The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15
NOTES ON GERMAN AFFAIRS.
u IRuF BILJ mas a FAIR CHANcE
1hh an PASSING mi REICHSTAG.

THE PASSING THE REICHSTAG.
.r. speech Made = Deer Impression
ehpr a., P~ubrc-Germnn Quarantine Meas
on socialist Boycott on the Brewers
~. or the Theatre and OF tho Opera
many Ian. 1.-THE Opposition is now be-
-inning 70 admit that the Army bill has a fair
k Of passing In the Reichstag. The
"nhnrs Of the Freisinnige party and the
mNn.ris,s nublicly declare that the speech OF
SHa,olior Won Caprivi before the Rcichstag
""mitee on Wednesday last has not in any
~ altered tho situation; but the general
800 ths parliamentary circles shows de-
n that the Chancellor's ~forceful presenta-
u"s If tbe Governments demands. and the
~ for them, have created q strong i'm
.eassion, 1t is generally conceded that the
rhnpcellor's speech was q most powerful and
.r,IiuI nIoa for united action on the part OF
nil the German parties on a matter that In
yn,ves tho safety Of the Fatherland. His
.neech was an nrpeal to the patriotism OF tho
country. and. Notwithstanding the statements
m,de by some members OF the Reichstag. 1t Is
hoIi,yed that 1t will have not been made In
vain. Although tho attack made In tho COM
ni,,ee upon the Chancellor by Herr Richter
.how,d no sign OF any abatement In tho hos
tinty entertained by his party for the meas
urc. many Of the Freisinnige party desire to
anna 10 an entente with the government.
Among the proposals relative to tho bill dis
.rssei in the lobhies today was ono that was
received with favor by tho Opposition. This
was a suggestion that the new organization OF
ths army should not be enforced immediately
unon the bill becoming a law. but that the
changes proposed should extend over several
wears in execution. With this concession
granted by the Government. the Reichstag
could vote the first installment necessary to
the reorganization. and pledge itself to accedo
TO the other ins.allmcnts within a fixed time.
In the official circle tho question now is. not
whether tho Government will get q majority.
but how large the majority will be.
There was a lively debate In the bud
get committee OF tho Reichstag to-day
on tho Southwest African estimates. Her
rea, Scipio. and Hammacher. prominent
National Liberals. assaulted the Government
for surrendcring German to British interests
in pamaraland. Freiherr. Marschall Bieber-
stein, Imperial Foreign Minister. replying to
these strirturrs. said that no German capital
was invested there, ,yetthe ent would
not abandon the colony. Germany. he added.
had obtained a remuneration from Great Brit
ain OF all claims to the territory in question:.
GERMAN southwest Africa to England.
co Ins f to Gfs y.s't br pi the h sGv so eon H1 aaps
with any negotiations to- code territory, On
the contrary. English capital was rather likely
Tho committee finally passed the estimates.
A movement tina has heen inauEurated
against again t ' s.ir rrlSils sEs m snI9Eea el 6s sne o. Su Prns.
STA prussian officials. whose number Is le-
Eion. are EXEMPT from any taxation except a
class this Is believed 10 lie an Injustice. and
meetings have been held in Dortmund. Bar.
men. Cologne: and Hanger to protest against
I possiSis a t"ai ne the f'sE priHileGe q y the fSeee eurea us
''Th, n tour fesniinS congress- n Of delegates from
fupsrti. one Of the Hamburg. delegates. pro-
iaH'tIf IN e sv saSss way sdsSnate. Herr WS.eeRtsr:
slo aettssa9 "i the Ire stri agent m rssHm@ ea approv yssds
congress viii proeeedtos onsidertho proposals
As tho first step toward a Russian. German
commercial entente the 81; Petersburg Govern
RRsn.i as n 4siiWa 40 S ssnesl ,as f ffom L Sr1ihas'i mn:
terial abroad. The iron and steel trades OF
Germany expect to Immediately beneit from
ton Of the decroe is now before, the lmperia!
Conncil awaiting signature, The Tdgebidt OF
E.! hfS'' .&a Say" Sss ssss a viii fT" e. sone t!ssdHtaY iG S MsS'
Ministers Bicberstern and Won Berlepsch will
expedite tho negotiations. but the turn in
The Socialists Of Magdehurg have pro-
claimed n boycott against the brewers OF that
flars for. forming u union for protection
against the Socialists who were boycotting
!tGer brewers. The feud extends to factories
In tho ~rantccns Of which the beer made by
the boycottel hrewcrs is sold. The Socialists
working in those factories threaten to strike
unless beer brewed by men who have not in
Cured their dlsp!easure is substituted for the
tFHwernge now sold. The quarrel threatens
to assume proportions out Ct all proportion
with tho, questions involved. As yet. however.
the. Socialists have made little progress In
their fight.
r%uhemrnn's now play. Die Fhre."f been
" duced at the l.issins Theatre. whe, VT has
scored a popular success. though 1t has been
adversely criticised.
Ernst Possart. tho traeedian. has been ap-
pointed 81 interim manager Of the Royal Ba-
varihn Theatre In the absence OF the intend
an. Gen, Baron Perfall. on sick leave.
Hen simrock, n woll-known music publish
Sr ot BeT!in.i is about to sue Herr Lsssmann.the
criticism Of the strauss opera Hitter Pay
mann when IT was produced at the Berlin
opera House: Herr Simrock holds the per-
Forming rights OF the opera. Herr Lessmann.
n defending his criticism. naIvely wrote to
me papers that he left tho Opera House before
the thlrd act. and that he studied the instru-
Hentation from n private score.
vAt the request Of Emperor William. Frau
wagner, has given her consent to the produc-
unn a. the berlin Opera House of tho version
late In lie.
Ge!ssler's opera palm" has met with great
success ut tho Lubbock Stadt Theatre.
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