Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-10
Opening of the Austrian Reichsrath
at Vienna.
CZECH MEMBERS WILL QUESTION
They Promise to Embarass the
Government.
LIVELY TINES EXPECTED.

VIENNA, Oct. lot is expected that ex-
citing scenes will attend the session Of the
reichsrath, which opens today. The Czech
members have declared their intention to
inundate the government with questions
and interpretations in regard to the sus-
pension of part Of the constitutional law
in Prague and other places in Bohemia,
and a declaration Of a state Of siege In
those places
Advices from Prague state that as the
inquiry into the recent Czech riots pro-
to prosecute most severely all persons
prominently engaged in the Young Czech
movement becomes more and more appar-
ent. New accusations of treason-felony
continue to be issued and numerous ar
rests are made daily.
1t Is believed that out of 800 men who at
tended the famous Czech banquet on the
eve of the declaration of the state Of siege
hardly a single one will escape arrest and
prosecution. All of those who participated
in the proceedings on that occasion were
men OF local distinction and belonged to
The educated class.
Their prominence increases the excite
ment caused by the severity with which
they are being prosecuted.
Another Embarrassment.
Another embarrassment which confronts
the government at this juncture is the
growing boldness of the socialists. The So
cialist party has of late increased alarm
ingly in numbers and Importance Its &C
tivity in organizing meetings in behalf of
universal suffrage has greatly annoyed the
government officials. An effort was made
to marke the eve of the meeting of the reich
srath by the most imposing demonstration
OF this kind yet achieved, and that the at
Tempt was successful may be inferred from
the tact that total of no less than 10000
people attended the sixteen universal suf-
1rage meetings which were held in various
parts Of Vienna last night.
The speeches were of a less violent char
acter than had been anticipated, but reso-
iutions of thoroughgoing character de-
clarlng In favor of the unlimited franchise.
were adopted at all the meetings amid
great enthusiasm. These resolutions aver
that the question at issue is a vital one.
and warn the government not to disre-
gard the voice of two-thirds of the popu-
laton. and declare that any delay on the
part OF the Austrian parliament in grant
ing the extension of the franchise will
prove a fatal error
The speakers at these meetings were
the socialists. Among them were Herr
Leuthner.
Speaking at a meeting held at Rudolf
sheim. DR.. Adler said that the working
men did not fear to enter upon a struggle
to obtain their demands.
I'VE SHALL" he exclaimed, "give battle
but We will choose our own field and our
own time"
The meetings all concluded with enthu.
siastic cheering for the local democracy,
and the singing of the labor hymn. The
resolutions adopted were ordered to be for.
warded to parliament
Opening of the Session.
The reichsrath reopened today. In the
lower house DR.. Steinbach, minister OF
finance, presented the budget for 1894. The
estimated surplus shown in the budget is
fll,542 fiorins. The revenues and expendi.
$,,ra l>1th cA1
most notable item in the expenditures beine
an increase of 9S66l7 norins for national
defense. This increase is mainly due to the
extension OF the landwehr