THE GERMAN SCANDALS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8997, 6 December 1907, Page 5

THE GERMAN SCANDALS.

UPROAR IN THE REICHSTAG.

Received December 5, 11 p.m. BERLIN, December 5.

Herr Hermann Paasche, National Liberal Vice-President of the Diet, startled the Reichstag by offering to produce Count Hohenau's compromising letters submitted to the Potsdam court-martial '24 hours before. General on Einem stated that nothing had been proved against Count Hohenau. An uproar followed, and increased when Herr Lattman, an anti-Semitic, remarked that Herr Paasche's son was engaged to Herr Harden's niece. LONDON, December 5. The Daily Telegraph explains that Herr Harden's niece is a daughter of Witting, a bankex-, and one of the ablest of the National Liberal Deputies in the Prussian Diet. General von Einem, in reply, reiterated his previous statement, and minimised the meaning of Count Hohenau's letter. He added that Counts Hohenau and Lynar placed themselves at the disposal of the court of inquiry. This led to the abrupt adjournment of the debate by the votes of the Bloc, consisting of the Conservatives, National Liberals, Anti-Semitics and Radicals. The Bloc usually support the Government. The Social Democrats asked the reason for the adjournment. Herr Bassermann said that it was to study General von Einem's reply. PRESS COMMENTS. Received Decembber 5, 11 p.m. BERLIN, December 5. The North German Gazette lifts the veil and explains that before General von Einem's reply Prince von Bulow summoned the leaders of the Bloc, and informed them that it was impossible to continue a general policy if the elements attack the Government and each other. He suggested an adjournment to enable the Bloc to consider the position.

The Bloc journals declare that Prince von Bulow threatened to resign unless they harmoniously support him.

Received December 5, 11 p.m. LONDON, December 5. Reuter declares that the main question is taxation. The National Liberals favour direct taxes and the Federal Council opposes this.