HOT-HEADED GERMANS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XV, Issue 4087, 13 November 1911, Page 5

HOT-HEADED GERMANS.

CROWN PRINCE’S INDISCRETION. HOSTILITY TO ENGLAND. MEDDLING IN POLITICS. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. Berlin, Last Night. Herr Von Hollweg (the Chancellor) yesterday surprised the Reichstag by passionately condemning Herr Heydebrand, Conservative leader, for making a speech against Mr IJoydGeorge. The Chancellor concluded by saying: “A strong man does not need to be ever. carrying his sword in his mouth. J) (Cheers). He added that the impending elections had more to do with his speech than either Morocco or the Congo. Leading newspapers vigorously protest at the Crown Prince’s unprecedented action. He applauded every word which told against Herr Von Hollweg, every reference to the German sword and every utterance against. France and England. The papers also assert that the Kaiser has expressed dissatisfaction at the Prince’s conduct.

The Vossiche Zeitung declares that Herr Von Hollweg stands for an Empire policy, whereof the Prince did not conceal his disapproval. The Vossiche asks for an immediate and forcible denial that the Prince is tainted with Pan-Germanism.

The Frankfurter Zeitung says that no party will be gratified at the Prince’s intervention" in politics. The Berlin Post holds that it cannot be denied that the Prince, in common with patriotic Germans, condemned the Moroccan agreement. The Vorwaerts declares the Prince’s action inflicts injury on Germany. Pan-German newspapers hail the Prince as one of themselves. A SOCIALIST PROTEST. DEM OCR AT ISATION N CEDED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) Berlm, This Day. The notes of M. Carnbon (F’rench Ambassador in Berlin; and Herr Von Kiderlen-Waecbter (German Foreign Minister) elaborating the Moroccan agreement have been published. They show that F’ranee welcomes a FrancoGerman syndicate executing public work in Morocco. Disputes non settled diplomatically will be referred to a tribunal on the Hague model. F’rance will urge the Moroccan Government to open Agadir to foreign trade. *

The Moroccan debate has concluded in the Reichstag. The agreement was referred to the Budget Committee. Herr Frank (Socialist) declared that the Crown Prince’s action emphasised the necessity of the complete democratisation of the Empire before the Crown Prince came to the throne.

Herr Bebel said that was no proof that England approached Germany in a hostile spirit. The Socialists always pleaded for co-operation with England.

The North German Gazette* semioiiicially announces that it became the Chancellor’s duty to deliver his second speech in order to prevent Cliauvanistic utterances injuriously affecting foreign relations.