The herald., 1898-01-30
Lands Many German Ed
itOrs in Prison
WILLIAMS DIVINE RIGHTS
MUST NOT BE QUESTIONED BY
THE PEOPLE
Reciprocity Negotiations Are at a
Standstill and Are Not Likely
to Be Resumed
Associated Press Special Wire


+ BERLIN, Jan. 29.-(Copyright 1S9S.)
The most severe criticism has been
aroused throughout the country at the
sentence of two months Imprisonment
in fortress imposed upon Herr Trojan,
editor of the Kladderadatsch, on Tues
day last for cartooning the emperor in
December last, by representing Freder-
lex the Great, Napoleon, Alexander the
Great and Leonidas reading the speech
Of Emperor William, delivered on Nov.
Is, when he swore in the guards re-
cruits, upon which occasion his majesty
remarked that 1t was necessary to be
good Christians in order to be good SOL
diers. Even the conservative newspa-
pers pronounce 1t an atrocious sentence,
and 1t Is said to be directly due to the
emperor's influence, as his majesty was
furious at the cartoon and has given
strict injunctlons that Herr Trojan be
confined at Weichzulmunde, situated in
fever-laden district, where Herr
Wrede, another critic, encountered the
most severe malaria.
Kladderadatsch's issue Of today was
confiscated, owing to the publication Of
a cartoon in which Herr Trojan satirical-
ly criticised his sentence. He also pub
lshed two poems to the same effect in
today's issue.
Herren Schmidt and Walther, two
Asatian editors, were also imprisoned
during the past week on the charge of
lese majestic, for publishing an ironical
article on the emperors birthday. Herr
Stadthagen, 4 Socialist member of the
reichstag, has also been sent to prison
for six weeks for lese majestic.
HE TOOK A TEXT
The peculiar appositeness of the text
of the sermon on Emperor Williams
birthday, namely, "Be still and know
that l am God; l will be exalted among
the heathen," has attracted great deal
of attention and it is now explained that
the emperor himself selected it. 1t is
suggested that the adding of the word
Chinese" would make the passage per-
feet.
An article recently in the Hamburger
Nachrichten on the occasion Of the
emperor's birthday. bears Enthusiastically
the earmarks of Friedrichsruhe and ex-
presses Prince Bismarck's views. 1t
says "The monarch has stepped into
the foreground of public view far more
than his ancestors did. The policy of
the empire and of Prussia bears marks
of imperial opisin and the strong ineii-
viduality of the sovereign is ever per-
ceptible in the most different spheres
He not only governs, but rules, and is
In reality the actual leader of the nation
and disposer of the destinies of Ger
many. If Germany is now animated by
q higher spirit than a short time ago, If
Of bo taf
visits by increases, if the spirit of en-
terprise is impulsed we attribute it
mainly to the fact that the emperor has
been known to find a way whereby de-
cided ends are attainable.'
LABOR'S RIGHTS
The Introduction of the Socialist bill
Tor the extension of the limited right of
coalition of workingmen and the debate
pn the matter are regarded as being of
special Importance. Herr Geyer cited
Eases showing that different govern
ments, notably the Saxon and Prussian,
do not scruple to violate the slim politi-
cal and trade right of the working peo-
Pile. Baron Won Stumm, at one time an
Intimate friend of Emperor William,
leader of the reactionists, favored addi-
tional curtailment of these rights. There
stag adopting the bill or of the bundles
rath approving it, and that the govern
ment recognizes this is evidenced by the
TACT that not a single minister attended
The debate on Wednesday. The matter
Is important, because the Socialists pro-
pose to make it an issue at the coming
elections.
MINOR MATTERS
1t is learned at the foreign office that
pwing to the sugar bounty conference at
Brussels the reciprocity negotiations be-
tween Germany and the United States
are at q standstill, and 1t Is doubtful
whether they will be resumed, as Ger
many has about concluded that nothing
tangible will come out Of them 1t is un-
aerstood that the sugar conference will
Informally discuss the Dingley tariff
law.
The foreign office, next week, will
direct the attention of the chamber of
eommeree to South American compe-
kttion, especially in cottons, growing up
IN South American countries where
German importers have so great inter-
ests. The officials of the foreign office
nre preparing suggestion of the best
way to combat this competition.
1t Is said on good authority that the
Prussian government has bought the
Bole rights of new gunpowder invent
kd by Herr Otto Hempfel, druggist of
Wieda.
The empress has nearly recovered, but
Jhe shows the effects of her long and
severe illness.
The reichstag has taken a novel stem