The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-03
Voters We're Intimidated By the
Government Agents.
WAR ON THE SOCIALISTS
EMPEROR FAVoRs ABRIDGE-
MENT OF THE FRANCHISE.
Socialists Will Contest a Number of
Seats In the Reichstag On the
Ground of Fraud-Press Comment
On the War-Americans Charged
With Bad Generalship.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.)
Berlin, July Public attention con-
tinues to be absorbed in the quinquen-
NAL elections recently held in this
country and then results. The news
papers are teening with incidents in
dicative of queer electioneering meth
DDS observed during the campaign and
mass of evidence is presented proving
that intimidation was resorted to in
many districts, notably in the rural
sections.
The socialists will contest d num-
Der of seats, including the Dantzig con-
stituency, where the director of the
imperial navy yard is charged with
coercing voters to support the govern
ment candidate. THY viii also contest
seats in Cassel, Elbing and DOrtmund
and in the Second and Fifth districts
of Berlin.
In the latter place, it is alleged,
enough Illegal ballots were counted in
favor of the anti-socialist candidate to
VItiate the result.
The increased strength of the Cen
trisrs is now 104 ana the weakening of
the government side in the reichstag
induced the CentTists to formulate a
list of demands for the coming session,
including the recall of the Jesuits, the
SDOlltlOu q the 1dSI ICi4li1lAlS VI Sbi-
urkampf, the reinstatement in the con-
stitution of the articles granting abso-
lutte political equality TO the Catholic
church and the restitution OF the Cath
clio department in the ministry of pub
lie worship.
The representative of the Associated
Press learns, however, from good au-
thority, that although he cannot pass
new measures without the cooperation
of the Centrists, Emperor William will
not sanction the recall of the Jesuits,
which the Centrists regard as the most
important of their demands, Emperor
William recently declared that as long
as he was King of Prussia the bundles
rath should not have a PruSSian vote
in favor of the recall of the Jesuits,
nor of the other demands enumerated.
It is probable, therefore, that there.
viii be trouble between the Centrists
and the government during the next
session, especially as a number of those
elected on the re-ballots, who were aid
ed by CentriStS votes, are pledged to
support the Centrists demands, giving
the Centre at least 10 more votes
The Conservative newspapers con-
tinue the campaign for the abridge-
ment of the reichstag franchise, main
tanning that this is neceSSitated by the
immense growth of the Socialist vote.
The representative OF the Associated
Press learns that Emperor William and
the King of SaxOny are both in favor
of this movement. The emperor has
instructed the chief OF his private cab
iret to prepare at the earliest moment
a report giving minute details of So
cialist progress, by districts, towns and
villages, the condition governing each
and the fluctuations of previous cleo
tons. A special cabinet meeting will
be summoned to discuss the matter as
h. &c.
WAR COMMENT.
The press Of the country is now COM
nenting upon the Spanish-American
war in a more unbiased manner, and
with less venom towards the Ameri-
cans, although the military editors
continue TO regard the situation as very
unfavorahle for the Americans as well
as fer the Spaniards.
With regard TO Cuba it is thought
that the American forces, apart from
yellow jack and the influences of the
climate, are entirely inadequate. All
the American operations since the
United States forces have been landed,
it is asserted, have been iu-adVised
and showed lack of foresight. The fact
that the army of occupation is so in
sufficiently equipped with everything
needed shows, the papers declare, poor
generalship.
Much comment has been aroused by
Mr.. Tillman's speech in the United
States senate regarding the Philip
pines. The National Zeitung reiter- |
ates the statement that Germany has /
not yet shown desire TO interfere, ex-
cept to protect German subjects, should /
the necessity arise, which is by no /
means unlikely, as neither Spain nor /
the United States seem to be able to /
cope with the natives.
The paper adds: If the United I
States should conquer and retain the !
Philippines, or if Spain relinquished /
them 10 the United States, then they /
would become theirs by right of war, !
and it is improbable that any power 1
would go to war with the United States |
in order to dispute their possession. /
Should Spain, however. lose the Phil !
ippines without the United States con-
Guering them, then all the countries /
interested in the far east would be |
in their fate"
GERMAN NATIONALITY.
At meeting of the Colonial society
at Dantzig on Tuesday, at the instance
Of the president q resolution was adopt
ed which is liable to create a variety
Of trouble. The resolution provides
that no German, no matter where he
may emigrate hereafter, shall lose his
tive. A bill embracing the resolution,
which is endorsed by the emperor and
by many members of the reichstag,
viii be introduced at the coming SEES
sion.
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chan
rellor, although nearly so years of age,
Is learning to ride the bicycle.
The yacht race arranged recently be-
tween the empress of Germany and
her sister-in-law, Princess Henry of |
Prussia, who were on board the Iduana,
ate the American schooner yacht
Tampa, against Emperor Williams
new yacht Meteor, was sailed on Tues
lay. The race started from Hemmel-
mark and was over course of So kilo-
metres.
The race was won by the Meteor by
L half hour.
Prince Bismarck is retaining his
health. He is able to walk again, and
s as laxative and keen witted as ever.
Since March the orchards throughout
Germany have been thoroughly seached
or the San Jose scale. The Prussian
minister Of agriculture, Baron Won
Iammerstein-LeXton now reports that
10 sign Of the San Jose scale has been
ound, although another insect closely
II has been discovered in
rreat numbers