New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
SOCIALISTS WIN THE DAY.
VICTORY IN THE REICHSTAG.
THE ANTI.REvoLUT1ON BILL UNANI-
MOUSLY REJECTED.

HOPELESS STRUGGLE TO SAVE THE MEASURE
AFTER THE COMMISSIONS REPoRT-rHE
NIL AS MODIFIED NOT ACCEPT
ABLE TO THE GovERNMENT-oPPosI-
TON STRENGTHENED AS THE DE-
BATE PRocEEDED-APPEALs TO
THE cLER1cAIs WE'RE IN VAIN.
Berlin. May 1.-THE Reichstag to-day unani-
tnously rejected the Anti-sociast BILL Para
graph No. ll2 had previously been re-
jected, the House refusing to adopt 1t IN
any form. and in the subsequent divisions
all the other paragraphs were rejected With
out debate by large majorities In the course
Of the debate on Paragraph No. 1l2. which
deals with revolutionary tendencies In the army.
General Bron.ar; Won Scheendorf. Prussian Mil
lister OF War said that. ulthough the Govern
ment had not jointly decided this question. he
personally considered that the paragraph as
modified by the commission did not go far
enough.
Only the Clericals voted for Paragraph NO III
IN the form recommended by the commission
The Conservatives and National Liberals stood
alone for the paragraph as originally framed
After this second adverse vote Eugen Rlchter'
leader of the Extreme Radicals, sprang to his
feet and exclaimed I'VE might as well dispose
of the entire bill now and nor waste more pre-
cious time" Freiherr Manteuffe! Conserva-
tive rose from the righ: of the House TO say
that for once he agreed with Deputy Richter
and therefore would second his motion the
House then rejected each successive paragraph
and finally the whole bill. The next sitting OF the
Reicnstag will be on Monday
The fate of the bill has seemed to be settled
since the first day of the debate on the comms-
sion's report. Chancellor Won Hohenlohe inti-
mated at the beginning Of the debate that ne
would not accept the revised bill, and Dr.
Sch6nstedt Minister Of Justice. made an earnest
but vain appeal to the Clericas to aid the Gov
ernment in undoing their work and putting the
bill back into its original form Both speeches
showed that the struggle to save the measure
had become hopeless.
BIG MAJoRITIEs AGAINST THE GOVERN
MENT
The prolcl. l.ged debate in the Reichstag served
only to strengthen the opponents OF the MIN
fstry. The voting was done rapidly. The men,
bers merely from their seats. They were not
even counted so evident was it that the ma
torites were vastly against the Government
With each successive paragraph the majority
grew The Social Democrats and Radicals
shouted Bravo The Ministers and Federal
Councillors looked on in impassive and gloomy
silence.
At the beginning Of to-day's debate Conrad
Haussmann South German Democrat. led the
attack the provisions to exclude sociaHsm
from the army. proposed in Paragraph No
lie General Won Scheliendorf replied in an off
hand fippant fashion, that the paragraph in Its
original form was absolutely necessary TO pro-
tect the army from Socialist propaganda.
August Bebe the Socialist leader. then deliv-
cred his final review OF the whole Dill IL sucn
+. excessive powers as those contemplated IN me
MI were needed, he said. the fact was proof that
The Government ought to have begun It's anti
Socialist campaign twenty years ago. ana tnat
the measure was too late for practical results
II is A remarkable feature of the weeks pro-
ceedings that they found everybody good-natured
and have left everybody exasperated When the
debate opened on Wednesday all the Deputies
were in amiable humor, and joked together In the
Reichstag restaurant. or Vegetable Hail., as
they have named IT, on account OF the viva green
~ the ma per and paint. There hearty ex-
change of compliments over the beer mugs. and
despite the suppressed excitement there seemed 10
be- little prospect stirring up much bad blood In
xhe debates However. the clumsy rudeness Of Dr.
Sch0nstedt and Baron Won Roller emDttered every
marty az soon as the debate opened. DR.. Schon-
stedts denial that there were dinerences IS IN tne
Prussian Cabinet. seriously affecting the Chancel-
lor's position. was received with dersion Both
Echonstedts and K0llers speeches gave color to
the report that the Government was riding Tor a
fall and desired the rejection Of the bill as an ex-
cuse for new exceptional legislation. although II Is
known that Chancellor Won Hohenlohe would not
lend. himself permanently to such manoeuvre
DR. Gr0ber won general applause when he re-
marked that few more speeches like Rollers
would assure the triumph OF the Social Democ-
racy K0llers incorporate words as 10 the smaH
mart allotted 10 the Rechsag in the duties OF the
Government were all the more remarkable. as the
recent by-elections have gone against the Govern
ment. The Minister was simply carrying grist TO
the Socialist mill. and he is likely to be reminded
of the fact soon.
THE SOCIALIST SADDLERS ORATORY.
Oratorically. tn. finest speech in the debate was
that OF Ignaz Auer The Socialist saddler showed
himself to be one Of the forcible and polished
speakers in the Rechstag Hohenlohe and several
other Ministers stood on the tribune steps while
ne spoke apparently admiring his grace and
adroitness He demolished, 10 the satisfaction Of
most Of the Deputies, Paragraph No Ill, which
dealt originally with the gorifcation OF crime and
interference with ofcers In the discharge OF their
duties but had been cut and altered by the Cleri-
calls so as to leave the officers unprotected and
serve only as an instrument OF the Catholic
Church In emergencies.
The Deputies left the House slowly after the
adjournment. Most Of them stopped every few
steps to join groups discussing the occurrences
of the day. General Won Sohellendorf explained
with animation TO a Conservative group the ap-
parent contradictions between his recent oeca-
fations and those made by General Won ltten-
bach In the commission. The War Minister un-
doubtedy let out State secret or two with his
remark: "As Prussian Minister am obliged to
declare the Federal Councils paragraph indis-
behalf OF the Federated Governments" These
words are regarded indicating that there Is a
conflict In the Ministry
After the Deputies gone Prince Hohen-
lobe sat for some time writing busily. He evil
IDENTIFY was making minute report Of the pro-
ceedings for the Emperor Baron Won Roller.
the chief defender Of the BILL leaned over his
shoulder. making comments and suggestions
Neither looked especially cheerful.