The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-03
The BERLIN BUDGET.
AAVIT1NG DISCUSSION INDUCED IN
IN THE REICHsTAG.
herr Bebel, Socialist Leader, Called to Order
Tor Criticiling the EmperOr's Erfurt
Speech and for DenOancing
Prince Bismarck.

BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-[Copyrighted,
1891, by New York Associated Press I
The debate in the reichstag on the
ouuget today was uuwOntedly lively.
Alter Herr Bull (uatioual liberaD had
spoken in defense ofthe policy pursued
by Prince Bismarck during his tenure
OF Office as chancellor OF the empire
and had commented adversely upon
the course adop ed by Chancellor Won
Caprivi, Herr Bebel. Socialist leader,
criticized the rapid increase of the i'm
perial debt and OF the army and navy
appropriations. He contrnded that it
was inevitable, in the event of war,
that number of German stat es
should become BANKRUPT. How, he
asked, could such immense masses of
troops he long moved and fed. An
expressions had recently been used
which conveyed to these masses Of
soldiers the idea that they might he
employed not only against Il foreign
foe, but also against an enemy within
the empire. Agitated nlurmurs from
every part of the house followed this
allusion to the recent utteramce of the
emperor. Herr Btbe continuing said
that with every thousand new re-
cruits, social Democracy was being
more and more strongly infused into
the Amy.
AS Chancellor Won Caprivi had
pictured the Journalists as the only
propagators Of the feeling he felt
bound to say thau many orators were
also engaged IN the work OF agitation,
and cie ed as an instance the speech
recently delivered at Erturt by a high
parsonage. At this point, the vice
president of the Reichstag, Count
Ballestrom, interrupted the speaker
refusing to allow the emperor's speech
to be subjected to criticism. Herr
Bebel said he would have his COMPARE
son in the hands oIthe public who we'll
knew that it was not journalism that
spread the feeling of unrest through
the country.
Touching the protectionist policy he
said the very tariffs imposed by the
government, coupled with the mill
tary expenditures, had created enor-
nous economic difficulties. A slight
reduction in the corn duties in the
treaty of commerce with Austria
would not suffice to offset the want of
proper nourishment from which mill
ions suffered, the result being an
enormous increase of disease, mortal
ity and crime. The structure OF the
middle class Of society, Herr Bebel
continued, was built in a swamp,
in which it was slowl y sink
ing, probably to make room
for another and better social organiza-
ton. The country had got rid of one
enemy of social reform when Prince
Ri marck was driven from power,
Herr Babel was again called to order.
Herr Babel said that Prince Bis
marck had not yet taken his seat in
the house and he proceeded with his
denunciation Of the government
which, he asserted, was following as
far as it dared in Prince Rismarck's
footsteps, while assuming the role of
a protector of the working classes.
chancellor Won Caprivi then pro-
ceeded to refer to the Guelph fund
bill, shortly to be introduced in the
Landtag, maintaining the confisca-
ton of the fund and the leaving OF the
interest arising therefrom free from
control by parliament. According to
the provisions Of the bill, an account
is to he rendered to the auditing
office, stating how the moneys have
been applied, and this report is to be
communicated to the Landtag.
The assurances Of peace given by
M. De Giers, the Russian foreign MN
lister. during his stay in this city had
close connection with the negotiations
of the Russian government with the
Berlin financiprs Despite the recent
declarations Ofthegovernmentagal ST.
German capital propping up Russian
finances. several big firms here and at
Frankfort sent agents TO ho'd secret
conference with NJ. NiSchnegradakl,
Russian minister Of finance, Wheh
he passed through Frankfort ON ms
wav to Paris. The reports thai the
fnanciers we're coquetting with !he
Russian treasury becoming known mas
caused a revival o. the attacks by the
press upon Russian finances. THESE
attacks are partly inspired ny the
government whose position IN the
matter is unchanged.