The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-23
WORRIES OF WILHELM
NEITHER IN HARMONY WITH HIS
CABINET NOR LEGISLATORS.
Another Ministerial Crisis-Bitter
Speeches and Press Comment-An-
tonic Terry Divorced.
Copyright, 1897. by the Associated Press.)

Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, May 22.-Another ministerial
crisis has grown out of the curious manner
in which the imperial chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe. nominally fulfilled his solemn
promise in introducing a bill for the abol-
ton of the most Liberal paragraph of the
old law of associations. The bill introduced
in the Diet is purely reactionary, its pro-
visions placing all political meetings and
associations wholly and exclusively under
police control. Prince Hohenlohe Baron
Marshal Won Bieberstein, DR.. Won Boet-
ticher and DIR. Miguel were outvoted at
the Cabinet meeting, which fixed the word
ing of the bill by the Prussian minister for
the interior, Baron Won de; Recke Won der
Horst, the reactionary member of the Cab
met, and his six colleagues, Baron Won der
Reeke Won der Horst being the sole author
of the bill. AS it was certain that the
measure would be overwhelmingly defeated
if introduced in the Reichstag, it was intro
duced in the Diet where the Conservatives
have nearly half the seats. The decision
lies with the National Liberals, and three
or four of their votes would suffice to give
the bill a majority.
In the meanwhile the Reichstag has taken
the matter up and has pronounced against
Reichstag were the most exciting and in
teresting of this session. The speakers ex-
pressed themselves with energy and fear
Iessness on the Emperors reactionary ten
denotes and the evil influence of his ire
sponsibe camarilla, which created a sensa-
ton throughout Germany. Herr Richter's
speech was especially bitterly sarcastic.
Among other things he said that the Ger
man people could not as in the case of
Russia, be governed automatically
Numerous mass meetings against the Diet
bill have been held, siXty-five Of them in
Berlin alone. On Thursday the entire press,
with the single exception of part of the
Conservative press, vigorously denounced
the measure and wants it rejected offhand.
That the bill is mainly intended to hit So
cialism is admitted but the Vorwaerts, the
socialist organ, says: 1T seems that social
ism cannot be killed by any measure. Bis
marck failed in the task and Won der
Recke will assuredly fail in a worse man.
ner."
The whole Cabinet is now unanimously at
tackled by the press and in the Keichstag
itself number of speakers called upon the
ministers to resign. The speakers of the
Center party, though usually most mod
crate, tainted the government with its evil
dent intention of provoking a coup d'etat
and openly charged the ministers with
violating the constitution as legislating on
the right of association is specially re-
served by the constitution for the Reichs-
tag and not for the Diet. The whole in
ternal political situation is such that i'm
portant surprises may be expected at any
moment.
Emperor William and his family stayed
nearly week at Wiesbaden, where a series
of deliberately prepared and magnificently
mounted performance at the theater have
been given. On Monday the imperial fam
lily had with them in the imperial box the
Grand Duke and Duchess of Hesse The
public appearance of the young couple was
evidently brought about in order to silence
the scandal about the reported separation
fCr1y n n
show his affection for both the grand duke
and his wife. At q banquet in the castle
of Wiesbaden on Tuesday, Emperor Will
ment by referring to the latter as my dear
est friend a term hitherto only used by
his majesty when speaking of Emperor
Francis TOSeph of Austria.