The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
THE STRUGGLE ON.
Debates on the Army Bill
Begin.
GERMANY MUST PREPARE.
Disquieting Utterances of the Minister
of War in Proposing the Meas
ure to the Reichstag.
Copyrighted, 1892, by the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Dec. I0.-Oa the eve Of the first
reading of the army bill Chancellor Won
Caprigi gave parliamentary dinner unique
in character as bringing together members
of the Reichstag of all parties and press
representatives OF all shades OF opinion, ex-
cept socialists. Ii was memorable recog-
milton OF the influence OF the press and a
marked epoch in German journalism.
While this dinner was proceeding the So
eialists were holding meetingsiD every elec-
toral district in Berlin protesting against the
army bill. Resolutions were adopted de-
nouneing militarism aud urging the forma-
tion Of peoples militia. A new feature of
the meetings was the large attendance of
women, who. by their fervid enthusiasm,
gave more trouble to the pUlice than their
socialist brothers dared cause.
When the debate on the army bill opened
In tie Reichstag to-day the house was
crowded and the galleries were full of visi-
tors. The tenor OF the speeches from all
sides disclosed no uncompromising hostility
to the bill.
Herr Richter, in his address, said the
Freisinnige party would grant whatever
funds wsre necessary for the introduction
of the system OF two years service, bot the
Chancellor would have to apply 10 a more
complacent Reicnstag than the present one
to obtain demands beyond that. He con-
tended that the bill would raise the extra
ordinary budget TO the extent.of 200, 600, coo
marks.
The Chancellor's reply to the speeches
against the sb1ll was mainly directed at
Richter. He said the latter was an able
political statistician, but was scarcely In a
position to offer a reliable opinion on the
details of the military system. On this sub
jeet views that were authoritative in the
highest military eleles must have the most
weight.
$50 convinced am l." said the Chancellor,
''of the necessity ofthe bill for the continued
existence of Germany, that if the Reiehstag
wished to throw upon me its own response
bility. would TRANQUILITY accept it,
This statement was greeted with cheers.
Continuing, the Chancellor said that und er
the provisions of the bill $1,000 young men
would annually be added to the army so
that in few years 100000 more men would
be ready TO take the field against hos Tile
army. This statement also elected cheers
The Chancellor appealed to the house not
to throw the country into confusion by re-
jecting the measure.
Manteuffel, speaking for the Conserva-
if it was proved that the quality of the
army would not suffer through the proposed
increase in numbers and organization.
The general opinion is that the bill will
pass the first reading by good majority.
The resurgence Of the "Juden he TIE" Is OF
limited TO the Conservatives. Something
like popular demonstrations OF anti-Semitism
have occurred in several eenters where the
Freisnnige element is strong. Twice this
week considerable crowds passed along
Friedrichstrasse crying Down with the
Jews" Leading Conservatives and Mod
crates are confident that the Emperor is
ashamed OF the Jew-baiting done by the
party aud have protested against including
al anti-Jewish plank in the platform.
The anti-Semltic propaganda in Austria
has received fresh enemy by the action of
the German Conservatives. large mass
meeting was recently held in tile Vienna
town hall at which Prince Alois Lichten-
stein, amid the plaudits of the crowd, ad-
yised them to boycott Jewish tradesmen
Coming from man OF his Importance the
advice is likely to have bad effect.
The funeral of DR.. Siemens. the we'll
known electrician, took place to-day with
much pomp. Chancellor Won Caprivi and
many other officials, besides a great crowd
of prominent people not in official life. were
present -Four thousand workmen from the
Siemens factory followed the hearse.
Among the floral offerings was one from
Edison.
In recent conversation with Lieutenan.
Evans. military attache of the American
legation. the Emperor expressed regret that
because Of the distance he could not visit
the Chicago Columbian EXPOSITION. The
Government will grant 270.000 marks for
exhibits of the Prussian school system at
the Worlds Fair.