Arizona republican., 1893-12-17
A FATHERS SON.
Is
Count Herbert Bismarck
AS a Leader.
In the Interest of German
Agriculture
He Implores the Government
Not to Adopt Free Trade.
The United States Threatened by an
Europe Has Grown Too Hot.


By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.-The Importance OF
yesterdays debate In the Reichstag was
centered on Count Herbert Bismsrck's
unexpected coming to the front as one
of the leaders of the conservative party.
The agrarians selected him to be their
champion solely on account of the weight
of his historic name and although his
arguments raised no point not already
covered by the opponents of the COM
mercial treaties yet it was trenchant.
The vigor of Count Herbert Bismarck's
language was in such striking contrast
| to his former parliamentary style that
his friends were surprised and delighted
and the conservatives abandoning the
attitude of reserve displayed toward
him since his fathers dismissal from
Office applauded him vociforously
The count quoted from pamphlet of
the archbishop OF Dublin in arguing
that unless the currency question was
settled the peasantry would become
bankrupt. He defended the farmers
union as having prevented many dis
contented rural voters from going owe
to the social democrats. and implored
the government to remember that more
than 100000 persons in Germany
we're more or less dependent on agrl-
culture for livelihood. Continuing,
the count pointed out the case of Eng
land where. he claimed, agriculture
was practically ruined and the coun-
try dependent upon foreign supplies.
This, he said, was the cause OF the
naval panic there and he quoted Cob.
denis exhortation to spend $4,000, 900
if necessary to maintain England g
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
within eight days. Such was the con-
sequence. the count concluded; OF allow
ing national agriculture to wither.
Herr Richter closed the debate with
a vigorous defense of the government
against conservative attacks, illustrat-
ing with bitter sarcasm the principles
and character of agrarian agitation and
ridiculed the idea of presenting Eng
| land as lost country. Richter during
his speech, said: "And if, in their pa
triotism they are willing to make q
large naval outlay, they owe their
ability to do SO to the free trade policy.
We, on the other hand have so much
difficulty in covering the cost of the
army bill because our prosperity is re-
tarded by protection policy"
Those in position to judge best, be-
lieye the majority for the Russian
treaty will be even little larger than
that for the Roumanian treaty because
number of opponents declared that
after the passage OF the Roumanian
treaty it would be senseless to oppose
the Russian treaty.
Caprivi is of the opinion that
the present legislation is sufi
cient to deal with the anar-
chists and no initiative steps are
expected from those OF Germany.
The Berlin adherents to the party
are very down hearted, as every in
dividual belonging is well-known and
continually shadowed by the police.
Every speaker indulging in exciting
language at meetings is promptly
''sent up" Qnite a number are al.
ready in prison and others are awaiting
trial. They will soon find it hot fol
them here and as no other states in
Europe will let them pass the frontier
they will at last try to go TO America
where an invasion of this character
may be looked for.
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.
On the bourse today Iron mine shares
were buoyant on account of the ex
pected increase in strength of the
British navy.
Prof. Charles Michelet, the famous
historian of German systems of phil