St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-24
RELIGION IN SCHOOLS
Rupture Which May Cause
the Resignation Of a Ger
man Minister.
Compulsory Religious Teach
ing Said to Be Distasteful
to Herr Mi quel.
The Sweeping Suppression Of
immortality Bill Passes the
Bundespath.
It May Do Gross Injustice to
Workingmen Out Of EN-
ployment.

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-The dissensions be-
tween Herr MIGUEL, imperial minister
of finance, and Chancellor Won Caprivi
in relation TO the Sectarian educational
bill, have reached such an acute stage
that the resignation of the finance min
lister is looked for at any minute. Herr
MIGUEL is not quite alone i'll the ministry
IN urging such notifications IN the
measure as will enable the children of
parents who are neither Catholic nor
orthodox LutheranS to escape being
subjected to compulsory religious teach
ing. Ministers Herrfurth and Schelling,
on account of policy, partly side with
him, but if the crisis leads to cabinet
rupture. Herr MIGUEL is certain to
find himself alone in retiring. The
more the bill gets to be known the
tiercer grows the opposition from the
National Liberal and Freisinnige par
ties. Their opposition is so absolute
that no compromise is possible. The
Conservatives also regard the proposals
with increasing disfavOr. The popular
sense of justice reYoltS against a meas
ure which will force Methodists, old
Catholics. Unitarians, deists and free
thinkers generally to have their chill
dren educated in some state.
Recognized Creed.
The sectS which the bill recognizes as
duly qualified religious societies are
Moravians, Quakers, Greeks, An
gelicians, Jews and other Lutherans.
Parents who are neither Catholics nor
Lutherans can profess to be adherentS
nf Nf ~ md
their children educated in accordance
Herewith. But the emperor, whose pet
ideas are embodied i'll the proposals,
means to stamp out religious communi-
ties having liberal bias, and will not
surrender on single point of the meas
ure. The teachers in the primary
schools, between whom and the cler-
icals a profound antipathy often exists,
are dismayed at the prospects of being
placed under the thumb of the priests
Many of them who are expected
of having unorthodox views will be
cleared out as soon as the law is put
into operation. 1t is doubtful whether
Chancellor Won Caprivi himself APP
proves of the bill. His spec ches in
its defense lack their usual zest, but
having accepted the position of voice of
the imperial will, he must carry the
matter through.
After Scarlet Women.
The bundesrath has finally approved
the suppression of immortality bill, with
Its sweeding clauses dealing with SOU
feneurs, prostitutes, procuruers and
dealers in immoral works. Procuruers
are liable to months Imprisonment
and to fines ranging from $50
to 5000 marks. Those found
guilty of aggravated offeuses are
anhlnnf IN of 1ric or
from one to FIVE years. The heaviest
punishment that can be inflicted on
married SOuteneurS is the minimum
prescribed for persons of that class, one
years Imprisonment. These measures
provide that all offenders embraced by
the act shall be placed in solitary con-
finement, and shall be supplied with
only plank bed and bread and water.
Already the police are taking the law
from the emperor to enforce the pro-
visions of the act, and Berlin, Hamburg
and other cities are being cleared of the
social evil. Many hundreds of immoral
women and men have already been
imprisoned. These drastic meas
ures, applied under the ignorant
dlctation of reforming deSpot, are held
by thinking men as being of small avail
in effecting a radical cure for the evils
attacked. In number of cases gross
injustice has been done through the ar
rest by the police of wOrkmen out of
employment as souteneurs. Several
hundred suspected persons are now
confined in the Moablt prison awaiting
trial under the act Oh charges made by
the police and other informers.
Emperor B1lIy's Birthday.
The thirty-third anniversary of the
birth of Emperor William occurs on
Wednesday next. The occasion will
be celebrated by court fetes, at which
the king and queen of Wurtemburg, the
king of SaXony and number of princes
will be present. The reflections regard
ing the EMPEROR lack of due observ-
ance of the period of mourning for the
late Duke of Clarence and Avondale is
explained i'll the court circle by the
necessity for ending the mourning be-
fore the fetes shall begin.
Special significance is attached to the
reception at Berlin of the king and
queen of Wurtemburg. During the
lifetime of the late king the relations of
the Wurtemburg court with the imperial
house were those of latent hostility.
The king never visited Berlin. The
new king, having accorded open friend
ship to the imperial house, the emperor
has determined to make his reception
the occasion Of special pomp.
A Woman Reheaded.
A woman named Badme-waski was
Deheaded yesterday by the Berlin exc
cutloner for having killed her husband
by administering poison to him. She
will, however, in all probability, be the
last criminal despatched in this manner.
as the emperor Is turning his attention
TO methods of capital punishment. His
majesty has decided against the pres
ent barbarouS system. AS executions
are now conducted in Germany, the
condemned criminal is placed on a stool,
an assistant holds the head, while the
eXecutioner himself, using a sword
ground to raZor-like sharpness. sewers
the head from the body. One blow
is supposed TO be sufficient
to effect this purpose, but it sometimes
happens that several strokes have to be
made before the head and body are sep
arated. The emperor hesitateS between
death by hanging and electrocution.
1t is understood that he prefers the
former method. Thy use of the guillo-
tine, as practiced in France, he rejects
entirely.
His Retention Gratifying.
The retention at st. Petersburg of Sir
Robert b. ID. Morier as British ambas-
sador to Russia is subject of in
tense interest in diplomatic circles,
and is especially gratifying to the for
eign office. Sir Robert is a steady sun
porter of Emperor William and
Chancellor Won Caprivi in their
efforts to disengage the car from
his alliance with the French govern
ment. The main reason for Lord Sails
bury's action is believed to be a desire
tc-keep at the Russian capital all am
bassador versed in the affairs of the
country, in view of the internal troubles
which are menacing the Russian dy-
nasty.
The reports that the dreibund is CO.
operating with England in some grand
diplomatic movement are in circulation
here, but nothing tangible can be
learned.
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