Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-01
GERMAN CABLE LETTER.
Prospects for a Peaceful May
Day in Germany.
Socialists Disposed to Hold
Orderly Celebrations.
The Kaiser in Speech Gives Fresh
Umbrage to WOrkingmen. ~
Chancellor Caprivi's Weakened Position.
Herr Miquel's Finance Schemes.
Coming Meeting of Prime
Ministers.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
BERLIN, April 30.-[Copyright, 1892,
by the New York Associated Press. i
The latest reports from all the industrial
centers in Germany show every prospect
of a peaceful May day celebration. The
authorities have taken every precaution
to prevent any disturbance, and police
will be centered at every important
point, ready to act upon the first indi-
cation of disorder.
Enormous excursions to the country
will be made from every large town.
The fetes in Berlin include concerts,
chorus singing and fireworks. The
Socialists have engaged sixty beer
houses. at which the landlords have un-
dertaken to hire only Socialist walters.
The leading Socialists oppose any illegal
action, declaring that if the Anarchists
attempt to create disorder, the Social
lists will be the first to deliver them to
the police. The Independent Socialists
will hold separate demonstrations. Only
at Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Lubbock
will professions be allowed.
| Since the Paris explosions entrance to
| the Berlin schloss is restricted, nobody
being allowed to enter without
special pass, and even then accom-
panied by soldier.
THE KAIsER's LATEST SPEECH.
The emperor's visit to Baron Stumm
has given fresh umbrage to the working
men. He harangued Baron Stumm's
workmen and bestowed the highest
eulogies upon the factories and regula-
tions for the workmen, declaring them
models that all Germany ought to imi-
| tate. The speech was coldly received,
as Stumm's arbitrary treatment of his
employees and his pitiless discharge of
any man suspected of Socialistic views
| is notorious. The grand banquet he
gave the emperor is the talk of the
newspapers, and cost over 10000
| marks.
| t.~ LANDTAG DEBATES.
| The debates upon the reassem bling
of the landtag lacked the expected in
terest. The Conservatives and Centrists
appeared timid, and did not definitely
define their position toward the govern
ment; they confined themselves to acri-
monious speeches, censuring the govern
educational bill; while the Progression
lists unanimously predicted the triumph
! OF the Liberals at the general election.
MIQUEL's FINANCIAL SCHEMES.
The financial reforms proposed by
Herr MIGUEL, minister of finance, will
shortly be debated in the landtag.
They are certain to meet with bitter
opposition. His schemes will be at
tackled as piece of state Socialism.
He proposes to make an income tax
progressive, exempting small incomes,
and he will introduce a new tax, max
ing interest pay more in proportion
than earnings. Minister MIGUEL expects
to increase the revenue.
This increase will enable him to re-
linquish tax on land and industries,
amounting to 100000 900 marks, to the
local authorities.
His most unpopular proposal is to
create tax on beer, which the Centrists
will especially attack. Probably in the
face of the opposition, Minister Miguel
will abandon the proposed tax.
CAPRIvI's WEAKENED POSITION.
Surprise is expressed at Chancellor
Won Caprivi going to Carlsbad, leaving
to Count Won Eulenburg the burden of
the debate in the landtag. The general
| belief is that the chancellor wishes to
emphasize his withdrawal from the pre-
| sidency of the Prussian ministry, and
| leave Won Eulenburg to handle the
| thus gauge the future influence with
which the chancellor will have to
| reckon. It is an open fact that the
| chancellor's position has been weakened
| by recent events. He has a less share
in the emperor's councils than for
| merly.
With the retaining of Herr Kalseborn-
Schan as minister of war, there are now
| two ministers (the other being Won
Boetticher) who hold views at variance
with the chancellOr's on certain uues-
tions, though the difference is not
serious enough to lead to a rupture.
PREMIERs TO MEET.
Won Caprivi will return to Berlin to
meet the king and queen of Italy when
they visit here, in order to hold con-
ference with the Marquis di Rudini, the
Italian prime minister. There is little
likelihood of Count Kalnoky, the Aus
tro-Hungarian prime minister, being
present at the conference, as it is prac.
tically certain Count Kalnoky and
Chancellor Won Caprivi will meet later
in the summer.
RUDINI TO BE SUSPENDED.
Rumors of another impending rup-
ture in the italian cabinet have arrived
here. Signor Nigra, the Italian anbas-
sador at Vienna, is mentioned as a
possible successor to Rudini. The be-
lief in political circles is that the crisis
will be tided over.
PROPOSED ITALIAN LOAN.
It is thought thai the proposal to float
an Italian loan here to assist in the
military expenditures of Italy does not
meet with favor. That the German
market is little inclined to absorb the
new loan yet awhile is shown by drop
OF half point in Prussian and German
loans when it was reported that the
projected German loan would be issued
| immediatelv The announcement in