UPROAR IN THE REICHSTAG

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9480, 6 December 1907, Page 5

UPROAR IN THE REICHSTAG

•THE SITTING ADJOURNED.

KECiiNT SCANDALS REVIVED.

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BEttLTS, December 5.

Heir Hermann Paasch©, the National Liberal vice^presideait of the Diet, startled the Reichstag by 'offering to produce Hthenau's compromising letters submitted to a Potsdam Court Martial twenty-four hours be£ore>. General Voneinem stated that nothing had been proved against Hohenan.

The uproaa* increased by Herr Lattman, ainta- Semitic, remarking that Herr Pftasche'si son was engaged to Heir Harden'e niece.

Herr Einem's reply, reiterating his previous statement and miniirdsing the meaning of Hohenau's letter, an -1 adding that Hohenau aad Lynav placed themselves at the disposal of the Court of Enquiry, led to an abrupt adjournment of the debate, brought about by the votes of the Bloc, consisting of Conservatives, National Lib€raJs. Anti-Semites, and Radicals.

The Bloc usually support the Government.

The Social Democrats asked the reason of the adjournmeaitu

Herr Bassermann said that it was io consider Herr Einem's reply.

. The North German Gazette life the veil, and explains that before Herr Einem's reply. Prince Bulow, summoning the leaders of the Bloc, informed them that it was impossible to continue the general policy of the Government it the elements attack the •Government and each other. He suggested an adjournment to enable the. Bloc to consider the position.

Bloc journals declare that Prince Bulow threatened to resign unless they ■would harmohiously support him LONDON, December 5. Eeuter declares that the main question is that appertaining to taxation. The National Liberals favor direct taxes; the Federal Council opposes.