New-York tribune., 1896-12-28
THE GERMAN ARMY BUGBEA II.
OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
BELONG TO THE NOBLESSE.
CENTENARY FETEs OF THE KAISER WILHELM /
THE AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS AND COUNT
BADEN1 - MKlN.EY'S ELECTION
CAUSED 800 GERMAN FAC
TORIES TO RE-
SUSIE N'C RK

Berlin Dec. 2-.-The pretensions Of the German
aristocrat especially the army officer. recruited a.
ne always from the Junke. families. 10 b, treated
OF divinely constituted caste are undergoing the
exposure ana criticism from the Progressis
and independen, press. The question is being dis
cussed whether the army is national. except in the
sense that The people contribute the rank and file
pay the money TO support it, and allow the aristo-
Gratis to monopolize every post above that Of non
commissioned officer. The notion that career OF
advancement is oPan TO any man Of ability applies
least OF all 10 the Prussian regiments.
PrOgressist iapers analyzng the condition OF the
army show that in foriy-six Prussian regiments
only officers drawn from the nobility that
in the cavalry with l'5 officers. only one can be re-
sarled taken from the bourgeoise. and that in
the artillery there is also single Isolated and prob
ably uncomfortable situated officer who does
not belong 10 what is called d noble family. This
grasp Of caste upon Office extends beyond the army
might he supposed the Junker would not seek en-
poymeni. Since the Tausch process opened to ine
public view some Of the secrets OF the secret poce
service has been .ainet tnat the greater num-
ner o. the poiItical poloe oiilc.rs al nr i"G 5
ana l.utzoN. sel0ns, OF atstocratc lsihllrs.
preference extends throughout all oranches OF
ruined spend;hift and other wreckage OF the upper
class find refuge IN some Government post.
The Kaiser Wilhelm | centenary fetes begin on
March % which day will be officially declared and
everywhere observed national holiday. The
Berlin celebration programme opens AT 10 IN the
morning Al II 80 grand military function Is 10 be
held near the Schloss. in front of the Nationa'
Monument Combined battalions. squadrons and
batteries of all guards regiments. and Of the body
regiment of William l. will form square and line
from the castle through the Lustgarten to ana
fired and the bells Of all ne Berlin churches will
be rmng The veterans o 800 anu ~ hari jo,ns - -
he represented academic students in historic cos
TUNES and trades and guilds also In historic array
Tho coming general elections for the Austrian
Eeichsrath are mos: seriously interesting all par
ties In Germany The dissolution appears likely TO
,ake Mace ,ithout the Prime Minister, Count Ba
deni having decided upon Issuing a programme
upon which The elections can be contested lie is
practically sitting on the fence and watching
,rha,bor Clerical anti s:cnlies German Lib
erals NAV gain strength enough 10 he worth cuti-
waiting az Ministerial supporters Pledged when ne ne
entered office to SpnIse enheney @ 10 the Ministerial
Policy Count BadsnI now waits upon the re result 9l
known that the Government will buiid ITS pro-
gramme on the character OF the new Keichsrath
The "confektionar' asserts that 800 German fac
,or,os have resumed work since Mckinley was
.loc.ed President of the raited States and that
sbout three hundred factories have increased their
goods mills Is coiton-goods works. % gentlemen :
Sutfitlng works and Is carpet factories All OF
,hese had been closed for several years
The social functions for the winter season have
IN certain extent begun. although they are not
a., -, uvolv as they will he after the Emperor's
t,r,hasv which occurs January ~ The i'm
,or;ai family and the court are fully aware Of the
prevailing hard times among tradesmen and the
general distress among tDe poorer classes and II
Il evident that G ne', raed sccess,on r u" :"
Petus 10 .taue ~ ~
brilliant fetcs
p-,oc. n,smarck gathered around him at Fried
,ohsr,, -, Christmas Day his entire family consist
,ny ~ HE son Count Herbert Bismarck. together
OIL, h,s ..;fe and child his son. Count William Bis
marek MS wife and children his daughter. tn'
C,onn,s.. van Rantzau and her husband Count Vol
Ran;zau aud his physician and confidential friend
DR. Scbvenirger. VINO arrived al Fiediichsrun oi
Tuesday The ex-Chanceior ~ III eNee.emi ii hsd ~ H.
considering his advanced age ana 'dn.s VAR "i M -.
ents directed 10 The old Chancellor arrived al rrru
r.chsrnh on Christmas Day from all parts OF IN
world
Fnnress Frederick. who is now visiting her son
Prince Henry OF Prussia. and his wife Princess Irene
al Kiel will arrive In Berlin on New Years Eve an'
remain six weeks. Her Majesty has promised 10 at
tend the principal court fetes during the seaso" d."
will herself entertain avls1ly
The strike OF the Hamburg dock laborers IL nkel'
10 assume an entirely new phase The non-un.ol
laborers who have taken the places OF the striker
are themselves threatening 10 strike unless they ar
paid seven marks day for day work and fourteen
marks for night work. They have already mad
demands upon the employers for the payment o
these rates and have been Informed that they ma.
txpect the same resistance 10 Their exsctions ina
was given to the old hands. \ meeting OF the strik
srs was held on Saturday which addressed b.
numtsr or speakers. including Herrcn Mo ken
,uhr and FrohRie. Socialist members OF the heicn
stag. who advised the men TO continue to hold on
aSainat the employers In the mean time agents o