The herald., 1897-06-27
Do Not Favor the Social
Democrats
THE DIET AS IN DUTY BOUND
PASSES THE MUTILATED ASSO-
CITATION BILL
The Chronic Cabinet Crisis Promises
to Lead to Many Changes in
the Ministry
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
BERLIN, June 26.-(Copyright, 1897.
The reichstag has adjourned for the
summer. The Pruesian diet will remain
in session until late in July. The asso.
citation reform committee Of the upper
house Of the diet passed the association
bill on Friday in the mutilated form
adopted by the lower house, but with an
addition to the effect that associations
in which there are anarchistic or Social
Democratic movements, or movements
aiming to overthrow existing organiza-
tions of the state, or movements prepar-
atory to separation Of part of the terri
tory of the state from the whole, coming
to light in manner dangerous to public
security, especially to the security of the
state, may be dissolved by the police.
The diet is almost certain to pase the
bill in this form, which is more conson-
ant with the wishes of the government,
which desires measure repressing all
opposition meetings and all opposition
agitation, but there is no chance of the
reick,stag agreeing to the measure in its
amended form.
THE CABINET CRISIS
1t was interesting to note the cropping
out of the deep-seated animosity be-
tween the two bodies, the reichstag and
the diet. In the diet Baron Won Seidlitz,
the Conservative leader, referred amid
applause to the misguided, blinded
majority of the reichstag." and speakers
in the reichstag repaid the attack in
kind. Herr Richter, the Radical leader,
spoke in scathing terms of the almost
permanent cabinet crisis" He said Dr.
Miguel is virtually the new chancellor,
adding: What does he believe in? We
ought to invite him to appear before
us and divulge his program. 1t is not
enough for us to know the ideas of the
June government. We ought to know
also those of the July government. AS
to the autumn governments, nobody
knows anything about them" This
sally was received with great applause
by the members of the left.
In government, parliamentary and
prees circles the conviction continues
that cabinet changes are pending, ex
actly as previously cabled to the Asso-
ciaed Press, namely: That DR.. MIGUEL,
minister of finance, will succeed DR.. Won
Boetticher as vice president of the coun-
ell of ministers and imperial secretary of
state for the interior, with increased
functions, not only in the Pruesian, but
in the imperial cabinet.
Prince Hohenlohe will retain the chan
cellorship, although he Is anxious to re-
tire to private life, DR.. Miguel taking
most of the burden Of Office upon him
self. DR.. Miquel's sphere of duty will
also be enlarged by creating for him the
office of chancellor of the exchequer,
with similar scope and influence to the
British chancellor of the exchequer.
Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein, the
minister for foreign affairs. will remain
in office for while longer, it being un-
derstood that his portfolio has been Of
fered to Count Won Gutenberg, the Ger
man ambassador at Vienna, and to
Count Won Observation-Disclosures the
German ambassador at London, and
that they have both declined. Now it
is asserted that Herr Won Bulow sue
ceeds Baron Marschal Won Bieberstein,
and that DR.. Won Boetticher, refusing
government appointment, is negotiating
for the position of president Of one Of the
largest of the German banks, at three
times his present salary, just as Herr
Boedicker, who few days ago resigned
the presidency of the imperial insur
ance institutions, becomes chief of Herr
Krupp's private laborers' insurance in
stitution at four times the salary he was
getting.
In private conversation Prince Hohen-
lobe. the imperial chancellor, has eX-
pressed himself as being tired of office.
adding that he counted upon retiring in
the fall.
CROP REPORTS
The middle of June cereal reports for
Prussia show that unusually good crops
are expected, especially Of rye. Some of
the privinces, Silesia and Posen, for in
stance, are expecting to surpass any
thing known in twenty years.
POLITICAL PROBLEMS
The meeting of Emperor William and
King Leopold of Belgium at Kiel is not
entirely devoid of political significance.
They will discuss the Congo and other
African problems touching both Ger
many and Belgium, such as the slave
question King Leopold will invite the
emperor personally to attend the Brus-
sells exposition.
BY rejecting the invitation of the
Hamburg senate to attend the horticui-
tural show and by avoiding Hamburg
territory on his present trip, Emperor
William testified his displeasure at the
recent failure to toast him at the ban
uuet rendered to the members Of the
reichstag at Hamburg.
The Socialists are to hold conven-
tion at Hamburg on October 3, the prin
cipal point for discussion will be the
participa ton Of the Socialist party in
the Prussian diet elections.
NOTES
At the war academy of Potsdam two
of the Oldest pupils have fought Sc
we're duel with the knowledge and ap
proval of their superiors Both were
severely wounded about the head and
one of them will probably die.
Mr.. John II. Jackson, secretary of the
United States embassy, gave dinner on
Tuesday last to Mr.. Andrew D. White,
the United States ambassador and Mrs.
White. Baron Won Retenham, the act
ing secretary of state for foreign at
fairs and the Swiss, Dutch and Bava
rian ministers and their wives, all Of
whom knew Mr.. White when he was
previously in Berlin, were among the
guests.
Rough on Russell
SAN DIEGO. June 26,-CharIes s.