The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-23
CABLE NEWS FR0MGERMANY
LIVELY DEBATE ON ELECTORAL RE
lOnM IN THE LANDTA0.

A'''"'S
York Soc'"hs'S ""'"e" "e"'""' N">'
Sian WI" Is Coming Here-Herhert BIS
r,artk Likely to He Called Again Into
me service OF the stnte-A businx Sailors
80 ror,,ac,uor, IN North Germany.
BERLIN. May .-.-lhe event OF inc week
among politicians was tho deoate IN inc Lnnu-
ag on last lhHrsnhy on eiec'orni reform lhi7
reform has become tho question OF the hour.
and Is likely 10 roun1eract inc lhnuchce hc-
oured by tho government IN Liberal Circles
since the dropping OF the School bill
Eugcn Eichtcr. leader OF tho Independents
Deccipitated the debate by tnquirinR rs 10 'he
Government intentions as regards the intfo-
ducton OF universal and direct suffrage IN
Prussia anu tho reapportionmeht Oh sea'e'
Els inquiry was maze IN manner WING" IN
dicated his distrust OF tho Government VIII
irgncss to make any adequate changes IN inc
present systom. III the quahhcatiohS icr 'o'
srs were changed so as TO pe prongnt aoteus'
with the electoral qualifications In other coun-
tries, redistribution OF seats would DO I'M
peratvc At all events. In view OF the com
plctc alteration OF the DISTRIBUTION Oh
population in the last thirty years
the question should be dealt with I'M
ncdia;cly. Otherwise hitter ana Wlue-
reaching agitation was sure 70 como. II 'ne
Government could brace itself to the pom. Oh
manhood suffrage tho people would DO sh',s'
fed and the Sociai democrats "oulu y. Wv
prNea Vi announcer run" VI ,,r.
2hcre was no 'os'e"' Reason WY .N,..,
th"Ho exist between ,he ,'i.'nouI n ". n;s
Ill" ilndta. ana the h"ic's."s itn'., s" -,
ne oia not oesire 10 press 'ne l'o'','
vision II tho government "o"'n on, ,o''nu
late It's views so rs I" sho" Wv Der",.os ~
Preferred to reserve inc "h"'e ih"'.e. i"' eA'
h1ustiv" consideration in tue near 'utuIe'
Herr herr'urth' Min'ster Oh 'ne INTERIOR re,
Tied To !'ich'er ne Saio 'iia' 'he hh'hc''t'
changes. Including the TAXATION reiorM' con-
t"mplated by tho Government. ana upon
which the electoral agitation was based. had
been completely misappreherded. There was
nothing IN them to warrant much needing
with the present electoral system. Inc Pilh-
ciplo on which tho RUSSIAN electoral system
wns based was wise one. aud had STOOD tho
test OF years OF varying conditions NO con-
siderable part OF the people desired u chanRe'
and the Government declined to 1naugurate
an undertaking OF which nobody was able TO
sec the end. tndentably some redistribution
of seats was required. but the whole matter
was involved IN dlfhcultles ana caretul pre-
liminary inquiry was needed before actlon was
taken. The Government expected TO intro
duce bill incorporating tho necessary re-
forms ut tho next session OF the Lnndtas.
Several leading Deputies Of the Conserra-
tives. the party renping al! the benefits OF the
present rotten borough system. spoke against
the broadening OF the franchise and the Ic-
distribution of sea's. Dr. Liebcr. amid the
protesting cries OF !, !erical colleagues. said
no thought the time had come for tho placing
OF the Prussian and the imperial systems OF
firm nm no an m y
right. -... .....- -.,--.-
Herr Won hardoff. 1mperialist. suggested
ironically that DR.. Lieber propose the election
OF the Emperor. This suggestion provoked the
shouted retort why notf from the Leit.
and tho cries OF ON on! from tho flRht
we're not sliencei until tho PRESIDENT mad ruhg
Tor order repeatedly. Deputy Hoorecht nreeu
the Government not TO delay the Introduction
OF the reform measures. 1t was pitS 70 make
the proposed changes. but the logic OF event,
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