UPROAR IN BERLIN ASSEMBLY.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 6 August 1920, Page 3

UPROAR IN BERLIN ASSEMBLY.

: ROW OVER DARK TROOPS. Sturiny scenes took place ill the :National .L\ssenl!bl‘.V (luring a debate -ion the use of coloured troops in the ‘occupied region. ' A woman tleDut'.\' was the (‘all.\'(—‘ of {-7.10 IlDl'o{ll'. .\ »'>‘o(:ialisl' intei-pellator had said: “'l‘n;.—«:=e s;:\’:>;g<=s are :1 t(-rl'ible (i:lng‘o:' -‘.O wonien. c:hildx-911, m<=:il and 2; . and only the slnzllosr pm: of liz~ ;‘ior:'ol'.< is kno\V‘n.”’ _ Dl‘ Koeste-1“. the Forofgiz .\Tini:<:s—‘-r. saéd:— 5‘ “We think of the black; in :1-r Colionies who foiigln with us, but the.planl‘ing of 50,000 coloured troops in .3116 ''(—}:ll’.‘, Oi‘ Elll'L)3eC ‘:3’ :1, («,‘_'§};j(\," E WOMAN’S FR,-\l\’.l{ CHARGES_ i Frau Zietz (Independent Socialist) 301-eated an uproar by her c9.::douz'. E 8119 1-omiiuled the intez-pollators jilmt ‘rliey had said nothing about moi ;acts of immoral bl'utali'r‘y commi’r’re<lJ 1'I)y goriiizin soldiers ag-a._:§ilst women in Russia. Belgium. and elsewhere. ' 'l‘l’ni:< I'ema_l=k caused :1 itremendouzz hubbub and Frau Zieutz Was unable to make herself heart amidst cries of “Shame! She insults the German people! Unheurcl of baselless!” Unpei-tux-bed, she continued: “By these interjections you are only acknowledging the misdeeds‘ cf German soldiers.” ‘ I

“OUT WITH HER!” Renewed uproar followed these words.vand there were cries of “Insulter of the Fatherland!” “Out with her!” Frau Zietz continued: “This is only a racial fight against the blacks,” and the greater p:ll‘t. of the Majority Socialisrs cried, “Leave the House.’-" “It is the fault of all capitalistic Governments that the blacks have remained behind in civilisatiio-n,"’ said Frau Zietz. “German3*’s colonial policy is one long story of German cruelty. “We will not take part'in a canipaign of "racial hatred.” " Here there were cheers from the Independents. "A ANOTHER WOMAN’S VIEW. Frau Meade (German People's party) said: “We deeply regret that a German woman should have defended these conditions.’_’ K Frau Zietzb answered: “It is a com~ ipiete distortion of the -facts if Frau iMende says I approved of them. I ihave shown that the whites have also lcommitted similar acts of =brutality;’’ } Herr Becker interrupted: “A Frau ‘Zietz is only possible in the German iParliament.” Y I The debate was closed.