The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02
THEY WILL SUPPORT TT.
THE ARMY BILL WILL HAVE 20f
ADVOCATES AGAISsT 1913.
The Government Has Secured the Abso-
Lutte Fidelity Of the Richterists-Ths
Anti-scmites Falling In Line.

BERLIN, July although no two es-
tirnates as to the ultimate composition
Of the Reichstag may exactly agree. all
readable reckonings show a divergence Of
only hye members in the estimates Of
those who will support the Army bill.
the calculators placing the number ia
Voring the measure at between 2O5 and
AO. AS there are 397 members of the
Reichstag. these calculations show suf-
iciency strong majority to pass the bill
IL Is estimated that the opponents of the
Government In the next House will num-
from lSl TO l92. Whatever uncertainty ex-
lists as TO the definite strength of the
parties arises from the motley character
Of the planks Incorporated in the plat
forms on which some Of the candidates
stood. When a man was elected under
the designation Of a National Liberal
Conservative or Agrarian, supported by
a union with the Freissinnige party, Il
became difficult TO classify him with
ABSOLUTE accuracy. Despite these minor
differences the assured result OF the cleo
ton Is that 20i members will support the
bill. This number will be made up of "a
spartei, 80 National Liberals, u Rich
terists, l6 Poles, 10 Anti-Semites, Cen
trists and Independents against an OPP
position Of l93 made up of 30 Centrists,
a Social Democrats, "a Richterists, 10
Volkspartei, : Guelphs, Alsatians, lt
Poles and | Dane After the Reichstag
is constituted IT will be necessary to pro-
coed with six elections. the Antl-Semites
Ahlwardt Zimmerman and Werner; the
Socialists, Bebel and Wohlegier and the
Richterist, Traeger, having each been
elected In two districts.
Dr. Virchow has been offered the can
ddacy in the second constituency won
by Treager. The results Of these re-
elections cannot alter the estimate above
given. The Germania, the Centrist or
gan, contends that eleven Poles will vote
agains, the bill, while the Vossische lei
tung ries 10 make ont that the adj
hesion Of the Richterists to the measure is
doubtful. Other opposition organs affirm
that a section of the Anti-Semtes will
oppose the Government. With regard ia
the Richtersts. it can be said that the
Government has secured the absolute
fidelity Of the faction by the notifications
I'm the Army bill. as II is now before the
Federal council. as for the Anti-Semites,
liaby applied TO them, the Official circle
knows that their support can be Sc
cured The Emperor has held several in
formal conferences with Chancellor Won
Caprivi. and IL is surmised that His Ma
jesty IS keeping his speech from the
throne with which the Reichstag will be
opened on July 4th. Herr Richter and
six others have issued an appeal TO the
Radical Peoples party, otherwise the
Richter faction Of the Freisinnige party,
asking that a reunion Of the members of
the faction be held on July 18th for the
purpose Of rearranging their platform
A number Of the members Of the faction
have declined 10 attend the meeting.
Russia proposes 10 resume the negotia-
lions for a commercial treaty in a con-
ference 10 be held I'm Berlin, and has
nominated VI. Timeriesn, director Of the
ministry Of commerce, and VI. Raffalo-
witch. Russian agent at Paris, as her
commissioners. Chancellor Won Capriyi
hesitates 10 accept the Russian proposal.
No German commissioners have yet
been appointed.