The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-02
POLITICS ALONG THE RHINE.
Manifested to the Sugar TaN-
TION OF THE SUFFRAGE.

Further suppression of Socialism the
Aim of the OriginatOrs of the
Movement General Opposition
Manifested TO the sugar Trust Tax
alton BilI-The German Syndicate
to Turn to Russia in Trying tn
Float the New Chinese Loan.
Berlin. Dec. 1.-Under promptings from
high quarters. public agitation is being
fomented in favor of a reform of the
suffrage. A significant meeting in this d.
rection has been held in Hamburg. at
which 1900 electors were in attendance,
but 10 this gathering neither Freissiniges
nor socialists We're invited. A resolution
was passed asking the chancellor to pre-
pare measure which would stop the
abuse of universal suffrage, either by
raising the age OF electors, by the en-
forcement of prolonged residence quail
fication, or by any other means that
would insure a restriction Of the sur
frage committee was appointed to
prepare an address to the emperor. as
suring his majesty of public sympathy in
the struggle he has undertaken against
socialism. Similar meetings are being ar
ranged throughout the country.
The sugar taxation bill prepared by
Count Posadowsky-Weh the imperial
minister Of the treasury, since its provis-
ions have been fully disclosed, has arous-
ed general opposition. According to the
contentious of the opponents of the meas
ure, the retail price of sugar, if the bill
is passed will increase 30 per cent, while
only exporters drawing bounties can be
benefited by the operations of the bill.
Only section of the agrarian party are
supporting the bill, and it is likely to be
amended out of all semblance to its orig
inal shape, or dropped altogether.
Berlin and Frankfort syndicate of
capitalists is announced to be contin-
uing negotiations for a new Chinese
loan Of S00,0O0.0O0 marks. Reports on
the bourse credit the syndicate with
supulaung as condition of ;heir
handling the loan that large orders shall
be placed in Germany to supply China
with warships and railway material. As
the English banking firms are giving
the loan the cold shoulder, It Is nm
derstood that the German syndicate will
seek to obtain guarantee for it in itus-
sia
Herr Strutz, a well-known banker of
Berlin, has absconded. His Liabilities are
very large.
The emperor has ordered that dele
cation of the Alexander Guards Of Ger
many present themselves to -he czar
in st. Petersburg on Wednesday neat.
The disciplinary proceedings against DR.
StOecker, late court chaplain, owing to
\ his relations with Baron Won Hammer
stein, have been abandoned, but ne has
been prohibited from styling himself court
chaplain in the future.
The Vorwaerts, the principal organ Of
the socialists makes an appeal 10 the
members of the socialist party to be
prudent in their conduct under the prov
sued by the police. The methods of ac-
tion and the leadership the NOrwaerts
says, is now cOnhded TO the socialists
in the Reichstag, and the party will re-
sist and conquer with or without official
organizations.
The Berlin Corresponding states that
Herr Won KOeller the Prussian minister
of the interior, a day or two ago, sought
and obtained an interview with Pror.
Hans Delbrueck, the editor of the Prues-
siche Jahrbucher, who was recently threat
ened with prosecution by Herr Won Koel-
Ter for having attacked the latter's pol
icy, and particularly the methods pursued
by his political police the proceedings
being suddenly dropped in Difference TO
public opinion, which was strongly in
favor of the professor. The two gentle
men, according to the Corresponding, had
a very pleasant and amicable conference,
with the result of their parting in per-
feet friendliness. Herr Won Koeller as
sured the professor that he had no de-
sire to interfere with free discussion of
the ministerial policy and the professor
assured the minister that he had no inten-
tion of offending or insulting the police.
1t is quite plain, the paper says, that
Herr Won Koeller finds the task of insult
ing the higher intellect of Germany far
| beyond him, and the papers which are
diligent in acclaiming his thOrOughness
in his policy of repression of socialism
are confined solely to the conservative and
Bismarckian organs. The Hamburger
Bismarck, and the other papers lauding
! Herr Won Koeller. are now obtaining Off
| cial inspiration and glorifying the revival
of the Bismarckian system as triumph
| for the prince.