The morning call., 1892-10-30
Measures Which Are Agitating iii
Germany.
BISKARCE'S CRITICISM OF THE CABINET.
fhe Manifesto Of the Independent Socialist Party
Causes Sensation by Its Extreme ARaTCh-
iStic Expressions.
Copyrighted, 1882, by the New York Associated
Press.

BERLIN, Oct. 29-Emperor William will
open the Reichstag in person on November
D. While the imperial Parliament Is
wrestling over the army bill the PrusSian
Landing, which has been summoned tC
meet November Q, will be involved In q
party fight on the fiscal reforms proposed
by DR.. Miguel, Minister of Finance. Both
sessions viii strain the energies OF the Min
listers and produce crisis periods, yet
official circles are confident that the army
bill will be approved, as they are also con-
fdent that the proposed budget will meet
with acceptance.
Prince Bismarck will not Teappear in the
Relehstag. If the success of the coalition
against the Government was absolutely
secure, with himself as master Of the situa-
tion, he would not hesitate again to take
his seat. but the person who latest tried tO
interview him could not extort even q side
light on the Princes attitude toward the
impending struggle. his criticism was
chiefly personalities.
The present Minister'S" he said. "are SO
Insignificant and the covering TO the shield
they present is SO transparent that the En-
peror himself always shines through them.
II is dangerous to the future of the mon
aTch's career" he added, ''for q ruler. even
with the best intentions. TO appear so fTe-
onently in the political field without a de-
cent ministerial covering" ntinung,
Prince Bismarck said: "To fight with Min
listers who are men CT straw has no charms
for me- Some Of them cling through per-
sonal necessities to the posts that feed
them. They have large families. or there
are other things that demand that they re-
tain the Offices"
This is interpreted as a spteful alusion
to Dr.. Won Boetticher, the head of the I'M
perial Home Office and the representative
of the Chancellor.
This sort Of man." said Prince Bis
marck, 'is represented in the Government,
Of which Frederick the Great once said
they were amusing al the table, but whom
Frederick kicked ont. Now they are not
kicked out. The situation has no charm
for NE. Ny son Is much less resigned TO be
out OF Cfice than | an, but he has long
seen that competition with certain Minis
tiers Is only possible provided one pTeVi-
ously wears the livery for some years"
The editor Of the Zukunet had long iD-
teryiew with Bismarck. referring mostly TO
political matters. Bismarck excused him.
self for not sending a letter Of sympathy 10
Hamburg on the ground that be is now
of cholera, he said, having attended many
patients suffering with that disease, He
said he once received a lace handkerchief
from Nice, snd Professor Koch found on the
handkerchief many cholera baciliL That's
one way" he added, 'of getting rid Of ones
enemies"
The programme Of the Independent So
eialist party has finally been drafted, and ii
marks their defnttive secession from the
msip body Of Social Democrats The pro-
gTamme' declares that The wOrkmeu ought
10 reject State socialism in every form.
They should rather enfeeble it and CON-
petely abolish the state. They should try
10 capture the means Of production and
abolish capitalistic society through strikes; /;
refuse TO enter into legal obligation. They
should oppose all leading Institutions OF
modern society such as the church, the
State. the schools. the army, bureaucracy
and parlamen tarism. and reconstruct So
eiety on basis Of perfect equality without
distinction as 10 sex.
The manifesto is the embodiment Of sheer
ansTchism, which party has a growing num-
Der Of adherents in Germany. The social
isiic members of the Reichstag-Singer.
Beuel, Liebknecht and Auer-will seize the
occasion of the great congress of the So
eialistic party on November Il Ii. denounce
the manifesto as anti-sOcialistic.
The social season that was opening bril-
liantly al the American legation was inter
death. Mrs. Phelps had Issued invitations
10 dinner in honor OF Minister White, at
which Chancellor Won Caprlvi, General
Schouvaloff, the Russian Embassador and
other dignitaries would have been present.
The invitations we're WITHDRAWN when it
was learned that Mrs. Harrison was dead.
The representative of the Associated
Press has been Informed that the Germ
steamship companies have agreed not 70
forward Russians or HungaTians to the
United States SO long as cholera EXITS 10
Russia and Hungary. The reports from
New York that Bohemians will also be ex-
cluded are correct.
The Baku Standard Oil Company has
been formed here. Its aim will be tO,com-
pete with the Standard Oil Company for the
German market.
Experiments have recently been made Ia
Germany with a new kind OF armor, claim
ing to ba far superior to apY kind heretofore
made. 1t is said the resisting qualities OF
this armoT are so great that thin layer OF
1t Will prevent the passage Of the new small
ealibeT rife bullets.
The negotiations for a commercial treaty
with Russia are about to be resumed.