SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG.

Taihape Daily Times, 24 October 1917, Page 3

SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG.

'ATTACKS ON PAN-GERMANS. LOKDOX, October 8. The Amsterdam correspondent of the Times states that the German Sunday papers published columns of the Eeich.stag proceedings indicating that the political feeling is more acute than at any period since the war began. The Ehenischc Westfaelischc says that the scenes beggared description. The Socialist Herr Lansberg denounced ~ flie Fatherland Party and the pan-German propaganda in a speech that was punctuated with applause, and contained such pungent passage as Their love for the Fatherland is such tiiat we refuse to pursue it. In their desire for the annexation of Conriand, Longwy, and Bricy they risk the destruction of Germany. However great is her strength, Germany without her allies cannot dictate to the whole world.,The date when our hope will be realised is continually postponed as a debtor pro. longs the bill he is unable to pay.” A great disturbance followed.® Herr Landsbcrg urged the Fathcrlanders to consider what they would do with the conquered territories as Germany did not possess the talent for moral conquests. The Social Democrats made a demonstration against General von Stein, the Minister for AVar, crowding the Speaker’s tribune, interrupting him and crying him down. Dr. Helffcrich was similarly treated and he sat down disgusted. The Westfaelische states that when the sitting broke up the feeling was that such unpleasant scenes would arouse respect for the Reichstag neither in Germany or abroad. The attitude of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Hclfferich, in the Reichstag, has evoked bitter press attacks. The Government is accused of evading the real issue.