The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-15
H0PEFOR THEARMYBILL
ALMOST CERTAIN NOW THAT 1T
WILL PASS THE RETCRsTA0.
chancellor Won Cuprivf's skiilful Pisa ia,
the Measure Has Good Eject.
Compromising Proposal.

BERLIN. Jan, 1.-THE opposition is
now beginning TO admit that the army
Dill mas fair chance OF passing In m.
| Reicrstag
Inc members OF the Freissinnige party
and the Centrists publicly declare th.,
the speech Of Chancellor Won Capr1u be-
! Tore the Reiehsiag committee on Wednes-
DAY Ia ST has not I'm any way altered The
situation, but the general tone OF the Par.
lar" atary circles shows decidedly ,hs,
fhe chancellor's forcefuI presenta.ion y,
the governments demands and the ros-
sons for them have created strong I'm.
pre- sion. II is generally coaceded tbo,
tle Ihanceilor's speech was a most now.
eriUi ana slNllful plea for united action
Old. the part OF all the German party On
matter that involves the safety Of tho
iSfberland. His speech was an apreal
10 .he patriotism Of the country, and not
~itnstanding the statements made ~
some members Of the Rejcbstag 4, A. -.
ieVed that 1t will have not been made On
vain. Although the attack made in ths
committee upon the Chancellor bv Herr
Rlchfer showed no sign OF any abato.
ment In the hostility entertained bv HE
party Tor the measure. many OF tho
freissinnige party desire 10 come TO an
entente with the Government Anon@
the propt sails relating 70 the hin descrt,l,
in the Hobbies to-day was one that w.,
received with favor By the oppcsltion
This was suggestion that the now or
ganization OF the army should NOT bs
enforced Immediately upon the hin b..
coming a law, but that the changes M.
posed should extend over several wears q,
execution. with this concession grantee
hui h
py the government the Reichstag could
vote the first installment necessar, %
the reorganization, and pledge ITSELF -
accede TO the other installments within
a hxed time. In the official circle tba
question now is. not whether the Govor,-
ment VIII get a majority, but how larra
the majority will be. The entire n.,t,.
which has been silently opposed 40 the
measure is obviously weakenlne. ana n
IS only a section led by Or. Liobcr that
IS reared by the Government Tha
National Liberals. Conservatives and r-r.,
will abandon their rrst.,l-
sd independence. and already ther ara
preparing TO swallow the whole lu A.
hey are required TO do So 4 nr.llar
II the Freissinnige party who differ from
Herr Richter. are likely TO absent fhe,e-
selves when a division Is taken on tho
MEASURE All things considered d.. lI
eems practically safe.
Inc elect or the ChlncellOrs speech
broad Is eagerly watched here. Te.e-
rams from st. Petersburg received To-
lay state that the Chancellor's words
made the worst sort OF an impression
mere owing TO the want OF accord De-
ween his utterances before the commit
ee, and his previous pacific declarations
'hlch were recently received through the
erman Embassy. The tenor OF these
utter remarks influenced the Cars de-
ision to send the Czarowitz as his
representative to the marriage Of Princess
largaret. The revulsion Of friendly feel
g entertained for the German Govern
ent VIII be Intense unless Chancellor
)n CapriW officially explains his remarks
garding Russia and Denmark The
beech is hailed at Vienna and Bud3
esth as establishing greater confidence
| the part OF the Austrian Government
Won Caprivi than was ever felt I'm
-ince Bismarck. A movement thar has
en- inaugEated against the privilege
Joyed by The Bureaucracy Is stirring
e middle classes Of Prussia. Prussian
hcials, whose number is legion. arc
empt from any taxation eXccpt income
K. Outside OF the Office holding class.
Is Is believed TO be an Injustice and
lettings have been held I'm Dortmund,
rrmen, Cologne and Hanover 10 pro-
Il against the exemption. Resolutions
re adopted demanding that the Govern
mt as speedily as possible abolish the
Vilege Of the Bureaucrats and equalize
; taxation AS the first step toward a
ssian-German commercial entente the
Petersburg Government is about 10
lcel the decree prohibiting Russian
lway companies from buying material
road. The iron and steel trades ~
rmany expect 70 Immediately benefit
m the revocation OF the decree