The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-06
MODERN ABSOLUTISM
Proposed Action Against Empe-
rOr Williams PretensiOns.
HIS MAJESTY AS A WINE DRINKER
After Two Glasses of Champagne He Becomes
Talkative, and after Three is Indiscreet
and PugnaciOus.

BERLIN, March s. Copyright, 1892 by
New York Associated Press Leaders of
the National Liberal and Freissinige
view to concerted action against the
Emperors absolutism. The leaders of the
the leaders of the Freissinige party want
to challenge openly the
PRETENsIoNs OF THE EMPEROR
by raising debate in regard to the pend
ing press prosecutions. The National
Liberals, however, more cautiously ad
vocate the policy of obstruction in con-
sideration of the estimates.
If the advice of Prof. Dellbruck is
followed the proposed coalition can form an
alliance with the Free Conservatives, and
this ought to be sufficiently strong to cause
the government to succumb and the
Emperor to d adopt new line of policy; cut
nobody expects this fortunate issue. The
press prosecutions are undertaken in &C
cordance with the Emperor's express in
ructions.
Those who seek to apologize for his
majesty assert the prosecutions were
initiated in consequence of the course
adopted by the public prosecutor, but it is
Il well known fact
THE EMPEROR HAS BEEN GREATLY ENRAGED
by the press comments on his Brandenberg
speech, and IS determined to contest the
generally recognised rights which hitherto
have protected the press from prosecution.
| That portion of his speech in which he
advises the disconnected to shake the Dust
OF Germany from their feet, is becoming as
familiar as a proverb. 1t is asked, at
whom he aimed as ''sippered grum blers. -
1t certainly could MOI have been the Social
| lists nor Progressists. 1t surmised the
phrase had reference to the National
! Liberals, perhaps to Bismarck and Won
| Bennis sen, leader of the National Ii berals,
and DR.. Miguel, nnance minister. Another
surmise is, the Emperor simply hit the
phrase in moment of vinouB eXilliara-
ton. HIS majesty drinks less thin most
wine drinkers, and can stand less. After
two glasses of champagne, he becomes
! laxative, and after three
INDIsCREET AND PUGNAcIoUs.
His after-dinner speeches usually re-
quire toning down, but the Brandenb ere
utterances were published without beinl
edited. The prosecutions of the pres!
imply thai the Emperor has decided tc
abide by his recent declarations, which arr
The revival of the brandy monopoly
scheme, on which 3ismarck's government
was dfeated in 1856, means that Empero
William and Chancellor Won Caprivi are
dauntless in the face Of existing difficulties
and will deliberately raise more. To sur
up, Germany is on the verge OF
PERIOD OF INTERNAL TURMOIL
which may effect for the external enemie
of the monarchy the long oped-for chanc
for attack.
The reichstag has passed the credit TO
the suppression Of the slave trade in Eas
Africa.
The bundesrath has approved the copy
right treaty with the United States. Ac
cording to newspaper report, Bismarc
recently sa he would appear in the uppe
house shortly, but remain silent listene
TO the debate on the education bill; watch
ing parties meet the fate of the fightin
cats, of which there were left only the tails
Doubtful announcements are made b.
the semi official press that the police hav
discovered numner of red flags intende
for use in the proposed demonst alton o
; the 18th to celebrate the revolution of 1915
The police are being reinforced. Sociais
leaders assert the story is fiction and th
Anarchists are looked upon as lacking tn
power TO make an important manii estatior
Arrests continue daily as the result of th
recent riots; plundering has been traced t