Karl Liebknecht
The Future Belongs to the People
BERLIN, October 24, 1914.
Editor, Berliner Tageblatt.
Berlin.
DEAR SIR
In your report of the meeting of the Prussian Assembly on the 22nd of the month you say that during the reading by Dr. Delbrück of the greetings of the Kaiser the whole house stood (that means, the Social-Democrats also). That does not correspond with the truth. The Social-Democratic members of the Assembly, who were in their places, remained seated.
With reference to the closing speech of the President your report reads that the whole House applauded and took part in the cheers for the Kaiser. That also is not true. Five members (Hofer, Adolf Hoffmann, Paul Hoffmann, Liebknecht and Strïbel, – S. Z.) of the Social-Democratic representation in the Landtag (that means half) left the room when this speech of the President was delivered.
I would ask you to print the above correction according to paragraph II of the Press Law.
Respectfully,
KARL LIEBKNECHT.