St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-23
REMoDELED BY CAPRIvI.
Germany's Premier Changes the
PrOpOSed Military Bill

ATOpOScu Military Bill.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-Public interest in
the military bill does not show the least
sign of abatement; on the contrary, it
has been increased by the secrecy main
tanned in regard to the provisions of the
measure, though few details have
been allowed to leak out in order to
satisfy the growing public demand for
information on the subject. The gov
ernment's decision not to publish the
full text Of the bill until it had been
discussed by the bundesrath meets with
general condemnation from the press,
which is unanimously of the opinion
that this policy Of silence will not have
the result of weakening the opposition,
result the government appears to
reckon on.
An article in the Berliner Politischen
Nachrichten, which is accepted as in
splrcd, contains the fullest information
as to the history and nature of the bill
that has vet appeared. The paper de-
clares that Chancellor Won Caprivi up
to the day the measure received the i'm
perial signature was hard at work daily
scrutinizing every item. Everything not
considered absolutely Indispensable was
eliminated in order to effect the great
est reduction i'll expenses, but no
changes in the principles on which the
military reforms are based were made.
The result of the chancellOr'S labors is a
Dill OF which no part can be removed
without injuring the whole. The CHAM
cellOr thoroughly remodeled the pro.
pOsals made some time ago by Gen.
Verdi Du FernoiS, which were impracti-
cable owing to their.eXOrbitant financial
demands. The cost of Gen. Verdi Du
Vernois' plans is estimated at over
ll0,O00,00o marks annually, which is
twice the amount involved by the pres
ent bill.
the article concludes by dilating upon
the necessity of providing a counter
pOse to the armed forces of France and
Russia. 1t eXhorts the political parties
and the military authorities who were
disposed to haggle over the proposals
not to exhibit to foreigners such an evil
dent sign of political and military weak
ness. The discussion of the measure by
the bundesrath is expected to last about
three weeks. According to good au-
thority. the number of recruits to be
raised annually will be increased by
10000, making the total number $50, 900.
There is little doubt that the discus
sion of the bill in the reichStag will be
stormy and eventful. The opposition
W tHO UlOpOSco TAXES W OuSoG tllc III
creased expenditure that will be in
Cured through the bill is gaining in
strength. This opposition is especially
directed against the proposed duty on
tobacco. A mass meeting has been
called to meet at Erstein next week to
consider the subject. 1t will be at
tended by tobacco planters from Alsace,
Baden and the Palatinate. Prepare
tiOns for similar meeting are being
made at Appeln, where new burden
in the shape OF taxes placed OIL tobacco
will render idle thousands of workmen.
0The Munichen Nachrichten asserts
that l4.00G men will be made idle in
Bavaria alone, while the poorer classes
throughout the country will suffer. as
cheap foreign cigar will be an impossi-
bility and the price of cigars made of
homegrown tobacco is certain to bs
raised to price at which the poor
will not be able to purchase them.
Several papers assert that Prince Bis
marck will appear in the reichstag to
lead the opposition against the bill.
Prince Bismarck is at present suffer
ing from acute Leuralgia. He was
deeply affected by the death of his great
friend, Lothair Eucher.