The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-29
CRITICISED BY A SOCIALIST
Caprivi and Germany's Emperor As
sailed in the Reichstag by Herr Bebei.
Army and Navy B%ankrupting Prussia-Jour-
nalists Not the Only PropagatOrs of Un-
rest-Royal Orators Doing Likewise.

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BERLIN. Nov. 2s.-The debate in the
ReIchstag on the budget to-day was IN
vontedly lively. After Herr Bull. Nation
nj Liberal. had spoken In defense of the
policy pursued by Prince Bismarck during
his tenure of office as Chancellor of the en-
pire, and had commented adversely upon
the course adopted by Chancellor Won
CapriyI, Herr Bebel, Socialist leader,
criticised the rapid increase OF
the imperial debt n of the
army and navy appropriations.
He commended that it was inevitable in the
event of war that q number of the German
states should ibecome bankrupt. How, he
asked, could such immense masses of troops
be long moved and fedf Expressions had
recently been used which conveyed to these
masses of soldiers the idea that they might
be employed not only against a foreign toe.
but also against an enemy within the en-
pire.
Agitated murmurs from every part of the
house followed this allusion to the recent
utterance of the Emperor. Herr Bebel.
continuing. said that with every thousand
new recruits social democracy was being
more and more strongly infused into the
army. AS Chancellor Won CaprivI had
pictured journalists as the only propagators
of unrest, he felt bound to say that many
orators were also engaged In the work of
agitation, and cited, as O. instance, the
speech recently delivered at Erfurt by q
high parsonage.
At this point the Vice-president of the
Reichstag. Count Ballestrem. interrupted
the speaker. refusing TO allow the Emperor's
speech TO be subjected to criticism. Herr
Bebel said he would leave his comparison
in the hands of the public, who we'll knew
that 1t was not journalism that spread q
feeling of unrest throughout the country.
Touching the protectionist policy, he said
the very tariffs imposed by the government,
coupled with the military expenditures,
bad created enormous economic difficulties.
The slight reduction In corn duties In the
treaty of commerce with Austria would not
suffice to offset the want of proper nOurish-
ment from which millions suffered. the re-
suit being an enormous increase OF disease,
mortality and crime. The structure of the
middle class of society, Herr Bebel con-
tinued, was built in q swamp in which it
wasslowly sinking. probably to make room
for another and better social organization.
The country had got rid of one enemy of
social reform when Prince Bismarck was
driven from power.
Herr Count BaIestrem again called Herr
Bebel to order. declaring that the express
sion used in connection with the ex-Chan-
c%ellor's name could not be permitted, being
directed against an absent member of the
house. Herr Bebel replied that Prince Bis
marck has not yet taken his seat in the
House and proceeded with his accommodation
of the government. which, he asserted, was
following, as far as il dared. in Prince Bis
marck's footsteps, while assuming the role
of protector of the working classes.
Chancellor Won Caprivi saldihe believed
the country appreciated the efforts made
by the government for the ameliOration of
the lot of the working classes. The Chan
cellOr proceeded to refer to the Guelph
fund bill shortly to be introduced in the
Landtag. ma lntalning the confiscation of
the fund and the leaving of the interest
arising therefrom free of control by Parlia-
ment. According to the PROVISIONS of the
bill an account is to be endered to the
been applied, and this report is to be COM
municated to the Landtag.
RUSSIAN LOAN.
The assurances of peace given by NJ. De
Giers, the Russian ForeiRn Minister, during
his stay In this city, had a close connection
with the negotiations of the Russian gov
eminent with Berlin financiers. Despite
the recent declarations of the government
against German capital propping up Rus
sian finances. several big firms here
and at Frankfort sent agents to hold a
secret conference with NJ. Vishnegradski,
the Russian Minister of Finance, when he
passed through Frankfort on his way to
Paris. The reports that financiers were
coquetting with the Russian treasury be-
coming known has caused q revival of the
attacks by the press upon Russian finance
Latoo sta1a Nv R1AtN 10RLL ~ y lnO
government, whose position in the matter
is unchanged.
1t is announced that the Emperor will
supervise the formation of q commission
for bcurse reforms. His Majesty asked
Herr Miguel, Imperial Minister of Finances
to preside over the deliberations of the
commission, but the Finance Minister de-
Silnsd to act, and suggested that Herr
in his stead. The ultra. Conservatives
are endeavoring to make Bourse reform,
coupled with the Jewish question, a plank
in their party platform. At q mass-meet-
ing held here under the auspices of the
anti-Semitic League, at which two thou
sand persons were present, the proposal TO
place restrictions upon the operations of
Jewish dealers In finance, on the Bourse
and in commerce, were vigorously ap-
plauded.
The conflict between the four great Amer
loan life insurance companies-the Mutual,
New York Life. Germanis and Equitable
and the Finance Ministry over the law oblig-
ing these COMPARES to invest the preml-
ums received In Germany In t~hree-and-a-
half-per-ce2t. Prussian consols. continues.
Some of these companies receive nearly
5000. 600 marks yearly In German premiums.
and this money they invest at 5 per
per cent. Hon. William Walter Phelps. the
American minister to Germany, has sue
cessfully interceded with Herr Miguel. the
imperial Finance Minister, on behalf of the
companies. and has secured a reduction of
the governments demands. with a pros-
poet of obtaining a repeal of the law. MI.
Phelps has called the attention of the Min
lister to the fact that German fire insur-
ance companies. which operate largely IN
the United States. are permitted to do bust
ness on depOsltlng guarantee sums. The
American life insurance companies doing
business In are willing to accept
q similar arrangement.
Minister Phelps on Thanksgiving day at
tended three celebrations of the day. In q
speech delivered at a banquet. Mr.. Phelps
appeared to anticipate a reduction of the
corn tariff. He said: The American pig
has entered the Brandenburg gate. but 10
IS still hungry. By Christmas. however. it
will have all It wants-cheap and enough"
American corn promises TO assume an I'M
portant place in the manufacture of soap
IN Germany. Hitherto the manufacturers
have used linseed oil. procured in Russia,
but owing to the failure of the crop there
they were compelled to look In
other directions for a supply of
oil. East Indian linseed oil was
trlecs but the experiment was unsuceess-
full. An eminent chemist. after many ex-
periments. decided that the oil obtained
from corn was best suited for uses of the
manufacturers. The latter are now Obtain
ing their supplies from Chicago. and the
chances are that the trade now will equal
sc. 900 or 40. 000.0 go of bushels yearly.
Mr.. ID. G. Bell. agent of the United States
Treasury. Is of the opinion that the indus
try. once started. will assume immense
proportions.
A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro received
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