The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13
One an Eloquent Editress
and the Other an ex-
Duchess.
SOME PROJECTED LEGISLATION
Matters of Moment in the Domain
of the Talented Emperor
William.

the close OF the proceedings OF tHe social
ist Congress at Breslau to-day DIR. Arons, a
member OF the Reichstag, raised the vexed
question of reform in the composition of
the socialist parliamentary delegation and
also in The construction of the executive
committee OF the socialist party, and a
snirited debate ensued. DR.. Arons ex-
pressed his personal and party dissatisfac-
ton with the personnel of both, but re-
Trained from pointing out any one in par
ticular in the executive committee that it
would be desirable to get rid of. 1t was q
dangerous subject to handle, and so the
leaders OF the party, with the same high
degree of tact which they have displayed
throughout, allowed the different speakers
10 blow off their superfuous steam in ex-
pressing their sentiments, and then prom
ised that the subjects under discussion
would receive practical consideration at
the hands of the congress of 1896, which is
fixed TO meet in Gotha.
Unbiased reviewers of the whole pro-
ceedings must concede that the congress
displayed remarkable soIidity Even
though strong differences and opposing
views existed, leading to occasional violent
alterations in which the speakers in
duIEed III personalities, threatening to end
in tistic encounters, nothing worse than
battles OF words occurred. Herr BebeI ac-
cused Delegate Schippel of having plotted
to disorganize the party and of possessing
degree OF arrogance approaching mania,
and Herr Liebknecht denounced the dupli-
city OF Herren Kautsky and Schippel in
fiery language, but eventually harmony
prevailed.
The debate on the agrarian programme
produced the best speaking of the session
on all sides of the question. The speakers
OF the hautsky group opposed the report
o. the commission with great ability, and
the Liebknecht set with equal ability sup
ported the report, while Singer and Auc
held the middle course. The resolution
rejecting the report OF the commission was
accompanied by a rider, providing that
further searches in behalf of an agrarian
propaganda shall take into account the
work OF the commission whose report was
submitted 10 this congress. The palm OF
the oratory was by general consent awarded
TO Frau Zetkin, editress OF the Stuttgart
Gleicbheit who spoke in the Swabian dia-
Iect with marvellous force, and displayed a
complete mastery of the complex details of
the relations between the peasant farmer
and the capitalist.
The most striking figure in the congress
was tail lady OF 40 years OF age, wearing
2 black silk skirt, q fiery-red silk blouse
and a huntress hat. This lady was in at
tendance daily and watched the debates
with the eagerness of jealous partisan.
She has a curious and interesting history.
She was born Duchess OF Wurtemburg
and christened Pauline Mathilde Ida, and
is a sister of Duke William of Wurtem-
burg, a near successor to the throne
In 1860 member of the royal family of
WuTteD burg was taken seriously i'll at
Carlsruhe and Professor Biermer of Berlin
was summoned to attend the patient. Pro-
fessor Biermer transferred the case to his
assistant, DR.. William. The young and
handsome Duchess Pauline fell violently
in love with DR.. William during his at
tendance upon the SICK one and insisted
upon marrying him. 4 prolonged family
opposition ensued, which ended in her rel
atives giving their assent, finding they
could not overcome the determination of
the Duchess to become the doctors wife.
Pauline thereupon resigned all her dynas-
tic rights and titles and by royal decree as
sumed the name of Won Kirchlach, under
which she married DR.. William.
The clergyman while performing the
ceremony was indiscreet enough to ven
ture a remark upon the difference of the
social positions of the bride and groom
whereupon the bride interrupted him and
declared that she did not share the views
expressed by the reverend gentleman. Or
the contrary. she said she looked UP to hel
husband, whose social standing she re-
Id
settled in Breslau, where he practices hi!
profession. His wife is noted for hel
benevolence and spends the greater part o
the income from her handsome fortune il
relieving the sick and poor.
Prince LObanoff Rostovsky, Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has beer
spending his holidays in France, will ar
rive in Berlin from Paris tonight, and will
be received by the Emperor at HuberstocB
tomorrow.
The Bundes-ath will resume its sittings
on Thursday, and the session of the
Reichstag will be opened about the middle
OF November. Besides the budget bills
measures will be introduced in the popu-
lar body providing for reform of the
procedure OF military courts and relating
to the various crafts of artisans.
Other legislation IS projected, but moth
ing has been heard of ali intention to in.
troduce a bill for socialist repression as ia,
as the Reichstag is concerned, though
something of the kind may be considered
for Prussia alone. The Prussian Ministers
are still undecided in regard to the pro.
posals submitted by Herr Won Koeller,
Prussian Minister of the Interior, to intro
duce in the Landtag an amendment to the
law relating to political meetings.
The affair Of Baron Won Hammerstein
formerly chief editor of the Kreuz Zei
tung, is likely TO have an epilogue in rela-
tions affecting Herr kropatschek, who is
now the editor in chief of that paper, hav-
ing succeeded Baron Won Hanmerstein in
the chair. Report says that KropatschelI
while a colleague of Hammerstein, was
aware for years exactly how things stood
with Lis superior, but kept silent until the
Foreign Minister, Baron Merschall Won
Bierberstein, wishing 10 break up the un-
compromising opposition of Hammerstein
and the Conservatives in the Reichstag
influenced Kfopatschek to commence q
NHaH HaraTr- IL