New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
TO STAMP OUT LIBERALISM
OPPOSITION IN GERMANY TO THE EMPEROR
SECTARIAN EDUCATION BILL
EFFORTS TO REPREss rMMoRAITY-ThE EN'
PEROR'S BIRTHDAY.

PEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
(oo,r,oA,. 1899; By The Yorh Assoco'ed ITe''
perrn Ian o3-The dssenslons between Herr
NloueI Imperial Minister Of Finance and Chance'or
Won Cspriyi in relation to the sec'ailah hu"'""o'
bill have reached such an acute stage mat the r'e
nation OF the Finance Minister is looked TOT at any
minute Herr MIGUEL is not quite alone in the MINISTRY
I'm urging such notifications in the measure a. VIII
enable the children OF parents who are neither Cao
lies nor orthodox Lutherns to escape being subjected
TO compulsory religious teaching Ministers llerii"iu
and scbellIpg on grounds of policy. partly side with
him. but If the crisis leads to Cabinet rupture 'i'r'
MIGUEL is certain to find himself alone III rehflhe'
The more the bill gets TO be known, Inc mercer
grows the opposition from the National Liberal ana
Freisinnige parties. Their opposition IS 50 aDSoiue
that no compromise IS possible. The CONSERVATIVES
also regard the proposals with increasing uNi"Io''
The popular Of Justice revoltS against measure
which will force MethOdists, Old Cathoncs' 'h'a"'ls
and Deists and Free Thinkers generally to nave 't"
children educated State recognized creeu Inc
sects which the bill admits rs dnN quail
fed religious societies are Moravmh' VuahcrS'
Greeks, Anglicans, Jews and oId Lu'hei""N'
Parents who neither Catholics nor Lu'he'an> ''n
profess 10 be adherens Of any one OF these SecS ana
can have their children educated III accoioaoe 'heIo
with But the Emperor, whose pet IDEAS are empVaiSo
an the proposals. means TO stamp out religious com
nunities having liberal bias, and VIII not SURRENDER
on a single point OF the measure IL Is aouuuul
whether Chancellor Won CaprW himself approves Vi
the bill His speeches In its defence lack their usual
zcst but having accepted the position OF voice oi tc
imperial will, he must carry the matter through.
THE BILL. TO SUPPRESS IMMORTALITY
The Bundesrath has finally approved The bill Tor tie
.upuresson of immortality, with its sweeping clauses
dealing with immoral persons and lewd women. Some
Of these classes liable to months imprisonment
and to fines ranging from $50 TO 5000 marks 1hose
found guilty OF aggravated offences are subject 10 terms
OF Imprisonment Of from one year 70 I'VE years
The measure provides that all offenders embraced bv
the act shall be placed in solitary confinement anu
shall be supplied with only a plank bed and bread aho
water In number OF eases gross injustice has been
done through the arrest by the police of workmeh out
Of employment -
TO CELEBRATE THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.
The thirty third anniversary of the birth OF emperor
William oecu,s on Wednesday next. The occasion Will
be celebrated by court fetes, at which the King ana
Queen Of Wurtemburg, the King of SaXony ana mum
Der OF princes will be present The renecuohs csdIu
ing the EmperOr's lack Of due observance Oh 'he
period of mourning for the Duke Of Clarence ana Avon
dale is explained in the court circle by the necessity
for ending the mourning before the fees shal pe".
Special significance is attached 10 the iecep"on AZ
Berlin of the King and Queen of WugtembuIg. during
the lifetime of the late King the relations OF the "uf
temburg court with the imperial house were 'loSe VI
latent hostility. The King never visited Berhh lhe
new King having accorded open friendship to tle I'M
perjal house, the Emperor has determined 10 "'he HIS
reception the occasion Of special p0mp
GERMAN METHODS OF EXECUTION.
A woman named Badmewsh was 1eheaded yes'er-
iay by the Berlin eXecutioner. In all piODaDiN ""c
viii he the last criminal dispatched in this manner a.
rhe Emperor IS turning his attention TO methods OF
capital punishment. lie hesitses between death by
hanging and electricity II is understood that he pre-
fers the former method The Use Of the gull0the IL
rejects entirely. ,
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA
The retention at It. Petersburg of Sir Robert IL D.
Morjer as British Ambassador 10 Russia is subject
Of intense interest in diplomatic circles, aud is es
pecaIly gratifying TO the Foreign ONCE. sir Robert
& a steady supporter OF Emperor William and Chan-
cellor Won Caplivi in their efforts 10 dlsengage lhe
Gar from his alliance with the French government
The main reason for Lord Salisbury acon IL DeheVeo
TO be a desire to keep at the Russian capital au Am,
hassador versed affairs of the country, IN view
OF the Internal troubles which are menaeng the nus
sian dynasty. Reports that the Drcibund Is cooper
sting with England IN some grand diplomatic nl9Vs
ment are In circulation mere Dnt ho'hhg 'd"s0o
be learned.
The Reichsag to-day gave a first reading TO the pro
posed treaty Of commerce with Switzerland me Only
opposition offered by the Deputies from Alsace-
Lorraine.
ART AND MUSIC IN MUNICH
Nine. Meta Hieber, Californian by birth has inst
made a successful appearance AT MUNICH, as Margaret
In Berioz's " Damnation of Faust
The sixth international art exhibition Will be held al
Munich from January | O october 81, leD2. separate
rooms will be set apart for the works OF arr OF cici
l. They should be directed TO the KuenstlerGenosscn
echaft Brlenner Munich