The record-union., 1897-05-23
Such That Important Surprises May be
Disclosed at Any Moment.
Another Crisis in the Hohenlohe CaDl-
net Pending.
Grows Out of the Curious Manner III
Which the Imperial Chancellor
NOminally FulfilIs His Promise III
Introducing Bill for the ADoiitioh
of the HOst Liberal Paragraph OF
the Old Law of AssOCiation-Ihe
Ministry Called Upon to Resign.

the Old Law or ASSOCiation-ihc
Ministry Called Upon to Resign.
BERLIN, May - copyrighted, 1897,
by the Associated Press).-Another
Ministerial crisis has grown out Of the
curious manner in which the Imperial
Chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, nomin-
ally fulfilled his solemn promise IN IN
Producing a bill for the abolition 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 exclusive
" under police control. Prince Hohen-
lohe Baron MarSchal Won Blebersteln,
DR. Won BieberStein, DR.. Won Boettlch-
er and DR. Miguel We're outvoted at the
Cabinet meeting, which fixed the word
ing of the bill, by the PruSSian Minis
ter for the Interior, Baron Won Der
Recke-Von Der Horst, the reacuonary
member of the Cabinet, and ms SIX
colleagues, Baron Won Der Recke-N on
Der Horst being the sole author OF the
bill.
AS it was certain that the measure
would be overwhelming defeated II in
troduced in the ReichStag, it was IN
troduced in the Diet, where the Con-
servatiyes have nearly half the seats
The decision lies with the National LIB
erals. and three or four votes would
suffice to give the bill a majority.
In the meanwhile, the Reichstag has
taken the matter UP, and has pro-
6a mo
two days' debate in the Reichstag We're
the most exciting and interesting Oh
this session. The speakers expressed
themselves with energy and fearless
ness on the Emperor's reactlonary ten
denotes and the evil influence OF ms
irresponsible camarilla, which created
a sensation throughout Germany. herr
Richter's speech was especially pltter-
" sarcastic. Among other thlngs, ne
said that the German people could
not. as in the case of Russia. be gov
erned automatically.
Numerous mass meetings against the
Diet bill have been held. sixtv-hve or
them in Berlin alone. On Thursday the
entire press. with the single exception
of part of the Conservative press, Wig
orously denounced the measure.
That the bill is mainly intended to hit
socialism is admitted, but the " or
waerts," the socialist organ, SAYS: 1t
seems that socialism cannot be Killed by
any measure. Bismarck failed IN the
task. and Won Der Recke will fail in
a worse manner"
The whole Cabinet is now unani-
mously attacked by the press, and in
the Reichstag a number of speakers
called upon the Ministers to resign. The
speakers of the Center party though
usually moderate, taunted the Govern
ment with its evident intention of pro-
yoking a coup d'etat. and openly
charged the Ministers with violating
the Constitution as legislating on the
right of association specially reserved
by the Constitution for the Reichstag,
and not for the Diet.
The whole international political sit
uation is such that important surprises
may be disclosed any moment.
Emperor William and his family
STAYED nearly a week at Weisbaden,
where a series of elaborately prepared
and magnificently mounted perform
ances at the theater have been given.
Monday the imperial family had with
them in the imperial box the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse. The
public appearance of the young couple
was evidently brought about in order
to silence the scandal about their re-
ported separation and the Emperor took
pains to publicly show his affection for
both the Grand Duke and his wife.
At banquet at Weisbaden on Tues
day. Emperor William. in toasting the
Gar. created astonishment by referring
To the latter as My dearest friend, a
term hitherto only used by his majesty
when speaking of Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria.
The long delayed trial of Herr Won
Tausch. the former Commissioner OF
the secret political police, who was ar
rested on December Sth last on the close
of the sensational Luzow-Lechers trial
at which Prince Hohenlohe and Baron
Bieberstein were among the witnesses,
has finally been fixed for Monday next
Among the witnesses summoned are
Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein, Count
Philip Eulenburg, German Embassa-
dor at Vienna and possible future Chan
cellor: ex- Minister Won koeller and
General Bronsart Won Schellendorff
Police President Weinheim, Herr Bebel
the socialist leader and about fifty
newspaper men. besides number of Of
ficials in the different Ministries. The
trial will probably last week.
The Reichstag debate on the abuse OF
the lese majestic paragraph of the Penal
Code is bearing fruit. The 'Leipzigei
Zeitung." the official organ of the Saxor
Government, published an article depre-
eating the habit of the Emperor of talk
ing freely on various subjects and occa-
sions. adding that ii directly provokes
replies from those themselves hit, anc
leads to mass of wholly unnecessary
lese maieste cases.
The present of the Sultan of Turkey
to Emperor William, a large collection
of costly ancient Turkish weapons, ha:
been placed on view in the royal ar
senal in Berlin.
The Munich "Freie Presse" issue OF
Yesterday was confiscated on account o
an editorial satirizing the Emperor, ano
its editor was arrested in bed at mid
night.
The new style of rifle has been intro.
Guced and will be tested in a practica
way in the army. The whole Jaeger
battalion of the guard already has this