New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-08
TON CAPRIVTS PROGRAMME.
THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS VIGOROUSLY
FIGHTING THE TOBACCO TAX BILL.
REICHsTAG TO BE DISSOLVED IF 1T REJECT THE
BILL CONCERNING POLITICAL ASsoCIA-
TIONS-THE MILITARY SCHOOL
OUTBREAK - BICYCLIsTs IN
THE ARMY.

OUTBREAK - BICYCLIsTs IN
THE ARMY.
Berlin Oct The Chancellor's conference
! with the Emperor at Huberusstock was finished
! on Friday evening. The Emperor assented TO the
ministerial draft of the parliamentary programme
and the Ministerial Council Will act finally on the
! Chancellor's proposals next week. Among the
| bills to be laid before the imperial Deputies are
| those for new tobacco taxes. for the regulation
Of bourse and loan transactions, and for the bet
ter control of political meetings and publications.
The Bourse bill will propose the abolition or mi-
| tation of time bargains. and is certain to arouse
the strong opposition of the Radicals and many
Liberals
The tobacco tax reform is the most generally
| discussed of all the new measures Already its
| opponents have concentrated upon it all the an
tagonism which was set up last winter against
| DR. Miauers reform programme. The "KGlnische
! Zeitung" says that the Social Democrats are
| preparing a campaign book on the insxpediency
and unpOpuarity Of the proposed tax nave III
| vded GERMANY into fourteen districts for the
| purpose of agtating against 1t. anu VIII hold a
! big national meeting in Berlin to denounce II
day or two before il is - be presented To the
| Reichstag Dates have been set for large anti
tax meetings in several cities.
Five Social Democratic mass meetings were
! held here TODAY Resolutions were adopted pro-
| testing against depriving $4,000 workingmen OF
| employment by increasing the taxes on tobacco
and den0uncing the Government FOR violating lls
| promise to put the burden Of the last Army blil
| on the shoulders of the rich. Permanent com,
mittees were appointed 10 agitate among ana
organize the people of Berlin and the provinces
! in opposition 10 the BILL
The scope of the bill concerning political ass0-
Citations has not been finally determined. To
Herr Won BGttcher. secretary Of the Interior. has
been entrusted the elaboration OF the measure on
lines approved by the Emperor. and he in turn
has confided the task L Pr!vy Councillor Won
Trott zu Zolz who district councillor Of
H0chst and Marburg. was noted for his severity
toward Socialists The bill will have a clause
forbdding minors to attend political meetings II
the Reichstag reject the BILL 1t VIII be dissolved
The National Liberal Congress has sat for three
DAYS at on-theMan. The debates have
been private. but their tendency has peen as
closed by talkatve delegates. Ihey snow thd'
| the conservative element in the party is in the
ascendant and is pushing the whole organization
away from the Radicals and Radical tnionists'
who for many years have had hopes OF restoring
| the unity of all German liberal parties. The
| resolutions adopted by the Congress are IN many
! cases little more than reproductions OF planks IN
| the Conservative platform. Ihe Congress 'eIe-
| graphed expressions Of loyalty TO the Emperor
| and the Grand Duke of Baden. and few words
| of affectionate veneration 10 the Old Chancelor
| The Emperor said in his reply that the National
| Liberal assurances a guarantee that he
could rely upon the party in both good ana bad
| times Bismarck said: Your message recalls IN
| me the days when | worked with the National
Liberal party to solidify and complete the imperial
| ediice of United Germany
The "Kreuz Zeitung" processes TO have special
| Information from military quarters concerning the
| outbreak In the lnvaiiden Strasse schooi. me
| whole affair. IT says, was not casual explosion
| OF discomfort. aggravated by too much beer but
was part of widespread plot. The "Reichsan-
| zeiger' denies however. that the mutiny had any
| political significance. II promises 10 make full
| statement on the subject immeditely after the
close Of the official inquiry The military author
tiles propose to improve the discipline Of the
| ~ rim In "A
| from any large city.
DR. Roessers declaration against the secret
ballot and in favor Of a dictatorship check
on Socialism is criticised severely.
The Munich "Allgemelne Zeitung," Bismarck
ian calls It a proposal to abolish the Constitution
| and sweep away the Rechstag. The proposal
| cannot BE- rejected offhand. however" says the
writer. "as beyond the reasonable consideration
| or resources If a capable statesman in view of
| the menacng situation. The "NOssische Zetung
and "Freisnnige Zeitung" aFree that Dr. Roess
| Ter has been made the mOutnp!ecc Of Bisnarcks
| most secret thoughts and wishes. They remark
! that nobody need wonder now If the Social Dem
ocrats use Roessler's line Of argument 10 justify
| revolution from below TO prevent the proposed
| revolution from above
Tho "Volks-Zeitung" publishes to-day Emperor
| Williams order amending the powers of superior
! officers to control the marriage Of their men.
| Hereafter an officers consent may not be made
dependent upon the location OF the place where
| the ceremony is to be solemnzed. The Emperor
|
favor of Protestants and against Catholics. He
wishes to see the fewest possible obstacles in the
way of the soldiers marriage.
| The report that the Emperor expects TO visit
! the Paris Exhibition in 1900 is a fiction. He has
not even considered such trip
The military authorities are dissatisfied with
| the work Of the bcycsts' detachment in the re-
| cent East Prussian manOeuvres The bicyclists
did good service in accommodating on the dry
| hghrOads but in crOss-country work and on wet
| roads they accomplished nothing.
Sudcrmanns new comedy. THE Battle OF The
! Butterflies" given last night at the Lessng
| Theatre in Berlin. and the Burg Theatre in
| Vienna. Here ii received badly. the uproar
| often disconcerting the players. IT will be with
| drawn once. In Vienna IT was mildly sue
| cessful
The feature OF the week in the American colony
Mr. RunyOn's dinner to Consul-General and
| Mrs. De Kay. The dinner was given at the Palace
! Hotel and all members Of the Embassy and
| Consulate were present.