The herald., 1896-12-20
IN THE KA|StR'S REALMS
The Government Declines to Re-,
organize Courts
DISSATISFACTION RESULTS
Which Will Produce Effects on the Next
Election
Royal Preparations for the Observance
of Christmas-Loads Of Presents
Coming for Bismarck.
Associated Press Special Wire


Intense dissatisfaction has been aroused
throughout the country by the refusal
Of the government to accept amend
ments to the courts reorganization bill,
which resulted In it's entire rejection.
The reichstag's labors for couple of
years are thus destroyed. The bill was
the result of demands made by the
courts, lawyers and the people alike, for
many years. to abolish certain hardships,
especially in the shape of inadequate
safeguards for defendants in criminal
cases. and defects in the criminal code
and court procedure. The government
insisted upon the Introduction of fresh
hardships and illiberal court measures
in exchange for old ones. One of the
most Objectionable proposals of the gov
ernment provided for the imprisonment
Of opposition papers editors in the
event of their refusal to disclose the
authorship of articles, and the govern
ment refused to accede to the granting
Of compensation to innocently convicted
persons. This attitude of the govern
ment is certain to mean the loss of many
seats in the by-elections arising from
the reichstag. The rejection Of the bill,
moreover, throws light upon the action
Of the reichstag, which is likely to re-
ject the scheme for the formation of
military courts, unless the bill proves
more liberal than expected.
Incidentally. the fall of the courts
bill has deprived Herr Bebel of his
chance of raising a debate on the Luet-
zow trial. He has amassed a lot of SEN
sational material. which he will be
unable to use until the second reading
of the budget. The case, however, will
be discussed in the diet on the police
estimates.
Both the reichstag and the diet have
adjourned for the holidays. The diet
will reassemble January and the reich
stag on January IL.
Emperor William will spend Christmas
with his family at Potsdam. the elder
princes arriving home today from the
military academy at Ploen. The dis
tribution Of gifts will take place in the
shell hall of the new palace. All Of the
members of the Bismarck family will
assemble at Friedrichsruhe for Christ
mas.
Prince Bismarck Is feeling pretty we'll
and every day loads Of presents for him
are arriving from various places In Ger
many and abroad. Many are coming
from America
The emperor was present at Prince
Hohenlohe's parliamentary dinner on
Thursday. His majesty was very cor
dial toward the chancellor, and in con-
versation with party leaders, like Levet-
zow, Manteuffel, Liebor and Ricket, he
intimated the hope that the new sacri-
fees demanded by the Fatherland would
be ungrudgingly voted. This remark is
believed to have referred to the nation
al budget and the new artillery scheme
of the emperor.
The Prussian supreme court has con-
hrmed the decree Of the president Of
Posen, forbidding the display Of any
flags or colors save the Prussian and
German.
The government has made confiden-
tial declarations to the budget commits
sion of the reichtag regarding the pro-
jected arming of the artillery. 1t is said
1770Oo,0O0 marks will be needed for
Prussia alone. The whole matter is be-
ing handled with the utmost secresy
in order to keep the powers, especially
France, in the dark respecting the pre-
else character Of the innovations.
Herr Fuchs, editor of Socialist news
paper in Munich, has been sentenced
to six months IN Jail for publishing a.
sarcastic poem on Prince Bismarck.
This is the first conviction since the fall
of the prince from power, and it is
significant that the trial occurred in
Bavaria and not in Prussia.