St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-17
BISMARCK JR. TOTHE FOR !:
CERMAY c0NsERYAT.HES SEE IN
HIM THE COMING
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.

LEA DER OF THE OFPOSIhASNs
Passage Of the ROunanian Treaty
Makes the Russian Treaty a
Certainty-CaDriv Threats Of
observation-disclosures Under
the 1humb-kaiser Will Prob
ably Pardon the French Spies.
copyright, 1893, by the Associated Press
BERLIN, Dee. 16.-The importance OF
yesterdays debate i'll the reichstag CEN
tered on Count Herbert Bismarcb's un-
expected coming to the front as one of
the leaders of the Conservative party.
The Agrarans selected him to be
their champion solely OH &C
count OF the weight of his his
toric name; and although his argu-
ments raised no point not already COW
erel by the opponents OF the commercial
treaties, and in fact. as Herr Richter
pertinently remarked, the whole speech
was couched i'll such general terms that
it would suit any commercial treaty,
yet the trenchaht vigor of Count
Herbert Bismarck's language was in
such striking contrast to his former par
Iiameptarv STYLE that even his friends
were surprised and delighted, and the
Conservatives, abandoning their attl-
tude of reserve. displayed towards hlm
since his fathers dismissal from Office,
APPLAUDED HIM VOCIFERoUSLY Y.
During the course of his remarks
Count Herbert Bismarck said that the
treaties were calculated TO undo the
great work of 1879 and 1881 through the
measures for the protection OF national
products and industry which his father
carried through, and showed nm
self in a new light as a con-
vert to bimetallism. The count
quoted pamphlet of the archbishop of
Dublin in arguing that unless the cur
rency question were settled the peasan-
try would become bankrupt, defended
the farmers union as having prevented
many Disseminated rural voters from
going over to the Social Democrats, and
implOreG the government to remember
that more than twenty million persons
in Germany were more or less depenu-
ent Oh agriculture TOR livelihood.
Continuing. the count pointed out the
case of England, where, he claimed.
agriculture was practically ruined, and
the country dependent upon foreign
supplies. This. lie said, was the
CAUSE OF THE NAVAL PANIC
there quoted Cobden'S eXhortation TO
spend e.. OO0, 900 if necessary to main
tain England'S naval supremacy, saying
that if England 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 consequence, the count concluded,
of allowing national agriculture to
Wither.
Though Count Herbert Bismark does
not inherit his fathers mental gifts, he
now stands on level with the foremost
leaders of the Conservative party, which
was rather weak III stateSmanlike
qualities, and he may attain leading
position III the councils of the party.
The AgrarianS, Smartlng under their
defeat during the Roumanian debate,
brought their full forces again TO bear
OH the government. Instead of the
mere formal debate expected, six hours
were spent in the delivery of speeches.
Herr Richter closed the debate with a
vigorous defense of the government
against the Conservative attacks. illus
trating with bitter sarcasm the prin-
c!pleS and character of agrarian agita-
ton and ridiculed tue idea of present
ing England as lost country. Herr
Richter during his speech said: And
if i'll their patriotism they are willing TO
make large naval outlay, they owe
their ability to do so to their
FREE TRADE POLICY.
1--WE ON the other hand, have made so
much difficulty i'll covering the cost OF
the army bill because our prosperity is
retarded by the protection policy"
Herr Richter then attacked Count
bismarck, whose election he described
RI IN i,o inf
ence of the local authorities, claiming
that be was only elected by a
majority of 2Z6. and that petit
ton against his election lay before the
house. Then. in a peroration which
excited q stormy scene, Herr Richter
declared that no German govern.
ment ever received such treatment
from political party as the
present one received from the
Conservatives. Honest opposition,
Herr Richter continued, could not be
censured, but when the government had
been led to believe that it was entitled
to the support Of certain party in con
Guiding the treaties and was suddenly
deserted from tactical or other conSid
erations. it was the prestige of Ger
many which suffered.
1--WE, therefore, OH the Left side of the
house." exclaimed Herr Richter, must
close up, shoulder to shoulder, as &;
great party OF order, TO protect the au
thority OF the state against undermin
ing attempts which originate i'll the
Conservative party"
1t will be Interesting to watch wha
will be the next move of the discounted
agrariano.
PASSAGE OF THE TREATIES
has paved the way for the adoption o
the Russian treaty, and, While nothing
can be assured with certainty, those i'll
position to Judge best believe that tn
majority for the Russian treaty will b.
even little larger than for the ROu
manian treaty, because number of it
opponents declared that after the pas
sage of the Roumanian treaty it woul,
be senseless to oppose the Russian
treaty.
Chancellor Won Caprivi did not eX
PLAIN fully the meaning of his words il
the closing speech Oh the Roumania
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