The debate was continued last Saturday, when two resolu- tions
were carried. The first resolution was moved by the Centre asking the Federal Council to see that the conditions upon which the military can intervene in police matters shall be determined with uniformity and in a way that secures civil independence. The National Liberal motion merely asked the Imperial Chancellor to inform the Reichstag of the result of the promised inquiry into the Army Orders. The most interesting fact of the debate was that on this day not a
single Minister was present and no member of the Federal Council. In the evening the Government rubbed in the fact that the great civil protest had come to nothing by issuing a communiqui to the effect that German Governments were not in the habit of taking part in debates on resolutions moved from the body of the Chamber. It was pointed out that the Government had "no basis of negotiation" with the Reichstag, which is another way of reminding the Reichstag that it cannot propose legislation. A final snub was administered to the Reichstag in the statement that as regards its " wishes expressed in general terms" the Chancellor had nothing to add to his words of the previous day.
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