The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-14
GERMANY'S SCHOOL BILL.
TEE POPULAR AGITATION AGAINST
1T INCREASING.

Protests = Eaiust Its Provisions Pour
ing in from All Sectious-rhirsssn
Sections of the Measure Considered
by the Committee OF the Reichstag
During the Past Week.
Copyright. 1884, bH the N. Y. associated Pressl
BERLIN, Feb. 13-The committee to
which was referred the sectarian CprimAry)
education bill, submitted By the govern
ment TO the Reichstag. has during the past
week, the first week Of its sitting, dealt with
thirteen OF the clauses Of that measure. but
he's reserved consideration of the sections
relating to questions of religion. These
clauses. with the postponed sections, which
form the kernel Of the measure, will be
taken up next week, when 1t will be seen
whether the government has The oour-
age to defy the popular opposition,
which is led by the most eminent men in
Germany. The liberal coalition appears to
have gained an advantage in committee by
securing the passage Of the proposal SUBJ
mitted by Herr Rickert reatirming the
principle Of state control OF schools. Minis
ter Zedlitz considered that the deolAra-
tion did not affect the concessions OF the
state ia the direction of clerical
supervision, and he offered no resistance to
the amendment, which was only opposed by
the centrisI or church party. Herr Rickert
next tried to get the committee to fix five
hours weekly as the maximum time TO be
devoted to religious instruction. On this
practical question the conservatives and
centrists we're all alive, and they united to
bring about its rejection. This Is regarded
as bad omen for the success Of any Of the
other proposed notifications OF the religious
clauses. The clericals gave notics Of sew
eral amendments giving the clergy even
greater control than is now provided for in
the bill.
PROTESTS NUMEROUS.
In the meanwhile the protests against the
measure grow in humber and in Importance
The municipal authorities of Berlin, by a
vote Of 95 TO IA, adopted petition to the
Landtag against the bill and the burgo-
masters of the Rhenish towns have decided
to protest against It, A great congress of
professors OF Berlin, Halle, Bonn, Gotungen
and other university towns has been con-
vened here to pass au appeal TO the govern
ment TO withdraw the measure.
At Frankfort-on-the Main the teachers
have been disseminating fierce attacks
upon the bill, quoting Prof. Virchows
phrase that it is 20 disgraceful alteration
of human intellect" These teachers have
been warned that they will be put under
the discipline Of tho law IL they continue
their aggressive criticism. Public meet
ings have been held in every populous
center in Prussia to protest against the
bill, and even the conservative districts are
declaring in favor of notifications
MOVEMENTS OF THE sQUADRoNs.
The joint movement Of the dreibund's
squadrons in the Lsvant are due to diplo-
matte warfare over the sultan's investiture
of the khedive. France and Russia are
urging the sultan to refuse investiture un-
less the khedive proceeds to Constantinople,
when II he does go all the squadrons OF the
guaranteeing powers will accompany him
from Alexandria to che Dardeneles, thus
giving manifestation that Egypt is vas
sal Of the porte and that Eagland has no
preponderance In Egypt. The khedive is in
clined to 60 TO ntlnoplo, although his
predecessors were invested at Cairo.
The khedive shows other symptoms
of being inclined to Ack against the English
regime. The foreign Office here is OF the
opinion that English diplomacy will win
and that the khedive will be invested at
Cairo. He will then be permitted in a little
time afterward to 70 to Constantinople to
pay homage to the sultan. The semi-ofIical
press predicts that Lord Salisbury aud Mr.
Gladstone will tighten the British hold on
Egypt il the khedive tries TO rely on France
and Russia.
ATTACKS on THIS COUNTRY.
A number of German papers join @ see-
tion OF the English press In rancorous abuse
Of the United States for the latter powers
treatment of Chile. The cause is not far to
seek. lt is jealousy of the extension of
American influence In South America.
which is leading to loss of German trade.
This trade is already diminishing wherever
il has met with American competition,