The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-13
THE PRUSSIAN LANDTAG.
Some Important Matters TO Come Before
the Next session.


Some Important Matters TO Come Before
the Next session.
RURTTN. May I2.-The Prussian Land
ta, win roassemblc on Thursday and
nroballv will sit a month before the
cioeo of the session. The Conservatives
,neanvybilo. are likely TO negotiate an
entente with the National liberals, con-
cerninp the constitution Of the Chambers
of Agriculture. the subject Of the most
iunortant measure Of the session. If the
proiactod coalition be effected the bill
will be passed. II IT fails not only will
tho bll he lost. but the tension between
the two parties viii be SIN further strain
cd. This strain would be felt in the
ReichstaR not less uncomfOrtably than In
the LandtaF.
Tho Iandtag has stlll to pass on the
Fmperors scheme for the Dortmund-
Rhine canal. which the Conservatives OUT
OF sheer spite against the Government
and I'm defiance Of the biggest party In
tcrest and traditions. continue TO oppose
Tho fate Of the canal bill is doubtful
although Il would prove national benefit
not only as part Of plan 20 develop
the resources OF the country. but also as
an imDortant medium OF military commu-
nication.
The official returns from the bi-election
IN Sohlochan. show that n reballOt will
no necessary between the Conservative
and Pole candidates. Much spirit was felt
I'm the election owing 10 the anu-semite
character Of the canvasses.
Al the last general election Count
Kanitz. who resigned his seat recently.
led the poll with a Conservative vote OF
1o71O. The Clerical and Polish candidates
were too far behind 20 make even an IN
tere4ting contest. However, the Cohser-
,atlve vote has dwindled somewhat Inc
Polish vote remained almost intact. In
the rebaliot doubtless the anu-Semnc
voters will return 10 their old party ana
elect TIilgendorf Conservative. The slg-
uieficance Of the election Is that anu
Qariti-m las grown 10 strong that ll
borins 10 endanger the return OF con-
servative deputies. especially IN HilAeu
Constituencies Of the SchlOchan type. me
Conservative editors do not lie grace
f,,lly on the bed which they have made
for themselves. but speak irately OF the
possibility that their opponents VIII WIN
seats through the independent candidacy
of anti-Semites.
TRIAL or EDITORS.
The trial of the editors who criticised
the po,ice for their uuprovoked attack
ON the unemployed near the Friedriehs-
ham last January has excited much bad
blood. No unpreiudiced persons mere De-
1io,e that the police acted with an excess
Of zeal. even II they did not really cause
all disturbance which they affected TO
oueu Nevertherless, the editors on trial
wore browbeaten as II they were common
criminals. and Were sentenced TO punish
mont far beyond reason or precedent.
Ur1ra Vr0usewettor's conduct during the
trial has been denounced unanimously by
+,e newsDapcrs. Besides examining the
witnesses I'm the manner Of n Jealous at
torro,. and trying all devices 70 entreat
tbar, I'm dangerous admissions, he brow
heat the prisoners lawyers and treated
the prisoners with contempt. "Nhat mas
nublic opinion got 10 do with these charges
ANYHOW" he exclaimed, In response 10
one witness statement. There's no such
thing as public opinion. You say that the
nolice provoked the people. That Is
49,, aenersion upon the police. 7 was
not there, but ! can tel you Just What
hannonod The crowd would not disperse
and tba uol,co were obliged 10 interfere
.,rha meetings Of the unemployed mean
eirnlv agitation against the poorer
classes " roared the judge at one Of the
editors who was tesiifying In his own
d.farco 'sYou agitatOrs sit easy and
comfortable nj home leaving those whom
Won have led astray TO get into jail"
rrrrro orINIoN rorsfp.
elureish as public opinion IS I'm Ger
,,,,r,. it has been reused by these extra
orllnarv judicial utterances. The Koel-
,,iscba tho Vossische and the National
zoit,,nr and even the semi-ofIicial Ham
burq Zeitung correspondent and Dres-
do~na h,,.a pubHshed scathing comments
y, tho trial They 10 not content them
ssi,..s with demanding a revision OF the
sonts,coe hut call for a new trial and
a f,-r,ol rorrimand for Brausewetter.
,r,o National Zeitung. which. besides be-
in, temperate journal, IS closely con-
4-o+ed Win high Cabinet officials, has
a,bo1etsd "A strong vocabulary in its et-
60. ~ express adequately its opinion
OF Brausewettcr.
T., r,-on denourccs him as an agent pro-
,.,cote,r who isid q trap for one witness
60 tbe defence. and then sent him TO
--i,on for perjury. Public Indignation
',,, ~ IN, be allayed until the Govern
- tol,os stems % discipline him. The
li,-..,,,l,,ct NJ the same judge two years
-9 l-.9' ,,,,ee1 the Ministry Of Justice TO
- sracial order advising Judges not
-. rror the bench to politics or
- ~ social problems, nor TO assume
'-,,,a,. indicating a prejudice In cases
under trial. II the Government should
ui.u'' 80 non, the affair will be the sub
ioct Of an Interpolation In me Landtag
j,,odiately after the re-assembilnS OF the
Deputies