New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-11
pEATEN IN THE REICHSTAG.
r,,IpD PARAGRAPH OF THE ANTI-SO-
CIALIST BILL REJECTED.
AL THE AMENDMENTS FIRST VOTED DowN-A
CLERICAL LEADER ATTACKS THE

All THE AMENDMENTS FIRST VOTED DOWN-A
CLERICAL LEADER ATTACKS THE
GOVERNMENT.
por,i, Nav lo--The Reicnstag to-day by
.ree majority rejected the third paragraph or
che Anti-Socialst bill. after defeating all the
mendments offered to the paragraph. The mem
hers of the Left part OF the C!ericals, the foies
and the Ant-Semites voted for Barths amend
s,ont and the Conservatives and National Lib
rals for Ievotzow's amendment The Poles ana
ha Grdber wing Of the Clericals voted for the COM
mrtees version OF the paragraph Itself. ana the
conservatives and National Liberals supported the
Government original version.
uerr Gr0ber vigorously denounced the Govern
mont and nveighed against certain customs which
obtained In the highest circles. He also con-
demned the original bill. which. happily. the com
r,,,tee had rendered comparatively acceptable He
,ben declared the Clercals would vote for the
hin IN no other form than that in which ii had been
,enorted by the committee. and dwelt at length on
certain tendencies to which the Government was
strongly addicted He warned the Government not
10 arouse the Indignation of the great mass OF the
neople 10 such an extent that they would sweep
away everything emanating from up 'here
.Irontne 10 the Government tables
"Dr Sch6nstedt. Prussian Minister of Justice in
reply declared that Herr Gr6ber possessed neither
The authority nor the capacity TO cr'icise the "o'
eminent. 49,, , .,, .h ,1ous, would
be divided on every amendment to the 'hird para
sraph then each subdivision ard ilnaIy on
e. rrtirc ara graph thus making ten DIVISIONS
''Dr Sigl. Independent resumed the DEBATE Tor tne
onnosition combating the bill on behalf OF the
gayarian peasantry. He provoked great laughter
Nv frs; calling attention In detail 10 IN" severity
=; the provisions of the bill and then showing now
vrcomn'ete the Governments drastic measures
we're.
The vote OF the Reichstag is the answer TO the
aeoan, attitude of Baron Roller. the Minister
NJ the Interior who declared plainly In his speech
two davs ago that the Imperial Government did
M, care much about the opinion Of the Deputies.
NJ course strong opposition had already been mani
tested 10 the Anti-Socialst BILL which was clearly
understood as not only aimed against the Socialists
themselves but also all those who should express
onlnions unfavorable TO the Government. More
than 800 professors writer's artists and publicists
among whom were such men Antoine Won
Verne a painter; Spielhagen. a novelist: Rodcn-
berg and Professor Hans Delbriick. recently APP
proved unanimously an energetic protest agalhs.
The hill The protest directed mainly az
The article which declared to be criminal ofence
any speech or publication likely TO excite public
opinion. even before such excitement c0uii nave
been noticed and public order actually threatened
This was direct menace to the freedom OF the
press and the pulpit: The vote of the Reichstas
fs also an answer TO the somewhat incorporate doc
trine proclaimed by Emperor William. whose dec
laratlon Regis vountas suprema lex me
municipal book az Munlch. did not please the Ger
mans any than did his words TO the soldiers;
.If command YOU to fire on your father or Drother
you must fire. 1t remains to be seem IN case tne
coercive bill should be finally rejected by the Keichs
tag whether the Imperial Government will cur
tail universal suffrage its friends. and especially
Baron Won Roller. the assistant or Chancellor Won
HohenlOhe. advising IL 10 do.