Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-28

Caprivi gained little or nothing by his
speech, and that he made no argument to
change the conviction of the people that the
bill is impossible. Richter has let it be
given out that he is prepa ring q great ora
tlon which he will launch against the Gov
ernment after Christmas, as meantime the
budget will require about all the attention
of the Deputies.
Since the death of windthorst Richter has
been the ablest speaker in the House, and
opposition. That he will hardly show as
much advantage as Caprfvi, q professional
soldier, as against Bismarck is a foregone
conclusion. Nevertheless, all the fact1ons
that live to oppose everything proposed by
the Government are prophesying great
things Tor him for this winter.
Long and Bitter Struggle Certain.
Richter's speech will be followed by q long
and bitter struggle, which will repeat the
stirring events of Bismarck's and Wind
thorst's days. The result of this struggle
can only be guessed. The probability now
seems to be that considerable concessions
must be made before the bill can be passed.
As the bill stands nobody believes that it
has even a remote chance of becoming
law.
The anxiety Of the Government to concil-
late the opponents Of the military bill was
shown this week by the moderation of the
Minister OF War in answering interroga-
lions as to the shooting of civilians by
sentrles in the public streets. A Strassburg
Deputy wished to know why the Govern
ment had not given effect to the Relchstag's
motion of last winter. This motion urgently
directed attention TO the necessity of modi-
tying the orders of sentries which were
based on antiQuated laws at complete var
lance with modern spirit and circumstances.
General Won kaltenborn apparently ex-
pected that his conciliatory reply in a form
of promise to replace sentries with civil
guards as soon as possible would be re-
ceived with ELUSIVE manifestations of graft
Ia m noh la O 01e rl1IG q Ea
words caused a murmur OF protest through
out the Center and Lett, where the impress
sion prevailed that the Government had
adopted temporiztng tactics.
Bitterness of a Social-Democrat.
Paul Singer, ocial-Democrat Deputy for
the Fourth district of Berlin, remarked
dryly that the Minister of War did not seem
TO realize the gravity OF the question. He
apparently was ignorant of the generally
known fact that the officers were as great
offenders in the matter under discussion as
were the privates. The Minister'S plan was
purely palliative, and would not strike the
evil at its root. The fact of growing dam
ger that the German people would be di-
vided against itself, in an armed and I'M
armed camp, seemed to have escaped the
notice of the Government although the peo-
pie at large could no longer shut their eyes
to 1t.
Herr Won Boettcher replied, in defense of
the Government, that the promised reforms
would virtually cut OFF the evil in question,
and leave professional complainers like
Singer, without ground to stand on.
Adolph Groeber. Clerical Deputy from
Wuerttemberg, and Edward Eberty, Inde-
pendent Deputy from Berlin, in replying to
Boettcher spoke in exact agreement with
singer, both emphasizing the fact that grow
ing hatred of the military by the civilians
had become a source OF peril to the Govern
ment.
Karl Hartman, Conservative Deputy from
SaNony, said the Government would do well
10 take more radical measures against such
q threatening evil.
Hard Nuts for Kaltenborn to Crack.
Emil Perri, National Liberal from Lor-
raine, and the original Questioner, thought
General Won kaltenborn's reply unsatis-
factory and Dased upon misconception of
the principle at issue. The minister had
said that the substitution of gendarmes or
civil guards would be made in frequented
streets. Who then would decide which
streets were much frequented and which
were not? Would sentrIes in the rural dis
tIicts be permitted to shoot down citizens
in small cities and towns while the large
cities would be exempt from such abuses?
just where WAS the citizen to be protected,
and where not?
This series of questions General Won Kali |
tenbOrn allowed TO go unanswered, and the |
subject was dropped. 1t will be revived |
later, however, to the further embarrass- |
ment of the Government. The time for its |
discussion Will depend on the progress of /
tie debate on the military bill. A consider |
able group of members will make a con-
cessiOn in the matter of the price OF their /
votes Tor that measure.
There is every reason to believe that
Caprivi has come or is coming to an under
standing with the Clericals. He is.believed |
to lie ready to move for the repeal of the
Gn-i-J eSuit statutes in return for the support /
OF the Cleucais OF the military bill.
How-Some Votes Are to Be Gained.
negotiations with the Poles and National ,
Liberals have also been in progress, but are
not believed to have matured as yet in any /
substant tial gain Tor the Government. In
the Conservative party the Chancellor has
the persistent opposition down to
4 small group of dyed-in-the-wool Protest
ANS whom lie feels ne can afford to offend
with Jesuit measure or the Clericals. The
anti-Jesuit law is so popular with the ex-
treme Protestant group that they threaten
to bring upon Caprivi the fate of Count Zed-
lit IN case he try TO repeal 1t. 1t was passed l
almost at the beginning of the Kulterkampf 1
some 20 years a.o In consequence of it
some IA Jesuit establishments were closed
orders were indefinitely suspended. One
hundred Jesuit fathers and 800 other priests
were driven from the empire. Many of |
these have since returned as private indi-
viduals. Others, however, are awaiting the
repeal OF the laws against their orders, in
order that they may return eagles" as
one OF them once prophesied they would do.
Uneasiness Among Thinking Men.
TIE election to the Reichstag of the notori.
Gus Hebrew and slanderer Ahlwardt in the
room of the dead Deputy Won Meyer, of the
District Friedeberg-A -Arnsvalde, has created |
much uneasiness among thinking men of all
parties. 1t has shown unexpected political
power among the anti-Semitics, the most
agiUators in German politics.
The conference OF Conservatives VIII take
place here December :. Strict secrecy will |
be observed al all sessions. Only delegates
bearing cards will be admitted to the room
in the Tivoli restaurant where meetings will
be held. The programme will be published
on the following Monday, after being sane
toned by the Executive Committee or the
Conservative Electoral Association.
An attempt was made on Thursday to
wreck the house of a man ufacturer Briemin
Lendersdorf. One dynamite tube was placed
under the steps and another In a crevice in
the foundation. Only the one under the
steps exploded. All the windows in the
house were broken and the steps were blown
away. Otherwise no damage was done. |
reward OF 800 marks for the discovery OF the
men who placed the tubes has been offered.
SECURE desirable boarders by a cent-a-
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