New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-25
ALL GERMANY AROUSED.
THE KAIsERs ANGER Al THE REleHe
TAGS AFFRONT TO BISMARCK. -
GENERAL. DEMAND FOR A NATIONAL DEMON
sTRAT1ON- DISSOLUTION OF THE RElChsrA"
URGEp-ITs POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES
PREPARATIONS FOR THE

BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL"
parir March o,-The loss OF an Army bill could
| no, have excited Germany more than the Reichs-
| tags refusal to congratulate Bismarck Inc mo-
| nent the result OF the vote was known III. W."
R3tticher hurried 10 the telephone ana to'u the
| Emperor who awaiting the news IN the o.'
| Castle Herr Won Lucanus, chief Of HIS Majesty
civil Cabinet went directly from the Imperial poN
| N the Castle and described to the Emperor the
scenes OF tumut in the Reichstag lie must nave
/ given a vivid picture. for when the Emperor droVe
| out Inter den Linden between ana cioch' ne
| looked unusually sullen. All oficlals hkeiy u
! know the ,.mperor's feelings agree that he was
Intensely disturbed by the Reichs,ags exhibition Of
| tsolf He Is understood 10 have exclaimed at the
| end OF Iucanus's narrative:
It is scandaous. The vote is reflection on
| mo the Government and all the authorities ana So
| cietIes which will unite In honorng bisharch'
After the Emperor had attended service to-day
| with the Empress in the garrison chapel ne I'D"
q long consultation with the Grand-d duke or Badeh
| and Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe. the wires nave
been kept busy all day between Berlin anu '"e
| South German capitals. The messages concerned
| the Reichstag's action and the course " NC
| adopted by the Government
The students and citizens In Jena are organizing
meetings to protest against the Reichstags reJec-
ZION o, the motion to congratulate Bismarck Sim
| Iar meetings are TO he held in Augsburg near
| Munich and throughout Suab!a and Thuringia
Dspatches received here this afternoon frdm
| I.eipslc Dresden Munich. Essen. Mannheim. CO.
| Iogne and Dusseldorf show that the people nave
| been intensely excited by the Reichstags action.
| The denuncatlon OF the Deputies Is almost uni
| yersal. and there Is a general demand lot so"e
| national demonstration which shall serve as COM
| pete popular dsavowal OF the vote TO sho"
| plainly the Government view OF the festival. Herr
Won WedeI chief OF the Emperors household Dr.
Won Stephan, DR.. Miguel DR.. Won Botticher ana
| about thirty other high officials will attend the
! Bismarck commers at the Philharmonic on
| March 80.
peculiar feature OF the whole affair Is the APP
parent Indifference or ignorance with whch the
Emperor and the Ministers. despite unmistaka BILE
warnings again steered straight into defeat The
Emperor could hardly have been ignorant or what
everybody else knew. He must have been IN
formed that Thursday the Socialists. Catholics
Richter Radicals and Poles had formed coalition
| TO reject the Levetzow motion On the same day
| the representatives OF all parliamentary parties
| had met and after the stormiest OF debates had
separa ted with mutual declarations OF defiance ana
reproach Herr Won I.evetzows final efforts to
| save his motion made on Friday He then
tried TO Induce Or. Lieber. the Clerical leader. to
keep his party from voting; but he failed to get
| any pledge. although I.eber himself opposed the
| extreme action OF the rest OF the Catholics
The relations OF the parties have been more en-
FILTERED By Yesterdays vote than by any purely
| political differences since the close OF the kul-
| turkampf Several Deputies who favored the mo-
ton regard the Relchstag's decision as personal
affair and have approached the Ministers privately
| TO urge temporary suspension OF the session.
! looking to a dissolution in the near future. Already
| the Bismarckians have been Joined by other Depu-
ties who apparently regret their course In yester-
days proceedings. and are anxious to enace the
stigma by taking part In a dem onstraton at Fried
| richsruh.
| The Governments attitude toward demands for
| a dissolution Is dstlnctively passive. A general
| election with "Bismarck' for the rallying cry
| would commit the Government. body ard soul. 10
| the Agrarlan programme and several other points
| OF Rismarckian policy FOR which the Emperor and
his Ministers have little liking. Among the pas
| slonate Appeals and denunciations with which the
newspapers have been loaded since yesterday noon.
there IS calm and carefully reasoned article,
| which warns the admirers OF the old Chancellor
not go far in their indignation. IL Is In the
'-Tageblat," which. although once bitterly hostile
| 10 the Prince has been fair with him and his
friends In the last years. In an article last nigh,
| u said:
II IL timely 10 remind German politicians that
the storm now let loose may bring TO the front
S %otknr Pn'e the anas Which Of he
cannot approve. We believe that. matters stand.
! than regulative influence IN active politics.
This morning the "Tageblatt" returned to the
| subject thus: We admit that the confusion can
| be ended only by the dissolution OF the Rechstag
Government f.
! II Will have strong basis on which 10 make the
| campaign and win success"
| The "vosslsche Zetung" G.beraD says to-day:
mo party ever revert with pleasure TO Sa,ur-
days proceedings The event probably Will lead TO
a revolution OF the parties. Since the Emperor mas
spoken with such deep Indignation OF the Reich
stays action we should noi be surprised TO learn
that IN. Federal Council had been asked 10 agree
I The ''Vorwaerts' Social Democratic says under
fh. MI . FnaS ~
/ etzow motion was the peoples judgment on the
an act Or iTsice The people thereby pronounced
! guilty before the world i man who brought more
poicon L II Prince Blsmsrck's friends venture TO
ape. V.cSstsrs verdict The emperor had no
| right to speak az he dd in MS dispatch to Fried
/ Herr Won Levetzow's resignation presents another
partisan problem which can hardly be settled with
his place az we'll as Tor that OF Or: BuriSlIn. the
retiring Second Nice-Presdent Clericais I'LL both
as First Vice President. Is the acting President and
Councillor SPAIN was chosen ten days ago 10 serve
To- ascertain the hopes which the Bismarekans
Press correspondent sough, an interview on Friday
tima,e friend Herr Won Fischer thought that the
celebration would lead to O rsy,yd' OF Hat,on a.
tho past had become callous and unresponsve the
Emperor might retrieve ns m'Sakes on ms pasi
afrcsh the old bonds. giving germany harmonious
| and steadfast National poHcy flscher II 10! a!
| Agrarian He holds that. II the Council or state
finds no pra ctcal means Of remedying the agrcult'
! ur,I distress the discomfort OF the rural popua-
| ZION will Increase until II brings Its own remedy
Fischer maintains that the Governments initial
| miss,rp was the reciprocity treaty with Austria
Hungary. This treaty. with its reduction OF the
| grain tariff by about 30 per cent and its most
| favored Nation clause threw open the gates to
| the American farmers who now inundate both Aus
! TRAN and German markets with their grain.
bismarck Is enjoying fine health. On Wednesday
ne inspactcd the great movable reception hall which
has been put up AT the treSrichsruh station to sc-
! rnmmodate birthday pilgrims The first deputa-
lion 10 Use the hall will be members of the Reich
stag and Iandtag. About AGO OF them will take
luncheon there on Monday. after having been re-
ce,ved by the Prince Sunday. Six special trains
for the general public will be run from Berlin ia
Hamburg on April !. to ease the pressure upon the
regular schedule. The Hamburg American steam
shin COMPANY has placed Its passenger hall at the
disposal OF the Committee OF Arrangements and