The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-04-25
THE GERMAN REICHSTAG RE
ASSEMBLIES NEXT TUESDAY.
BIG PROGRAM.
FATE OF THE ANTI-REVOLUTlON
BILL UNCERTAIN.
Germans Uphold England In Her Course
Toward Nicaragua-The China-Japan
Peace Treaty Unfavorably Crit
icised in Political Circles.

the Associated Press).-The wheel OF
parliamentary politics will resume active
work on Tuesday next, when the reich-
stag reassembles with a big program
before it, including amendments to ana
changes in the tariff law, the Socialist
hill. defining and charging the rights
of associations and coalition, and plenary
discussion of the anti-revolution bill.
The measure last alluded to is the big
bugbear of the Liberals, lIadlcais anu
Socialists and has been rendered even
more stringent in committee at the IN
stance of the members of the Centre party
who are angling for the rcqeal OF the
anti-iesuit laws. The clerical proposals,
however, INF some respects Out-llelDu
HerOd and the government hesltates 10
accent them, fearing to over step the marx
and further intensity popular resentment
The National Liberals, who at hrst laV-
ored the bill, are now disgusted with the
reactionary character it is assuming ana
have deserted to the side of its opponents
Thus its ADOPTION depends entirely upon
the supDort of the Centre party, the mem
bers Of which demand that the Dill pc
passed MS they shaped IL or not at All.
The conservatives, on the other mana, de-
clare they will not consent to place ger
man professionalism under the heels OF us
hereditary enemies. The government Is
thus in a dilema, for if it refuses the
demands Of the Centre party, the anu
revolution bill is certain to be rejected,
while if il consents to the demands OF
the Ccntrsts the government VIII alleh-
ate its Conservative supporters. AS
solution of the situation, those VINO rear
both the clerical reaction ana the Social-
list encroachments appeal to the emperor
TO personally intervene as he ana III me
case of the withdrawal OF the SeldlilH
edncotionaI bill in 1892 and bring about
the withdrawal of the antl-reVoiutl0li
hill Such intervention, however, would
he unconstitutional, as in the case OF an
immortal measure the bundcsrath alone
has this power. D.;.,;, and
Nicaragua is being watched here ana the
opinion of those competent to pronounce
an opinion upon the matter IS decldedlS
against allowing Nicaragua TO get on
too cheaply. Moreover, tne iuen u ill
teryention on the part of the United
States is not received here with enthu-
siasm. The Vossische Ieitung, com
menting on the situation, says: Eng
land represents not only English, but
Enropean interests. The Central Amer
lean republics have been guilty OF re-
heated acts of lawessness against Tor
eigners and they deserve to be taught
severe lesson. If the United states
claims to extend the application OF the
Monroe doctrine to these unruly neigh
b,rs. they must also undertake to bear
he responsibility of the fulhllment OF
heir international obligations.
The treaty of peace between emma
and Japan is unfavOrably criticised III
leading political circles and the sending
pf two war ships of Germany, the
Kaiser and the Prime Wilhelm, to the
lar east is generally approved.
The Ku Krug Zeitung, referring to the
despatch Of the two war ships to re-
hforce the German squadron IN Chinese
waters, says: LET us salute this meas
IRE as the beginning of n radical change
IN our trans-oceanic politics.
The Vossische Zeitung declares that
1Germany's place, while oberying trict
neutrality, must be on the side OF the
Japanese"
The North German Gazette this after
noon asserts that there is no grounds
for the fears expressed in some quarters
that Germany would intimate her, intcn-
ton not to interfere in the settlement
of the terms of peace arrived ut between
China and Japan, even before the powers
have announced their views upon the
matter.
"On the contrary" the North German
Gazette remarks, 1.-THE government IS
fully alive to the grave danger which
might arise for Europe politically and
commercially as a consequence of the
new order of things III Eastern Asia.
Germany's interests are so important
that the government would be guilty OF
terious neglect if it We're not determined
10 push our claims to the fullest extent"
The Hamburgischcr Borsenhallc today
declares that, contrary to published state
nents, no working arrangement has been
arrived at between the Standard Oil
company and the Russian oil interests.
1t is added, however, that negotiations
are proceeding and the proposed agree
ment is now before the Russian min
lister of finance for examination. His
decision will not be given before the end
of the month.
Great interest is evinced in imperial
circles and in the courts of the kingdom
of Germany in the quarrel which has
arisen in regard to the succession in the
petty principally of Lippe which fol
lowed the death of Prince Waldemar of
Lippe on March 6. The prince it will
be remembered, stipulated in his will
that Prince Adolph of Schaumberg-L ippe,
brother-in-law of Emperor William,
should act as regent during the minority
of the son of Prince Adolph, who was
to eventually succeed Prince Waldemar.
The dispute is between the candidates
TO the throne-Prnce Adolph of Schaum-
berg Lippe and the Count of Chesterfield
Lippe-and it has become quite a serious
matter In fact. more bitterness could
not be displayed if empires were at
stake.
Prince Adolph, who is the man in pos
sL9app. is disposed to ride the high horse
ttNaA is contestants and simply ignores
tlicm. I'm the arrangements for the fun
eral of Prince Waldemar, in which Count
Ernest Biesterfeld-bippe sent two cava-
lers with letter of coincidence to the
widow, the gentlemen were not received
and the letter was returned unopened.
The next aifrOnt was shown to the Bies-
terfelds at the funeral. Count Ernest
sent his son and brother to represent him
and they had the right to walk in the
cortege Immediately behind the repre-
sentatives of the empire, but at the last
moment the court marshal of the prince
of Schaumerg-Lipp attempted TO place
them further back. They, however, in
sisted on retaining their proper places,
whereupon they were not admitted to
the hall where the members assembled be-
fore the funeral and they had TO stand
outside. The members of the diet of