The morning call., 1894-12-16
IN HIS OWN HOUSE
William of Germany Is
Defied.
DERIDED BY SOCIALISTS.
His New Chancellor Meets Only
Jeers.
IN DARKLY VENGEFUL MOOD.
There Are Coming Days of Trouble
to the Empire of Blood
and Iron.
N DARKLY VENGEFUL MOOD.

DEhLIN, Oec. 1o--Belore the Reichstag
voied This afternoon on the application of
the Public Prosecutor for permission to
punish the socialist mem bers who. on
Thursday week ago, upon the opening
of the Reichstag, refused to rise and cheer
f.r the Emperor. the universal opinion
was that The Government had made a Sc
riOus mistake in demanding that the
Reichstag foTego its constitutional pre-
negatives and authorize the judicial pun
ishmeut o Lebknecht and the other So
clalistS on the charge of les majeste. 1t
was known on every side that the adverse
decision of the Reichstag committee to
which the matter was referred had tre-
mendous Influence upon the mem bers, and
therefore nobody was surprised when the
Reichstag adopted, by vote of 16S TO 5S,
the report of the committee recommend
ing that permission be not granted to the
Public Prosecutor to take action against
the socialists.
The significance Of this decision can
hardly be oVerrated, as 1t is not merely
defeat of the Government proposal but a
distinct rebuff for the Emperor himself. as
1t is an open secret that he was the author
of this attempt to make the Reichstag sur
render one of its privileges. What the
Emperor will do in view of this moral
slap n the face is a question which the
people are asking themselves His we'll
known obstinacy of character gives PROM
ise that be will not sit quietly by under
this reverse, and a remark which he made
in the course of an animated afteT-dinner
conversation at the officers mess of the
Kings regiment at INLAND during his stay
at Hanover in the middle of the week is
attracting attention.
His Majesty said. Ozark days are at
hand, and l hope all of my officers will
meet them untlinehingly."
The fact that the demand for the pros
ecution of the socialists emaDated from
the Emperor has also had most TN favor
able effect In Germany and has greatly
weakened public confidence both in the
wisdom and in the Independence of the
Chancellor, whose first appearance In the
Reichstag in mis- new role was quite a dis
appointment II is true that nothing
great was expected of him, but the me-
chanical, unimpressive fashion in which
be read his speech, sheet by sheet. had a
most depressing effect even on the Con-
servatives, while the somnolent condition
in which he sat in his chair in the Reich
stag to-day during important debates,
even making allowance for the fact that
he is somewhat indisposed, was in no way
calculated to enhance his prestige. The
impression now prevails that the Hohen-
lohe regime will be short lived unless the
Chancellor develops a more mastery grasp
of the situation than this big mistake
evidences.
The debate, however, was disappointing
nh tad
Karen had spoken in defense of the COM
mittee's report HohenlOhe arose and said
they were not called to discuss the re-
MARKS but the acts of the socialists. As
the President OF the Reichstag had de-
clared that he had no power to deal with
The excesses committed. the only course
which remained was to appeal to the
courts.
at was KNOWN" said he, "that cheers
for the Emperor would be called for"
Liebknecht here in terposed strongly pro-
testing his ignorance of any such intention.
"Why, then," the Chancellor reioined,
!'did you not protest against the most
abominable Interpretation placed by Herr
Singer upon your not rising?"
This point scored by Hohenlohe elected
loud cries of VERY good"
at was this" continued the Chancellor.
"which induced me to submit the Public
Prosecutors resolution to the Reichstag.
Count Won Miribach said the socialists
had placed themselves outside the statutes
OF the state. and therefore it was not right
that they should not be prosecuted
Singer then arose and pointed out that
the derisive laughter which followed the
Chancellor's remark, that the only means
TO punish socialists was to call in the aid
OF the courts. came chiefly from the Cen
trist benches, and was sign indica ting
that Hohenlohe did not receive the Gen.
trists' support. Won Miribach's conten-
tion could only be enforced by violation
Of the constitution.
Won KoeIler. Minister of Justice. said
the Government guarded jealousy the
privileges of the house; but punishable
offenses were within the province Of the
courts of justice, and it was for the house
to decide the question of the prosecution.
Beuningensep assured the house that this
National Liberals were unanimously
against the proposal, preferring to increase
the disciplinary powers of the President of
the Reichsiag, which were lighter In
Germany than elsewhere.
This application, Bebel claimed. to prose-
cute the deputies for their action within
the precincts of Parliament would be i'm
POSSIBLE in Great Britain. America or
France. This assertion was followed by
loud cries of, $50 to France; emgrate."
Bebel. continuing amid frequent inter-
ruptions, affirmed that the socialists in re-
naming sitting on Thursday week were
simply fulfilling mandates which they re-
ceiyed from their constituents. Germans
were wanting in independence and public
spirit and were lackeys. The President
called the speaker to order.
Raere announced that the Centrists,
learning that the resolution to increase the
disciplinary powers of the President of
the Reichstag did not emanaIe from the
Public Prosecutor, had decided to vote for
ii. A vote was then taken, and the Reich
stag adopted the committees report
against the prosecution of the socialists by
1853 to So. The resolution TO increase the
disciplinary powers OF the President OF
the Reichstag was put and carried. only