The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-06
Emperor Williams Brandenburg
Speech Charitably Attributed
to Drink.
Three Drinks Make Him Indis-
Greet, Necessitating Revision
Of His Speeches.
Revival OF the Brandy Monopoly sche me
Which Wrecked tho bismarck Reg
ime-European News.

BERLIN, March 5.-Loadors OF the national
liberal and freisinniGe parties are exchang-
ing condolences with view to conperted
action against the emperor's absolutism
Leaders of the freisinnige rarity want tc
challenge openly the pretensions of the
emperor by raising debate in regard tt
pending press prosecutions. The nationa
liberals, however, moro cautiously advocate
the policy Of obstruction in consideration
Of the estimates. X ths advice of Prof
Delbruck ia followed the proposed coalition
can form an alliance with the free con
servatives, and this ought to be sufficiently
strong to cause the government to succumh
and the emperor to adopt new line oi
policy. But nobody expects this fortunate
issue. The press prosecutions are under
taken in accordance with the emperor'G
express instructions. Those who seek tc
apologize for his majesty. assert that tht
prosecutions were initiated in consequences
of the course adopted by the public prose-
cutor, but it is a we'll known fact that the
emperor has been greatly enraged by press
comments on his Brandenburg speech, and
is determined to test the generally
recognized rights which hitherto have
protected the press from prosecution. The
portion Of the speech in which he advises
the disceEtented to shake the dust of Cor
many from their feet, is becoming as
! familiar As a provetb. It is asked at whom
he aimed as 'slippered grumblers.' 1t
! certainly could not have been the socialists,
nor the progressists. II is surmised that
the phrase had reference to tho national
liberals, perhaps to Bismarck and Won Ben
niRsn, loader Of the national liberals, and
DR.. Miguel, finance minister. Another sur
mise 10 that the emperor simply hit the
phrase in moment of vinous exhilaration.
His majesty drinks less than most wine
drinkers, and can stand less. After two
glasses of champagne he becomes talka-.
tive. and after three is indiscreet and
pugnacious. His after-dinner speeches
usually require editing, but the Brandon
burg utterances were published without be-
ing edited. These prosecutions of the
press imply that tina emperor has decided
abide by his recent declarations, which are
offensive to most educated Germans.
The revival of the brandy monopoly
scheme. on which Bismarck's government
was defeated in 1856. means that Emperor
William and Chancellor Won Caprivi are
dauntless in the face of existing difficulties,
and will deliberately raise ore. To sum up,
Germany is on the verge Of an interna |
turmoil which NAV afford external enemies
of the monarchy the long hoped for chance
Of attack.
The reichstag has passed credit for the
suppression of the slave trade in East
Africa. The bundesrath has approved the
copyright treaty with the United States.
According to newspaper reports, Bismarck
house. shortly, but remain a silent listener
to debate on the education bill, watching
the parties meet the fate of fighting cats, of
which there were left only tails.
The doubtful announcement in made bv
the semi-official pi esq that the police have
discovered number of red flags intended
for use III the proposed demonstration on
the 8th, to celebrate the revolution of 1S4S.
| The police are being reinfo, ced. Socialist
leaders assert that the story is a fiction, and
the anarchists are looked upon as lacking
power to mako an Important manifestation
Arrests continue daily as a result of the re-
cent riots. Plundering has been traced to
the rough element. ...
MIR. Belfrth, of the United States depart
ment of labor, after visiting tho schools of
England, France and Germany, will return
to America March 8. He holds that the
technical schools Of Boston and Princeton
and a number of other American institu-
tions Of similar nature, compare favorably
with anything of the kind he has seen dur
ing his tour of Europe.
Mark Twain and wife have left for tho
south. Their daughters will remain in
Berlin to complete their musical education.