New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-07
rur EtTSEE'S SOCIiL PROPOSALS.

rpn.ror william. having succeeded with his
Army hill Is about 10 Try his hand again III
Hesitation II f. announced that he will pres
only. through his Chancellor, lay before Inv
r,irhs,o, some ,cry stringent measures for the
r.pr.s,ion ~ Socialism and Anarchy OF I'll
Sn,iali .ts and Anarchists That he Will hSc Ms
impcrial influence 10 the full To secure 'h'r GU
oc',,.n, f.. no, to be- doubted. and that he viii
succeed Ia forcing them through Is quite pos
.uJ Whether he succeeds or not. the incident
will b. ON" of the most important III ''r'''""
nolI,ics for many years II viii be-or. rather
+ also one 81 the most interesting from Pnr'|
rcr.onol point If view for The three CHIEF men
Of the Empire mr." intimately cohr'rh'u III IT,
.,,h I'm , different wav from tho others. TIL"
Empcrnr himself IL. of course the r'hl a"''o'
- I'm. rron,.ed measures They are being
drafted az his dictaiion. ana VIII De- lhHou"''"
-. ,t. .ynrrss command The Chancellor. Count
Won Caprivi. who will actually lay them before
the Erchstag l. opposed TO them lie mas u"n'
his utmost 10 dissuadr tn" Emperor from pu''nE
forward any such proposals. and VIII act on!
ne his agent In the matter. and That rcinc'ah'N'
Thrr,. are indeed. rumors that II" ma! r'Se"
his office rather than be id"nlh'd with meas
urc, he 80 strongly disapprov"S. but this seems
hardly probable. He il accustomed I" being
oycrr,llcd and forced to do things he does not
Ike to DO.
The third man who Il personally Interested III
thn mca ,urrS * Prince BISMARCK Years ago lie
formulated and secured the enactment OF Siinliar
laws. and for time vigorously executed them.
Whether they we've justified by their success Is
n question omen To dispute. AT any rare ti'H
were long ago repealed. The Primo" has. now
eyer always stouily defended them. ana since
fine beginning of the present social agitation
has through his "Ilambnrgcr Nachrichtri
been earnestly calling for their rc-cnacinent Ills
advice WAS 1T first apparently disr"gard'd. ana
variorS papers. more friendly To Count Won
Caprly than to him. assallcd his proposals with
criticism and contempt They declared that his
laws were utter failures. and that while they
were in force he bad 10 keep himself surrounded
night and day by guards. The Prince, or the
"Nachrichtcn" rctorrcd that it was the Emperor
who set those guards; adding. almost snvageiy:
That there is 10 necessity for such watchfnl
measures now Is easily explained by the fact
that uutragcs rs rule, proceed only from
political parties of such tendencies "a those
(which are considered to be the props OF the
new regime They do not feel the need Of any
change In The State administration"
This savage and not altogether wcl-founded
charge was universally recognized rs personal
attack upon Coun; Won Caprivi. The Chancellor
himself so regarded It. and redoubled his cxer-
tons 10 restrain the Emperor from following
Prince Bsmarck's advice. Tea days ago he had
apparently succeeded. The Emperor seemed IN
cllncd 10 wait, at any rate. until the Federal
Council could discuss the subject and map out
a line of action. Bui suddenly. last week. with
,In tlirt
most ~ his acts. the Emperor faced sQmarcly
round. substantially accepted and adopted Prince
Blsmartks suggestions, and directed Count Won
CaprIvi 10 put them into form for presentation
to the Rcichstag. No wonder that the liam