The herald., 1893-12-17
A CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK.
Herbert Bismarck Surprises
His Friends.
He Rises to the Eminence of a
Party Leader.
His Speech on Commercial Treaties
Loudly Applauded.
The Fathe land Made So Uncomfortable
The Fatherland Made So Uncomfortable
for Anarchists That the Rods Are
All Expected TO Emigrate
to America.

Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press
BERLIN, Dec. 16.-The importance of
yesterdays debate in the reichstag CEN
tered on Count Herbert Bismarck's IN
expected coming to the front as one of
the leaders of the Conservative party.
The Agrarians selected him 10 be their
champion. solely on account of the
weight of his historic name, and al
though his arguments raised no point not
already covered by the opponents to the
commercial treaties, yet the trenchent
vigor of Count Herbert Bismarck's Ian
guage was in such striking contrast to
his former parliamentary style, that
even his friends were surprised
and delighted, and the conserva-
tives abandoning the attitude of re-
serve displayed towards him since
his fathers dismissal from Office, ap-
plauded him vociferously. The count
quoted pamphlet of the archbishop of
Dublin in arguing that unless the cur
rency question was settled the peasantry
would become bankrupt; he defended
the farmers union as having prevented
many discontented rural voters from
going over to the Social Democrats, and
implored the government to remember
that more than twenty million persons
in Germany were more or less depen-
dent on agriculture for livelihood.
FNaLAND's WEAKNESS.
Continuing. the count pointed out the
case of England where, he claimed, ag-
riculture WAS practically ruined and the
country dependent upon foreign sup-
plies. This, he said, was the cause of
the naval panic there and quoted Cob
denis exhortation to spend 100000, 900,
if necessary, to maintain England's
naval supremacy, saying that if Eng
land lost great naval battle and her
coasts were blockaded, she would be
compelled to accept peace at any price
quence, the count concluded, of allow
ing national agriculture to wither.
HERR RIcHrER's REPLY.
Hert Richter closed the debate with a
vigorous defense of the government
against Conservative attacks, illustrating
with bitter sarcasm the principles and
character of the Agrarian agitation, and
ridiculed the idea of representing Eng
land as lost country.
Richter, during his speech, said:
"And if, in their patriotism, they are
willing to make . large naval outlay,
they owe their ability to do go to the
free trade policy. We, on the other
hand, have so much difficulty in cover
ing the cost OF the army bill, because our
prosperity is retarded by the protection
policy"
THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
The passage of the other treaties have
paved the way for the adoption of the
Russian treaty. Those in a position to
Judge best believe the majority for the
Russian treaty will be even little
larger than for the Roumanian treaty,
because q number of opponents have
declared that, after the passage of the
Roumanian treaty, 1t would be sense
less to oppose the Russian treaty. Of
40 members absent from the division
ON the Roumanian treaty, it has been
ascertained that at least % are pre-
pared to support the Russian treaty.
EXODUS OF ANARCHISTS.
Caprivi is of the opinion that the
present legislation is sufficient to deal
with anarchists, and no initiative steps
are expected from Germany. The Ber-
lin adherents to the Anarchist party are
very downhearted, as every individual
belonging is we'll known and continually
shadowed by the police. Every speaker
indulging in exciting language at meet
ings is promptly "sent up" Quite
number are already in prison, and
others are awaiting trial. They will
soon find it too hot for them here, and as
no other states OF Europe will let them
pass the frontier, they will at last try
to 60 to America where an invasion of
this character may be looked for.
SUGAR PREMIUMS.
News circulated by the Politische
Nachrichten and reprinted by the Nord
Deutsche Zeitung, regarding the inten-
ton of the government to continue the
export premium ON sugar after January,
1895, which date is fixed by law for the
commence ment Of the lowering of the
premium, which will be stopped entire
ly after July, 1897, is not based on any
government action, but probably based
] on bailon d'eesai sent up by the sugar
interest with view to discover whether
the government contemplates any new
departure. 1t ia supposed the next few
days will clear the matter up, and that
some official announcement of the gov
ernment's intention will be made.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The reported illness of the crown
prince is not believed in the best cir
cles. The crown prince was seen last
week playing with his brothers. and was
then in the best of health and spirits.
The emperor has accorded several au-
diences to Prince Won Hohenlohe- SchiI-
lingfurst, lieutenant of the emperor in
Alsace- Lorraine, regarding the proposal
of the Alsatisn members of the reich
stag, who are anxious for the repeal of
the exceptional measures in force in
Alssce- Lorraine.
On the bourse today iron mine shares
were bouyant on account OF the expected
increase Of the strength OF the British
navy.
! Prof. Charles Michelet, the famous
historian of the German systems Of
| philosophy, died today.