The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-24
Why Emperor William Wants
Military Trials Private.
PUBLICITY MIGHT AID SOCIALISM
Two More Officers Sentenced for Bru-
tality 10 Soldiers.
The Export Bounty ON sugar. TO Which
the United states Objects. Is tn Be
Made Larger-The Emperor Going
Visiting on His Big YACHT.


Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
Berlin, Nov, S.-The proposed reform
in the procedure OF military trials In Ger
many promises to cause the most serious
friction between the emperor and the cab
met, and may possibly bring out a cabinet
crisis later. The minister for war Gen.
Bronsart Won Scheilendorf. publicly de-
clareG IN the reicnstag last winter that un-
less he wen majority over TO his views
OF the propriety of publicity in all miIl-
tary trials for ordinary offenses he would
resign. and the chancellor. Prince Hohen-
lohe, has made a similar declaration in
public. Emperor William, however. will
not hear of public trials for such cases,
fearing that they viii often furnish the
Socialists with facts and arguments
which VIII be unscrupulously used and
which will be a serious detriment to null
tary discipline and the general efficiency
Of the army. In this view the emperor is
upheld by Herr Won koeller. Prussian
minister Of the interior, and other influ-
entail men Of his encourage. Hence fric-
tion is certain 10 arise. especially as the
minister of war insists upon introducing
a bill To reform military trials At the COM
ing session of the reichstag. The matter
has been discussed several times at the
cabinet councils held during the post fort
night.
Recently the punishment OF officers for
abusing soldiers under their command has
stoned officers of the Alexander guard in
fantry having been sentenced. one TO eight
and the other TO four weeks tmprison-
ment for cruelty ill-treating privates.
Herr Won kocller has instructed the To-
cal authorities 70 draft into the army.
wherever feasible. all men up to % years
Of age who. after emigrating before the
age OF Il and thus avoiding military SER
vice. return to this country and apply for
German naturalization. Such cases num-
ber thousands yearly.
a hill which viii he introduced shortly
after the reichstag meets provides for an
Increase Of the sugar export hountles from
j., marks to 4 marks. which Is sop TO the
Agrarians. The now oleomargaTlne bill In
creases the etringency Of the regulations
10 render the import into Germany of all
artificial substitutes for butter and lard
virtually impossible and the large increase
of the sugar bounty Is intended TO facili-
tate the export or German sugar to Ameri-
ca and 20 put the German exporters In a
better position to compete with the French,
Belgian and Austrian exporters II also
means 4 new move on the part OF the Ger
man government, as the bounies Will stop
entirely in 1897. and Germany viii have 20
pays -. .co0.e0 marks IN bouuties. instead OF
Is COO
The emperor has ordered the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern to be ready for his
reception in the middle OF February. and Il
is reported I'm court circles that he Will
make n series OF visits to friendly coun-
tries early in tho year. visiting Cronsta1t
and st. Petersburg IN response 10 a verbal
invitation Of the car. and then going 10
Copenhagen. England. Portugal and Spain.
Two granite tablets with inscriptions
have arrived here from German-Americans
in New York and San Francisco. 20 be
placed on the Bismarck tower at Gottingen.
Dr. Ahlwardt, the notorious anti-Scmlte.
has announced his intention Of accepting
sf~.,. f, hffa. hsf
Der OF Gcrman-Americans TO visit America
and lecture in the chief cities OF the United
States this winter
Or Julius Bosse. the minister OF educa-
ton. has granted permission 10 sixty-sevea
American women TO attend the winter lee
lures II the Berlin university. AS n re-
suit the German women. many Of whom
have been refused permission 20 attend
these courses OF instruction. have formally
complained Of this alleged favoritism.
There IS no doubt that German women will
have the greatest obstacles thrown IN their
way The professors OF the German uni
vcrsities are especially opposed to women,
one Of the renowned professors Of Ger
mar literature recently requested the min
fster Of education 70 prohibit the attend
snce OF ladies ar his lectures. and the his
torisn Treitsckeat suddenly suspended his
lecture on seeing lady IN The audience.
and led her out Of the hall Altogether
si7 American students are entered at Ber-
In university for this winter, and about
142 students are studying here.
The stay Of execution Of sentence grant
el Louis Stern. Of New York. Ia whioh 70
return 10 kissingen 10 undergo his sem
teuce Of two weeks imprisonment and pay
the fine Of 80 marks inflicted upon him for
Insulting q public official az That place.
has expired. and the court has declared
Mr.. Sferu's han. 5000 marks. or S2o001.
- be forfeited Mr. Stern - liable to ar
rest and Imprisonment II he returns 10