The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-19
IN THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
MATTERS OF MOMENT BEFORE
TIE REICHSTAG.

il-socialist Activity - Preparing
for the Elections.
tCopyrighted 1890, by the Nelo York Associated
Pess.l
BERLIN, Jan. 1S.-In the Reichstag the
budget has passed second reading. The
proposition made on behalf of the Center
party by Huene, to exempt from, military
service all theological students, was
rejected by a vote of 121 to 9S, but the
propositions Of Won Klest and VardoroP
for mitigating the terms of service of such
students were accepted. Subsequently Dr.
Windthorst's proposition to repeal the law
OF 1874, giving authority to expel from
Germany any priest whom the state has
dismissed from his holding, had its third
reading,
AFRICAN STEAMSHIP LINE.
There was great interest taken in Fridays
debate on the suhvention of an African
steamship line. DR.. Bamberger, Tor the
German liberals, energetically opposed the
blll on the ground that the condition Of
alIalrs did not promise fair field for COM
mercial enterprise, and he citei in support
OF his views the poor vessels that had fol-
lowed the establishment of similar COM
munications with Samoa and Corea, He
money at once to Maj Wissmanu or the
Eass Africa Company, as in that way tho
nation would at least reap some solid ad-
vantage from its expenditure
Dr. Windthorst spoke from the midst of
fragrant and beautiful bank of flowers
placed around his seat. IL was his 10th
birthday, and the congratulations of his
personal friends and political admirers had
come to him in this form. He SAID he
thought the bill was being unduly hastenei;
that It should be submitted to the country
and further consideration of it be left for
the next Reichstag.
IMPOSSIBLE TO CoLoNIzE AFRICA.
Prof. Virchow denied that it was possible
to colonize Africa with men from Europe.
because of the deadly climate.
Or. Won stephen, minister of posts and
teiegraphs, argued in favor of the bill, and
SAID IL was measure toward augmenting
and completing the already successful work
OF Maj Wissman. He announced that
lines of telegraph would soon be constructed
In East Africa; and declared that the Trans
vaal, or South African republic, was 80
much interested in the projects they had
under consideration that it was prepared to
defray portion of the subvention upon
the condition that steamers touched at q
port accessible TO them.
Ex-Minister Hobrecht practically insured
the passage of the bill by promising the
support Of the national liberals upon the
second reading of the bill, which was fixed
for Monday.
1t is expected that the Reichstag will be
dissolved at the end of next week.
BIsMARcK's INTENTIONS.
DIR. Schwenninger. Prince Bismnrck,s
physician, counsels him to remain at Fred
erlcksruhe, but it is asserted that he insists
upon going to Berlin in the hope to force the
passage Of the socialist bill, and to give in
spiration and war cry for the electoral
conflict to the government parties. His in
tentlons are, however, all wrapped In mvs-
terry, and produce greater anxiety than the
coming elections themselves.
The Westphalia Gazette repeats the ac-
cusatlon OF the Hamburger Correspondent
that the strikes throughout Germany ara
fomented by French agents and kept going
by French money. 1t is not unlikely that
this is q sort of inspired suggestion, aud
that Bismarck himself will advance an
argument related to this idea in favor
of the passage of his socialist bill,
because in this guise he would
be asking for authority not to expel from
the country Germans driven to desperation.
but an awfully wicked lot of Frenchmen
sent in to make unhappy an otherwise pros
porous and contented people. Everything
depends, of course, upon Bismarck's
presence. Unless he comes the bill will be
dropped.
CRITICISED BY THE SOCIALISTS.
The passage in the royal speech in the
Prussian diet that referred to str ikes is ad-
versely criticised by the socialists organiza-
ton. The VOiEs Zeit1ng SAYS that since
that IS the view the government takes Of
the situation no workingman can possibly
vote for the government candidate An ac-
tive new socialist paper has appeared at Of
fenburg, named the Frdnkfurter VoIks-
Strtnlnle. The socialist organs at Munich.
Dresden and Euforth have been enlarged,
and appear daily or three times a week.
CANDIDATES AT WORK.
Herr Singer addressed an enthusiastic
meeting Of his supporters in the Fourth
electoral district on Friday. Thousands
were unable to obtain admission. Other
leaders are addressing great gatherings of
voters every day. A committee of the Pro-
gressists party, comprising Herren Barth, |
Hermes, Parisus, Richter, Reckert and |
Schrader, has issued an election manifesto |
appealing for funds.
Prof Virchow, in addressing his con-
stituents, declared that it was his intention |
to propose, in the next Reichstag, a general |
international disarmament as the true solu- |
tton of the troubled condition of Europe |
and the revolt Of overburdened people.
TIE TABooED PAPERS.
In addition to the Kaisers order against |
the admission of the Kreuz Zejtung into |
any of the royal palaces, his majesty |
has made a similar order against |
the iStoecteTS VolE and Rcnter's |
Freiezinnige Zeitung, and against the |
VolIcs Zeitung His majesty saws |
"Stop my paper,n to every one Of these |
organs, now bubbliDg and boiling over with |
popular politics Of vigorous variety that |
naturally shocks all royal taste.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TROUBLE.
In all Of the fIial quarters there is a gen.
eral denial Of FigdrO's story that Portugal
had appealed Co Bismarck against England's
action as a violation of the treaty of Berlin.
Nobody here can see what relation the
treaty of Berlin has with Euglands
bullying Portugal or any other
little state which she may bully with per-
feet safety. People are, however, Just
little inclined TO wonder what would happen
il torpedoes had exploded under a British
ship in the Tagus. We cannot decide
whether the British admiral would say, as
Farragut did, s. the torpedoss 20
ahead" or whether he would 20 to sea. If |
he did 20 to sea, then England would be re-
dnced to the extremity of making a landing
somewhere with the regular force Of 10000
men under Lord Wolsley, an army which
might cut queer figure before the end.
SEEKING A MEDIATOR.
1t appears that the only possible founda-
tion there could have been for the Figaro's
story was that the Mar0nis da panfoid tho