The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-06
OPPOSED TO THE EMPEROR.
Coalition Of the Conservatives and Na-
tiOnal Liberal Parties.
PROSECUTIONS OF THE PUBLIC PRESS.
Revival Of the Brandy Monopoly-An impending In.
ttrnal Turmoil in Germany-Suppression
Of the Slave Trade.
Copyrighted 1892. by the New York Associated
Press

BERLIN. March 5-The leaders of tho
National Liberal and Freisinnige parties
are exchanging condolences with view to
concerted action against the Emperor's alb.
solutlsm. The leaders of the Freisinnige
party want to challenge openly the preten-
sons Of the Emperor by raising q debate in
regard to the pending press prosecutions.
The National Liberals, however, more eau
tiousy advocate a policy of obstruction in
consideration of the estimates Ef the ad-
vice 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 ex-
poets this fortunate issue.
The press prosecutions are undertaken
in accordance with the Emperors express
instructions. Those who seek to apologize
for his Majesty assert that the prosecutions
were initiated in consequence of the course
adopted by the Public Prosecutor, but it is
wei-known fact that the Emperor has
been greatly enraged by the press cGm-
ments on his Brandenburg speech, and is
determined to contest the generally recog-
niZed rights which have hitherto protected
tbs press from prosecution.
Feeling Against the Emperor.
The portion of his speech in which he ad-
vlses tie dlScontented to shake the dust OK
Germany from their feet Is becoming as
familiar as pT0verb. 1t is asked at whom
he aimed as 'slippered grumbers." It GER
taInly could not have been the Socialists
nor Progresssts. 1t is surmised the phrase
had reference TO the National Liberals, per-
haps, and TO Bismarck and Won Bennigsen,
the leader OF the National Liberals, aud Dr.
MIGUEL. the Finance Minister. Another
surnise Is that the Emperor simply hit the
rerCn a mn tRf 1T
His Majesty drinks less than most wine
drinkers and can stand less. After two
glasses OF champagne he becomes talkative,
and after three he is indiscreet and pugna-
cious. His after-dinner speeches usually
require tonlng down, but the Brandenburg
utterances were published without being
edited. The prosecutions of the press imply
that the Emperor has decided to abide by
his recent declarations which are offensive
to most educated Germans.
The New Monopoly Policy.
The revival of the brandy monopoly
scheme, On which Bismarck's government
was defeated in 1856. means that Emperor
William aud Chancellor Won Caprivi are
dauntless in the face of existing difficulties
and will deliberately raise more. 70 sum
up, Germany is on the verge of period OF
internal urmoil which may afford the ex-
ternal enemies of the monarchy the long
hOped-f0r chance of attack.
The Reiehstag has passed a credit for the
suppression of the slave trade In East
Africa, and the Bundesrath has approved
copyright treaty with the United States
According to newspaper report Bismarck
recently said he would appear in the Upper
House shortly, but remain silent listener
to the debate ON the education bill, watch
ing the parties meet the fate of fighting cats,
of which there were left only the tails"
Doubtful are the announcements made by
the semi-0fficial press that tbs police have
discovered a number oil red fiags intended
for use in the proposed demonstration on
the 18th inst. to celebrate the revolution Of
1913. The police are being re-enforced. The
Socialist leaders assert that the story is
fiction and the anarchists are looked upon
ss lacking the power to make an important
manifestation. Arrests continue daily as
the result of the recent riot the plunder-
ing having been traced to the rough ele-
ment.