The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-30
NO CHANCE OF PASSING
Socialists Bill to Extend the
Right of Coalition.
BISMARCK ON WILLIAM
He Says That the Emperor Not Only
Governs But Rules and Is in Reality
the Leader of the Nation-An
Atrocious Sentence.
DOWNRIGHT 1898 BY Associated Press.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.
Berlin, Jan. 29.-The Introduction of
the socialist bill for the extension of the
limited right of coalition of working
men and the debate on the matter are
regarded as being of special impor-
tance. Herr Geyer cited cases showing
that different governments, notably the
Saxon and Prussian. do not scruple to
violate the slim political and trade
right of the working people. Baron Won
Stumm at one time an intimate friend
of Emperor William. leader of the re-
actionists favored the additional cur
tailment of these rights. There is not
the remotest chance of the reichstag
adopting the bill or the bundesrath
approving it. and that the government
recognizes this is shown by the fact
that not a single minister attended the
debate on Wednesday. 'fhe matter is
important. because the socialists pro-
pose To make ii an issue at the coming
elections.
II is learned at the foreign Office that
owing To the sugar bounty conference
mt Brussels, the reciprocity negotiations
between Germany and the United
states are at Il Standstill, and it is
doubtful whether they VIII be resumed,
as Germany has about concluded that
nothing tangible will come out of them.
1t is understood that the sugar confer
ence will informally discuss the Ding
ley tariff law.
The foreign office next week will di-
rect the attention of the chamber of
commerce to the South American COM
petition. especially in cotton, growing
up i'm South American countries where
German importers have so great inter
ests. The officials of the foreign office
are preparing suggestion of the best
way To combat this competition,
The peculiar appositeness of the text
OF the sermon OF Emperor William :
birthday, namely. BE still and know
that | am God. | will he exalted among
the heathen," has attracted a great
deal of attention, and il is now eX
planned that the emperor selected it,
Ii is suggested that the adding Of the
word Chinese" would make the pas
sage perfect.
Among the emperor's birthday edicts
is one dealing with the regulations of
rowing in the public schools of Berlin.
His majesty DEGREES that the pupils in
rowing be invariably superintended by
masters acquainted with the sport and
by a physician. Matches must not be
rowed in the presence of any but the
friends and relatives, and members
only of the two upper forms may race.
Genuine racing boats are not permitted
anu the thdlSt IiiuSA DE iillliIbu 10 / -uN
metres. The emperor announces that
in order To carry out these reforms he
has placed $4,000 marks at the disposal
of the minister of education toward the
acquisition of water-course a boat :
house and boats, and he promises to
give two annual nrizes for the fastest
boat and most skilled crew
An article recently in the Hamburger
Nachrichten On TIE occasion of the
emperor's birthday. bears unmistakalSlv
the earmarks of Friedrichsruhe. ar
expresses Prince Bismarcks views. III
says: The monarch has stepped int
the foreground of public lIfs faf more
than his ancestors did. The n,l5,v VI
the empire and of PTussiG nalrS marks
of imperial origin and tn stropg indi-
I Nidualty of the sovereign II ever uer-
ceptihle in the most differ NJ st,hrrcs
He not only coVerns but rules. and is
in reality the actual lCader af the ua
tion and disposer " tae lestinfss III
Germany. Ii Germ any is na,v anin;tt-
I'd by higher se-.It ibau = sho.- tiin.
ago. II tne confidence af IA, state IL
creases. Il the spir, oc enlnrrri~, Is
inpulsei. Ne can lttrHst.a II I-l.tt,ll~ ia
4 the fact that the cmpero VI hys Knrwn