The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-05
A HOT FIRE ON CAPRIVI.
Richter and Bebel Attack the Ger
man Army Bill.

Berlin, May 4.-DiscussiOn of the army
bill continued in the Reichstag to-day
Herr Richter, leader of the Deutsche
freisinnige party, declared that his party
would not accept the compromise agreed
upon by Freiherr Won 1uene, the chief OBJ
lection being the concession of two years
active service limit would be sub
ject to the good will of the gov
ernment, which would be enabled
after period Of five years TO demand
new increase of the army and thereby to
compel additional concessions on the part
of the Reichstag. Herr Richter vigorously
assailed Chancellor Won Caprivi for at
tempting, as Herr Richter described it, TO
tyrannize over the Reichstag by parading
the opinions of military experts.
RICHTER ATTACKS CAPRIvI.
Herr Richter argued that If the opin-
| ions of the military experts were in
tended to override the views entertained
by the members Of the Reichstag, then
parliamentary representation would
| be farce. Herr Richter protested
in vehement language against
what he characterized as the
sighting remarks uttered by Chancellor
Won CapriVi regarding the labotious
studies which the committee of the
Reichstag on the army bill had Devised
to the question. The theory of the inn
perial chancellor, said Herr Richter, TO
the effect that the military strength Of
Germany should be as great as the popu-
lation of Germany permitted, was unten-
able.
WOULD DOUBLE THE FORCE.
1t meant doubling Of the military forces
of Germany. and it meant the putting Of
the empire on the high road to being mill
tarized, as Prussia already was, Loud
applause ''Yct Prussia continued
Herr Richter, lis unable to provide
a few hundred thousands for
| educational and. scientific purposes,
while the military swallows millions, n
| Here the speaker was again Interrupted
| by loud applause on the part Of the OPP
pOncnts of the army bill, accompanied by
uproar and cries Of dissent on the part of
its supporters. Facing those who dis
scnted from his uttelances, Herr Richter
exclaimed: "What IS the use of patriotism
to man with nothing to eat"
REPLY OF THE CHANCELLOR.
When Herr Richter had concluded
Chancellor Won Caprivi delivered a calm
and unPassiOnatc reply The chancellor
declared that the increase in the peace
effective agreed upon was absolutely cs-
sential to safeguard the empire The
| government, he said, would adopt the
| proposal of Herr Won Huene and would
! use it as plank in their electoral plat
| form should the dissolution of the Reich
stag become unavoidable
Herr Bebel the social democratic
leader, repeated and emphasized the argu-
ments of Herr Richter. Herr Bebel sol
emnly warned Chancellor Won Caprivi
against what he termed the revolution
from above. "If, - exclaimed Bebel, "the
government should attempt such a reVOlu-
tion, the people Of Germany will quickly
reply with revolution from below"
READY TO DISSOLVE THE REICHsTAG
At a meeting of the Bundesrath, or fed
eral council, to-day, Chancellor Caprivi
announced that the emperor had signed
the rcscript dissolving the Rcichstag, and
was only waiting the rejection of the
army bill to promulgate the rcscrpt 1t
appears that the emperor has not given
up all hope of the passage of the army
bill, for he will be present tonight at
dinner given by DR.. Bosse, the minister
of public worship and instruction, with
the intention of bringing the imperial in
fucnce to bcur ON the Prussian members
of the center party to induce them to sup
port Herr Won Huene.
PARTY CAUCUsEs HELD.
After the debate on the army bill in the
Reichstag adjourned numerous party eau
cuscs were held. Chancellor Won CapriVi
went away from the session in good
humor. As the seceders from the Ductsch
freisinnige party continue inclined to vote
with Herr Won Hcune and if he can Sc
cure twelve votes from the center the
chancellor counts upon a small majority
for the bill.
The deep interest which the emperor
feels in the issue is shown by an incident
which has caused much comment, IL APP
pears that the cmpcrOr's visit TO Chanccl-
lor Won Capriyi last night was made after
midnight. Everybody had retired to bed
when the emperor went TO the Chanccllor's
residence and caused him to be rung up
for consultation about the army bill.
DCOunt Won Prcysing Lichtcnegg Moos
has resigned the leadership Of the cleri-
Gals, TO which he was elected yesterday
after the resignation Of Count Won Bal
lestrim. His reason is that he feels un-
equal TO the task Of guiding the clericals
through the present crisis Count Won
HompeSch has been elected in his stead.
The caucus which elected Count Won
Hompesch was an exceedingly stormy
one. The supporters of Herr Won Huene
spoke strongly against the attitude Of the
majority. II is said that twelve members
of the party are ready to vote for the
compromise.
ANOTHER PARTY DIVIDED.
Chancellor Won Caprivi has been in
formed that the frcisinnige party is not
unanimous in Opposing the Won Huene
compromise and that perhaps a dozen of
them will vote for IT,
This is the information which, commu-
nicated to the chancellor shortly before
he left the Reichstag, raised his hopes
that the compromise would be saved
The emperor was persuaded to give up
his plan TO attend DIR. Bosses dinner to-
night. He will remain away also from
the dinner given by the chancellor Any
appearance of bringing pressure to bear
upon the deputies was regarded by the
ministers as unwise, because it would
give the social democrats and radicals of
the Richter group occasion TO proclaim
that unconstitutional means had been
adopted 10 strengthen the government in
the Reichstag.
An ELECTION MANEUYER.
Court Councillor Ackermann, conserva-
tive deputy as representative of group
Of conservatives and free conservatives,
has introduced in the Reichstag bill
favoring bimetallsm In Ger
many This is regarded as an election
maneuver significant of the belief
Of the conservatives that an appeal is
about 20 be made 10 the electors
The result Of the election in Dortmund
as announced tonight, Is considered
ominous OF what may be ex-
pected from the general election. Tho
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