THE GERMAN COURT SCANDAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 31 October 1907, Page 3

THE GERMAN COURT SCANDAL.

Berlin, October 28. The disclosures made during the hearing of an action for libel brought by General Count Kuno Moltke against Her Harden, editor of the newspaper Zukunft, were repeated during the latter’s defence.

Count von Moltke protested that his friendship for Prince Kulenburg was above suspicion. He declared that he retired from the commandantship of Berlin with honour.

Herr Harden, in a two hours’ speech, made a remarkable political and moral indictment ot the Eulenburg clique. He emphasised that the Crown Prince told the Kaiser one day about the current reports concerning the alleged immorality, and Count von Moltke resigned the next day. Herr Harden declared that four Chancellors tried and failed to eliminate Prince Eulenburg’s influence. Herr Harden stated that M. Decorate, Counsellor to the French Embassy, who was one of Eulenburg’s clique, tried to arrange a meeting between the Kaiser and the French President, on the pretext that a reconciliation was possible. The Kaiser spent an hour or two in Eulenburg Castle, talking to Prince Eulenburg and M. Decorate, though a friend of Prince Eulenburg, asserted that they only talked about art and French literature.

Herr Harden, in his address, implied, that he could have shown that whole calvalry regiments were infected had he desired to dwell on the disgusting orgies. Immoral proposals were even made to the Prussan Minister for the Interior, but it was only to avert the disastrous political developments which in the case of Morocco had brought France and Germany to the verge of war, that the Kaiser’s decision was, “ Away with Eulenburg. Away with Hoehnau for ever.” Nothing definite was known against Count Moltke, but he must clear himself or be stoned. Meanwhile he had been placed on halfpay. Herr Harden concluded: “I prefer to serve the Kaiser by telling him the truth, not by worshipping him.” Immense crowds outside the Court cheered Herr Harden wildly when his wife kissed him in the street.