The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06
THE UPRISING IN GERMANY.
Emperor william Blind to the Situation
He Talks Wildly When He Drinks.

BERLIN, March 5-[Associated Press, Cory
righted. 1892 THE leaders of the National Lib
eral and Freissinnige parties are exchanging
condolences with a view to concerted action
against the emperor's absolutisin. The leaders
OF the Fressinnige party want to challenge
openly the pretensions OF the emperor by raising
debate in regard to the pending press prosecu-
tions. Tho National Liberals, however,
more cautiously advocate a policy of OBJ
struetion in the consideration of the
estimates. If the advice OF Professor Delbruck
is followed the proposed coalition can form an
alliance with the free Conservatives. and this
ought to be sufficiently strong to cause the gov
ernment to succumb and the emperor to adopt
new line of policy, but nobody expects this
fortunate issue, for the press prosecutions
are undertaken in accordance with the emper-
or's express instructions Those who seek to
apologize for his majesty assert that the prose
cutions were initiated in consequence of the
course adopted by the public prosecutor, but il is
well-known fact that the emperor has been
greatly enraged by the press comments on his
Brandenburg speech and he is determined to
contest the generally recognized rights which
have hitherto protected the press from preseeu-
ton
The portion OF the speech in which he advises
the discontented to shake the dust OF Germany
from their feet is becoming as familiar as
proyerb. 1t is asked at whom he aimed as "slip-
pered grum blers." 1t certainly could not have
been the Socialists nor the Progressists. 1t is
surmised the phrase had reference to the Ma
tional Liberals, perhaps to Bismarck and Won
Bennigsen, IeS1er OF the National Liberals, and
DR.. Miguel, finance minister. Another surmise
is that the emperor simply hit on the phrase In
q moment of vinous exhilaration.
His majesty drinks less than most wine
drinkers, and can stand less Alter two glasses
of champagne he becomes talkative, and after
three is indscreet and pugnscious. His after
dinner speeches usually require editing, but the
Brandenburg utterances were published without
being edited. The prosecutions OF the press
simply mean that the emperor has decided to
abide by his recent declarations. which are Of
fensive to most educated Germans.
The revival of the brandy monopoly scheme,
on which Bismarcks government. was defeated
in 1856 means that Emperor William and Chan
cellor Won Caprivi dauntless In the face of
existing difficulties and will deliberately raise
more. To sum up, Germany is on the verge of
internal turmoil, which may afford the external
enemies OF the monarchy long hoped for
chance OF attack.
According TO newspaper report, Bismarck re-
Gently said he would appear in tho upper house
shortly but remain a silent listener to the de-
bate on the education bill, watching the parties
meet the fate Of the fighting cats of which there
were left only the tails.
On doubtful announcements made by the
sem-oficial press that the police have discoy-
cred number OF red flags intended for use in
the proposed demonstration on the 18th to cee-
brste the revolution OF 1Sis, the police being
reinforced. The socialist leaders assert that the
story is fiction, and the anarchists are locked
upon as lacking power TO make an important
manifestation.
Arrests continue daily as a result OF the recent
riots. The plundering has been traced to the
rough element