Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-03
OLD WORLD AFFAIRS.
Crisis III Austria.

wild Scenes of Turbulence and PERSON.
al violence Ia the Austria-Hungary
Parliament.
There were scenes of wild and almost
incredible turbulinc in the Austrian
/ Reichsfath from Wednesday to Saturday
of last week. The blood was up some
/ time before this, but the fighting stage was
reached on Wednesday, when blows were
! struck and the trans action of business was
! impossible. The climax came Saturday,
when the appearance of the president of
! the lower house was the signal for the
members of the opposition to begin an
! outbreak which converted the hous, into a
veritabe beai garden. "Shame upon you"
was the cry, accompanied by a deafening
noise of whistles and the slamming of
desk lids. Many of the Leftisis gathered
in front of the presidents platform, shout
ing and blowing toy trumpets and flutes,
! while the president was ringing his bell for
order. The scene lasted about a quarter
of an hour, during which the president
| quietly remained sitting. Then he su.-
pended the sitting Later the police were
called in, but their presence only agra
waited the disturbance. Several of the
leaders were arrested aud in some cases
they had to be removed fUrcbly. while
their friends assaulted the police aud tried
to release them. These scenes continued
until all attempt to transact business was
given up. The excitement spread through
out the city, and there were riotous dem
onslrations which reached the verge of
revolution. Saturday evening the police
were obliged repeatedly to dispense the pc.
lilical crowds who gathered in the Ring
slrasse between the parliament houses and
the university buildings. In front of the
former a crowd numbering 1000, prnci-
pally composed OF students, assembled and
huoted and eroaned at the police, finally
attacking the officers with stones. Event
ally the police were ordered to clear the
streets, which they did with drawn swords,
When DR.. Wolf, the German National
ist leader, was arrested in the Reichsrath,
he resisted with such energy that he broke
away a portion of his seat. 1t took six
constables to overpower him. Twice he
sprang out of the cab in which he was be
ing carried to the police station, and, as 1t
drove off with him at a furious pace, he
shouted to the crowd, people of Vienna,
don't let your Deputy Wolf be arrested"
The constables thrust him back into the
cab, threw a white muller over his mouth
!
pie Of the scenes enacted.
During the day Emperor Francis Joseph
addressed an autograph letter to Count
Badeni, decreeing the adjournment Of the
Reichsrath until further orders.
While the demonstrations were at their
height a sudden change came over the
scene. The report spread like wildfre
that Count Badeni, the head of the minis
try, had resigned. The demonstrations
ceased almost instantly when the news was
confirmed by the police authorities and
their subOrdinates, who announced TO the
people at various points that they were in
structed to inform them of the cabinet 5
resignation. His resignation was followed
by that of the entire cabinet. DR.. Baron
de Gautsch Won Frankenthurn, at present
minister Of public instruction and ecclesi-
astical affairs. will succeed Count Bldeni
and form new cabinet.
These scenes of turbulent disorder sho :
by what slender thread the states com
prising the stria-Hungary monarchy
are held together. The trouble in Austria
is, at least on the face of it, war OF
tongues. Five years ago the Czechs turn
ed Bohemia upside down because they
wanted their own tongue, instead Of Ger
man, made the official language. This
year the imperial government granted their
demand, and now the German element in
its turn is fighting still more violently
against that concession. 1t is understood
that the resignation of Badeni and the
formation of new cabinet means a com
promise modification of the language ordi,
nance.
The Austria Hungary Reichsrath, or
parliament, consists of a House of Mag
mates of 800 members and a House of Rep
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