The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12
WILL MEET THIS WEEK
GERMAN REICHsTAG To CONSIDER
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MEASURES.
Effort to BE Made to Pass the Anti
strike and Naval Bills and 10 Re-
new Commercial Treaties.
copyrighted. 1895. by TIE Associated Press.1

copyrighted, 1895, by the Associated PressJ
BERLIN, Nov. II. - The Reichstag will
meet Nov. H. and it is probable the session
will be most lively. There are three very
important measures about which great d.
versity Of opinion exists. They are the an
ti-strike bill. the naval bill and the renewal
of the commercial treaties. The first is not
likely to pass unless the government ac-
cepts radical changes. The naval bill is
more likely TO succeed. Regarding the
treaties, everybody including the govern
ment, is at sea, the preparatory work being
still behind hand. Besides these. of especial
interest TO America is the meat inspection
bill, which will come up for its second read
ing at an early day The shape in which IL
was left by the commission Is not acceptance
to both governments. The correspondent OF
the Associated Press learns from reliable
American authority here that II the piii' do
expected passes with the clause amounting
to a prohibition of the importation or sau-
sages and canned meats, the United States
will not be satisfied. and will Immediately
retaliate with prohibitory measures on Ger
man wines. The result will be a regular
tariff war Soon after the Reichstag meets,
an Interpolation on the foreign policy OF the
government will be discussed.
The CORRESPONDENT of the Associated Press
learns that Prince Hohenlohe has not yet
made peace with the Emperor about the
publicity given to his Majestys naval prof.
ects, and 1t Is strongly probable he VIII
have to resign, though there is still
chance that another truce will be patched
up 1t seems certain that Count Won Bue-
low will be Prince Hohenlohes successor
The Emperor Is deeply impressed with the
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Russia without giving offense either 10
Great britain Brit or the Car, yet obtaining
The naval plans Incorporated in the naVai
bill preserve to the Reichstag the right OF
smng the eneeeb
leading shipyards and iron works have had
big rise in the price of their stocks, some
of them increasing 80 to 40 per cent.
The vorwaerts claim that the creation of
a huge naval port of war at Dantzic is con-
templated and that new torpedo station
near Plenendorf has been planned, The
Emperor, while at the Kiel Naval Academy,
formed the plan of making the German
press daily eulogiZes the naval programme
The feeling on the subject was voiced by
General Posen, who proposed, as the motto
for the Colonial Society, "A first-class en-
pire and a frst-class navy" The Emperor
is immensely pleased at the accommodating
evidences of popular approval of his pet
idea. The secretary of the navy, Admiral
Tirpitz explained the scheme at a special
meeting Of the Prussian Cabinet. He said
that after some opposition ne mad . carried REQ
tain that the Bundezrath will pass the bill
in time for the first reading TO take place
in the Reichstag before Christmas. In spite
of this, the Agrarians. Socialists and part
Of the Fresinnige and majority or the
Center party continue to protest. through
their organs, suggesting that the ReichstaS
has become "a club Of nodding manikins
under the endless screw of the naval plans.
The canal bill has been reconstructed for
another introduction into the Diet. 1t now
involves a total expenditure Of 100000 900
| marks instead of go 0o0.000 marks, as here
tofore. The new features include new ca
nails the Masovian and Berlin-Stettin be-
sides a more extensive regulation of the
Oder and Vistula.
During the recent visit of the Dutch
Queen the idea of making the Netherlands
part Of the empire, holding a similar posi-
| ton to Bavaria. was discussed and NJ. De
! Beaufort, the Dutch foreign minister. left
memorandum on the subject with the En-
peror. While nothing has been accomplished.
| il is within the bounds of possibility that
an agreement might be reached
| The projected customs agreement between
the Netherlands and Germany is still much
! discussed In the press the hope that 1t Will
materialize is generally expressed
The decoration of the King Of Spain with
! the order or the Black Eagle mas little sig
nificance, in spite of Prince Albrecht saying.
| in the name OF the Emperor, that Germany
was among SPANS best friends.
| The Agrarian press, in all seriousness. cir
culates reports that the hogs of Schleswig
| refuse to touch American barley, and the
| Antt-agrarianS retort humorouSly that the
| Schleswig hogs are Of heroic breed.
| The reports that the end of the world will
take place Nov. 10 have been received with
so much credence throughout Germany
| that the director of the Berlin Observatory
| has published an official denial.
| Thanksgiving day will be celebrated with
the usual banquet on Nov. 80, followed by a
ball at the Kaiserhof. The committee on
| arrangements consists of Mr.. Jackson, who
| is charge d'affaires in the absence of Mr.
| White, Consul General Mason, Rev. Mr.
| Dickie and Messrs. Kreisman, Griscom
| Boies, Won Schierbrand. Miller and McFad-
| den. $50
The Emperor is determined to fight the
Berlin Municipal Councils refusal to let
him construct a terrace twelve meters wide
| all around the Berlin Castle, razing houses
in order to achieve this. All hopes of "an
amicable settlement disappeared this week
| when another dozen Socialists were elected
ito the Council, so the Emperor called in
Professor Zorn and ordered an opinion tc
be drawn up.