New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
FIGHTING THE KAISERS WILL
GERMAN DEPUTIES BATTLING STUB
BORNLY FOR THEIR PRIVILEGES.

DETERMINED OPPOSITION TO INCREASING THE
POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REIcHs-
TAG-vITAL CLAUSE OF THE ANTT-so-
| CIALrsT BILL REJECTED-A MANI
FEsTo EXPECTED FROM THE
EMPEROR TREASON IN
THE PRUssIAN BU-
REAUcRAcY.
| Berlin. Jan 26-The Government has made
small progress with its proposal to increase the
disciplinary powers Of the President OF the
Reichstag Last evening the Standing Order
Committee buried the motion contemplating the
exclusion for one day OF any member whose con-
| duct should be regarded by the President as
! gross violation Of the rules. This action SHOWS
the determination OF the committee to fight to the
| last ditch for ali TIE present privileges or the
Deputies. 1t has incensed the Ministers. who
have gone from defeat to defeat on this issue ever
since Liebknecht and Singer declined to cheer for
| the Emperor. and now they seem to be losing
their last hope OF getting any concession what
| ever. So far their demands for rules have
| been ignored or voted down. Herr Won Levetzow.
| who Is more ministerial than the Ministry, said
to-day that in the Rechstag should confirm
| the committees decision he would resign the Of
flee Of President. since he did not feel equipped,
as matters stood. with powers sufficient TO con-
| troll the onslaught OF the ruder elements in the
House. IT, even under this threat the Deputies
J turn a deaf ear to the Governments appeals. the
| Ministry will not try TO hold LevetZow In office.
but will let him go. and will throw upon the
House itself all responsibility for any future
rumpus or stoppage Of business.
| The attitude Of the committee on the Anti-So-
cialist bill increases the difficulties Of the Minis
| tiers. The majority OF the members rejected on
| Wednesday the clause making the Indictment to
| criminal acts within the scope OF the measure.
whether the acts should take place or not penal
| offence. Without this clause the law would not
| accomplish It's main purpose. for the Government
would still lack power to discipline the Social
| Democratic and Radical press. The majority OF
the committee held that the clause. defined by
Minister Won K6ller. would permit the prosecution
OF all newspapers opposed to the Governments
| policy. Yesterday the committee showed itself
equally hostile to the clause concerning the glor-
fication Of crime and its penalties. This was too
much for the Imperial Secretary Nieberding, who
let loose in strong invectve against the committee
and announced in the name OF the Government.
that In view OF the radical amendment OF Wednes-
day the further alteration OF the bill In essential
particulars would render II perfectly useless The
committee accepted this statement as threat 10
Withdraw the bill. and consequently to dissolve
the House 1t therefore adjourned to consider the
gravity Of the situation before acting finally.
The most Om.nous feature OF the conflict Is
due II the demand OF several Clericals and all
the Radicals that certain crucial amendments
shall be- put through. or the twenty-eght mem,
b"rs 81 the committee eight Conservatives ana
four National-Liberals support the GoVernmehI
unreservedly. and three Radicals. three Social
Democrats one Pole and one AntI-Semte always
oppose II. The eight Clerical members ho.d the
balance ~ power and with them. despite all
dealing and promising tho Government has been
unable 10 close any binding compact the Nord-
deu'sche Allgemeine Zeitung' says that disso-
luton ~ inevitable In case the Anti-SOcaiist Dill
is cruasculated. II represents the measure. az
given 10 the committee. to be the minimum winch
the Government will accept. Without this min
imum the Government would he unable To cope
with the forces Of disorder and TO get II the
Ministers would not hesitate 10 appeal to the
German electors. II IN reported that the En-
pcror has found the situation so desperate that
he Is preparing manifesto calculated to IN
nuonce the committees deliberations and public
oplnion He IL expected To deliver the manifesto
some time during his birthday celebration.
Al the Princes ~ the Empire have been In
vlted 20 attend the great birthday ceremony In
p,tsdan tomorrow Then or at Mondays ban
que, the Emperor plans 70 discuss the necessity
" n strenuous and immediate combat with the
parties ~ disorder.
The report ~ the committee on the new
the inscription TO be placed over the main en-
trance turned on the choice between ITO the Ger
man Peop," and ITO the German Empire The
selection 81 the latter phrase has displeased
every body except the extreme Tories
The "Vorwarts" the Soclal-Democrat organ.
has scored again by publishing an official and
confidential document ordering the secret sur
yellancc ~ the Polish wOrkingmen's associations
Tho Emperor and the Chancellor are much IN
censcd not so much BY the awkwardness OF this
last revelation by tho evidence II gives or sys-
tematic treason I'm the Prussian bureaucracy. Inc
confidential documents thus far puDhshed ny the
Social Democrats include the report made by
Prince George OF Saxony on the tyranny Of nom
commissioned officers over prvates letters from
the Regent of Brunswick as to the reconciliation
, OF the Emperor and Bismarck Minister Won kOl-
ler's circular ordering the local authorities 10
watch the secret meetings Of Social Democrats
and half dozen orders to the local police con
corning steps against the Socialists. Every de-
partment outside the Foreign once seems 70 be
leaking. II Is little wonder that the Emperor ana
Chancellor are heaping blame on the admins
,ratIve chiefs and driving them to the verge or
despair.
Count U8nsbr;jch who left the Society OF Jesus
and Joined the Evangelical Church. has pupiished
u pamphlet In which he accuses the Jesuits OF
giving large sums TO Boulanger. Ihey expected
he said that the Brave Generals ADVENT 10
power would hasten Frances attack on c'erfnahy
According H0nsbroch. the Jesu'ts II reaa-
mitted 10 Germany, will continue to consplre 10
destroy Protestant Prussia and 10 shatter the FIN
pire. He says he wrote 70 the genera Oh IN.
order concerning the Boulanger suosIu'e', p".
got no reply. on the authority or CONSPICUOUS
JcsuI,s. the Catholic press denOunceS ho"sp''O"
story as a tissue OF absurd hes
Seventy farmers unions have petitioned the
Reichstag to summon an international money con-
ference 10 solve the silver question.
Prince bismarck received IN Frieirichsruh this
week Count Won Limburgh-Stirum. Counciilot
Camp and several populations. Including one
from the Anhalt Society and another from the
Silesian Agrarians The Silesians arranged 70 De
received I'm Friedrichsruh In the near iu'ulr,
several hundred men and women. WIN Dahus unu
choral societies will go to Fredrchsruh on ms
excursion The Pomeranians Will have similar
celebration on May II
DR. Cortero OF the United States Navy. mas re-
ccived orders to study here and report the results