The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-25
SUPPRESSION OF SOCIALISM.
GERMANS EMPEROR FINDS 4
LIBERAL POLICY FATAL.

er Decentralization and Its Bear
ing on SociaIism-A National Fete
Day-Germany's Relations With
Turkey-Other Matters of More or
Less Interest in the old World.
Copyright, 1897, by the United Associated
Presses.
Berlin, Jan. 24-The emperor's allusion
at a recent court dinner to the reported
existence Of a camarilla, or court cabal,
and his statement that he knew nothing
of any such clique as has been alleged to
exist, don't alter the fact that besides his
majesty's public ministerial council, he
has his all-potent private advisers
The influence of Gen. Won Hahnke ap-
pears now in the ascendent with the kali
ser, who has, on several occasions, dined
his chief of the military cabinet, alone.
distinguishing mark of imperial favor ana
confidence. Gen. Won Hahnke's ascendan-
| cy implies much. 1t means the active
| prosecution of the plans for increased
armaments, and in the sphere of internal
politics 0or Hahnke is no mere profess
sional soldler) 1t also means return to
a policy of repression of liberal ideas and
especially of socialism.
| 1t is known that the kaiser has for
some time past regretted the line he took
in 1899, in endeavoring to reconcile the
radical workingmen. He finds that they
will not be placated on any terms but
their own, and that his efforts at recon-
ciliation have been taken as a proof of
weakness on his part.
In going back to policy of restriction,
| of which the Umsturz bill in the Reich
| stag was an instance the kaiser will have
| the heartiest support from the Hahnke
| circle. There is good reason for expecting
a government measure for the Landtag
| proposing such amendments to the exist
ing common laws, as will supply the Prus-
| sian authorities with ample means 10
| counteract the still growing socialist pro-
| paganda. The law touching political Or
| ganizations, rights of meeting and press
| criticisms of public events is to be amend
ed,'' and the severest repression resorted
to, as in the worst period of the Bismarck
| regime.
The composition of the Landtag renders
| these proposals more likely of acceptance
by the Landtag than was accorded by the
| Reichstag to the Umsturz bill.
Apropos of the spread of socialism, a So
cialist review, Die Neue Zeit of Stuttgart,
publishes a statistical table on the infiu-
ence exercised by religion on the develop
ment of socialism. The figures as given.
show that in every case where catnolic-
ism is dominant socialism has the small
est relative number of adherents. In
Hamburg for instance, where the numer
ical majority is Protestant the socialists
hold 593 per cent. of the suffrage. In
districts, as in Hesse, where the Catholics
form an impor. mt minority, me socialist
vote descenas to "A per celd and in dis
tricts such as Posen, a Catholic province,
there is only per cent, socialist vote.
Centrist papers draw the inference that
the Catholic Beligion Offers d greater re-
ssting force to the growth OF snerchistic
ideas than the Protestant and, ergo, that
the government in combating socialism
ought to recognize its best ally in the par
ty of the centre.
Inc movement for a common German
national fete day, which was started in
1898 by some well-meaning folks, and con-
siderably discussed at the time, but with
out practical ISSUE has been revived.
| An executive committee has come to the
front with a proposal that the first cele-
bration be fixed for 1900. that being the
| earliest year when the gigantic arrange
| ment contemplated can be carried out.
There are opponents to any national fete
of the kind, who say that 1900 will find
particularism in Germany stronger than
| in 1897.
The kaiser is understood to have con-
suited Minister Miqual on the question of
| light of the recent report of Sir Edgar
| Vincent, president of the Imperial Otto
man Bank. The result has confirmed the
kaiser in his determination to support the
sultan in his project of council of
| finance composed of Turks and Europeans
| appointed by the sultan himself, and not
| as desired by Lord Salisbury, under lcu-
ropean control. The conclusion of the
Vincent report that Turkey will be soon
financially sound and prosperous, under
aT.~ .s.-4na
is now the official German conclusion. Khe
kaiser appears still to rely on the sultan
being desirous to obtain an honest and
effective administration. Immediate de-
velopments in the east will tend to dis
prove the generally accepted notion that
German interest in and influence upon
, Turkish matters are only of minor char
acter.
Tpon this all important and initial ques-
} tion of financial reforms, the sultan, with
the support of Germany will have his
wav German policy, adroity passive re-
gardng Armenia, has been equally adroit
on the leading question before the ambas-
sadorial conferences. One result of this
agreement between the kaiser and the sui
tan will be seen in increased concessions
to German subjects, who now ho.d the
, concessions for the leading Anatolian rail-
ways supply the officials that work them
, and get the principal contracts for
, arms and ammunition.
The under secretary of the Turkish
finance ministry. Bertram Effendi, who re-
Gently resigned rather than countenance
the bogus budget, is likely to withdraw his
, resignation. Bertram was sent from the
Berlin treasury nearly sixteen years ago
to reorganize the Turkish customs Nom
inally he Is still a Prussian official, hold
ing the rank Of councillor Of the taxes
and he has been told 10 remain at Con-
{ stantinople.
Or. Leipziger of the Kleine Journal has
the credit Of instituting novelty among
Berlin institutions in the form of mart
and exchange for tho unemployed" The
p exchange has been opened in the palatial
building of the New York Equitable Life
Insurance Company and bids fair to ae-
= complsh in a short time, more for the
unemployed than the socialist agitation
Z has achieved for the relief OF the lower
working classes in many years. Clerks,
: warehouse men, laborers and governess-
= es. housemaids. all sorts and condition Of
workers are within the scope OF the ex-
change. The premises include reading
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