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Show nEICHSTAQ THREATS. H Foreign Mlnliter Kays the Nation's Honor Bl Hunt be H Berlin, April 10 Tho opening speech H of tho interpellation, to which the H minister of foreign affairs had provl- H ously agreed to reply, was not a buc- H cess, and It was afterwards said that H the signers of tho interpellation blun- saBiH dcrcd In entrusting Its presentation to BbbbbbbbbbI Da. Lchr. Tho latter, contrary to H agreement, mado strong references to H economic, matters In arguing against B the American and British attltudo In H Samoa, hinting that Germany would H fight both countries economically It H thwarted politically. Tho party lead- H crs, ono after another, repudiated Dr. H I.chr's declarations. The speech of tho H minister of foreign affairs alio fell flat H and was hardly applauded at tho end. B In substanco the Interpellation waa HBVBVJ signed by a majority of the center HBVBVJ rclch party, conservatives and national BVBVJ liberals, asking the general for Infor- flBVBVJ raatlon regarding tho measures taken HBVBVJ or to he taken by the government un- HBVBVJ der tho circumstances. The foreign HBVBVJ minister, In his reply, emphasized Oer- HBVBVJ many's adherence to the Samoan act H tho rearrangement of which, hoclalmed H was dcatrablo to tho government. H Continuing, tho minister said tho gov H rnment knew nothing of the conflicts H said to have taken place between tha H American Admiral Kautzand the com- mandor of the German warship Falke. In tho course of his remarks tho mln- H Utcr of foreign affairs said: "I am H quite prepared to express my views of H an affair which, just now, is keenly H ocoupylng opinion and has been for H weeks tho subject of serious attention upon tho part of the government On tho othor hand, you will understand J that In my olllclal responsible position I shall not say things that may render H a peaceful settlement of the difficulty questionable." H Finally, the minister announced that H all governments had agreed to Uor H many's proposal to dispatch a commit H lion, adding that Germany would only H accept a settlement which would leave H German rights and interests unlm- H paired. He regarded tha uneurtalled H maintenance of her treaty rights as H matter of national honor. H |