The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-06-26
Emperor William Is Now Worried
By the Socialists.
RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
THREATENS ADOP-
TON OF DRASTIC MEASURES.
His Recent Speeches Have Displeased
the Press-Comment On the Situa-
ton at Manila--Jingoes Warned
By the Government Organ-Dsfeat
of Agrarians at Elections.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, June 25.-For the United
States, the most interesting result of
the elections just held in Germany is
the wholesale defeat of agrarianism.
The only single Agrarian candidate
elected was returned on the first bal
lot. on June 16. while the successful
Conservatives. National Liberals and
entrists pledged to agrarianism onlyto-
tailed 66. So, including yesterdays and
today's successes. the Agrarian
strength in the new reichstag will GER
tainly not exceed 100.
Emperor William was very indig-
nant at the early Socialist gains and
expressed himself strongly. He re-
marked:
1T is time to stop persuasion and try
more drastic measures or these fellows
will destroy all"
But the later returns will probably
mollify the powers that be. Neverthe-
less, the government, and particularly
the emperor, is not disposed to offer
any compromise to socialism. There is
already talk of repressive legislation,
but the officials are deaf to all SuggeS-
tons for removing the causes of So
cialism by social reforms.
Among the curious facts developed by
the recent election is the discovery by
a department chief of the ministry of
the interior that most of the subordi-
mates voted for the socialistic candi-
dates, the ringleader being a favorite
copyist. Seven of these employees were
Immediately discharged when this fact
became known, The highest person
ages in the land participated in the
electioneering. At Leipsic, high gov
eminent official stood at the polls and
button-holed voters, urging them not
to support the socialist candidate, Herr
Schmidt
Herr August Hintze, the Socialist
leader of this city, who denounced the
election letter Of Count Won Posadows-
ki-Wehner, the minister of the interior
and representative of the chancellor,
was arrested on election day on the
charge of slandering a government Off
Ger. Another Socialist leader who dub
bed the counts letter as mean" was
sentenced to a fortnght's Imprisonment
in Jail.
1t is whispered that Emperor William
is the real author of Count Won Posa-
dowski- Wehner's manifesto.
WILLIAMS SPEECHES.
The recent speeches delivered by EN-
peror William are much commented
dress to the garrison at Potsdam Will
re-echo throughout the army, but the
general public will be surprised at the
tone OF bitterness towards themselves
perVading the speech. His complaint
at being misunderstood and suspected
is something new"
The Frankfort Zeitung is very angry
at the emperor's remark that the the
atre, like the schools and universities,
ch 10 q
It says: The emperor may be per-
mitted to be master of the theatres
enjoying royal subsidies, but we pro-
test against the analogy being drawn
with educational institutions, which we
think are being reduced to powerless
instruments of one-sided political
views
SITUATION AT MANILA.
The fact that Germany deems it
necessary 20 keep such a large fleet
at Manila continues to occasion sur
prise, and the press makes frequent
comments on the subject.
The Deutsche Zeitung, referring to
the renewed declaration of the = reign
is to protect the interests of German
residents, says: This contains, of
course, no promise or obligation in case
Spain relinquishes her hold on the is
lands, and a new grouping of interests
becomes necessary"
On the other hand, the Post of this
city, which is often inspired by the
foreign office, warns the "jingoes'' to
beware of alarming and threatening
q friendly nation needlessly."
The Tageblatt says it finds no diff
Guilty in discovering how closely the
fleets movements are connected with
Germany's steps to acquire a coal sta
ton in the Philippine Islands.
The German secretary of finance has
issued new and more stringent orders
covering the admission of American
dried fruit into German territory
only fruit dried until it is
hard, friable and moistureIess, will be
exempted from examination.
The local government of Hamburg
has appropriated 1900 marks to main
tain a bureau of American fruit in
Spection, in order to expedite the clear
ance of fresh fruit, which, under the
present system, is delayed for several
days after its arrival.
General Count Won Walderse has
been defeated for reelection to the
reichstag in the Memel district.