The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15
CUSTOMARY HONOR o THE EN-
PEROR OMITTED FROM THE
R-EICHSTAG OPENED.
TROUBLE FOR H0HENL0HE.
ON MONDAY THE GOVERNMENT
WILL BE ASKED SOME TROUBLE
SOME QUESTIONS.
CENTRIsTs IN OPEN REBELLION
May Side With the Opposition When
the Military Procedure Reforms
Bill Comes Up. I

BERLIN, Nov. 14.-The reichstag
met on Tuesday after a recess Of nearly
four months. The reassembling Of the
house was a very quiet affair, the at
tendance was thin, there was no en-
thusiasm and even the customary call
for cheers for the emperor was omitted
by the president.
The immediate work before the
reichstag is of a humble character ex-
cept the bill providing for reform in
military procedure, which will cause
sharp debates, as the Radicals and So
cialists have collected a mass Of evil
dence, showing that the projected re-
form is only a hen-hearted measure
which ought to be more thorough and
liberal. The bills to increase the navy
and for rearming the artillery may
also lead to lively scenes, and there
are unmistakable indications that the
Centrists, who furnished the govern
ment with it's necessary majority last
winter and spring, will not be so docile
this session. They claim that the gov
eminent has not kept it's promises.
made to them a year ago, and the tone
of the Centrist press is again almost
'ONNC w NAC So ~ ~ az ~
tnat the editor of the Centrist Tage-
blatt, of Treves, has been arrested for
lese majestic, and the paper has been
seized. On the other hand, a union
of all the Radical and Liberal factions
including the Socialist wing, for par
liamentary purposes is being attempt
ed. Prof. Quidde, of Munich, is now
making a tour OF Germany with this
object, and meetings with Herren Rich
ter, hamburger, S~onnemann, Singer
and Rickert have occurred.
The interpretations Of the
on Monday next are expected to create
much excitement in the reichstag. The
Centrists attack upon Prince Bis
marck. headed by Herr Lieber, will be
fierce, and the Radical Interpolation
on duelling and the Bruzwitz affair
will also stir UP considerable feeling,
as militarism in high circles and undue
military prerogatives will be fully ven
tilated. Herren Richter, Bebel and
Singer intend to speak, and Prince
Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, is
expected back from his estate at Posen
in order to reply. The government will
also shortly be asked to give a distinct
statement of Germany's position in re-
gard to the Turkish question and as to
whether she is in accord with the other
powers.
Throughout the semi-official and Con-
Servative press runs an advocacy of
the sO-called Zampfsoll, or wal tariff,
empowering the federal government to
apply the tariff whenever another ma
ton adopts a distinctly u~nfavorable
tariff towards Germany. This mat
for will 11Cn oaroa ~ ~ @1a 1o;ohc+o.
his session.
The German b~imeta11ists, under
Count o Kurdoff, held a meeting on
Friday and decided not to drop the
fight, in spite of the defeat of the
silver party in the United States.
Emperor Williams order to arm all
the modern vessels Of the German
navy with Is, Il and "a centinleter
krupp quick firing uns has given i'm
mense satisfaction to naval men. These
guns are said by experts to place the
German ships ahead in fighting power
of those of any foreign navy. In fact.
they are declared to be six times more
powerful than other vessels Of the
same size. Orders amounting to many
millions of marks have already been
placed with Herr Krupp, who hopes
cor to be able to apply his latest in
YentiOnS to the Is centimetre guns. For
the army artillery a similar new equip
ment will be made n the cavalry
will get a new Mauser s~elf-loadlng re-
volver which is said to be an ideal
weapon at close quarters, while it also
carries UP to o thousand metres. The
breech can be heightened mechicani-
cally and adjusted to the shoulder for
aiming. The emperor hopes to effect
these gigantic changes without serious
opposition in the reichstag.
Another bill which will be presented
provides for an increase IN the pay
Of army officers, from first lieutenant
upwards by fifty to n hundred per