New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
NO REPLY FROM THE BENCHES
SOCIALISTS vOC1FERATE UNCHALLENGED
IN THE REICHsTAG.
MINISTER'S uNA.3LE TO MATCH TUE oRAToRY OF
RICHTER. BEBEL AND HAussMANN-FINAN-
GAL SITUATION MORE HoPEFuL-MR.
DE KAY's FENCING CLUB sTRUG-


cIA1, SITUATION MORE HoPEFuL-MR
DE KAY's FENCING CLUB sTRUG-
CLING FOR EXISTENCE.
per,in Dec 1.-THE bill defining and prohibiting
! Illegal competition in transactions on the Bourse
worried through a desultory debate In the Cham-
Der OF the Re.chsag to-day before almost empty
benches. and was finally referred to commission
Of the Chamber. consisting of twenty-one members
with instructions to report to the Champer To-day
proceedings were In marked contrast 10 the per-
turhed atmosphere pervadng the House. while the
Radicals and Socialists attacked the Ministers In
regard 10 the Governments measures OF repression
against Socialists The discussion OF these meas
ures which lasted four days. showed how lamen,a-
bly, defective the debating power or the occupants
OF the Ministerial, benches. compared with that OF
the members Of the opposition The Conservative
IDENTITIES remained almost mute throughout the dis
CUSTOM leaving the Ministers TO respond as best
they could to the brilliant and imprisoned oraory
Of Herren Richter Bebel. Haussmann and other
leaders Of the Socialist and Radical parties.
The remarks made by General Bronsar Won 5chel-
endorf the Imperial Minister Of War, warning the
Socialists that the army had not forgotten the in
su,ts hcaped upon the head Of It's venerable leader
in 1870 and declaring that II the police failed TO sup
press the Socialists the latter would find the action
of the army to be no chlds pay, vas felt even IN
Government circles as an exhibition or coarse IN
however enabled Herr Haussmann to characterize
his speech as TRADE only suited TO excite applause
IN reg!mentsl messrooms and admiration In barrack
wards 1t was pable too. to see how the Minis
tiers and their adherens sat sol!diy IN their seats
listening to Herr Bebe. as without remembrance
he soiled the memory Of Prince Bismarck in con-
necton with the Governments adoption OF the for
lner Chancelor's policy against Socialists. Among
the many newspaper comments upon this incident
the "B6rsen Zeitung" says. and justly, too mot
one OF the long of Ministers rose TO refute Herr
Bebels SANDERS and his wldes. violations of tae
truths OF German history. Even when he assalls the
Germans who have written that history with their
blood it is sorrowful to think that nobody the
Government benches possesses the courage ability
to cope with Herr Bebel in "A political combat
Baron Marschal Blebers;en. the Minister of
Foreign Affairs from whom some response was ex-
pected. completely ignored Herr Bebe's references
to Prince Bismarck but promptly sprang TO his
feet TO defend Assessor Wehlan a minor official in
the Foreign Department. when that gentleman's
name casually mentioned IN connection with
the Infamous Herr Lest formerly Chancellor of the
Cameroons, in thu scandals and outrages which
caused Lests prosecution and dismissal. The For
elgn Minister boiled With rage at the attack
upon his subordinate, but he allowed his old chief,
Prince Bismarck to be st.gmatzed in the open
House a forger of dispatches without raising
word Of protest
Except in the of the Conservative press the
more opposed to the continuance OF the repressive
,ne1suIes against SOC a'sta ne Sorwarts, tne
ronvicons fnr me dend" Of el n,es1v WITHIN
the last three months the persons convicted in
even comic singers who have Introduced illusions
to the Kaiser in their songs. number OF these
convictions and still greater numoer OF charges,
the paper says. arose from The utterance Of alleged
insulting comments upon the Kaiser n the streets
formers in private lie aciaated by personal spite
have caused arrests upon real or spurious charees
AtlG E.llh "A
system some degree OF pubic sympathy is extended
have play IF harsh measures are dealt out TO
them for actions which are permitted to other par
tisans," the "Zetung" says, the right VII soon
seem 10 be On Their side. The Agraran and the
anti-Semites have aims not jo Tess subversive
a afa" s0'ia Sm and one la" ought to be applied to
In the mean time the Socialists are tremendously
their frequent mass meetings greatly crowded
ana Immensely enthusiastic In Difference TO the
law they have adopted very noticeable and in
genious innovation. Hitherto at such meetings
and Socialism, Now they cheer for nteTnSona
lberation,' which Is rather distinction without
The Socialist members of the Reichstag have de-
posted in the Chamber proposals for the abolish
airmng the hey IN" of m@en 81
abrogatng the dctatornl powers Of the Statthalter
Governor of the Rechsand and demanding uni
versal suffrage in elections for all local parlia-
proposal. the Socialist members of the parliament
OF Saxony have introduced bill demanding uni
bill but the ministers announced that tRey would
promote bill for similar class of suffrage as that
in vogue in Prussia.
DR.. St0cker. formerly Court Chaplain. celebrat cd
his sixtieth birthday Wednesday, when he was
the recipient of ovations at two great public meet
ings. At Christian Socialist reunion Dr. Sucker
told his admirers that If certain circles in authority
had not been blind his party would have long ago
Nanquished the Social Democrats of Berlin He
votes than The Socialists did When they first
stared he hiovement they got $1,000 in Berlin alone.
II Christian Socialism ever should prevail, he said.
it would be the destruction Of Socialism and An
archsm
Prince Bismarck has informed the Emperor that
If his health permits ne will attend the State ban
quet at the Schloss on January is.
The financial situation the eve of the Christmas
holidays. which Will extend from December 90 IN
JGruary is hopeful than could possibly have
been anticipated a month ago. Confidence is re-
Tuning, and II is generally expected that there will
ne rise OF prices at the BEGINNING Of the year,
ilrst-cass stocks are considerably below dividend
pc! ing values
Franklin Sinclair. hailing from Philadelphia was
sentenced to-day in the Hanover assizes to ten
years penal serviiude for robbing the Hanover
keichsbanE.
Or. Leipziger, Editor of the "kleine Journal" has
been sentenced TO three months confinement I'm a
fortress for challenging DIR. Lowenstcin TO fight n
duel; and Richard SIowronnek. the playwright has
been cOndemned to fourteen days Imprisonment for
carrying the challenge.
The American promoters of the Fencing Club pro-
posed by Charles De Kay. United States Consul
General, are doubtful to their ability to obtain
sufficient number Of members to enable them to
start on sound financial basis. They REQUIRE 900
marks $500 which has not yet been secured.
Misses Rose and Ottilie Sutro of Baltimore have
given successful concert at the Sing Academy