New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-19
TO REFORM MILITARY TRIALS.
CHANCELLOR vON HOHENIDnES STATEMENT
CHEERED ~ THE REIcHsrAG MILITARY
CREDITS DISCUSSED.


po,un Nav ls-fn the Rechstag to-day Or. Lieber.
the leader OF the Ccntrst party. asked the Govern
men, when the bill to reform the law governing mil
,arv trials would be placed the table OF the
Rechstag.
prince Won Hohenlohe. the Imperial Chancellor.
said that the Government hoped to be able TO do so
in the course OF the present year. This announce
rnent was received with general cheering.
The supplementary military credits for the recon-
s,ruct,on OF the quarter battalions were then dis
cussed The galleries were crowded with visitors In
anticipation Of lively debate
Herr Richter Radical. opposed the Governments
demand for the supplementary credits for the pur-
pose stated on financial grounds
General Bronsart Scheendorf. Imperial Min
,ster of War Justified the demand for military rea-
sons and declared that the Emperor had personally
worked out the details OF a bill changing the half
nr Ieber criticised the Governments policy In the
mailer but did not say what decision the Centrists
had arrived at in regard to supporting or opposing
General Won schellendorf made protest against
mixing the 5d Of the nt wo Of service
Tbe nresent term OF service the War Minister said.
would endure until 1899 and what would then be de-
Dr Won Bennigsen National Liberal supported the
demand for the credits and the matter was finally
referred to a committee of the Relchstag
The parliamentary situation in Germany Is rem
dered still more critical than before by the fact
that the personality Of the Emperor is dragged into
the debates The Minister Of War. In his speech
supporting the demand for an Increase OF the mill
tary credits declared that the Kaiser himself had
personally worked out the details OF the bill pre-
sented TO the Recnstag Moreover Berlin dis
match of two days ago reported that William Ill had
promulgated an order forbIddng any one henceforth
10 include a copy OF the Cologne Gazette among
the newspapers brought TO any OF his castles ana
residences OF TO have a copy OF that paper In his
possession while within the precincts OF those
stiles or residences The Cologne Gazette Is the
organ OF the National Liberal party, which Is In
tensely national and which always favorable
to any project tending TO increase the military
strength OF the German Empire. Has that news
paper found fault with the mere techncaties OF
the bill and thus brought itself the Ire OF the
excitabe young Kaiser? This Is probable. since
Herr Bennigsen, the parliamentary leader OF me
National Liberals. and director OF the courier Won
Hanover" has just declared In the Rechstaf ina.
he would support the demand for the military
credits. -, ., che ,,,,r,
German National Liberals the Imperial Government
iority in the Parliament for Its naval and military
bills despite the personal interference OF tne E ,
peror The Conservatives are not disposed 10 'ote
as a whole for the Government so long as II does iH
German landowners by fixing an absurdly hign
tariff the importation OF cereals or 10y assr h
for Itself the monopoly of that importation rms IS
the condition under which Won kanitz anu s ,h
by Chancellor Won Hohenlohe and the Minister OF
War, Bronsart Won Schellendorf ,.,. =.
On the other hand. the one hundred Centrises, o!
Catholics. we'll disciplined BY their iate Leader,
Windthorst, and who are holding the balance OF
power in the Rechstag In consequence OF .ne
divisions existing among the other parties nave