New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
| WAITING THE KAISER'S BLOW
MEASURES TO PUT DOWN ANARCHY
ANXIOUs1.Y LOOKED FOR IN
GERMANY.

GERMANi
SEVERE LAWS FAVORED BY TIE cO"sERVA'
T1vEs-AcTIoN IN sAxoNY-THE EMPEROR
ORDERS THE NEWSPAPER WAR OVER
CAPRIvI AND MIGUEL TO BE sTofff"-
GREAT STORMS THROUGHOUT THE
EMPIRE AN EPIDEMIC OF
CRIME IN BERLIN.
Berlin Aug. 1.-THE precise intention Oh t"e
Government in regard to the repression OF 90
clalism and Anarchism is Still the supJec' Vi
anxious doubt and surmse The newspapers "'c
filed with articles Of advice and warning Out ho
one ventures to say exactly where the "oVei"-
ment's blow will fall or how it Will be dealt Inc
Conservative organs are ready to favor any So
we're measure: the severer the better. lhey p''c
their arguments on recent reports " W"'Ni"S
mems riots In Upper Siles!a They direct spec'a NJ
tention to the fact that the Westphalah ooc'"''''
Schroeder one Of the miners delegates ''''''''
in May 1889. by the Emperor. has peeh ouSs III
citing the Silesian laborers to violence i"''
quote with evident delight his most eX'raVakah'
utterances at recent agitatory meetings. Inc
Hamburger Nachrchten. Prince bis"a'oA
,ewsnaner organ. exhorts the Government to
abandon the principles OF the so-cai'cu "'"
corrse and proceed with Draconic severity III
the Government is resolved to reprcss Soc'a'i''"'
Il said Yesterday. ut must renounce the aid OF
the Social Democrats In the Relchs'ae' IL inc
Government doe. this true Germans Will show
signs OF confidence which has 50 long been miss
ing in our politics. and will readily support me
Ministers"
Tho "Notio,al Ze.tung" Or. Miquers mouth
niece publishes daily It's demands for the sever
est repressive laws. Proposals to restrict the
liberty Of associations ana asseHoheS' ~ '"'''
would be utterly inadequate
Meanwhile the authorities In Slxony nave
adopted a course Of rigorous action under exist
ing laws The me glstrates OF Leipsic recently To-
fused the applications OF several Social Democrats
10 be admitted 10 all the rights and privileges ~
citizens basing their refusal on the ground that
the characters Of the applicants offered INSULT
cient guarantee OF their interest for the COM
munitys welfare and of their ability To contribute
to the same
In the midst OF the general conflict over the
need OF repressive laws the Government daily
newspapers have plunged into angry dispute
ms To the comparative merits and deserts OF
Chancellor Won Caprivi and Finance Minister
Mi1uel The dispute has assumed the dimensions
Of a Cabinet scandal. and no one was surprised
to-day 10 hear that Emperor William had teie-
graphed from England commanding peace Inc
Emperor Is said 10 have requested also that the
newspapers cease printing the statement that
Miquel Is about to resign. The 'Nossische Zei-
tung" says that the attacks made by the Chan-
ceilor's newspaper on Miguel are unworthy OF
the traditions Of Pruss!an oflirialism The
"Tagebatt's" comment is:
These attacks show that the Government Is with
out helm The Chancellor must show SUI niger
hand.
Most Of the attacks up'n Miguel are launched
through the "Norddcutsche Algemene Zetung
and tho "Frankrirter Zeitung" They are DIS
guiscd carefully but they show plainly - the
initiated that their origin Is in The Wilhelm
strasse Miquefs answer To the persistent runio's
Of his coming retirement Is That ne does nor
mink u resgning. he has not yet redeemed
his pledge to the Emperor that he would reform
the financial relations OF Prussia and the other
States TO the Empire
s + Cody a cowboy. and Fischer. the bIcy-
clst have arranged q race In Munich on August
IL. Il. and 10. This contest between vince ana
horse has excited much interest thr"ughou, IN"
Empire In view 81 its bearing on the army y
courier service.
The abuse Of Prussan oiiic!aiism bias been IL
Illustrated once more DT. Merker. berlin dls.
t!ler happens t. own few feet u waste land
at Luckenwalde. The ground rem, ~ this prop
orty has been assessed nj one rfenn!ng or one
quarter Of a cent Merker offered - pay ten
pfenn!ge In advance for ten years 50 as 10 sim
pity matters but the revenue Office declined hiS
offer. Merker was vexed and deferred p"ylhs
the tax at all. At last bai.in was sent to him
with an order 10 collect f1rcibly thirty seven
pfcnnlgc for the tax plus the costs u the re-
peated negotiations hc,wcen Mrrkrr ana rhe
body who will pay two ~ three marks ior the
land.
The twcnty-nrst Congress II the Austro-tier-
man Alpine Club this week attracted o.VVo noun.
taIn-clirnbers 10 Munich Most u them arrived
on "Wednesday by special trains. They we're re-
cevcd by military bands and were entertained ny
the Prince Regent In the evening at a comph-
mentary concert In the great Pachprr Brewery.
At the beer breakfast on Thursday the delegates
consumed ZIG barrels - beer In nv" hours
Storms swept all parts of Germany early In tho
week They did great damage - property ana
caused the loss Of many lives. The injury TO the
crops helped further to DISCOURAGE the hu',
already lost some spirit owing TO the holiday dull
ness and the absence Of the leading bankers. The
most Interesting topic on Change now is the
financial position OF Italy. whose loans were bought
largely here some time ago IN order that The
rulnous selling In Paris might ~ coun;eracted
Now some Berlin holders Of Italian securities
wish TO diminish their risk by selling part OF
their accumulated stock This feeling is causing
a temporary change Of roles between Paris AMI
I,erlin az PA ris has been buying what Berlin
loaded.
There has been an epidemic Of crime and vio-
lence in the suburbs Of Berlin recently. The
suburban residents have long complained In vain
that while the central districts ~ the city had
policeman on every corner the outlying settle
ments were virtually unprotected The sudden
increase OF suburban crime. however. has accom-
plished what no amour; Of complaint could ef-
feet. Many policemen have been sent to the out
skirts and more will follow them.
DULL WEEK IN PARLIAMENT.
London. Aux ll.--Parliament has been nsunerab.y
dull this week Comparatively insignificant measures
have occupied the attention OF the members. The
debate on the Miners Eight-Hour bill next week
u.ii enllyen tho House al Commons somewhat. This