The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
ODIOUS GERMAN LAW
SOCIALISTS DEMAND REPEAL OF
THE ASSOCIATION ACT.
Emperor william Pledged to Reform
the Military Courts Procedure
Notes from Berlin.

Copyright. 1896. by the Associated Press.)
BERLIN. May 23-The Reichstag and the
Diet have adjourned for the whitsuntide
holidays In the Diet the court reform bill
will again be discussed, since the Herren-
haus has reinstated the mueh-discussed as
SCISSOR paragraph after the Unterhaus had
rejected Il. The latter, however. viii again
refuse 10 accept IL, should 1t come up. Re-
garding the Reichstag, the government de-
sires the adoption of the new civil code be-
fore the final adjournment, even II the ses-
sion Is thereby prolonged to the summer.
One OF the first matters for discussion in the
Reichstag after the vacation Will be the
question introduced by the Socialists and
Radicals regarding the advisabiIity OF thor
oughly changing the law of association,
which dates from 1851 and is utterly anti
quated- Herren Bebel and Auer have Sc
cured a mass Of evidence showing that ev-
cry political party represented in the
Reichstag, including the Conservatives, has
been guilty OF breaches Of the law, dnder
the provisions Of which the Socialist lead
ers were convicted on Monday, and they
thus hope TO force the Reichstag to aid in
aboiishing the existing law. IL is generally
admitted that the government made ser:-
Gus blunder in prosecuting the Socialist lead
cieties have done without interference. The
Vorwaerts says: '.All parties must now have
their eyes opened to the fact that it is to
their own interest TO wipe out this obnoxious
law The Vossische ZeItUng remarks:
This trial, begun with so much noise, ends
well worth this sum 10 the Socialists 10 have
the trial brought into discussion In the
Reichstag-" Herr Bebel's opinion. expressed
after the trial. was: while the anti-Social-
Isl laws were in force / attended a great
many political trials, sometimes as the ac-
cused and sometimes as witness. But
never IN my experience has the political p0-
nee SUFFERED such a crushing moral defeat
Prince Hohenlohe.s statement in the
Reichstag on Monday. pledging himself to
reform the military court procedure based
on modern legal principles, was made with
the consent of the Emperor high court
official says: His Majesty has now be-
come firmly convinced that the reform is
urgently needed. although he insists on
framing the new law so as not 10 impair
also. to make the four battalions as effective
as the three battaiions. without pacing ad-
ditional burdens on the nation"
A ministerial decree has been issued
abridging the constitutional right of petit
tioning the government. so far as the entire
army OF government officials is concerned.
and making IL a punishable offense 10 petit
ton the government on public measures un-
less the petitioning officials take the same
tense indignation prevails among the whole
body OF government officials, as the decree
curtais their political privileges, and pro-
tests are oein9 maac on al sides.
Colonel Won Liebert, of Frankfort on-the-
Oder was offered months ago the position
of reorganizer OF the Chinese army. IRE
negotiations collapsed. as Colonel Liebert
wanted greater freedom in the choice OF his
assistants; but IL is now learned that, after
the MOSCOW fetes, Ii Hung Chang will per-
sonaily discuss the matter with Colonel Won
Liebert, who Is a great authority on mill
tary technique. If the colonel accepts. he
Will be appointed generalissimO of the Chi
nese army. While In Germany Ii Hung
Chang intends to visit the Krupp works
at Essen. where he viii place orders for
visit Prince Bismarck
DR.. Won Boetticher. Minister of the In
terror. on the occasion Of the recent death
OF his son by drowning, received strong
marks OF regard from the Emperor.
There Is much comment on the fact that
the representatives of the Cologne Gazette,
hitherto the most influential OF the semi
official papers. have been forbidden access
TO the royal castles and court by order of
the Emperor, who Is incensed az certain
attacks on his personal eatourage. The
Cologne Gazette is now IL the curious po-
sition of being directly and indirectly in
spired by the Hohenlohe Cabinet and yet
placed on the black list by the Emperor
Thousands of Americans visited the EXPOSE
tion here this week. and some Chicago firms
placed big orders with some OF the exhibitors.
especially in the mechanical department
Dr. Danghelds anti-microbicon was intro
duced this week In the hospitals of Vienna.
Frankfort. Breslau and Leipsic, where the
subcutaneous was replaced by the digestive
treatment. In all. 142 patients have now
been treated Dy the new method. One cure
was thirty-two-year-old epileptic, scrofu-
lous and consumptive. whose weight in
creased rhirty-four pounds within six weeks.
An agent for a Detroit firm is here obtain
ing samples for home use.
During HIS stay at his shooting box at
Proeckelnitz the Emperor aided In quench-
ing fire at the Foresters' Lodge. near by.
personally directing the efforts OF the fire.
men and helping TO remove the furniture
His Majesty will attend the Biel regatta
in June. on board the imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern, and win start on his northern trip
early in July
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