The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-26
EMPEROR BILL MAD
ELECTIONS IN GERMANY DO NOT
SUIT HIM
SOCIALISTS WIN VICTORY
He Threatens to Adopt Drastic Meas.
ures-An Editor Imprisoned
for Criticism
Associated Press Special Wire

|
BERLIN, June 25.-(Copyrighted, 1898, by
the Associated Press) For the United
States, the most interesting result of the
elections just held in Germany is the whole
sale defeat of Agrarianism. The only single
Agrarian candidate elected was returned
en- the first ballot on June 18th, while the
successful Conservatives. National Lib
erals and Centrists pledged to Agrarianism
only totalled &C. So, including yesterday s
and today's successes, the Agrarian
strength in the new Reichstag will certain
ly not exceed 100. Emperor William was
very indignant at, the early Socialist gains
| and expressed himself strongly. He re-
marked
| ut 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. Nevertheless, the gov
| eminent, and particularly the emperor. is
not disposed to offer any compromise 10
Socialism. There is already talk of repres-
| sive legislation, but the officials are deaf
| to all suggestions for removing the causes
| of Socialism by means of social reforms.
| Among the curious facts developed by the
recent elections is the discovery by a de-
partment chief of the ministry of the in
! terror that most of the subordinates voted
| for the Socialistc candidates, the ring
leader being a favorite copyist. Seven of
the employee were Immediately discharged
when this fact became known.
The highest personages in the land par.
ticlpated in the electioneering At Leipsic
high government official stood at the polls
h,It
to support the Socialist candidate, Herr
Schmidt
Herr August Heintz, the Socialist lead
er of this city, who denounced the election
letter of Count Won Observation-Disclosures
the minister of the interior and representa-
tive of the chancellor was arrested on cleo
ton day on the charge of slanderng a
government officer. Another Socialist lead :
err, who dubbed the counts letter as
mean" was sentenced to a fortnight's
imprisonment in Jail.
1t is whispered that Emperor William is
the real author of Count Won Posadowski-
Wehner's manifesto.
The recent speech delivered by Emperor
William is much commented upon. The
Tageblatt says: 1.-THE address to the gar
rison at Potsdam will re-echo throughout
the army, but the general public will be sur
prised at the tone of bitterness toward
themselves pervading the speech. His
complaint at being misunderstood and sus-
pected is something new
The fact that Germany deems it necessary
to keep such large fleet at Manila con-
tinues to occasion surprise and the press
makes frequent comment on the subject.
| The Deutsche Zeitung, referring to the
renewed declaration of the foreign office
| that the sole purpose of the fleet is to pro-
/ tect the interests of German residents,
| says:
"This contains, of course, to us, prom
Use or obligation in case Spain relinquishes
her hold on the islands and new grouping
of interests becomes necessary"
The German secretary of finance has is
sued new and more stringent orders cover
ing the admission of American dried fruit
into German territory. Hereafter only
fruit dried until it is hard, friable and
moistureless will be exempted from exami-
nation.
The local government of Hamburg has ap-
propriated 1900 marks to maintain bu-
reau of American fruit inspection in order
| to expedite the cearances Of fresh fruit
which under the present system is delayed
| for several days after its arrival