The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-05
Emperor William Making the
Red Flag Cause Popular.
BILL GENERALLY CONDEMNED.
A Great Meeting 10 Re Held Today 10
Denounee the Measure.
The Lower House OF the wurtemhurx
Diet Disapproves the Anti-soc.ail-r
Rii-fmperor William Would Even
suppress the Classic Poems OF The
Great Freiligrath.
Ccpyrsshses. isax nv ne as.,,..s.,., -.

tcpNTiShted. 1875. by the Associated r.,,~sa
herhn. May The reschStae- nr,eessi-
inss have attracted little interest .isrinr
the past week, ont they are expected Ia
he greatly euliyened when The anti-So~sal-
Isl tnii comes before the house The ie.n-
ofstTaf1on tomorrow against the hsll hv
oele<2teS from the various city counous
viii he a great affair. having gained i'm
portance ~ neaSon or the goVernmene.a
opposition,
The government yesterday received an.
other rttouu IN this question in the atiar-
ton BY the bower house OF tAe w,lrtsrr,-
burg died Of a soctaliSi motion consfesnn-
ing he bill. Premier Mitthact declares
tnat the vote on the hili in the hun.ies-
fath was nOt binding ard admitted thar
h~ had grave doubts respecting the adj
NiSsoihty or the measure in she form
gwen Il in committee THIS statement 10
only sign OF the times. ~ it Is very
evident that Throughout Europe. apart
from Russia the feeling is daStnc,iv
against the drastic character of tho anti
socialist bin.
The g0vernmenf. too does no. help s,s
cause IN combating socialism ny rs,ficu-
fous mistakes, such as iaGhding In the
list of books rez<a nled a. slSl,vefssivt, tu
the state. and attached 10 the anti-so-
calist bin In order IN show ats necessity.
the political works OF the patriot rs,at.
Fre8lsgTath. written IN iS4S. and which
are now used in ordinary school books.
Taoilng case have caused a great deal of
antig son. and are being made capital
OF by the socialist press as showing ths
contrast between the law and natural
justice. One hundred and forty-four men
were condemned 10 terms OF Imprisonment
varying from fourteen days to fouc
months. The chaef sufferer was Bnrxo-
master Joseph Sock. who received tha
heaviest scntepce and a fine. Tho sever
sty OF the Imprisonment Is generally con-
demned by the upper class OF newspapers,
many uf whom urge the Prince Regent OF
bavaria to pardon the offenders. The
commune OF Fueshcmuellle Is on the vcrgS
OF destruction, as the prisoners form the
bulk of the adult population.
portion OF the German press COM
merit on the warfare on the Standard OIL
Company. because of it's successful ma
nlpulations In raising the price OF petro-
leum. which has risen so per cent within
three months and which is now Is cents
a quart at retail. The kreux Zeitung and
other papers call upon the governments
10 take steps 10 prevent such proeeed-
ings. Yesterdays question In ,he reichs-
tag was the outcome of this agitation
and the result showed that the govern
ment is evidently preparing counter
measures.
The government. through the navy de-
partment, following the example of 9TH
er powers has secured by contract the
eventual services or four fast Hamburg
American line steamers. and six OF the
fastest steamers OF the North German
Lloyd line. They Will each be armed with
sixteen guns OF heavy caiiber and four
teen rapid-tiring guns. The steamers
viii be used In case OF necessity aa dis
patch boats and for accommodating work.
The first practical test of their avail
ability will be made during the great
naval maneuvers next autumn. one OF
the steamers being hired for 1907 900 marks.
Emperor William and tho imperial fam
fly have taken up their residence at ths
new palace until the end of June. whom
the emperor is going on yachting trip
10 Norway. The empress will spend the
summer with her children at Wtiheims-
hohe. His majesty's new racing yacht.
Vinita is being fitted out and will he TAX
en- 20 Kiel on Monday. She viii be raced
during the KIel regatta In June.
The reichstaR yesterday agreed to n
credit OF I 100 10 marks 10 cover the ex-
penses OF the Ktei cele bration. Won Bot
ticher. the imperial secretary of the an
terror. made the unexpected announce
ment that the actual cost OF the canal
was probably 10000 marks less than tho
estimate \ medal has heen modelled by
Prof lfcrter a the instanc Of the en-
peror 20 celebrate the dedication OF tho
canal His majesty will present one Of
these medals 20 each guest.