SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 26 October 1917, Page 3

SCENES IN THE REICHSTAG.

ATTACK ON" PAN : GERMANS. LONDON. Oct. 8 The Amsterdam correspondent of the Times states that the .German Sunday papers published columns of the Reichstag proceedings indicating that the political feeling is more acute than at any period since the war began. The •Rhenische "Westfaelische says that the scenes beggared description. The Socialist Herr Landsberg denounced the Fatherland Party arid "the pan-German propaganda in a speech, that was punctuated with applause, and contained such pungent passages as: "Their love for the Fatherland is such that we refuse to pursue it. In their desire for the annexation of Coux-land, Dbngwy, and Briey 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 prolongs the bill Wi is unable to pay." A great disturbance followed .: Herr Landsberg * urged ' the Fath- . erlanders to consider what'they would do with the' conquered territories, as Germany did hot possess the talent for moral conquests. The 'Social ■ Democrats made a demonstration- against General ' von Stein, the Minister for .War, crowding- the Speaker's' tribune, interrupting ' him, ' arid 'crying him down.. -

" Dr. Helfferich " was similarly ■ treat(jd,. and he "sat down disgusted. " The Westfaelnsche stales that when the sit- . ting broke' up *the feeling was that such unpleasant scenes ' would arouse respect, for the ReicKstag neither in Germany nor'abi'oad. • > • ' * The attitude -of the Minister for Finance ,Dr. Helfferich; in the Reichstag .lias evoked bitter press attacks. ' The Government is accused of evading the real issue. '