Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-11
WILLIAMS. BILL OUT.
The German Legislators Do Not Take
Kindly to the EmperOr's
LAW TO PREVENT DRUNKENNESS
The Kaiser Says the Bankers Can Loan to
Russia if They Wish.
Program Of the SOCIALIST Congress


BERLIN, Oct. 10.-After long recess the
Bundesrath, or legislative body represent
ing the individual States of Germany, reas-
sembled on Wednesday. The House con-
sidered as the first order of the day the pro-
jected law to repress drunkenness, which,
as j. we'll known, is pet measure of the
Emperor. The fact that the initiative pro-
posals come from the Emperor failed to
commend the bill to the Bundesrath. A
majority of the plenipotentiaries declared
that their governments could not accept the
project in its present form. The member
appointed to the Bundesrath by the
Bavarian Government intimated that the
State he represented desired no such liquor
legislation as the bill provided. The bill
ought, he declared, to be withdrawn.
The Prussian member, acting under in
structions from the Emperor, was the only
plenipotentiary who defended the mea: ure.
The bill was finally referred to a commits
sion. 1t is certain that it will appear in the
Reichstag, transformed from a rude, thor
ough attack upon the liquor trade into
mildly benefcent bill for the protection of
the drunkard. The liquor dealers, though
the bill as sweeping reform, are arranging
for the holding of a congress at Stuttgart
for the purpose of organizing political de-
fense of themselves.
ALLEGED FAvoRITIsM TOWARD AMERICA.
The Bundesrath discussed the abolition Of
the prohibition against the importation of
American pork. The House approved the
edlct opening the country to American i'm
ports, but will delay decision on the pro-
posal of Chancellor Won Caprivi to relax the
veXatious formaiities restricting the entry
of Austrian, Italian and Russian pork into
Germany. Austria has complained of the
partiality shown to the United States while
the Dreibund allies are not similarly
favored.
The members of the Reichstag are exer-
cised over the prolonged adjournment of the
House. This is especially the case since the
Bundesrath resumed its sessions. In re-
sponse to inquiries it has been officially
stated that the Reichstag will meet on No
vember 20, date about coincident with
that fixed for the reassembling of the Land
tag. The members of the latter
House. large number of whom
are also members of the Reichstag,
have for long time protested that the
sessions of the two Houses ought to be held
at different periods, so that they would be
enabled to discharge their duties in both
Houses The delay in the reassembling of
the Reichstag has given rise to talk in po-
liticai circles that the Government is seek
ing to restrain the action and limit the
prestige of that body by shortening the
cussion of public affairs.
PROGRAMME OF THE SOCIALIST CONGRESS.
Special interest attaches to the Socialist
Congress which will shortly assemble at
Erfurt The Directing Committee has re-
vised the programme of the proceedings,
now formulated with clearness pre-
cision never before seen in any authorized
Socialist platform. In ten resolutions the
entire political and economic demands are
stated
They comprise universal suffrage without
as to sex; secret ballot; pro-
portionate representation; voting on Sun
days or holidays; the payment of members;
the popular right to initiate or reject legis-
lation; popular control of the State; pro-
vincial and communal administrations; an
nual votes on taxation; popular decision
as to peace or war; the creation of interna-
tional arbitration tribunals, the right
of free speech and free meetings;
the abolition of state subventions to
churches; military instruction, mill
the secularization of the schools; free edu-
cation; free justice; that Judges be elected
by the people; gratuitous medicines; State
doctors; progressive income
tax; the abolition of indirect taxation; eight
hours for days work; unbroken repose for
&c hours weekly for every workman; State
of factories, mines and other |
industries; the formation of Labor Bureaus;
the cooperation of workmen in the admin
universal State insurance; prohib- |
iting the employment of children under IA !
years of age; the prohibition of the truck /
system, and the right of workmen to form
coalitions.
SOME ANARCHISTS IN THE RANKS.
Comprehensive as these demands are,
there are extremists in the party who want |
more. If the Young section dominated in |
the Congress there would be some general |
against property and other |
,narchistic resolutions adopted. The |
Committee has elaborated pro-
,ramme which, while not proposing to
overturn the State, proposes to transform
,he State into a socialist agency.
The Congress of the Volkspartie held at
Pforzheim approved proposal to vest the
with the right to determine
questions of peace or war
Emperor William, Prince Henry of
Prussia and the Grand Duke of Hesse Wis
ted the electric exhibition at Frankfort
o-day. During the Emperor's presence in
Frankfort an attempt was made to ascertain
ne imperial opinion in regard to the Rus
ian loan. His Majesty frankly said: 'The
,ankers can do what they please. My peo-
lie understand that lending money to Russia
means war on Us" Nothing is now heard
# the loan on the Bourse. Some Hebrew
rokers may speculate, but no Germans
Till invest in it.
The German war Office has been informed
f an important capture of spy by the
Austrian authorities. A man who was ar
ested at Suczawa in Bukowins was discov-
red to be a French staff officer. Papers of
highly compromising character relating to
he Prusso-Austrian frontier were found on
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