The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-29
Socialist Has the Temerity to At
tack the Policy Of
William.
promptly Called to Order and
Warned to Desist From
His Course.
uneral Services Over the Ram aims OF Lord
Lytton-Cause OF the Re.
bellion In China.

Copyright. 1891, New York Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Nov. 28.-Debats in the rsichstag
tho budget to-day was unwontedly
vsly. After Herr Bunl, national liberal,
ad spoken in defense Of the policy pur-
red by Bism trek as chancellor, and COM
pentsd adversely upon the course
doptsd by Caprivi, Herr Babel, socialist
badsr, criticised the rapid increase of the
imperial debt and the army and navy APP
ropriations. He contsndsd that IT was.in-
vitabls, in the event Of war, that number
X German states should become bankrupt.
How" he asked, s'sould such immense
masses Of troops be long moved and fed.
nave recently been used which
conveyed to these masses Of soldiers tho
dea that they might bs employed not only
|gainst foreign foe, but also against an
nsmy within the empire" Agitated mur-
nurs from every part of the house followed
his allusion to the recent utterance OF the
mperor. Herr Babel, continuing, said
hat with every Thousand new recruits So
ial democracy is being more and more
|trongly infused into the army. Al Chan
bellor Won Caprivi had pictured journal
sts as the only propagators of unrest.
10 felt bound to say that many orators
Fere also engaged in the work Of agitation,
Ind cited as an instance the speech re-
bsntly delivered Al Erfurt by this person
Age. At this point Vice President Count
Ballestrom interrupted the speaker, refus-
Ing to allow the emperor's speech to be sub
|ected to criticism. Herr Babel said he
would leave his comparison in the hands Of
ths public. who we'll know it was not jour
halism that spread tho feeling Of unrest
through the country. Touching the pro-
feotionist policy he said the heavy tariffs
Imposed BY the government, coupled with
khe military expenditures, created enorm-
bus economic difficulties. slight reduc-
eion in corn duties in the treaty of COM
Insroe with Austria was not sufficient to
Dffset the want of proper nourishment from
which millions suffer, the result being an
enormous increase of disease, mortality
Ind crime. The structure Of the middle
class of society, Babel continued, was
built on as wampin which it wasslowly sink.
ing, probably to make room for another and
better social organizatiod. The country had
got rid of one enemy. social reform, when
Bismarck was driven from power. Here
Count Battlestrom again called Babel to-
order, declaring that the expressions used
in connection with the ex-chancellor's s
name could not be permitted. being dl-
rected against absent members OF the
house. Babel replied that Bismarck had
mot vet taken his seat in the house and pro-
coeded with his denuneiation of the govern
ment which, he asserted. was following as
far as it dared, in Bsmarck's footsteps,
while assuming the role of protector of the
working classes.
Chancellor Won Caprivi said he believed
the country appreciated the efforts made by
lot Of the working GLASSES. Assurances of
peace given by NJ. DsGiers, Russian foreign
during his stay in this city had
close connections with thu negotiations of
the Russian government with Berlin hhnn-
ciers. Despite the recent declaration of tho
governments against German capital prop
ping up Russian fnanciers, several big
firms here and vt Frankfort sent agents to
hold secret conference with Vishne-
Qradski, Russian minister of fance, when
he passed through Frankfort on the way to
Paris. Reports of the tinancisrs coquetting
with the Russian treasury bscoming known
caused revival of attacks by the press
upon Russian financiers. These attacfs
are partly inspired BY tho government. 1t
is announced that the emperor will super
wise the formation of commission for
bourse reform.
Minister Phelps. in a speech at a Thanks
giving banquet, appeared to anticipate the
reduction Of the corn tariff. He said: "The
American pig has entered Grandenburg
gate, but is still hungry. BY Christmas,
however. it will have all it wants, cheap and
enough
K A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro to-day
states that the German minister at Brazil
had conference with the Brazilian min
lister of foreign affairs regarding negotia-
tions of commercial treaty between the
two countries. The conference. the dis
patch adds. resulted favorably.
American corn promises to assume mn i'm
portant place in tho manufacture of soap in
Germany. Hitherto manufacturers used
linssed oil procured in Russia, but owing to
the failure of the crop there they were COM
PEELED to look in other directions for their
supply of oil. East Indian linseed oil was
t led, but the experiment. was unsuccessful.
An eminent chemist, after many expert
ments, decided that oil obtained from corn
was best suited for the uses of manufactur-
ers, the latter now obtaining their supplies
from Chicago, and the chancessare that the
trade will equal 30,000,0OO or 40,000,O00
bushels yearly. d. G. Bell, agent Of the
United States treasury, is of opinion that
the industry, once started, will assume im-
mensv proportions, a5