The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-14
A BIG FIGHT AGAINST A BILL.
ALL GERMANY NOW DOWN on THE
ANTI-sOCIALIST MEASURE.


An Effort On Foot 20 Unite All the
Non-ReactIonary Deputies in the
ReichstnE Against the nIII-SIany
of the Free Conservatives Also
Against the Measure-Advice From
a Prince Who Is Opposed 10 the
scheme.
Berlin. April 1s.-The tide OF popular
opposition 10 the anti-socialist bill is ris-
ing rapidly The Koelnische Zeitung an
nounces that a movement has been started
TO give force to this opposition in the
Reichstag by combining all the non-reac-
tionary deputies against the measure.
The guidance of the movement is at pres
ent in the hands of a national liberal
committee, which will appeal not only
TO all the protesting liberals in parlla-
ment but also to the conservatives and
free conservatives. who are far from being
unit in favor of the clerical turn given
to the bill in the committee. The conser-
vative answer will not be given proha-
bly, before the end of the Easter recess,
but its nature may be betrayed by the
conservative press within the next ten
days.
The Prince OF Schoenaich- Carolath,
formerly leader of the free conservatives
and now an Independent deputy, has pub
lished his views Of the bill and tho proper
manner of handling it. Considering that
he still has near relations to the conser-
NatiVe leaders, the liberal deputies find
much COMFORT in his slashing criticism
The prince says to let the popular agita-
ton against the bill 80 on and to hasten
the organization OF all fair minded dep
nnE n Aaafa4 HF.s.t
btlity and bourgeois strike an alliance,
arouse themselves from their inaction and
Illustrate this conspiracy to restrict the
liberties Of the whole people IL the peo-
pie can once be made to realize. he says,
how the ultramOntanes strive to strike
with the bill at liberty of conscience and
the commonest rights of loyal subjects
merely to fasten clerical control upon the
empire, there would be hardly a man out
side the clerical party who would not join
a coalition to crush the measure. Upon
the princes suggestion, a series Of meet
ings will be held throughout the empire
to protest against the bill, while in Ber-
lin imperial deputies university professors
and municipal officials WIN make a pub
lie demonstration to the same end.
The clericals say that the opponents of
the bill are animated less by their dislike
of the amendments than by the desire to
weaken the present domination of the
clericals in the RelchstaR. The Germania
thinks that political jealousy Is the mo-
tive rather than any radical objection to
the provisions to punish attacks upon the
institutions of religion and marriage. The
other Catholic newspapers echo this opin-
ion. Although the Nord Deutche Alge-
meme zeitung and other seni-ofiicial sheets
support the bill In its present form 1t IS
known that the government is willing to
slide down a peg or two and modify the
most objectionable amendments that the
national liberals demand.
Although in the east Germany pursues
her traditional policy of non-intervention,
the foreign Office takes the keenest inter
est in the peace negotiations at Shimo-
noseki. Freiherr Won Marschall, the i'm
perial secretary of foreign affairs, re-
ceives daily reports from Toxic as to the
progress of the negotiations. He is as
sisted by Herr Won Brandt, long German
minister in Pekin, in his study OF the ten
denotes of China's commercial conces-
sions. Herr Won Brandt is using several
newspapers covertly to stir antagonism
IN Europe to Japan's demand for com
mereial favors, at the same time
that the foreign office through It's news
papers, keeps Germanys skirts clear By
asserting that the Berlin government can
not initiate policy Of intervention. The
koelnische Zeitung said last evening: III
Japan obtains a per cent. tariff on goods
going into the interior of China, together
with the cabotage dues on goods carried
by Japanese ships between Chinese ports
and the right to build factories and trade
anywhere in China, the interests OF all
commercial countries win be seriously
affected. Such provision looks exclusive
ly to Japanese interests although Japan
may pretend that they are for the bene-
fit of European industry too"
II is said that an interchange Of views
with England Is In progress. The British
foreign office Is understood to regard any
immediate action regarding the prospec-
tive treaty as premature.
Herr Won KOtze, who was accused Of
sending scandalous letters to members of
the court, has wasted no time in seeking
satisfaction from his most conspicuous ac-
cusers. No sooner did he hear that the
emperor had confirmed the courts verdict
of acQulttal than he sent a series of chal-
lenges for pistol duels. Freiherr Won
Schrader, master Of ceremonies at the
Pruss.an court, Freiherr Won Reschaph,
court marshal to the Empress Frederick
and the Prince Of Fuestenberg are the
most conspicuous persons called out. All
three not only plotted the arrest of Herr
Kotze, but they also strained every nerve
to prevent a verdict Of acquittal and final
ly labored with the emperor to induce him
to withhold his confirmation Of the same
The first of the duelse was fought early
this morning or last night near Berlin
probably in the Grunewaid. Every thing
about the affair has been kept so uuIet
that nothing is known positively beyond
the fact that Herr Won Kotze was carried
to a private hospital this morning with a
wound in his loin. Half an hour after he
arrived there his wife alighted from a car
rage at the door and with every sign of
deep agitation hurried to his bedside
Whether Freiherr Reschach or Fre.herr
Won Schrader was his opponent to-day IS
not known.
Herr Kotze proposes to challenge
Princes Ambert and Albert of Sake
Altenburg, who were in the court con-
spiracy to ruin him; but they, being Of
royal blood. may refuse to meet him.
Herr Kotze's chances of getting through
the duels alive are deemed small. He
now has many sympathizcrs at court,
and they Will try to save him from death
on the field of honor by putting his Sian
derers beyond the court limits. They prob
ably viii move the emperor to banish the
chief conspirators from the capital.
Freiherr Won Hammers tein, the editor
of the Kreuz Zeitung an agrarian cham
pion, has boen cleared completely Of
the accusations that he had mismanaged
this journals affairs and could not make
his accounts balance. Count Kanitz, chief
director of the Kreuz Zeitung Company
has certified officially that there has not
been the slightest irregularity IN Fret
herr Hammerstein's accounts of admin
istrauon.
The government has published the text
of a new bin TO control trading on the
Bourse. All financial firms agree that the
bill will injure business here and send
many Of their clients to Paris and Vienna
few workngmen's meetings will be
held here on May day 20 denounce the
antl-socialist blu and call for the eight
hour day. on May 5, however, the So
ciabsts will make strong demonstrations
throughout the empire.
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