The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-17
THE PEOPLE ON THEIR SIDE.
4 Slap in the Face Given hy the
Reiehstag TO the War Lord.
The Antf-soeiaiiss Eli Can Only BE
Passed By Brtbing the Clericsls-
Chancellor Hoheniohe Woeden
Dummy The Socialists Defiant -
They Publish Confidential ofaciaI
Documents and Are Extending Their
Organization.

Berlin. Dec. 1.-THE majority Of the
deputies are not eager 10 begin the de-
bate on the anti-socialistic bill next
Tuesday. Every group Of deputies has
its own grievance in the matter. bat
the clerical leaders profess the greatest
Indignation They speak Of rashneSs and
impetuosity in preeipitating debate on
grave measures. and declare thai the de-
tails Of the bill have not been known
for the fun consideration Of the legisla-
tors. AS matters stand, the government
can count on 159 votes for the bill. That
number represents the conservative,
free conservative AMI national liberal
parties. Against IL must be reckoned
the 122 votes which will certainly De
cast In opposition by the Richter radi-
Gals. radical-unionists, South German
democrats and social democrats, aided
By few anti-Semites and Independents.
The Poles have ceased to be a solid gov
eminent party. They win split on the
bin and the clericals have the key 10
the situation. What the vote will be Is
problematicaL If the tone Of the Catho-
lie newspapers correctly forecasts the
party's attitude the full clerical strength
viii be thrown with the opposition Dur
mg tie past ten days. however, Chancel-
lor Prince Hohenlohe has treated con-
stantly with the clerical leaders, and
apparently has weakened the hostility
OF the clerical deputies. His professed
desire for peace between church and
state has suggested ms readiness to
grant the party substantial concessions.
II the chancellor chooses 10 pay this
price, the anti-Socialist bill will be pass
ed after being slightly amended. Just
what parts OF the bill will be sacrificed
is not certain.
The Bismarckian editors speak en-
Enthusiastically of Prince Hohenlohe's poll
Icy. whatever that may be. They say
that he is animated by the spirit OF the
old regime and viii guide the empire in
the way followed by Bismarck.
The Berliner Correspondence. semi
official. confined on Friday the report
that the emperor tried To add 1o6. 600
marks 10 Prince Hohenlohe's annual sal
airy. This sum was intended to reim-
hurse the prince partially for sacrificing
the 10000 marks of a statthalter for the
$4,000 " chancellor. The social demo-
Gratis began tremendous hullaballoo
about the grant, which they regarded as
IsANotl1tANANAJitdis anu II Is announced
today that the emperor's offer has been
declined
The Polish miners have decided TO
hold a social democrat congress in Bres-
lau - = 5s-s.-.ze lie Polish workingnes.
The Vorwaerts has again shown its
ability TO get official documents which
are marked confidential" 1t has made
public the fun text of Letter issued from
the war Office to regulate the acceptance
of re one year volunteers The officers
concerned are instructed that social
democrats and anarchists must be de-
barred from the short service. All efforts
to find the Vorwaerts' source OF infor-
nation have failed The emperor. who
was irritated keenly by the incident.
has ordered that every copy OF the in
strucuons be traced. The Investigation
is in progress. The Saxon authorities
have forbidden the social democratic
Congress OF textile workers which was
to be held on December so, at Crimnaitz-
schau.
The Berlin anarchists met today TO
protest against the anti-socialist bin.