The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-01
THE SOCIAL EVIL
Emperor William Taking Meas
ures for its Suppression.
THE GERMAN MILITARY CREDITS
Steel Will be Adopted for the New Cannon In
reference to Bronze-Small Calibre
Rifles Have Been Decided Upon.

BERLIN, Oct 31.-[Copyright, 1891, by
the New York Associated Press. Follow
Ing up his recent rescript the Emperor has
instructed the minister of justice to pre-
pare report on the laws relating to the
social evil and to formulate measures for
the extension of the supervision of prosti-
tutes and houses frequented by them. In
the meantime the police are going beyond
the law in order TO act in accordance with
the rescript in clearing the streets Of
women and their 'bullies."
Inc press in criticism of the imperial
eolct approves of the spirit prompting it,
though at the same time questioning the
wisdom of the Emperor in using unconsti-
tutional methods of interference, Various
party organs, while they concur i'll APPROX
lng,the excellent intentions of the Emperor,
protest against the means adopted by his
majesty as tending to destroy the guaran-
tees of pure justice. The outcome of the
agitation will, it is expected, De the intro
duction in parliament of severely
represslve measures, including flogging
and kAextended terms of imprisonment
at hard labor. In discussing the question,
some papers venture to suggest a resort
to wholesome system of state regulation
OF vice. To this propositiau, however, the
Emperor will never assem-.
When the reichstag resumes its sittiues
November II, social purity bill, the Aus
trlan and Italian commercial treaties and
the demand for new military credits will
constitute the principal business TO be con-
sldered. The military credit will be dis
trlbuted over several years and will be
asked on the ground that there is a neces-
slty for reform in the artillery service and
for changes in the clothing outfit of the
army. The question as to whether the new
cannon should be made of bronze or steel
has been decided in favor of steel. The ex
tended use of guns of small calabre has
also been decided upon. There will also be
presented to the reichstag a report adyis
ing the reinforcement of the navy and an
increase OF the number of ships in German
waters and on the South American and
Chinese stations.
The report that treaty is being negoti-
ated with the United States involving reel
procity in the treatment of American grain
and pork and German sugar and other pro
ducts, eXcltes the anger of the aerarian
party. Their opposition to commercial
treaties will be redoubled if the treaties
with Austria and America are presented
simultaneously.
Advices received here state 375. 900 Ger
man colonists in the famine stricken dis
tricts of the Volga, distributed between
twenty nine parishes, are perishing un-
aided. The German committee formed at
Riga are awaiting the dilatory assent of
the st. Petersburg authorities to send re-
Lief to the colonists under trusty persons
In addition to the suffering caused by the
want of food, the Volga districts are being
ravaGed by epidemics of scurvy and ty-
phoid fever The starving peasants at
tack houses and all other buildings in
which they are likely to find plumber in Or
der to secure the means of obtaining
food. The authorities of the stricken To-
calities endeavor to suppress all informa-
ton, being unwilling that the true coudi-
ton Of the people should become known.
At grand official dinner given this
evening by United States Minister Phelps
the features of the menu were different
preparations of American corn and bread
made of mixture OF corn and rye flour in
different proportions. Among those pres
ent were Baron and Baroness Won Mar
schall. Baron Won Berlepsch, minister of
commerce, and Baroness Won Berlepsch,
Herr Miguel, imperial minister of finance.
Baron Won Rottenburg, Baron and Baron
ess Won Maltzahn, Samuel Clemens Mark
Twain) and Mrs. Clemens, Baron and
Baroness Won Leedwitz, aud Sir Edward
Mnlet, British ambassador.