New-York tribune., 1895-12-16
no DOUBT OF THE ANIMUS.
WHY AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
ARE SHUT OUT OF PRUSSIA.

pr.soNs FOR THE INACTIoN OF THE CoNsERvA-
TIyEs IN THE REICHsTAG-ro DECLARE
PRINCE REGENT LUITPoLD KING.
Berlin Dec 1.-THE Ministerial references which
have been made in the Reichstag to the barring out
~ American insurance companies from transact
Ing any further business in Prussia have lacked
that strict accuracy which an honest statement
ouRh, to give. The assertion of Freherr Marschaii
Won Biebersten Minister OF Foreign Affairs that the
companies were suppressed solely because they did
not choose to comply with the regulations affecting
home and foreign insurance companies alike totally
ignored the fact that the rules which were enforced
arainst the American companies were drawn up In
1891 by the Prussian Minister OF the Interior pur-
posely to wipe out American insurance companies
Al the time these regulations were concocted their
strong anti-American bias was frankly avowed by
the officials OF the Home Office 1t can further be
said unon authority that Geheimrath knibel Dober-
~ Of the Home Office openly admitted to the man
ager of an American insurance company that the
Home Office was searching for a way TO biock out
the American Insurance business from Prussia and
that he himself could not rest until he had sue
ceeded in doing so.
The inactlon Of the Conservatives in the Reichs-
tag during the oratorical encounters between the
Socialist leaders and the Ministry is attributed TO
their dread of drawing out disclosure of the docu
r,ents once belonging to Baron Won fIammersteln
the abscond,ng ex- Editor of the "Kreuz Zeitung."
which are In possession of the Socialists Many
members Of the Right are compromised In the ham,
merstein letters. and they advised tne practical
effacencnt OF the party during the discussion IN
the ReIchstag in order TO retard the revelations
which was In the power of the Socialists 10 make
II is asserted that these members even suggested
The establishment of temporary arrangement with
The Socialist group in the RelchstaG. Since
Wednesdays sitting. when Herren Bebel and lieb-
knecht declared their intention TO publish these
letters AT the moment * should be deemed oppor-
tune those of the Conservatives In the Rechstag
have demanded that the leaders OF the Right shall
put an the intoerable situat Ion, which the
Socialists could prolong at their pleasure. or as
long as the Conservatives permitted themselves TO
ducton of an emphatic resolution challenging the
production OF the letters Is now deemed the best
course to be pursued by the party. although II Is
known that In Hammerstein's correspondence there
are letters from certain Conservative readers IN
which passages abound containing expressions In
which lese majesty is not lacking. The Presideni
Of the Reichstag of course interdict the read
ing of such passages. but he cannot prevent the
Socialists from showing that the Conservatives. the
rhetorical defenders of the Throne, commit ese
majesty quite readily as any member OF the sup
pressed Socialist associations
The Munich General Anzeiger.' which Is in touch
with the Bavarian Cabinet announces the decision
of the Ministry 10 declare Prince Regent Luitpod
King upon the tenth anniversary Of his regency.
June 10 1896 The paper adds that the people are
unanimous I'm their approval of such step. Prince
LuItpod is IN uncle Of the present hopelessy insane
King Otto.
The Hamburg shipping house of H. Nogemann
will lnaugurate on January 15 a regular steamship
line between Hamburg and New-iork