THE GERMAN COURT INTRIGUES.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 282, 6 December 1907, Page 5

THE GERMAN COURT INTRIGUES.

Per Press Association— Copyright. Received Dec. 5, 11.0 p.m. Berlin, Dec. 5. Herr Hermann Paasche, National ■ Liberal vice-President of the Diet, > startled the Riechstag by offering to •produce Prince Hohenaus's compromising letters submitted to the Potsdam courtmartial 24 hours' belore. General Yon Einem, Minister tor War, stated that nothing was proved against Count Hohenau. The uproar increased on Herr Latman, au anti-Semetio, remarking that Herr Paasche's son was engaged to the niece of Herr Harden, the journalist recently tried for libel and acquitted. ■»>•-' London, Dec. 5. The Daily Telegraph explains that Herr Harden's* niece is the daughter of Herr Witting, a banker and one of the ablest National Liberal deputies iu the Prussian Diet. General Von Einem's reply, a reiteration of the previous statement minimising the meaning of Count Hohenau'fi letter, adding that Counts Hohenau and Lynar placed themselves at the disposal of the Court of Inquiry, led to an abrupt adjournment of the debate by the votes of the "Bloc," consisting "of Conservatives, National Liberals, anti-Semites and Radicals. The "Bloc" usually supports the Government. Social Democrats asked the reason for the adjournment and Hew Baesermann said that it was to enable them tc study General Von Einem's The North German Gazette lifts the veil and explains that before General Von Einem's reply the Chancellor, Prince Vonßulow, summoned and informed the leaders of the "Bloc" that it would be impossible to continue the genfcral'policy if elements attack the Government and each other. He suggested an adjournment to enable the Bloc to consider the position. Bloc journals declare that he threatened to resign unless they harmoniously supported him. Renter declares that the main question is taxation. The National Liberals favor direct taxes and those the Federal Council opposes.