New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-14
FIXED For TWO YEARS.
THE GER,IAN PEACE EFFECTIVE TO BE
479,229 MEN.

PASSAGE OF THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THE ARMY
BILL Ios TO 1s7-CoUNT Won HoMPESC II DE.
FINES THE CLERICAL PARTY's ATTI-
TUDE TOWARD TIE MEASURE
ANTI.sEMITEs TO SUPPORT
THE GOVERNMENT.
Berlin July lathe Reichstae to-day took
up the Army bill on second reading, AMI after
debate the first article of the measure passed
by vote Of 0s to 81. Government majority
Of eleven. The article fixes for two years the
peace effective at 470,220 men. The volunteers
for the year are not included in this number.
Count Won IIompcsch, Clerical, delivered the
first speech against the bill making elaborate
defence of the Clerical partys attitude toward
the measure. The Clerical party, he said. had
never been confessional or church party, al
though it had undertaken. as its nobcst duty, the
protection Of Roman Catholicism in Germany
This however had not been its sole duty. Inc
Clcricals had striven to maintain the federal
character Of the Empire to protect civil liberties
and TO further the moral and material Interests
Of all classes These had bean the partys Ideals.
The charge had been made that the parry ha'
swung TO the loft. had abandoned many oi n'
conservative. traditions and had driven from Us
ranks those who declined to accept us nv"
tendencies All these charges were unlo"huc" ~
fact The party still, in Tn" b"s' Seh''' ov"-
scrvative: its desire still to fortiiy poP"ii'
obedience tc the authority OF Church ana o'''o
Chancellor Won Caprivi replied that ne wa
b;cbIv nleased with Count Won IIompcsch's dei-
nition of the attitude of the Clcrica>, hpt peorc
modifying his previous opinion of them he mu''
,,a;t tbo;r action toward the authorities of the
Central Government and the States Mc''''in''
tbo;r nolicv was binding them 10 the Dcmocra'S
Tbov wern always hostile to the Government.
Dr Iiebor. Clerical leader, said the Chanc"hor
riob, call the Cloricals Democrats If II" peaSeu :
but the fact was that in Bavaria ana WurtihocrS
they were true Royalists, although opposed W
the excrssivc development Of the Imperial luca
Suoh being the case they could bear without lear
Of being misunderstood the rcproach that 'neN
u.oro Democrats The Clerical party felt the
necossi,v Of opposing the Army bill because con-
,i,cod that the people were unable to bear 'he
contemplated increase of military burdens.
chancellor Won Caprivi remarked that Dr.
iebcrs assurances as TO the royalistc seh'iin'h'S
of Clericals in Bavaria were exceedingly Crafty
inc. and il was TO he hoped that IT. the future
Dr Iieber would remain faithful TO his deciara-
ton on this point The Chancellor also reierreo
again briefly TO the swing TO the lett causeu ~
| Dr. Iicber in his party.
hit,er sncrch for his party against the bill 1he
cr., corr.n electors he SAID, had declared
| themselves unequivocally against the miil'dii'"
| hiob ,narkad the measure There was no end 10
| ,be demands of the Government for men ana
money. The piling of burdens upon the people
| had rome ON ccasec-slv. and the point han pe'n
coached whore general suffering must he the pen
| atty of a further increase.
| IIorr Zimmcrmann Anti-Scmlte, VINO No'e'
AGAINST the bill in the last Rechstag, said una
| in view of the Chancclors promise 10 increase '"'
| uo,.so ,ov and 70 abandon the projected beer ana
| brandy taxes his party would vote with the uoN-
| crnment. 40.
| Count Won Moltkc. Free Conservative, SAID tha'
,bo nroscnt bill alone could secure Tor "rm"lN Ill
| honorable pcacc after the next European war
| r,,,oc Henry III Carclath-Schocnaich move" '"''
| tho tyyo wears service be fixed LEGALLY
The Chancellor stated that the "oV"rhfch' n'
no i,,op,ion to return 10 the three years service
| system unless experience should Sho" '"'' WV
.arroaror, retention Of the two years system was
impractcah'c He begged the Irincc 10 W '',',
| fed with this assurance. No'o VII Wv
| will bc taken tomorrow.
u, Lichcr rose before the debate closed 10
..o,o., og.ipst the Chanccllor's last inslnnaflor
| ,hot he was a Democrat. Nooo"N' sal" =,
Iicbcr had over had any reason to doupi HIS
| LOYALTY to the King.
| vote WAS then taken on the first artlcic VI
tho bill and il was passed, as already no'e" 80
Ito 1877 Count Herbert Bismarck supporter 'h'
Government The Ministcriaists are Jupi'ah' AT
this result which practically amounts !" Wv
r5Tssaqc Of the whole bill. An analysis oi "'o
vote is as follows:
For the bl-f,ightccn Poles, l3 Radlcai ,hi'h-
ISIS. 10 Anti-Scmites 81 National Liperns' -
Free Conservatives. Gs Conservatives, : Cffi1'lS
and Indcrcndents total 1919: =, c;o,
Against the bill-Ninety y-one olcrca,s' - To'i
Democrats x Alsatans, % Richter fihcaI1, ~
| south German Democrats 6u"lpiS an" III"
pcndents: total, ls1. ca;. iii
| The Governments supplementary O''"' "
v,s referred 10 the Budget COMMITTEE, >,
| An interview was had to-day with '"nnt 'l'r
hort Rismarck concerning statement NIllcn 'P
n.arcd in The London Times, 10 ll' NV, VI :, !,
he had prepared resolution ior Picrcn'''ls' s ,i
| tho Rciclstag calling for pos,pon'n'nV - r~, ~
discussion on the ARMY bill until autumn .on .I
| JIcrbort declared that the statement WIZ rnIi'H @
mntruc though he thought il wouid c'r'ainf hno, ho
| boon more djgniiied if the R'lcIs'a. hdu III
niaccd in position 10 decide on the i'lo k Iii
hnforn il was forced 10 vote on inc ArnN y,n'
rbern was he added, no necessity LOT hurrN m il''
with the Financia, bill II would br easy 10 .p'd, p,
,nta thc NECESSARY drafts by September, ana l"ci
the Uonsc would have ample tmr 10 70, usp'Sl & ~
| The Army bill and the Financial Dill Ill '"''
natural sequence.