The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-04-07
.GAGGING THE PRESS.
Bismarck Urgent About It
Theories May be Discussed.
A SECOND PETER THE GREAT
The Emperor Desires to Make Germany a
First-Class Naval POwer-The
Samoan Affair.

BERLIN, April G. -[Copyright 1889 by the
New York Associated Press. The Bund-
esrath at a plenary sitting to-day reconsid-
cred the press laws and RENTED them to
the commission with important modifica-
tiOns.
The commission had previously reported
they were divided in their proposals and
that there was no possibility of their reach
ing an agreement. Representatives of
Saxony and Bavaria protested that the
operations of the law, if the proposed
measure should be passed by the Reichs-
tag, would create discomfort and imperil
public order Their opposition, combined
with the representations of Won Bennigsen,
and other National Liberal leaders, appears
to have induced the Emperor to assent to
BiSmarck'S urgent request for remOdeling
of the law, the articles designating as penal
offense host lie criticisms of the govern
ment, monarchic institutions, and of mar
riage. The rights of property and church
will be amended. The exact form of the
new law will not be revealed until the com
mission have finally reported.
PRINCE BISMARCK,
in an interview with Miguel and Won Ben
nigsen, indicated that the bill in the form
in which it would probably be presented to
the Reichstag, would leave free for discus
sion serial topics, such as family, religion
and property, and permit theoreti-
but retaining the articles making it
a penal offence to incite hate of
or contempt for the government and
calumny of officials. The clause providing
for the suppression of offending papers and
the expulsion from the country CON
demned editors, will also 5eretained. The
expulsion clause met with fierce opposi-
ton.
TUESDAY, THE EMPEROR
viii 90 to Wilhelmhaven to inspect the
corvette Alexandria, before the vessel sails
for Samoa. His majesty's letter to the
chief of the admiralty, expressing conf
dence that the recent disaster at Samoa
will not retard the prosperous development
OF the navy, does not represent the real
state ofhis mind He keeps the admiralty
busily engaged is supplying him with re-
ports infinitely detailing the construction
and condition of every war ship.
SINCE THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT
voted the additional seventy ships to the
navy, his maiesty's attention centers eX-
tensively on admiralty affairs. Officials
expect the recently advanced scheme for
Iue REORGANIZATION OF Jne navy Will De re
cast and enlarged. The Emperor freely
| expressed his determination to make Ger
many a naval power of the first rank.
conversation with Sir Edward Mallet,
British ambassador, he said that nothing
he would see during his coming visit to
England would interest him so much as
the promised naval review at Spithead
Officials here are in doubt as to whether
the Samoan question can be amicably set
tied unless the American commissioners
shall be empowered to assent to some form
Of compensation for native Outrages upon
Germans. 1t is believed that nominal con
| cessions in this direction will result in an
easy adjustment of the relative positions of
the three powers, and save the natives from
German retribution.
The NOrd DeutSch Worcberblatt says the
government has advices from Zanzibar to
the effect that the native revolt there is
rapidly extending, and that large military
force viii be required for its suppression.
Labor strikes are spreading. Three
thousand brick layers are out in the North
ern district, 1900 tailors in Hamburg and
500 house painters in Cologne.
The Duke of NASSAU will take the oath of
Office as regent of Luxembourg in the cham
Der on Thursday.