Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-11
In THE FATHERLAND
The Bundesrath Gets Down
TO Business.
Bill I'd Repress Drunkenness
Knocked Out.
The American Pork Edict Discussed
and Approved.
Austria Complains of Partially Shown
the United States-SocIalist De-
mands Embrace Long List
of Reforms.
. Assoeiated Press plspatches.

BERLIN, Oct. 10.-[Copyrighted by the
New York Associated Press. After a
long recess the bundesrath. or legislative
body representing the individual states
,of Germany, reassembled on Wednesday.
The house considered as its first order
the projected law to repress drunken
ness, which, as is we'll known, is the pet
measure of the emperor. The majority
OF the plenipotentiaries declared that
their governments could not accept the
project in the present form. A Bavarian
representative intimated that his state
had decided that no such liquor legisla-
tion as the bill provided for would be
acceptable. A Prussian member, acting
under instructions from the emperor,
was the only plenipotentiary who de-
Tended the measure. The bill was finally
referred to a commission. 1t is certain
that it will appear in the reichstag
transformed from a rude, thorough at
tack upon the liquor trade into mildly
bene6cent bill for the protection of
drunkards. The liquor dealers are ar
ranging for the holding of a congress at
Stuttgart for the purpose of organizing
for political defense.
AMERICAN PORK FAVORED.
The Bundesrath discussed the aboli-
tion of the prohibition against the i'm
portation of American pork and ap-
proved the edict opening the country to
American hog products, but will delay
its decision on the proposal to relax the
vexatious formalities restricting the
entry of Austrian, Italian and Russian
pork into Germany Austria has COM
planned of the partiality shown to the
United States, while the Driebund allies
are not similarly favored.
SOCIALISTS DEMANDS.
Special interest attaches to the social
lists congress shortly to assemble at Err
furt. The directing committee has re-
vised the programme. The demands
comprise universal suffrage without dis
tinction as to sex, secret ballot, proper
tionate representation, voting on Sun
days or holidays; the payment OF mem
bers popular right to initiate or reject
legislation: popular control of state,
provincial and communal administra-
tions; annual votes on taxations; pop
ular decision as to peace or war; crea-
tion OF international arbitration
tribunals; the right of free
speech and free meetings. the
abolition of state subventions
to churches universal military instruc-
ton; militia replacing the standing
army the secularization of schools; free
education; free justice; that judges be
elected by the people; gratuitious
medicine; state supported doctors a
progressive income tax the abolition of
indirect taxation; eight hours of un-
broken repose or thirty-six hours week
ly, for every workman; state surveil-
lance OF factories, mines and other in
dustries the formation of a labor bu-
reau the cooperation of workmen in
the administration, universal state in
surance; prohibiting the employment
of children under IA years of age; the
prohibition of the truck system and the
rightof workmen to form coalitions.
Comprehensive as these demands are,
there are extremists in the party who
want more. If the young section domi-
mates in the congress there will be some
general declarations against property
and other anarchistic resolutions adopt
ed. The committee has elaborated a
programme which, while not proposing
to overturn the state, proposes to trans
form the state into a socialist agency.
WHAT THB RUSSIAN LOAN MEANS.
During the emperor's presence in
Frankfort, where he visited the electri-
cal exhibition, an attempt was made to
ascertain the imperial opinion in re-
gard to the Russian loan. 1t is report
ed that his majesty frankly said
Bankers can do as they please. My
people understand that lending money
to Russia means war on u.s." Nothing
is now heardsof on the bourse but this.
A FRENCH SPY CAPTURED.
The German war Office has been in
formed of the important capture of spy
by the Austrian authorities. A man
arrested at Suczawa was discovered to
be French staff officer. Papers OF
highly compromising character relative
to the Prusso-Austrian frontier were
found on him.