IN GERMANY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8465, 2 June 1916, Page 5

IN GERMANY.

HEATED DEBATE tN THE

REICHSTAG.

ATTACK ON THE CHANCELLOR

PRESIDENT WILSON .VIOLENTLY

DENOUNCED

(Received Judo 2, 9:4.5 ■ a.m.) AMSTERDAM/ June 1. A stormy'debate took place in the Reichstag.

The Conservatives accused Dr. Hollwcg of surrounding the Kaiser with a cliquo of advisers who prevented him learning the people's true wishes.

Herr Helffcrich, the new ViceChancollor, vehemently retorted that tho 'Kaiser's- name must not be-intro-

duced

The Conservatives and the National Liberals next bitterly attacked Hollweg and yon Jagow for supinely yielding to America on tho submarine question.

Most of the speeches were accompanied by- violent attacks on America, President Wilson's ideas and letters regarding mediatorship being strongly denounced.

■The Centre Party applauded the National Liberals' description of President Wilson as the protector of America's ammunition supply , and of England's starvation of Germany."

Herr yon Graefe, a Conservative, suggested that Hollweg's speech.:*; and intoriews should bo censored. Ho [said tho enemy Press was interpreting them as a veiled retreat, with tho, re- ■ suit that President Wilson, after stifling Germany, was posing as an angel of.'peace. Herr Hclfferich replied that the abolition of the censorship concerning war aims was impossible. The Reichstag passed a resolution that the freedom of tho Press should only be restricted in the interests of :> victorious termination of tho war.