Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-21
In The FATHERLAND
The Sectarian Education
Fight Still On.
A Split In the Ranks Of the
Opposition.
The Government Has Gained an
Advantage by the Division.
A Bill to Regulate Emigration The
Austrian Currency Scheme-Per-
sons of High Standing In
volved In Scandal.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, Feb. 20.-[Copyright, 1892,
by the New York Associated Press. Il
The government has gained distil ct
advantage in the division in ranks
of the opposition on the Prussian
sectarian bill. The National Liberals,
headed by Bennington, maintain the
policy OF union with the Freisinnige
party against the measure, as w&ple.
Another section supports Herr MIGUEL,
minister of finance, in his endeavors to
arrange a compromise with the advo-
Gates of the bill. However, as Chancel-
lor Won Caprivi and Count Won Sedlitz,
minister of public worship, Miqueps
colleagues, have shown no disposition to
alter the measure To make possible its
acceptance by the country, it is difficult
to see where there is any chance to
apply the principle of compromise.
The hostility OF the situation is aggra-
waited by revelations made by the Allge-
mine Zeitung to the effect that Won
Sedlitz, acting under orders from EN-
peror William, only submitted the bill
to the ministers as formality when it
was completed. He was simply used by
the emperor as channel for the intro
duction of the bill in the landtag. The
question of this departure from consti-
tutional usages will be brought before
the landtag, and unless Caprivi can ex-
plain it, will shake the power of the
emperor to retain him ae chancellor.
During the time when Bismarck's power
was most absolute, the ministry pre-
served the right of being aucourant on
all legislative projects.
BILL TO REGULATE EMIGRATION.
A bill regulating emigration from Ger
many, about to be introduced in the
reichstag, enacts that anybody wishing
to leave the country shall inform the
police as to his destination. The author
tiles will for a month before allowing
the person to emigrate make public his
declaration as to his proposed destina-
tion. Agents will not be allowed to for
ward emigrants except in accordance
with written contract open to the auA
thorities. No person. between the ages
of l8 and 25 years (the PEE
tary service) will be allowed
to enter into a contract to emigrate.
Contracts will not he allowed in the case
OF diseased and manned persons or 9TH
ers who will not be permitted to enter
as emigrants to countries to which
they wish to 60. Agents will be respon-
sible for any losses which emigrants
may incur in consequence of DELAYS in
transportation. All steamers used for
I. the conveyance of eEigrants must be ex-
amined as to their equipment and sani-
tary condition. Imperial inspectors will
he apOOintpd at VariO1s porta
THE AUSTRIAN CURRENCY SCHEME.
The scheme for the reform of the Aus
trian currency has not yet reached the
position of absolute certainty that a tel
egraphic dispatch from Vienna asserts.
A hitch has arisen in London in the
plan proposed for raising the loan. The
scheme provides for slow Withdrawals
of gold, both in Vienna and London.
The Rothschilds have advised that the
loan be postponed and that the govern
ment rely on effecting the operation of
their scheme by drawing upon the 1S0,-
000, 1000 forins notes in circulation. FL
nance Minister Dunajewski declared
that the adoption of this plan would ex-
pose the whole scheme to indefinite
postponements. He wants the Roths-
childs to arrange promptly for a loan
sufficient to enable the adoption OF
gold standard.
GERMANY AND THE WORLDS FAIR.
Herr Wermuth, imperial commissioner
for Germany for the worlds fair at
Chicago, said during recent interview
with representative of the Associated
Press, that plans for the German depart
ment of the exhibition, which had just
been received. had been handed to the
imperial architects, who were greatly
pleased with them. The outlook, he
added, was very bright. Herr Stumm,
leading ironmaster, has announced.
his intention of sending an exhibit to
the fair, and it is considered certain that
Krupp and the other iron kings will fol-
low the example.
Duke Ernest Gunther, brother-in-law
of the emperor, has expressed hope
that he will be able to visit the fair.
A MILITARY SCANDAL.
Vorwaerts asserts that a criminal in
quiry is now in progress against certain
personages holding high position in the
Saxon army. The charges brought
against these persons are that they en-
ployed procuress to secure young girls
for immoral purposes, and succeeded in
debauching over twenty girls.
BIG BANK DIVIDENDS.
The annual reports of the leading
banks of Berlin show that the dividends
have been unexpectedly high. Every
body anticipated, owing to the financial
collapses during the past year, that the
balance would be bad.