The morning times., 1896-11-23
lncsnsed Over Radical Speeches De-
livered in the Reichstag.
MAY DISSOLVE THAT BODY
such Action Expected II Naval In
crease Clause Fails to Pass-Cen-
trists Dominate Duel
ling In Effect of McKinIey,s
Election ON Germany's Trade.

ence to the recent incidents inpcachng
tn, conduct OF military officers and pri Yates
toward civilians. IL is most probable.
however, that the kaiser will merely con
fine himself 10 Il repetition OF the old fOrInu-
las OF exacting allegiance To himself.
In military circles the story published i'll
the Beriiner Tageblatt implying that the
address OF the emperor to the officers I'M
mediately surrounding him on the occasion
of the recent swearingin OF til etrOOpsin Ber-
lin was not what IT purpOrted to be IL gen
orally discredited. The Tagcblatt's OBJ
iect pluinly was to lead its readerstO believe
that the emperor, while pretending TO
adnonish the officers against recurrence
of the recently reported outrages upon ci vii
ians by officers, really gave them to under
stand that any insult To their uniform on
the part OF civilians should be promptly and
effectively resented. This, however, is de-
med by several OF the officers present,
who saythat the kaiser simply adviscdthcm
to avoid collisions with civilians.
The audacity of the radical and socialist
speeches in the Rcichstag, especially those
delivered in the course OF the Brusewitz
debate by Herren, Lenznann and Babel,
have greatly inceuseG the emperor and
the government officials generally, who
hold that Baron Won Buel- Berenbcrg prcsi-
dent of the Reichstag. ought to have re-
strained the opposition from using lam
guage personally offensive to the emperor
and his ministers.
POWER OF THE c CENTRISTS.
1t is reported that the emperor, on the
eve OF his departure for Kicl had Il pro-
tracted conference with Prince HOhe ninhc
the imperial chancellor lit regard To the
position OF the various parties i'll the Reich
stag with a view OF establishing better
control Of Interpolation debates. The
present party of the center III the Rei,h
stag, through the cohesion OF its members
and the mastcrful tact OF its leaders.
dominates the chamber and can always,
without directly attacking the govern
ment, greatly embarrasS the ministry The
conservatives and national liberals al
though willing supporters OF the govern
ment, are greatly at u disadvantage III
lacking the uuifiCatiUn and leadership OF
the CcntriSts.
The Cologne Gazette. in an article point
Ing out the danger of allowing the Reich
stag TO submit To the mastery tactics OF
the Centrist leaders. appeals to the con
servatiycs and national liberals to sink
their differences upon agrarian and other
questions, and rally to the support Of the
government. which has already been twice
assailed within the first fortnight Of the
present session through the Vaccinations
of the CentristS, upon the questions Of the
Bismarck revelations and the practice OF
duelling in the army.
In connection with the latter question a
committee OF officials has been appointed
TO submit a report upon the regulations of
military conrts Of homer, the committee
having held their meetings since the de-
livery OF Prince Huhenlnhe's speech in
reply to the radical Interpolation on Tues
day.
NOT COMPELLED To FIGHT
The emperor has asked the committee to
expedite its report, and has sent to that
body draft OF suggestions, which, il is
understood, embedic> ii recognition Of the
conscience principle laid down by the
prince regent of Bavaria, who has deCreeI
that hereafter officers refusing to fight
duels upon the ground that they are op-
posed tn the principle OF duclling must not
be compelled 10 resign from the army as
has hitherto been the rule.
The leaders of TIN. Radical faction in the
Rechstag are watching the developments
OF the matter and as a result have reached
the conclusion that the instructions Of the
prince regent will not become strictly
operative in any corps of the army Of
Germany, holding that any officer declia-
ing to fight duel. though he may not Re
formally expelled, will become u social
outCast.
Herr Rickcrt Radical UniOnist leader,
has announced that upon he occasion OF the
again bring up the question Of duelling by
moving tnat any military officer or Of
firldl VINO shall engage in 4 duel shall
be deprived of his rank and expelled from
the service and that the Officers courts II
honor shall be abolished
Gen. Won Waldersee, now in command of
the army corps AT Ham burg. has been ap-
pointed military governor Of Berlin in
place OF Gen. Won Loe. whose term of
service is expiring.
DR.. Koch. governor Of the ReichSbank.
has submitted To an interview upon the
question rs to how the trade of Germany
is to be affected by the election OF Nc
Kinley as President of the United States.
In answer to this specific question, Dr.
Koch said:
ALL EYES ON TKINLEY.
We must wait and see. At all events,
Mckinley Is a lesser evil than Bryan am
hopeful that Mckinley mas abandoned his
policy of extreme protection, but we are
not secure from surprises. and We ought
To he prepared for them. 1t iS tn our
interest that German trade should stand
well IN America, and we are ready to give
or take
The key-note of the arrangements Of the
porte with a view of preserving the status
quo Of Turkey proves to be the financial
plans of the directors OF the ottoman bank
Each power, acting in the numinl concert of
the powers, is doubtless playing its own
game, but for the present the question
of obtaining fresh supplies Of money rules
the decisions of the sultan.
Sir Edgar Vincent, governor of the Inl-
perial ottoman Bank, was In Berlin prior
To his going to Vienna for the purpose ut
with the members Of the Vienna
syndicate, and While here he saw repre-
OF the leading German finanCiers
20 whom hcproposeit raising ofa urkish
three per cent loan upon the conversion OF
the old debts and the general guarantee
Of the powers, proposing also Il scheme Of
reform Of the Turkish debt commission ny
the appointment ola Russia delcsatc q there
to.
Since NJ Neldoff, Russian ambassador
to Turkey. has arrived in St Petersburg,
Sir Edgar Vincent has learned that the
car is uncertain about the appointment
of Il Russian delegate upon the Turkish
debt commission. the claims of Russia upou
the finances OF Turkey beng superior to
all other considerations. The sum of the
matter is that Russia once more blocks the
way of the powers in dealing with tine
porte.
FIGHT OVER NAVAL CLAUSE
A section of the Centrist party in the
Reichstag, chiefly composed of members
from the South German states have de-
cided 10 oppose the increase of &c, 900 600
marks III the naval estimates, which will
be proposed in the budget, and are ar
ranging a coalition with a fraction of the
National Liberals and the Radicals and
Socialists for the purpose OF defeating the
proposal. This movement reuders the pas
sage of the naval Increase clause OF the
budget highly improbable Ministerial
reports in circulation in the lobby of tbs.
Reichstag agree that the kaiser is de.
terE'ined TO dissolve the chamber if the