The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21
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WEEKLY 2-TIMEs-A-WEEK 81 A YEAR
AN ANTI-DUELlNG AGITATION.
THE Won KOTzE AFFAIR sTIRs UH
THE GERMANS.

The Government Nevertheless Res
Refuses 90 Issue n ProcIamatiom
Against DueIing-VOn kOtze 10 Be
Sentenced 10 Fortress Confines
ment and Then Pardoned by the
EmperOr-The Fight on the Antl-
Socialist BiII stn Keeps the
ReichstRg Guessing.
Berlin. April 20.-Leberecht Won Kotze's
duel with Freiherr Won Reischaeh has
caused such a general denunciati0n Of
dueling that several judges and a few per-
sons Of high standing at court have begged
the government TO come out boldly against
the code of honor. They requested Cham
ceIlor Prince Hohenlohe to get an orden
from the emperor to stop dueling even
In the army, but the chancellor refused 10
grant their request on the ground that
the military authorities had the power To
deal with the duels Of officers. Meantims
the emperor has made known his wish
that Dr. Won Kotze shall not accept fur-
ther challenges resulting from the anony~
nous letter scandal. As soon as Or. Kotza
shall recover he and his opponent. and
their seconds. will be charged formally
with violating the law against duels. viii
be sentenced by court martial to fortress
confinement, and a few days later will be
pardoned by the emperor.
The next step I'm this solemn farce will
be taken by a court OF honor, which,
after due consideration OF the circuns
stances, will declare that everybody's hons
or has been vindcated and that there Is
no need OF any more duels. Finally DIR.
kotze will resume his functions as court
chamberlain. There Is no truth In the
rnm9r n.i9 that nat Dr. pr: Kotze VIII prosecute tor
marshal who planned his arrest, ana
thus try to get at the origin Of the charges
The emperor and DR.; kotze know wh1
the culprits are. A public trial Will be ims
The fate OF the anti-sociaIistic bill a
the question OF the hour in party politics-
Two weeks ago a clerical and conserya-
tive alliance was expected 10 pass Il with
all the obectionable amendments made IN
committee. The revolt OF the national
liberals, however, has changed the pros-
pect for II has demoralized the con-
seryatlve support OF the measure,
This week the national liberal leaders
have effected an understanding with the
bulk OF the conservative party, and the
result will be that neither they nor the
conservatives Will vote for the bill In Its
present form. When the Reiehstag re-
ASSEMBLIES next Tuesday, therefore, the
government viii find itself face to face
with serious crisis. The clericals cling
fast to the bill with all its provisions
for enforcing respect Of religion and mar
ilakff lntg want the DILL te Dheetu uy tu0
committee, or none at all. Modihcauons
In the full house, they say, will force
them to join the opposition and vote
to reject the whole measure. on the
other hand the national liberal and con-
servative alliance declares with equal de-
termination that its whole weight VIII
be thrown against any bill containing
the "clericalzed" paragraphs.
The Nord Deutsch Allgemeine Ieitung
recognizes the gravity of the governments
dilemma and In daily semi-ofiiciaa arti-
cles puts out feelers toward all sides IN
the hope of finding a compromise. The
editor suggests that the government Is
not quite In accord with the clerical
amendment While they will not drop the
clauses directed against public speakers
and editors who critcise state officials
and monarchism, they are inclined. he
SAYS, to omit the provisions to punish
persons criticising church doctrines, Even
tho marriage laws, he thinks, may be left
open to free discussion.
The Germania, the organ or the cleri-
calls, resents every suggestion that any
scope may be left for attacks upon reltg~
ious principles, even regarding the in-
stitution Of marriage and the family. All
the church doctrines and sacraments, it
holds, must be protected by law from tha
blasphemous free thinkers
The CarIsruhe Gazette, official, has Inc
dfcatcd briefly the attitude of the federal
government to the bill. II says they VIII
endeavor to reshape several clauses 50 as
to exclude the proposals which the mod
crates of all parties oppose and at the
same time preserve a sufficiently rigorous
measure for dealing with the revolutions
tuf