The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-26
BISMARCK MEETS DEFEAT.
The Socialist Bill Showed Under
in the Reiohstag by a De-
cisive Vote.
Addresses on Both Sides Which
Will Long Live in German
Political History
The Insults o1ered :ouesn Victoria Al,
Her Daughter Touched Ipon..-Ths
session Formally Closed.

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BnuIN. Jan. a5.-'rhose favored with
tickets to the galleries of tile reichsiag 10
Gay waited in the vain expectation of hear
ing or seeing bismarck until the las, mo
meni, when Herr Won Betticher, the repro
sentative of the chancellor. in am
nnmcing the close of the ges
siou, summoned the members TO hem
the imperial message in the white hall of
the schloss. This disappointment at not
hearing Bismarck wis lessened. however
by the animation of the final debate ON tb,
socialist bill in the house, the orat ions rising
to the historic interest OF the occasion
Gabel, socialist. opened the debate. lie
denied that state persecution effected
anything destructive of socialism. The
social democracy be declared. was in.
destructblc. The proceedings OF the gov
ernment towards the socialists recalled the
medieval persecution of The heretics. n
the masses are incapable. as he government
alleged of forming political Judgment, il
was the fault of the government. Even ths
simplest minded among the working men
would become enlightened as soon M the
burden of The lately voted taxes. which
home 10 them. In concluding his speech
Gehel predicted that his party would be
found strong enough TO destroy the present
ma iority IN the reichstag.
Herr fnrth. minister of the interior, re-
piled to tiebel. lie said The law struck al
soclnl democracy only when il was tres
passing upon the limits of the law. The
socialist leaders in Germany did not repre-
sent the masses of the people and least OF
all the workingmen.
Prince Schonaich- -C0rolath. n moderate
conservative reminded the house of the
statement made 10y the socialists at Dieiz,
that the author of the pamphlet printed in
Iurich, entitled "Woman's hand in German
policy" was the Duke Ernst, Of SAKE Co
burg Gotha. The Hamburg police had sup
pressed poem about rnilroad employee
sacrihcing his life TO save train; but this
Zurich pamphlet WIS not suppressed
though English ladies of high
rank and German ladies' of ex-
allied position who. though cradled
in England, had been connected
with Germany for veal or woe for thirty
years, were insulied in il. The Queen OF
England and her daughter could moi be in
suited IN Germany with impunity. The
prince proceeded 10 protest against the mr.
ticle in the National Isiiung, giving
as the watcliwurd for The coming
elections down with the socinl democrats y
The people ms we'll as the government
must he left IN possession of the free choice
of means for arriving at n common end.
There was IN the social democracy good
deal of idealisn. u quality gradually be-
coming very rare in Germany, and one that
was giving way 10 place hunting, This
closing remark WIS received with
burst of cheers from the several
political groups in the house.
vote ON the whole bill WIS soon afterward
given, the government abstained from any
declaration, showing its willingness 10 ac
cept the bill without the expulsion clause.
the conservatives voted no with The progress
siyes, the centre party and socialist against
the combined yeas of the impcrialists aud
national liberals, aud the billswas rejected
10y vote Of lt'l against il 10 ~ in favor.
So soon as The vote was concluded Won
lioeiticher announced the session closed
and requested the deputies 10 convene n,
the. Schloss. The emperor. surrounded by
his ministers and great officers of state. re-
ctiyed the deputies in the white hall of the
schloss. and read TO them his speech. The
absence from the speech of political sllusions
and the failure 10 make any mention what
ever of the socialist bill surprised every
one and the ceremony WIS conducted with
nll the imperial formulas in the court gal
lery.