Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-12
N THE GERMAN REICHsTAG.
S,,I,lIsts Hold Meetings and Protest
against The Measure.
M, ouAscrLLoa'ssAnLr SPEECH
- nil Likely 90 Pass on the
first Reading by n eooa
Majority.

BERLIN, Dec. iu.-oh thV cNuO' NV
or, reading Of the army bill, Chan
eellor Won Caprivi gave parliament
AIRY dinner unique In character, bring
Inc together both members OF tho
Rslch,lag OF all parties and press rep'
,,.snta,ives OF nil shades OF opinion
.,cept Socialist. twas memorable
,.c,sni,lon OF the influence OF the
r,,s,. and marked an epoch In German
,.n,nal,sm. While this dinner was
sroceeding, the Socialists were holding
meellugs In every electoral dlAtrict IN
berlin, protesting against the army
MI RESOLUTIONS were adopted ue-
rouncing mil,taryism and urging the
s"rmstion Of n peoples militia. The
new feature Of the meetings was the
i,,re attendance OF women, who by
,h,lr iervid enthusiasm gave more
,touble TO the police than their Socialist
Ifolhers dared cause. go,
When tie debate on tho army bill
vas opened In the Reichstag To-Day the
hcuss was crowded and the galleries
ysr, full of yisitors. The tenor OF the
,neseh,s from all sides disclosed no
accommodating hostility to the bill.
Hrrr Reichter IN his address said the
Freiaipnige party would grant what
,ver funds necessary for the introduce
lion of the system OF two years. service,
Lnt tho chancellor would have TO apply
toa more compliment Reichstag than
ihe pfesent one to obtain demands be-
yond that. He contcnded that the bill
would raise an extraordinary budget 10
,be extent Of two hundred million
marks.
Inu chancellor's reply to the
,pseehep against the bill was mainly
directed nj Reichter. He said the
latter was nm able political statistician,
but scarcely In n position TO oiirr u
reliable opinion on the details or the
military system. On this subject the
yleys that were authoritative in the
hehe., military circles must have
weight.
$50 convinced am l." said the
chancellor, cot tho necessity OF the bill
f,r the continued existence OF derma.
ny that II tho Reichstag wished 10
throw upon me Its own responsibility,
would TRANQUILITY accept It,"
This statement was greeted with
cheers. Continuing, the chancellor
tAld that under the provisions OF the
bill 10000 young men would be annu-
ally added TO the army, no that In
few years 100000 more mon would be
ready 10 take tho field against a hostile
amy. This statement also ELECTED
cheers. Tho chancellor appealed TO
the house not to throw tho country
Into confusion by rejecting the meas
uie.
ManteuiIel, speaking for the Conser.
vAllyts, said his party would vote for
the bill N It was proved that the quality
oithe army would not suiier through
The proposed increase In numbcrs and
orgsnlEa,ion. The general opinion 10
ihSi the bill will pass the first reading
iyag good majority.
s'''e.hing like popular demonstra-
tons Of
ANTI'sEMITIsM
have occurred Ia several centers where
Tho Fieissinige element is strong.
Twice this week considerable crowds
Jissed along tho Frlcdriohstrassc cry.
Ing "D0wn with the Jews" Leading
conservatives are confident that the
EMPEROR Ia ashamed OF the Jew batting
cone by the party and have protested
against Including m anti.Jewish plank
IN the platform. The anti.Semitic
Propaganda in Austria received fresh
energy by the action Of tho German
Conservatives. A large mass meeting
smfecently held In the Vienna town
ball, nj which Prince Alois Lichteu-
t.sin, amid the plaudlts OF the crowd,
td'iset them to boycott Jewish trades.
men, Coming from n man Of hiB Inn
Io'tance, tho advice Is likely to have u
eid effect.
THE FUNERAL OF DIR. sIEMANs,
ne well.known electrician, took place
Syiay with much pomp. Chancellor
on Caprlvi aud many other officials,
eldts grent crowd OF prominent
.soPle not In official life, were present.
i'uf thousand workmen followed the
sAhe. Among the floral offerings
'sone from Edison.
IN lhE RECENT CoNvBRsATIoN
WIN Lieutenant Evans, military
AAche OF the American Legation, the
.uleror expressed isgret that because
%me distance no could not visit the
.aleago Columbian Exposition. The
,''fnment viii grant 270, 900 marks
w exhibits Of the Prussiau schoo
"'wm az the WORLDS Fair.