The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
WILHELM TOHAVE HIS way.
The Anti-SOCialiSt Bill 10 Be Taken Up
Tomorrow.

The Fight on the Measure to Be Lively,
With the Clericals Holding the Bal
ance of Power-They Name Repeal of
the Law Expelling the Jesuits as the
Price of Their Support of the Anti
Socialist Bill Many Conferences
Held Between Chancellor Hohenlohe
and the Clerical Leaders.
Berlin, Dec. 16.-The majority Of the
deputies are not eager to begin the debate
on the anti-socialist bill next Tuesday.
When, two weeks ago, the date for the
first reading was fixed there were protests
from all sides except the conservatives.
The party leaders appealed to the Presi-
dent to postpone the debate till after the
Christmas recess and Herr Won Leuetzow
seemed inclined to assent. The surprise
came with the adjournment on Friday
when, at the command of the emperor, it
was made known that the bill must be
brought forward this week and be refer
red to the committee before the recess.
Every group of deputies has its own
grievances in the matter, but the cleri-
cal leaders profess the greatest indigna-
tion. They speak of rashness and impe-
tuosity in precipitating debates on grave
measures and declare the details of the
bill have not been known long enough for
the full consideration of the legislators.
In the lobby yesterday the deputies
talked only on the prospects of the bill
and the governments efforts to form
new alliance to put it through. The alli-
ance in question would include the con-
servatives, national liberals and clericals.
but the chancellor has been unable as yet
to commit these parties to the necessary
agreement. AS matters stand, the gov
ernment can count upon 1876 votes for the
bill. That number represents the con-
servative, free conservative and national
liberal parties. Against it must be reck-
oned the 122 votes which certainly will be
cast in opposition by the Richter radi-
Gals, radical unions, south German demo-
Gratis and social democrats, aided by few
anti-Semites aud independents The Poles
have ceased to be a solid government.
They will split on the bill.
AS usual the clericals have the key to
the situation. What their vote will be
is problematic. If the tone of the Cath
olic newspapers correctly forecasts the
party's attitude the full clerical strength
will be thrown with the OF positio4 More
over, many clerical speakers have been
loud in their denunciations of the bill in
the last week. On Monday Catholic
mass meeting in Mayence cheered a dep
uty who declared that the party would
fight to the last the dragnet clause Of
the measures. During the last ten days,
however Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe
has treated consistently with the clericals
leaders, and has apparently weakened the
hostility Of the clerical deputies. His
professed desire for peace between church
and state has suggested his readiness
to grant the party substantial conces-
cions. The clerical newspapers say to-
day that the government will tacitly al
low the Jesuits to return, while not as
senting to the formal abolition of the laws
expelling them. They add that this con-
cession would not suffice, as the Catholic
deputies have decided to insist upon the
formal repeal in the Reichstag and gov
ernment pledge that this repeal will
be accepted by the federal council.
If the chancellor choose to pay this price,
the anti-socialist bill will be passed after
being slightly amended.
Just what parts of the bill will be sac
rifced is not certain. The Hamburger Ma
chrichten in a double-leaded leader OBJ
viously inspired from Varzin, implores
the government to stand firm, shake off all
timidity and insist upon a radical meas
ure. 1T will be deplorable," says the
writer, ''if the government become dis
heartened so early in the struggle for the
highest good of society, even though the
present Reichstag decline to grant it prac-
tical powers to deal with the social demo-
Gratis. An appeal to the country ought to
result in a stronger government majority"
The Bismarckian editors speak enthus-
iastically of Prince Hohenlohes policy,
whatever that may be. They say that he
is animated by the spirit of the old re-
gime and will guide the empire in the way
followed by Prince Bismarck
The governments crushing defeat in its
attempt to prosecute Herr Liebknecht has
not discouraged the cabinet ministers.
Chancellor Hohenlohe has taken pains in
fact to have it understood that the funeral
was not his.
The Berliner correspondent, semi-oficial,
published on Friday the report that the
emperor tried to add 100000 marks to
Prince Hohenlohes annual salary. This
sum was intended to reimburse the prince
partially for sacrificing the 10000 marks of
a Statthaler for the $4,000 of a chancellor
The social democrats began tremendous
hulla-baloo about the grant, which they
regarded as unconstitutional, and ii is an
nounced officially to-day that the en-
peror's offer has been declined.
rhe Kreuz Zeitung has withdrawn its
charge that the Standard Oil Company
mixed Ohio and Pennsylvania oil for ex-
port to Germany, admitting that such a
process would be impracticable, owing to
the technical reasons connected with the
tariff. The writer adds: THE Standard Oil
Company supplies only such petroleum
as fulhls the requirements of the New
York exchange"
The Poles have decided to hold social
democratic congress in Breslau to organ
ize the Polish workingmen.
Count Moravieff, who represents Rus
sia in Copenhagen, and NJ Nelidon, the
Russian ambassador to Turkey, are men,
toned as likely candidates for the Berlin
embassy, which was left vacant by Count
Schouvaloff's appointment to the COVER
norship of Russian Poland. Count Mora
vieff, when attached to the Berlin embassy
some time ago, was one of the emperor's
favorltes. He was also very popular in
the court circle.
The Vorwaerts has again shown its abil-
fty 10 get official documents which are
marked confidential" 1t has made pub
lie the full contents Of letter issued from
the war Office to regulate the acceptance
of the one year volunteers. The officers
concerned are instructed that social demo-
Gratis and anarchists must be debarred
the short service. All efforts to find the
Vorwaert's source Of information have
failed The emperor, who was irritated