New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
CLERTCILS WILLING TO DEl l..
THEIR ATTITUDE on THE GERMAN ANTI
SOCIALIST BILL.
DIFFICULTY or SECURING QroRta IN THE
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Berlin. De- 22-Thc Christmas recess has not
brought with IL political peace. The Deputies
are holding meetings and making sp'e'hcs daily
on the nti.Soclal!s; bill. and the newspapers
discuss with increasing bitterness Is prospects
in the Kclchstag.
There have been this week Clerical rallies. ut
which cycryb1dy expected t. near declaration
II the party attitude ON the bill. but the speak
ere failed {, make anything clear. except thai
under certain conditions tho Catholics might sup
por, the measure. They have argued thai the
bill has many useful provisions. which should be
retained and others which are bad. and must be
rejected The sum Of the whole matter Is that
the Clcrcals AZ usual are ready e. make
deal with the Government.
The scml-ofIiclal press pcads with the Cler-
ica's to help pas the bill. because luiwg Nindt-
horst their greatest leader long advocated snch
a mea sure and the last Fuda conference ~
Prussian bishops asked Chancellor Won CapriNi To
revive the rcprcss!ve laws against the revo-
lutionary agitators. There j. good authority
however for the denial of the facts u.ed In the
latter argument.
The "K6lnischc volks-Zeltung." organ Of III"
Rhineland Catholics. says that the Bishops
uctition related chiefly to immoral literature and
only incidentally to the Socialist propaganda
The Social Democrats are holding numerous
mass-meetings In North Germany to protest
against the Governments programme. In this
district Deputies Singer and Auor. who nave been
the principal speakers. have distinguished them
selves by the moderation Of their language
Singer is reported TO have advised Berlin work.
ingmen conhdentaly that. although the Govern
ment was attempting to gag them politically.
they must trust solely to legal means 10 defeat
the plan Of repression.
The untimely collapse Of Mondays debate ow-
ing TO the lack Of a quorum has caused President
Won Levetzow to explain 10 Chancellor Prince
Uohenlohe the extreme difficulty which the par
IIamentary officials have In keeping enough mcn.-
bcrs together 10 act upon regular measures. He
recalled that 1t was always difficult TO hold the
deputies to work during the week before Christ
mas. no matter how important the business. An
inquiry has shown. however. that the Reichsag
officials had made no effort prepare the House
for Mondays debate. and that even their sup
porters had not been Informed that their rires-
ence was desired. Hereafter n better system will
be organized To keep quorum on hand.
Prince Hohenlohc Is about to so to his sons
cha eau, near Podcbrad. Bohemia where he will
remain until early in January. All talk of his
nOlday WISH 10 BISMARCK mas ceased suddenly.
No reason Is given for the change Of plans.
Prince Bismarck will have the Countess Rant
Eau. his daughter; FrAulein Helene Bis
marck. his niece and DR.. Chrysander. his sec
rotary to brighten the Friedrichsruh Castle dur
ing the next two weeks. Count Herbert also
will pass a few days with his father.
Despite his sorrow for his wife's death. the
old Chancellor Is not respondent; In fact his
spirits much better than any Of his friends
dared to expect. The usual holiday festivities
will not take place on the Bismarck estate this
year.
Developments in Italian politics are watched
anxiously here In view of the financial Inter
eststwhch the Berlin capitalists have at stake
and the dangers menacng tie Integrity OF the
Triple Alliance. EX-Premier G!otu has Sc
cuded himself I'm Charlottenburg. and persists In
his refusal to grant inte' views. In Il brief writ
ten reply To request for an interview, h. said
that he intended to go back to Rome In two
weeks. and challenge the Government 10 prose-
cute for the alleged libels on Crlsp The bal
In the official circles OF the Capital. ncllnes
the Emperor has King Humbers word that
Premier Crispi will disprove the charges brought
by his enemies
w II. HCRLBERT AT MONTE CARLO.
London. Dec. ga Monte Carlo correspondent
writes that William Henry Hurlbert. whose various
vicissitudes have been the theme OF numerous
papsr articles both rontInsnss has arrived there
Il y not stated whore he came esem or hew ienS
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