Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-24
BERLIN CABLE LETTER.
A CRISIS IMMINENT IN THE GER
MAN CABINET.
Discussions Over the Sectarian Education
Bill-The Bill for the Suppression of
immortality Approved by the Bun
desrath-The Kaiser's Birthday, Etc.

BERLIN, Jan. 3d. Copyright, 1892,
by the New York Associated Press. J.
The dissensions between Herr MIGUEL,
imperial minister of finance, and Chan
cellor Won Caprivi, in relation to the
sectarian education bill, have reached
such an acute stage that the resignation
of the finance minister is looked for.
MIGUEL is not quite alone in the minis
try in urging such notifications in the
measure as will enable the children OF
parents who are neither Catholics nor
orthodox Lutherans to escape being
subjected to compulsory religious teach
ing. Ministers Furth and Schelling, on
grounds of policy, partly side with him,
but if the crisis leads to cabinet rup
ture Miguel is certain to find himself
alone in retiring. The more the bill
gets. known, the iercer grows
the opposition from the National
Liberal and the Freisinngie parties.
The Conservatives also regard the
proposals with increasing disfavor. The
popular sense OF justice revolts against
the measure, which will force Method
lists, Old Catholics, Unitarians and
Deists and Freethinkers generally to
have their children educated in some
state recognized creed. The sects which
the bill admits as duly qualified religious
societies. are the Moravians, Quakers,
Anglicans, Jews and Old Lutherans.
The parents of neither Catholics nor
Lutherans can profess to be adherents
to any of these sects and have
their children educated in accordance
Herewith. But the emperor, whose
pet ideas are embodied in the proposals,
means 70 stamp out religious communi-
ties having liberal bias, and will not
surrender aslngle point ofthe measure
The teachers in the primary schools,
between whom and the cericals pro-
found antipathy often exists. are dis
pleased at the prospect of being placed
under the thumbs of the priests. Any
of them suspected of having broad
views will be cleared out as soon as the
law is put in operation. 1t is doubtful
whether Caprivi approves the bill. His
speeches in its defense lack the usual
zest, but having accepted the position
of the voice of the imperial will, he
must carry the matter through.
The bundesrath has finally approved
the suppression oi immortality bill.
The measure provides that all offenders
embraced by the act shall be placed in
solitary confinement, supplied with
only plank bed and bread and water.
Emperor Williams thirty-third birth
day occurs on Wednesday next. The
occasion will be celebrated by court
fetes, at which the king and queen of
Wurtemburg, the king of Saxony and
number OF princes will be present.
A woman named Badmewasdi was be-
headed yesterday by the Berlin execu-
toner, for having killed her husband.
She will, in all probability, be she last
criminal dispatched in this manner, as
the emperor is turning his attention to
the methods of capital punishment.
His majesty has decided against the
present barbarous system. He hesitates
between death by hanging and electro
cution. The use of the guillotine he re-
jects entirely.
The retention at St. Petersburg OF Sir
Robert B. ID. Morier, as British ambassa-
dor to Russia, is especially gratifying to
the German foreign office. Sir Robert
is steady supporter of Emperor Will
liam and Won Caprivi in their efforts to
disengage the czar from his alliance with
the French government. Reports that
the dreibund is CO operating with Eng
land in some grand diplomatic move
ment are in circulation, but nothing
tangible is learned.
Mime. Meta Hieber, Californian by
birth, has just made a successful appear
ance at Munich, as Margaret, in Berlioz's
DamnatiOn of Faust.