The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-23
KAISER MEDITATES A COUP.
SOCIALISTS EXPECTED TO MAIN
TAIN A UNITED FRONT.

augurated by the state, Instead of
Debating Agrarianism at the Com
ing Congress at BresIau-The Next
Grand state Function-The Kaiser
and His PerambulatOry Telephone
Car - Interesting Berlin Cable
grams.
Berlin. Sept. 22.-The socialist leaders
are busily engaged in recasting their pro-
eraume for the socialist congress, which
will open in Breslau on Oct. 6. and have
greatly modified their proposed resolutions
In regard to the agragrian reforms. This
action is taken apparently with a view of
conciliatng the opposition of the dele
gates from the southern part of Germany.
Judging from the temper Of six public
meetings, which have been held in Berlin
during the past week, it viii not be ag-
rarian question, but rather plans of de-
tense against state repression that viii
absorb the attention of the congress. At
the meeting mentioned Herren Liebknechr,
Bebel, Singer and other leading social
lists spoke as though they had positive
knowledge that coup d'etat against the
suffrage was intended by the government
and they were unanimous in exhorting
the party to close their ranks and present
a determined front to the common enemy.
Despite these warnings and appeals. how
ever, many men of influence in the So
calist party expressed the belief that
there was no danger from the source or
of the character mentioned and insisted
that reform of the internal organization
Of the party ought to be the leading ques-
tion discussed.
Finally, however, at five of the six meet
the Breslau congress to consider the pO-
siuon of the socialist members of the
Reiohstag, and also to limit the annual
payment to members of the socialists eX-
ecutive committee to 5000 marks a year,
as the maximum amount, with a reduc-
ton therefrom in the case of those men,
bers of the committee VINO earn their liv-
ing editors and In other pursuits. The
speakers, outside of those who were paid
Tor their services, freely expressed their
Indignation that certain of their comrades
should not feel ashamed to live in ma
bob style of comfort upon the hard
earned pfennings of the workingmen
many of whom are getting only fifteen
marks week for their work It is GER
tain that the congress will approve the
resolution in regard to the salaries of
members of the executive committee, with
sharply drawn lines touching the compen-
saton paid to certain others in the party
for services more or less valuable. With
the passage of these resolutions, there
will disappear from the ranks of social
ism number of men who are attached to
lne party Cnieuy, II not WnOlly, Tor the
sake of the money they get out Of IT,
Herren Vollmar and GfiTgnnerger will
not be able to attend the congress. Herr
Nollmar is threatened with cerebral con-
gestion, and 1t not probable that he will
recover in time TO make his appearance
IN the Reiohstag during the coming ses-
sion. Herr Grillenberger IS very i'll with
disease Of the larnyX, and his recovery
is also uncertain. The absence of these
leaders from the congress is regretta-
ble in view of the fact that it leaves
Herren Auer and Siefert to face the
other leaders who are bent upon chal-
Longing them for taking part in the Sedan
BY manipulating the vote for delegates
Herren Bebel and Liebknecht were able to
secure majority against the celebrations
and on Friday, seven socialist communal
deputies of RiXdorf resigned because a
packed meeting censured them for approx
ing the celebrations. If the congress, led
by Bebel and Liebknecht should be indis-
Greet enough to pass a resolution of cen
sure and denunciatiOn of the national
tetes, it is absolutely certain that the po-
lice, who are carefully watching the
movements of the socialists, will break up
the meeting and arrest the leaders.
Herr Gottleib, who was vice chairman
OF the last socialist congress, which was
held in Berlin, and has long been the
recognized chief of the socialist party of
6trenen, mas apsconded with the party
funds, OF which he was the custodian, and
i has also been discovered that he has
been engaged in fraudulent enterprises
upon a large scale for long time.
The next grand state function will be
the unwilling of the monument to the
memory of Emperor Frederick III at
Woerth. The programme of the ceremo-
MES has been enlarged far beyond the
original ideas, the kaiser seemingly being
desirous of making the occasion almost
as important as the Sedan day fetes.
Whether such is the intention or not, the
celebration of this event may be made
much more irritating to France than the
Sedan feteS. In response to special in
yitations all of the German princes, the
Kings of Saxony and Wurtemberg and
the Grand Dukes of Baden. Hesse and
Gutenberg, will be present. Prince Lud-
wig win represent Bavaria and promi-
nent place during the ceremony of the
unveiling will be accorded to the kaiser's
mother eX-Empress Frederick. The
exact number of troops that will occupy
the old battlefield at Woerth is not known
but It is understood that there will be
sufficient number to make an imposing
spectacle. After the ceremony the EN-
peror and the princes will partake of
banquet in Strasburg.
Dr. Miguel Prussan minister of finance,
has returned from his vacation and re-
sumed the duties of his Office. In an in
teryiew yesterday he said that as far as
me governments intentions are concerned,
the next sessions of the Reichstag and
the Landtag will be quiet and business
IKE, provided, of course, that the social
lSts do not provoke the majority to ac-
ton by Keeping up an agitation of the
masses. DR. Miguel expected that the
Reichstag would be convoked about Nov.
II TO discuss the ordinary estimates. 1t is
the intention OF the government, he says,
10 introduce a bourse bill, a trade reform
Pill and a bill prohibiting Illegal compe-
ution in trade. 1t Is possible also, that
the government may introduce an amend
ment to the accident insurance act. This
VIII provide the Reichstag with sufficient
work to last until after the beginning of
the new year.
The Landtag viii not be called together
until the middle of January. The conser-
yative committee has whitewashed DR..
Stocker by unanimously passing resolu-
tlon expressing full confidence in him and
thanking him for his honest adherence to
the principles of the party and lauding
ms upright conduct throughout his deal
lngs with Baron Won Hammerstein, for
merly editor-in-chief of the Kreuze Zei-
tung.
The charges lodged against Baron Won
tammerstein include an accusation of en-
Iezzlement of thesum of 100000 marks
from the reserve fund of the Kreuze Zei-
Jung. Hammerstein responded to this
charge by asserting that he used the mon
sy TO purchase and sustain the Deutschen
lIageblatt The next charge made against
nlm IS that of caluminously accusing Herr
Guttley, the cashier of the Kreuze Zeitung
now deceased, of having embezzled funds
vi which he himself was guilty of taking
@hother charge is that of falsifying the
aceounts of the newspaper, in order to
Nynceal his speculations.
in He emperor has taken. a new departure