The morning call., 1892-11-06
The German Government Confident Of
The Result.
BISAlECKS UTTERifCES DENOUNCED.
Speeulaiisns on the Chances Of General European
War-lEcreasc in frances Mill
tary Power.
Copyrighted. 1892. by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN, Nov. 5-During the coming
week several important meetings of party
leaders will be held in Berlin, preliminary
to the opening OF the Reichstag. The gen.
eral drift Of political developments points
70 the Government securing majority for
the army bill through coalition Of the Con-
servatives, Centrists and members Of the
chsparlei. Prince Bismarck's denun-
Citations OF the bill nave failed to influence
even the National Liberals. The meeting
of National Liberals at Wurtemberg took
the strongest line of attack against the bill
in declariag that Germany was unable to
bear the Increased taxation proposed. 1t
was shown that vast majority of the
incomes of PTussian families were under
900 marks.
With regard to the tobacco tax Ii was
shown that there has been a decline in the
receipts of the last half year OF $1,000
marks as compared with the preceding half
year. The receipts OF the single tax de-
clined $1,000 marks aud from sugar 1,740,-
0U0 marks. The decline ia the receipts from
these articles OF common consumption is
taken as proof that the people are already
overburdened by taxation. The Polish
group in the Reichstag. who have hitherto
been stanch supporters OF The military
projects of the Government, have weakened
on the same grounds. Deductlng the
Polish vote the Ministerialists are still con-
fi1ent that they can carry the measures by a
vote of 1S4 TO 164 About score of votes
are uncertain.
Some of Bismarek's latest statements are
denounced as fiction. The NOssische
Zeltung calls them important mistakes, His
assertion that tho late Emperor William
wanted To annex part OF SaxOny in 1866 and
that Won Moltke urged the invasion of
France in 1870 are both questioned. Among
the episodes that Bismarck tells now is one
about a BOnapartist agent. who. in 1871,
came to him during the negotiations for
peace and offered to 60 10 Bordeaux with
half dozen resOlute men and assassinate
Gambetta and other members of the
Provisional Government
Then The Emperor was to be recalled to
France. the Germans holding the country
until the empire was re-established. Bis
marck believed the project possible, but re-
fused to agree TO IL, thinking monarchcal
France more dangerous to the peace of
Europe than a republic. The newspapers
concur in expressions of regret at the un-
dignified character of his utterances
The Militar Woehenbiatt, in an article on
the army bill, frankly states that i'm the
event of war the Russian army is so su-
perOr TO the Austrian that Germany will be
obliged to help Austria on the eastern
frontier. while fighting France on the west
ern frontier.
She Will be but feebly assisted by Italy,
who will be unable to invade France ami
will have great difficulty in defending her
! own coasts from the French fleet. Major
| Klein, military writer. contends that war
! is inevitable. The increased taxation,
Strengthening the army bill, he declares,
will save the Fatheriand many millions Of
| debt contracted by an unfortunate war.
Both writer's admit the Immense advance
In the military ROVER of France and
| minimize the value Of an alliance with
Austria and Italy.
With the approach Of winter the distress
among the poor becomes more c,amOrous.
| a mob which recently collected in one of
the poorer quarters threatened 10 pillage
the shops. They threw police agent into
the canal. whPreupon a body Of mounted
police charged them and cleared the streets.
BOatmen saved the agent A large number
| of arrests were made.