Haase
HUGO, a German statesman.
He was born in 1863 and soon became prominent in the Socialistic party. After Bebel's death he succeeded him as president of the German Social Democratic party. Beginning with 1897 he served continually in the Reichstag with the exception of 1907, when he, together with most of the Social Democratic members, was defeated. At the outbreak of the war he refused to follow the majority of his party in their support of the government's policy, and in 1915 he formed the Independent Socialist party, taking, together with his followers, the stand that war credits should be refused, even at the risk of a German defeat. The stand taken by Haase and his group undoubtedly was one of the principal factors in bringing about the German revolution, and the naval mutiny in August, 1918, was ascribed to their propaganda. Throughout the entire war he courageously attacked the imperialistic policies of Germany. Upon the fall of the Imperial Government in November, 1918, he became a member of the first coalition cabinet, but after a month's service resigned as a result of continuous conflicts with the more conservative members of the Social Democratic party. After his resignation he attacked the coalition between the Social Democrats and the Center party, and although not willing to go quite as far as the Sparticides, he co-operated with the latter to some extent. He strongly opposed the aggressive policy of the Minister of Defense, Noske, in putting down strikes and revolts. He was assassinated on Oct. 8, 1919, by an Austrian, and died in Berlin, Nov. 7, 1919.
HABIBULLAH KHAN HABAKKUK (ha-bak'uk or hab'akuk), in the Old Testament, the eighth of the minor prophets. It was composed when the Chaldean invasion was imminent, probably in the early part of the reign of Jehoiakim, about 610 B. C. The prophet's poetic genius is of a high order, the third chapter of the work being one of the finest compositions in the whole Old Testament. Nothing is known of the writer's history. Several passages are quoted in the New Testament, the thrice repeated doctrine that "the just shall live by faith" (Rom, i: 17; Gal. iii: 11; and Heb. x: 58), which excited so powerful an influence on Luther's mind, being derived originally from Hab. ii: 4. Hab. i: 5, is quoted in Acts xiii: 40, 41.
HABANA. See HAVANA.
HABEAS (hā'bē-as) CORPUS, in law, a writ (more fully habeas corpus ad subjiciendum) directed to the person detaining another, and commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner, with the day and cause of his caption and detention, ad faciendum, subjiciendum, et recipiendum, to do, submit to, and receive whatsoever the judge or court awarding such writ shall consider in that behalf.
It is applicable in all cases where a person in custody claims to be illegally detained, or wrongfuly refused bail, or who desires to be removed from one court to another. The Habeas Corpus Act has been substantially incorporated into the jurisprudence of every State in the Union, and the right to the writ has been secured by the constitutions of most of the States, and the United States.
The Constitution of the United States, art. 1, sec. 9, par. 2, provides, that "the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it." A similar provision is contained in many of the State constitutions.