GERMANY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13461, 6 December 1907, Page 5

GERMANY.

, STARTLING THE REICHSTAG,.. ■■ ' «?' .. - ' . ... Press Association-By.Telegraph-Gopyright ; Received 11" p.m.,- December sth. BERLIN, Dec 5.

Heir Hernia mi Paasche, National. Liberal vice-president; of: tlie Diet, startled the Reichstag by offering/to produce Ho-he.i-n an's coin prim ising letters which had submLtited to-"' the' Potsdam 'Courtmartial 24 hours before.,' ; '-

General . Voneinem stated that nothing had been proved against Hohsmin. • The uproar was increased on Herr Lattman, the untr-fiemitic, remarking that Herr Paasche's son was engaged to. Herr Hardens lieice.. - LONDON,; Dec. 5.,, The • ''Daily Telegraph" explains 'that tha neiee in .the daughter of ■ Herr ing, a. banker, and one of the ablest .National Liberal deputies in the. Prussian Diet- ,-.'''-■■ "•-'-.'•■. '. , • ■

Herr Einem's reply, ; iei f erating his previous statement minimising:, the .meaning of Hohenan's. '.-letter,, and' adding that he and Lynar had placed (themselves . atr the disposal of (the Court of Inquiry, led to the abrupt adjounimeiit of. tOia' debate by votes.en bloc, ■consisting ■of :thei,'Cbn*er.yfu'tives,: National Liberals, Anti-Semir-ies and Radicals, all of. whom' usually" support the Government.-. " ;,

The tJie reason for tlie . adjoau-nment, and , Herr -Basser l maim said, that it was to study -- Herr Einem's reply. ," , . * ■■■■-' The:'-North Gei-ma.u "Gazettfe" lifts : the veil. It, explains,that .before. Hen- Einem's reply,.-Prince. Buelow had summoned' and informed the leaders . of, tlie; " bloc !? tilx'ftt it was, impossible:, to c'ontiriTie the general policy .if tlie elements wer© to"be frea to attack the Government and each other. He suggested ;vn adjournment to enable the, "bloc" to consider ithe, position." Tlie :"bloc" journals declaie thaifc ;he threatened to resign unless they liarmpnipusly' support him. . .-'-. ;

•..Renter declares that the main quesitipn is;. taxation; the Naltional Liberals favour direiot taxes, the Federal Council opposes therii.