, was what vu considered the Kaiser's impertdneni criticism of the action of the Bavarian Parliament. The remarks made by the Kaiser in his speech to the late Heir Krupp'e workmen at Eesen, have been already published. It was on December sth that fte addressed a deputation of working men in Breslau. His Majesty made a epeeoh in which he expressed hJfl satisfaction that the workmen had decided to come to meet Mot. By so doing, he said, they had in tfoe first place not dieappointed the expectations which he had expressed at Eewo, and, secondly, they bad helped to keep free from reproach the memory of Uβ late friend Herr Krupp. The Emperor then thanked the speaker If the deputation for his warm patriotic words, which, he declared, were evidence that an honourable feeling of loyalty to King and Fatherland existed among working men. The working classes had always been an object of deep interest and solicitude to htm.

After referring to the social legislation introduced by the Emperor William 1., and carried on by himself, hie Majesty continued, that, by reason of this great solicitude tor working men on the part of their Kings, h« fete justified in addressing a word of explanatory warning to thoee present. Workmen had for years let themselves be kept by agitator* and Socialists under the delusion that they moat belong to that party if tbey wiehed to batter their poetron. That was a great lit*—a aexioim mistake. Tbese agitator* bad tried to eti* up working men against their employers, againet other dames, against Throne end Altar, and had, at the rami tame, meet unscrupulously exji-oited, terrorieed, and enekvea theih, in order to etreogthen their own power, not for the promotion of the welfare of the working main, but in order to *ow hatred between the classes, and to disseminate cowardly danders from which nothing, not even tfw grandest quality, the honour of German manhood, remained sacred. With such people the working class, as honourloving men, ehouid have nothing more to do. ■ • . , •

In conclusion, the Emperor asked the workman to Mend A comrade from . thtdr midst, a simple unpretending man from the workshop, into the National Parliament. Such a man would gtadly be welcomed as a working representative of t3w German working okas. The representatives of other classes would wdliing'iy work together with, such representative* of the working dees, however many they might be,/for the good of the peopte; and of the country, inasmuch as they would take a firm «tand on loyeity to the King, and a respect for ihs law, loir die State, end for the honour of their fellow-citizens.

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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 5

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STIRRING DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 5

STIRRING DEBATE IN THE REICHSTAG. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11489, 23 January 1903, Page 5

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