The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
ANOTHER HAS CROPPED OUT IN
GERMANY.
Whole Cabinet Is Now Unanimously
Attacked by the Press, and in the
Reichstag a Number of Speakers
Called Upon the Ministers to Re
sign.

terial crisis has grown out of the Curl
Gus manner in which the imperial chan
cellor Prince Hchenlohe,, nominally
fulfilled his solemn promise in intro
ducing 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 in its pro-
visions, placing all political meetings
and associations wholly and exclusively
under police control. Prince Hohenlohe,
Baron MarschaH Won Bieberstein, DR..
Won Bieberstein, DR.. Won Boetticher
and DR.. Miguel were outvoted at the
cabinet meeting, which fixed the word
ing Of the bill by the Prussian minister
for the interior. Baron Won Der Eecke
Wonder Hurst. the reactionary member
of the cabinet, and his six colleagues.
the sole author of the bill. AS it was
certain that the measure would be
Overwhelmingly defeated if introduced
in the reichstag, ii was introduced in
the diet where the Conservatives have
nearly half the seats. The decision lies
with the National Liberals and three
or sour of their votes would suffice to
give the bin majority.
In the meanwhile the reichstag has
taken the matter uD and has pro-
nounced against the measure. The two
days debate in the reicnstag were the
most exciting and interesting of this
session. The speakers expressed them
selves with energy and fedrlessne5s on
the emDeroI's reactipRary tendencies
and the evil influence of his irrespon-
sible camarilla, which created sensa-
tion throughout Germany.
Herr Richter's speech was especially
bitterly sarcastic. Among other things
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, 90 of them in
Berlin alone. On Thursday the entire
press, with the single exception of part
of the Conservative press, vigorously
denounced the measure.
That the bill is mainly intended to
hit socialism is admitted, but the Vor-
waerts. the socialist organ. says:
1T seems that socialism cannot be
killed by any measure. Bismarck failed
in the task, and Won der Ecke 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. tainted the govern
ment with its evident intention of pro-
voking 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 reich
stag, and not for the diet.
The whole international political sit
uation is such that important surprises
may be disclosed at any moment.
Emperor William and his family
stayed nearly a week at Weisbaden,
J, cay.fac of ole OOr fol- al
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
reported separation and the emperor
took pains to publicly show his affec-
ton for both the grand duke and his
wife.
At a banquet at Wiesbaden on Tues
day Emperor William, in toasting the
car. created establishment by referring
to the latter as my dearest friend a
term hitherto only used by his majesty
when speaking of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph of Austria The long delayed trial
OF Herr Won Tausch the former COM
missioner of the secret political police,
who was arrested on December 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 Marschall Won
Bieberstein, Count Phillip Eulenburg,
German AMBASSADOR at Vienna and
possible future chancellor ex- Ministers
Won Koeller and General Bronsart Won
Schellendorf Police President Win
herm, Herr Bebel. the Socialist leader.
and about 50 newspaper men, besides
a number of officers in the different
ministry The trial will probably last
week.
The reichstag debate on the abuse of
the lese majestic paragraph of the fed
eral code is bearing fruit. The Leip-
zeiger Zeitung, organ of the Saxon gov
eminent, publishes an article depre-
eating the habit of the emperor of
talking freely on various subjects and
occasions. adding that it directly pro-
vokes replies from those themselves hit
and leads to mass of wholly unneces-
sary lese ma5eSte cases"
The present of the sultan of Turkey
to Emperor William. large collection
of costly ancient Turkish weapons, has
been placed on view in the royal ar
senal in Berlin.
The Munich Erie Presse issue of yes
terday was confiscated on account Of
an editorial satyrizing the emperor and
its editor was arrested in bed at mid
night.
The new style of rifle has been intro
duced and will be tested in practical
way in the armv. The whole JAEGER
battalion of the guard already has this
rife 1t is loaded with a gas cartridge
enabling several shots to be fired with
out reioading The men having the