The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
Socialist Recruits Abused:
emcers as Boodlers.
END OF GREAT rAILoRs. STRIKE.
Socialists Will Not Take Part in the
Reichstsg Peace Jubilee.
They Refuse 10 Toast the rmperor.
and the Catholics Refus. tn sr.a~.
Bismarck Socialist Editors Arrests
ed for Obtaining an Advance cepy OF
an Imperial Proclamation.
copyrighted by the Assocla,e.s y,rss.

&sS-
eialisis selzed upon the debate on The mill
tSry budget to make fierce attacks npsa
the government on account of the alleged
anases IN the army. the ualtreatmeat OF
socialist recruits and the powder nsrNo.
oly ring, or which association the 49,
waerts published long history, tending
70 show that the ministry had confeaer-
ates IN the ring. Herr Rebei made similar
eaarges in the reichsfag. which the nsinis-
ter OF war. Gen. Brensart Won Sehenea-
doft- most emphatically denied. Harran
beocs and l4eusemann declared that the
emperor was not right in severely diso4-
piining the Socialist recruits without reas-
son. hut the minister Of war maintained
That II was ungusliaedly right OF his ma
Jesty 10 maintain discipline In the army
hy any means he saw Iit 70 employ.
II IS now estimated that loe.0De men and
women employed IN the clothing and dress
goods Industries OF Berlin have been out
on strike. The men obtained all their de-
mands On Wednesday. including a Il per
cent increase IN their wages. and ncga-
tiations are pending between the working
people and the women's clothing depart-
ment, With the prospect o ian early settle
menl.
The Socialists have declined 20 take part
IN the reichstag peace Jubilee on March 4.
owing TO The fact that the participants are
20 toast the emperor. The Centrists
threaten 10 follow suit unless the toast 10
Prince Bismarck Is framed SO as not 10 be
offensive 70 them.
The German colonial party Is likely TO
split on account OF the dscord which has
arisen among It's members regarding tho
gigantic navy project fathered by pr
Peters. the president of the Berlin seetiou-
The resignation of Prince Arenherg aud
Herr Hoffman, the secretary of the organi-
cation. was due TO this. ana DIR Peters
M he Vast fserff fass
evening, declaring that he had the support
of Prince Aibrecht OF NIeckienherg presi-
dent Of the whole society. and stating THAI
regular Chsnvinist branch Of the society
was formed at Hamburg. The meeting
was unanimous in demsnding an increase
In the number OF fast cruisers.
The birthday Of Prince bismarck who
was born April /. ISIS. viii be again gener-
ally celebrated throughout Germany this
year A big commers viii be held by the
Berlin Philharmonic Society In henor Of
the day.
Two editors OF the Vorwaerts. Herrsn
Rrannn and Brunert. have been arrested
on a charge OF receiving advance sheets II
the imperial amnesty decree OF January
last from man who confessed to It's abs
strarfann. T1th of ths prisoners deeiartd
that they did not know their acrtser. and
Herr Braunn has since been released.
The cases of +. w. Boehm. OF Brooklyn.
n. Y. and William Schroeder. OF HAM
rtoad H. both of whom were impressed
into the army, have not been brought
To the notice Of the United states amhas-
sador Whenever the embassy has been
notified Of such cases. they have invariA-
bly, been speedily adjusted. There haa
reen an unusual number OF seizures OF
Americans OF German birth hy the army
this year They have numbered about
twenty weekly, and all have been released
wherever the treaty obligations covered
them young man from Cincinnati was
released this week on the representations
OF The United States embassy,
The conflicting statements made by me
first lord Of the treasury. A. J. Raifour. IN
the british house of commons. ana the I'M
nerial chancellor Prince ffohenlohe, IN tho
reIchstag. the former on February 20 say
ing II was not true that Germany had aP-
pr0arhed Great Britain with view OF con-
clusion Of I. monetary asreofuent. ana tne
latter announcing on February that he
had learned from preliminary nfgohatahs
zsash The British government that the n9eh-
ing Of the indian u,fntS was not 70 ne eS-
pecied have caused great surprise VI tnss
city n was gathered from MT Bailou'
remarks that tho British government -
uot averse TO the opening ~ a scheme Tor
monetary reform, while the rohstru.hvh
y,tared an the statement Of Prince ifonetl-
iofie was that Great Britain had refused y
take the matter into eonNdefahoh' io1.t
Karaofr, the German silver chaHiIsVa.
,,9teeffoned the government on the svplsts
t,,te ) art.rnoop. and pointed out that Mf.
paIfourss statement was 81 variance Win
49, ~ Prince Hohenlche The minister
of foreign affairs Baron Aarssh'u ssh
g.eherstein. replied that Count fiat1is,ns.
the German Rmba saador az iSo''tV''. -
1seen 8sres.ted 20 inform the goyerrHchf ei
60. ptgta3n that the imperial Chancellor
80 ahb,tt 10 announce 20 ~" rsaFhs'AN
80. ts ypraryFad the opening ~ the lhdiah
r,g.-ts a. a necessary prFceleNt 70 hisfs
na.,onal negotiations regarding h-tne'si-
len and that n understood inat ts'e
a.ss,,-s ~ The plnfs was not anticipated
.,3,s.tr rn.asilrabiy snort period. The gov
srsr.snt IN Great Britain responded ~
.s...s..s~s,,. Ia this statement. Count ksf-
- -m~s-iasred that Prince HohenlNhe han
sa,sa oarsrary 20 the reschstag res0iu.3
~ lsas sn making this inquiry IN Ly1op". ..
Fsps a. Prince H0ssniohe osa TO. rslS -
,,egasn. was dropped. Tho connict ~ m'.
,ss,se..s. ~,aterne,it ard the reply of the
,r~,...,r,n,t is more apparent fuah rrat
-. -. sanrt said that II did rot eHtlel-
49, =, cpsA the minfs as pfeeTSfns - =
sr,n~1ationai negotiations. MT t., t'a.s1ss
,.,srssv stated that the government l @null
der ffie reopening O ne H'fl'A ~ aAS
s..tveactory currency Eehefn" -.
-, ,asefster OF the interior for PRUSSIA
- PEI has asked the rerrtss ntafiFs N
.tIs city OF the Associated res - =
-. tSa. the Legislature of Sew feTk
- = ,akirx steps 10 exclude Prufsi@n
s.e,.r,rre companies, and II congress has
- taLan the matter I'D. lie saii he
sa,tas u see what Just reason inc bhitea
sss.tss fad for 30 doing tnasmeach - h"tH-
- rg.rs was asked Of the Aneef'e1th es'b'-
.+'-tsa than OF the PrnsSlan. af thst-
- the decree Of December ~ last IT
49, : thorough re-examination Q. ne
- s1zgr and the result T9tild he
,"s,.e,, a. 1ue time. Th's reply talbes Win
- .t,ee, 40 j. B. Jackson. the lnlfe9
So rharaa a'aTalres % the erect ihat
-. 49, NOT contemplate rstahat'o1h
coI Ty4los the military attsehe " 'hs
1rnffe8 states embassy AZ Lon9oF'' - -
,~arntnlne the Baltic and Norm sea ea'laa'
- %s. f,ast returned from a siirliaF -
t,,.sttx-a examination of the ruez aha
sr(.,-srth canals The eoionei has coiieet.h
= .,esgfh az data. which viii D. usefb "a
S,,nsfrv the proposed ialer-ocearsc esnAI
,.,s,..~a Nvfe.a racua lie nuGs that ths lex
c.rsg = traysng II per cent on bViAsta4L sals
-ayttaf ana that the eortnib caAai, ~Hseh ~.
80 not been wisely built. y paying -
80 After having conapistso his exam.
,-sIor 81 the North and Baltic sea eaHai
81 Ts9fox viii have . special aIsietee
,..,s Fgrau@ror william. ~no has taken Z
st,,sfv tnserest la his nIssIon- ne cf5onei
-sssY 4he, Et4s5y the Large canal of Hoilana.
"a asf4r returning 20 his post VIII cfA*
-, r@y5ort which viii be fVrwardra 70
waxhinxton City ia time for the pfessAA