The morning call., 1894-12-09
ALL TO FIGHT 1T.
German Churchmen Up
in Arms.
WAR IN THE REICHSTAG.
Aroused by a Clause That Is
Generally Offensive.
AGAINST THE SOCIALIST BILL.
If Ii Becomes Law as Written Not
Even the Priests Will Be
Safe.
THE SOCIALIST BILL.

everywhere SUBJECTED 10 the most severe
criticism. Although the National Lib
erals alone give the bill their unqualified
approval, the general opinion is gaining
ground that the measure. If modified. will
become a law, and for this result the
Socialists have to a great extent 10 THANK
themselves, their action in the Reichstag
on Thursday having produced very bad
effect upon the country. Paragraph 100 is
the one which is lost likely to be rejected.
1t runs thus:
ANY person who shall in manner calculated
to enda1ger the public peace publicly inclte
different classes Of the population TO acts of
violence shah be fined up TO 600 marks, or be
imprisoned for a period not exceeding two
years. The same punishment will be dealt TO
any one who, in a manner endangering the pub
lie peace, shall publicly attack religion, the
monarchy marriage, family or property by In
sulling utterances.
The fight will rage around the above
paragraph, which will be opposed not only
by the Socialists and Liberals, but by
other parties. For instance, the Anti
Semites ard Catholics opp Sc il. Ortho-
dox Catholics do not recognize the validity
of civil or mixed marriages, yet both are
perfectly legal. and any attack upon them,
even by priest from the pulpit, would be
violation of the law. The Anti-Semites
are also liable to punishment for anti
Jewish agitation.
The VOrwaerts, the Socialist organ. to-
day says that this paragraph is modelled
on An act of the State of Illinois, under
which the anarchists were hanged in 1887.
The debate on the bill will be opened
by Chancellor Won HOhenlohe af ter the
Christmas recess.
According to the Cologne Gazette, owing
TO Thursdays scene in the Reichstag
bill will be introduced giving the Reichstag
power to repress similar scenes of disorder.
Prince Hohenlohe is to make his first
speech in the capacity of Chancellor of the
German Empire next Tuesday.
Emperor William. after attending nu-
merous public functions at the beginning
of the week, has started for Rummelshain
TO participate in hunting party on the
estate of the Duke OF Saxe-Altenburg.
His Majesty will return to Berlin to-mor-
row so that he may attend the service in
honor of the three hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden.
According to an announcement made
to-day, the Emperor's song to Egir has
produced $4,000 marks, which will be
handed over to the building fund of
the William l Memorial Cathedral.
An Interesting fact in connection with
this song has Just been made pub
lie. The Vienna Maennergesang Verein,
in accordance with their statutes,
recently sent the Emperor diploma of
membership and a gold ducat on &C
count of their performance of his 'Song
to Agir." The Emperor replied, ex-
pressing thanks for the honor done him
and saying that The golden ducat will ever
remind him that in the beautiful city on
the Danube German song and music have
met remarkable encouragement.
A pleasant surprise which the architect
of the new Parliament building, Herr
Paul Willot. arranged for the visitors was
only discovered on the day of the opening
Of the Reichstag palace. In the corridors
around the session hall are arranged buss
OF noted German parliamentarians. Un-
derneath each is a golden letter, and these
letters read successfully for e motto,
First the fatherland, then the party"
Prince Bismarck expresses his thanks
through Neuste Nachrichten to-day for
manifestations of sympathy from home
and abroad which he has received since
the death of his wife.
The Hamburg Senate recently sent two
experts. Herrn BoYsen and VOTERS, to
England with instructions to inspect the
methods obtaining there with regard to
the importation of American cattle. They
have returned with their report that no
Lindrance is placed on the i'm portation Of
American cattle on account of Texas
fever, and the English authorities regard
it as quite nnocuous 1t remains to be seen
whether this report will lead to the with
drawal of the restrictions placed upon the
importation of American cattle and meat
into Germany.
Reductions in railway tariff over the
German and Russian roads for Russian
petroleum have just been published. These
reductions will put American petroleum
at a greater disadvantage in competition
for the German market.
K. Knille, representing r. G. Dun & Co.,
has returned here from trip through
Germany. In an interview to-day with
the correspon dent of the Associated Press
Mr.. Knile said: "The most palpable re-
vival Of the export trade TO America ia
noticeable in the textile industry of
Saxony, and especially in the cities of
Gauchau, Gera. Chemnitz, Gertz, Pluen
and CrimmitZschau. This is due to the
fact that the new tariff law lowere: the
duty or textiles between 80 and 40 per
cent, to take effect after January ], 1895.
Large orders are now being placed. The
Crefeld silk industry is reviving slightly.
The full effect Of the new law will be ex-
perenced within year. A revival in the
export trade TO America is also occurring
in woolens, chinaware. glassware. gloves.
toys, tinware. drugs. chemicals, and very
largely in electro-technicaI articles. The
tariff middle had suspended the effects of
the Worlds Fair. but they are now becom-
ing apparent The American exports,
which are sure to increase are furniture,
carriages, drugs and plated goods"
The reports which Frank Fl. Mason, the
United States CoDsul-General at Frank
Main, has forwarded to Secre-
tary Gresham on the reasons which Ger
man f1nanciers have for distrusting Ameri-
can railroad bonds are generally CON-
mented upon In the German press. The
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