The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-10
THEIR RIGHTS IMpERILED
Germans Nay So0B Have Law Limit
ing the Privilege of Getting Drunk.
Emperor Williams Bill to Repress the Jag
Habit Likely to Pass the Reichstag-Goed
Field for Informers and Black Aailers.


ICopyrieht 1852 By the York Associated Press.1
BERLIN, Jan. 9-The Reichstag. next
week, Will debate the bill for the repres-
sion of drunkenness The Bundezrath has
approved the measure as il was originated
by Emperor William, only modifying the
severity of the penalties TO be imposed mp
on offending public house-keepers. The
Ministers, it is known, consider the pro-
posals with disfavor. and the members of
the Bundezrath express doubt as to their
practical value. However. the Emperor
having set bis heart upon trying the effect
upon drinking of legislative restrictions.
has obtained from them a hesitating assent.
The fate of the measure in the Reichstag
Is doubtful The Conservatives and Ma
tional Liberals will support the bill. while
the Freisinnige and Socialist parties will
oppose it. mainly because its provisions
will invest the police authorities with ex-
ceptional powers of interference In the pri-
vate life of citizens. The clause of the
measure which has caused the most wide
spread objection empowers the officials to
prosecute all persons denounced to them as
haDitual drunkards and to cause them to
De imprisoned until they shall have OBJ
tanned medical certificate stating that
they have been cured of the liquor habit
Their property also may be seized and APP
piled to the support of their families and OF
themselves during the i'm prisonment.
The bill fails 50 entirely TO denDe what
proof will be sufficient to warrant the ar
rest and sequestration of person de-
nounced as being q habitual drunkard as
TO enable malicious or prejudiced prosecu-
tors free scope. The measure, n 1t becomes
. law. will inevitably give rise to host Of
malicious informers and black msilers. who
will continually busy themselves IN laying
traps for the keepers of places of public
resort and who stand In readiness to blast
the regulations of private individuals
No public enthusiasm is shown In support
of the proposals. On the contrary, the pre-
vaiiIng opinion seems to be that the Dill
will never operate successfully in any large
section of the empire. When the bill was
before the Bundesrath, Chancellor Lande-
mann, of Bavaria. induced that body to
discriminate between the various forms OF
drunkenness. TWAS found practically i'm
possible, however. to classify drinkers OF
comparatively harmless beer and wine
apart from the drunkards who are poison
ing themselves with potato spirits. Prose-
witnesses of the offense shall denounce the
culprit, and should the measure ever come
into active operation in this city there will
be q mighty swarm of convictions. The
Center party is divided upon the question
of the wisdom of the measure the majority
leaning towards the bill as moral legisla-
ton approved by the Vatican. The reeult
depends upon the Centrists, and therefore
the bill is likely 70 pass.
THE INFLUENZA BACILLUS.
The discovery By Dr.. Pfeiffer. the son-in-
law Of Professor Koch, of the influenza
bacillus has caused considerable excite
ment IN medical and scientific circles. The
public ask Of what practical use these reve-
iations can be until principle for the de-
struction of the bacilli shall have been OBJ
tanned. The discovery of bacilli brings no
comfort to the suffering. according to the
Japanese physicians DR.. Kitisato who Is
assisting Dr.. Pfeitfer in his investigations.
mas. it was recently announced, discovered
q cure for tetaDus. but the remedy has not
yet been tested. and the tetanus bacilli
continues TO thrive. The report of DR..
rhar;sr %nGn was as, sssen lily reaa at the
traced the influenza bacllli and describes
their special character as distinct from that
of other bacilli. The report concludes with
the single practical Recommendation to
combat infection by removing and destroy
ing the soutum OF persons suffering from
lnfiuenzs, and by kseplng the surroundings
clean and thoroughly disinfected.
The strike of printers 10 still partly on
in Berlin, Leipsic, Frankfort and Munich.
The strike leaders state that 10000 men are
still out and that 1900 men at work are
contributing to the fund for tbs support of
the strikers- The leaders also claim that il
assisted from abroad the men will be able
TO hold ont until their movement is crowned
with success A number of the master
printers in shis city have conceded the de-
mands of the men, and 400 of the strikers
have been enabled to return to work The
condition of the strikers In Berlin is hope
ful, but the men In Munich, Leipsic and
Stuttgart. where there 10 less prospect
Of an immediate return to work, are
Pm
been held in every provincial center for the
purpose OF expressing approval OF the
movement, but material support fails. If
the men had not associated their cause
with socialism, popular aid would have
been more readily secured. As matters
now stand, unless further foreign help 10
received the movement will inevitably
collapse.
Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader in an
address to . conference of workmen at
MuIhousc, at which one thousand persons
were present, proceeded TO attack the CAP
italists and the bourgeoisie in his usual
vein. He was permitted to proceed until
he began to comment upon the annexatio
OF Alsace-Lorrai ne. when the police, W no
were present in considerable force, COM
PEELED him to desist and broke up the meet
ing amid cheers for Herr Bebel.
The wife of Nj. Morkowzky. the noted
composer and pianist. has my seriously dis
appeared. One report has it that Madame
Morkowzky was too fond of Ludwig Fulds,
enjoying each others society, while an
other runner IL that the relations existing
between Morkowzky and a young wome a
of Washington ID. c., one of his pupils
caused o rupture between the composer
aud his wife Intimate friends or the COM
pdeer say that his wife's lively French
character caused trouble between the cou-
pie, which has resulted in separation. The
friends who made this statement declare.
however. that there Is no great moral de-
feot on either side.
Murat Halstead has spent . week In this
city. Mr.. Halstead started for Paris to-day.
From there he will proceed TO LONDON, and
will sail for New York on the Goth instant
Cook. the Boston world trotter, and young
Wilbur, of New York. were to-day released
from jail. where they have been serving q
term of imprisonment for defrauding a
hotei-keeper. Cook persists that he will
carry out his project of beating" his way
around the world.
Consul-general Edwards Is recovering
from an attack of influenza. At one time
the Consul general was considered to be in
critical condition. His ply stefan has adj
vised him to make prolonged stay at Ems.