The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-25
Great Britain and the United States
toward Germany.

Great Britain and the United States
toward Germany.
The editor of the Voerwawaerts, the
| Socialist organ. has been acquitted of
the charge of slandering In the highest
! Saxon court. He said 1t was a well
known practice in the Dresden court to
! treat social democrats as possessing
less rights than other citizens. A Ber-
! lin judge held that the proofs offered
substantiated the statement conclusive
ly. The reactionary press commented
severely upon the decision, but all
shares of liberal papers receive the de-
cision with great satisfaction.
Emperor William arrived at Kiel
Thursday. and the regatta there began
the same day. The empress, the grand
dukes of Odenburg and xe-Weimer,
Prince Rupert of Bavaria and the min
lister of marine, are attending the re-
gatta. Several races were held inside
and outside the harbor Thursday, yes
terday and today. His majesty's yacht
Meteor won a sea race today, the en-
peror commanding. The sport will con-
tinue until July 4, when the emperor
will begin his Norwegian trip in the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern. There
We're 500 yachts and other boats en-
tered for the regatta. Last year there
were 4S3.
The Anti-strike Bill.
The attention of the reichstag this
week was chiefly devoted to the anti
strike bill, and the public showed more
interest in this than any other measure
OF the session. The press devoted a vast
amount of space TO the matter and the
agitation became more active during
the few days preceding the debate. This
was not confined to the socialists, as the
evangelicals. Catholics and labor unions
and the central committee of Christian
miners pronounced against the bill
Even the committee of the trade court
of Berlin, a semi-court institution petit
toned against the measure, and asked
all other such courts and organizations
of laborers and employers to do the
same.
1t was clear from the beginning of
the debate that the governments case
was lost. The ministers and conserva-
tives never showed a ray of confidence.
Their whole attitude was apologize.
On the other hand. the attacks, which
We're uncommOnly sharp. came from all
parties except the conservatives. The
vigor of the attack of the centrists and
national liberals was scarcely inferior
10 that of the socialists. The centrist
leader, Herr Lieber, was called to order
for a sharp arraignment of the courts
for recent ''monStrous decisions"
employers.
The national liberal leader. Herr
Basserman, complained that the meas
ure pleased nobody but the social dem
ocrats, giving them excellent material
for agitation Herr Bebel, the socialist
leader, spoke for two hours, attacking
the bill with great sarcasm and vigor.
Protection of Workingmen.
The points made by the more mod
that it is unnecessary legislation and
reach all cases of strikers maltreating
others. They demanded. instead of the
harsh punishment provided by the bill.
full freedom for labor unions to form
coalitions with each other. 1t is under
stood the centrists will seek to pass
law in the autumn abolishing the pro-
hibition against labor organizations
confederating. Prince Hohenlohe the
imperial chancellor. promised this years
ago. and if the government refuses to
carry out the promise the centrists
themselves will present the bill If the
government yields. it will aid the pass
age of a law protecting workingmen
who are willing to work.
The refusal of the reichstag on Thurs
day. by an immense majority, to refer
the bill TO committee is equivalent to
the death in the form of ratification of
the purchase of the Caroline, Ladrone
and Pelew islands. There was but little
excitement. Although the centrists
polled for the purchase, their leaders
spoke slightingly of the acquisition and