The sun., 1895-03-31
THE FERMENT IN GERMANY
AGRARIANs DoISa THEIR BEST TO
KEEP UP the AGITATION.

Loud Demands for . New ReiehstaG and n
Higher Tariff on Gr.i.-Nsny Feel that
Universal Suffrage E.ds.gerr the Era-
ptre-Ths Reiehstag Comnittee Adopts
the Apti-sociaii-t Bni-Priuce Bismarck
Receives . BuGhlo Boil and Cow.
BERLIN, March 3O.-The Reichstag has been
watching for two days the struggle between the
Ministers and the high tariff Conservatives OF
the Farmers League. The debates have been
animated and often bitter. for the Agrarian
leaders have gone at the Government with all
the energy that they displayed in their attacks
unon Count CRprivl.
The peg on which the debate was hung WAS
Count Kanitz's famous proposal that tho Gov
ernment raise agricultural prices BY monopoliz-
ing the grain trade. The mere announcement
OF the su ubject drew unusual number of Dep
uties and a crowd of visitors. who allied the
galleries to the last seat. Most of the visitors
were Agrarian SYM mpathlzers, who broke the rules
OF the House aud murmurcd audbly their an-
proval OF the big Conservative speakers They
ought to have been rebuked by the President
but in the excitement of the debate their offence
was overlooked.
The strain brought upon the political world by
the demonstration against Bismarck has been
increased steadily this week by reports Of q dis
solution and reorganization Of the Cabinet in
the interest OF the Bismarckians. At the same
time runors that restriction OF the suffrage
was contemplated by the Emperor and his Min
is,ers have been revived by Social democrats
and Richter Radicals. who evidently believe
them and are correspondingly truculent. Tho
Agrarians are using every instrument OF
agitation to keep up the popular fer
ment Meetings OF peasant farmers are
lzt.l A,etr ~,
tectionist demand for new Reichstas and u
higher tariff on grain. Agrarian literature
clogs the mails. There is hardly hamlet or
cross roads where the people are not being
stirred with Agrarian leaflets and by Agrarian
speakers. The Prussian Landtag and other
provincial diets have been impressed into the
Acrarlan service. They have rung ali the week
with the landowners denunclntons OF the COM
mercial treaties and the Governments inditfer-
The Conservatives and their allies in the high
tariff movement are determined to win at any
cost. defeated In the Council Of State. they
came at once before the Prussian Landtag wit h
arguments in its favor. During the debate in
the dearest wish OF his party by urging the nu-
cessity OF a COUP d'etat. He argued that.univer-
sal suffrage had put the GoyeTnmen a; The
OF the empire. The oiily way out WAS to deprive
those elements of their misused power. The
Federal Council would have the approval of all
thinking Germans IL they should dissolve the
Reiuhstag. suspend the Constitution. and hold
the elections on the basis of q limited right of
franchise. He admitted that it would be diffi.
cult to devise new electoral system off-hanti.
but he insist ed upon the sity Of II il Ger
many was 10 be saved from ruin aud the revolt
Count alrbach is one OF the few politicians
friendly relations with bismarck when tho old
Chancellor was under the imperial taboo. He
edrichsruh. and in this case he undoubtedly
expresses Bismarck s views. for in recent years
Bismarck has hardly concealed his opinion that
he made n mistake in giving the empire NAH
hood suffrage. But few newspapers venture
now to advocate either dissolution or q restric-
| Post has come out boldly with the declaration
that Mirbach has suggested the one possible
real security OF tho nation and society" 1t says.
until universal suffrage and the secrecy OF the
ballot shall be abolished. Even the feudsl
! though its editor. Freiherr Won Hammerstcin. is
no, less extreme than M!rbach in his Agrarian
Eusen Richters Freaiantos Zsttung say.. in
reply to these friends OF Mirbsch's policy that a
from Below. The Tossisehs Zeifi,Hg Liberal
| says: The overthrow OK manhood suffrage
would weaken the emp!re. The Federal sove.
r-igns, heaced b. tho Emperor. are surely in.
| cs.ahc OF abrogattng and thus undermining y
| the foundations OF state. Certainly nobody will
| assert that the heads OF the Federal States
! nave consented to u conspiracy against tho suf.
| frage: ye. with impulsivs daring the Emperor
! who is the chief executive. is venturing to sc
democratic methods. 1t will be no surprise ii
/ the suttr rage Ue at tacSed any day
Meantime. during the debates Coun!
kanitzs proposal. the N !nisters have ev;nccd
no disposition to satisfy the Agrarian demand.
Fre!herr ron Hammerstein-Lo Loxten. the Minis
ter of Agriculture. promised forms OF tn.
| taxes on sugar and spirits. but these are small
! remedies for the agricultural depression. anG
| the Agrarians scorn them openly. Freiherr vor
| Marsc hail. Secretary OF the Foreign Office an
.~ered coldly Yesterday the heated arguments
| from the Conservative members. The Gov
i ernment has Just fixed for ten years" he said
| the duties on grain 1t has done this under
treaty and has obtained concessions in return
With what excuses and requests can WI now Sc
| to the powers:
The committee on the Anti-soctalit bill
passed yesterday the last six paragraphs in
| Guiding the Clerical amendments. and to-day
adopted the whole measure by a vote OF II to &
| The fretsinniJ6 Zcittng says the bill will con'
hack tothe House a. more drastic form haE th'
to-day tina! the Clerical, will vote in solid pha
Ianx for the bill to please tho Emperor.
that the Emperor will receive the new Presd e n
| and Nice-pres:dents OF the Reichstag shortly
| before the Bismarck banquet on April !. Til,
idea of inviting them to the banquet originated
! with the Emperor. who thought IL a great JOKE
| to oblige them to join in congratulstng Bis
marck after refusing in the ReichstaR to 10 so
manager OF the Cincinnati biological Garden
| They are fine brutes and attract no end OF Rtten
| tion. A handsome eating dish for Tyras tn,
| Princes dog. is the present sent by ten Engl!ss
| women.
Ambassador Runyon has engaged a suite o
rooms at Hotel Victoria, ktel. for the period o
the fetes at the opening OF tho North Sea anc
Adolf Braun member OF the Vor,rd<ri
staf. has been arrested for refusing to say wh'
gave him the text Of a secret imperial deere,
| published in his journal. He Is liable to sil
| months imprisonment.
BIT OF sCHoOLGIRL ROMANCE E