The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15
A VICTORY FOR CAPRIVI.
THE ARMY BILL NOW PRETTY
SURE TO PASS TaE REICHsTAd.

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The Chancellor's strong speech Be-
fore the Special COMMITTEES Nos
Likely to be in Vain-The Opposi.
ton to the Government Clearly
Weakening-ralk of q Compromise.
BERLIN, Jan. l4.-Ths opposition is now
beginning to admit that the army bill has
a fair chance Of passing in the Reichstag.
The members of he freisinnige party and
the centerists publicly declare that the
speech OF Chancellor Won Caprivi before
the Reichstag committee ON Wednesday
last has not in any way altered tbs situae
tiou, but the general tone Of the paria-
mentary circles shows decidedly that the
chancelor's forceful presentation OF ths
governments demands aud the reasons for
them has created strong impression. IL
is generally conceded that the chancelIor's
speech was most powerful and skillful
plea for united action on the part of all the
German parties on II matter that involves
the safety Of the Fatherland. His speech
was an appeal to the patriotism OF the
country, and, notwithstanding the states
menN made by some members of the Reich-
stag, it is believed that It will not have been
made in vain.
RICHTER'S ATTACK.
Although the attack made in the COM
mittee upon the chancellor by Herr Richter
showed no sign OF any abatement in the
hostility entertained by his party for the
measure, many Of the fresinnige party
desire 30 come 30 an entente with the gov
ernment. Among the proposals relating to
the bill discussed In the lobbies to-day was
one that was received with favor by the
opposition. This was a suggestion that the
new organization of the army should not be-
enforced Immediately upon stbe bill becom-
ing a law, but that tbe changes proposed
should extend over several years In execu-
ton. With this concession granted by tha
government the Reichgtag could vote the
first installment necessary 10 reorganization.
and pledge itself TO aooede to the other In
stallmeuts within a fixed time.
THE GOVERNMENT coNFrDENT.
In the official circle the question now is,
1ority, but how large the majority will be.
The center party. which has been silently
opposed 10 the measure, is obviously weak~
ening, and 10 is only the section led by DR..
Lieber that s feared by tne government.
The national liberals, conservatives and
free conservatives will abandon their pre-
tended Independence, and already they are
preparing to swallow the whole bill
II they are required TO do so. A
number Of the friestnnige party. whol differ
from Herr Richter, are likely to abseus
themselves when the division Is taken on
the measure. All things considered the bill
seems practically safe.
BAD IMPRESSION IN GERMANY.
The effect OF the chancellor's speech
abroad Is eagerly watched here Telegrams
| from st. Petersburg received to-day state
that the chancellor's words made the worsb
| sort Of an impression there owing 10 tho
want OF accord between his utterances be-
| fore the committee aud his previous pacific
| declarations, which were recently received
through the German embassy. The tenor
of these latter remarks influenced
the czar in decision to send the caro-
With as his representative TO the mAr-
riage OF Princess Margaret. The revulsion
OF friendly feeling entertained for the Ger
| man government will be Intense unless
Chancellor Won Caprlvi officially explains
his remarks regarding Russia and Denmark.
The speech Ia hailed at Vienna and Buda-s
Pesth as establishing greater confidence ON
the part of the Austrian governmen in
Chancellor Won Caprivi than was ever fels
in Prince Bismarck.
KICK ON THE BUREAUCRACY.
A movement that has been inauguated
against the privileges enjoyed by the bu-
reaucracy Is stirring the middle classes OF
Prussia. Prussian officials. whose number
ia legion, are exempt from any taxation
except the income tax. Outside of tha
ofhce-holding class this 10 believed to be an
injustice, and meetings have been held iu
Dortmund, Bremen, Cologne and Hanover
TO protest against the exemption. Reso-.
lutions were adopted demanding thas
the government, as speedily as possible,
abolish the privileges OF the bureaucrats
and equnlize the taxation.
As the first step toward q Russlan-Ger-
man commercial entente the Sc. Peters
burg government is about 30 cancel the de.
cree prohibiting Russian railway compan-
les from buying material abroad. The iron
and steel trades Of Germany expect TO i'm
mediately benefit from the revocation Of