The Washington times., 1901-11-04
FOREIGN TOPICS.

VI OF Importance which is before the Bel
| hi"h Parliament. Although the Progress
sNcs ana Socialists have offered an alter
native blli, 1t is not to be expected that
their measure will be adopted. The Social.
iSt deputies, in attacking the Govern
Lheht hlil quote extensively from British
lnoerai H., attacks upon the British army
ne socialist leader. NJ van der Velde, de-
ci"ftd the other day that the Socialist
iueai was the abolition of n standing
army IN favor of a national militia on
'ne oasls of personal service. After cen
surihg The Hague Conferences and intro
uucihs much irrelevant matter into his
| Speech' NJ. van der Velde concluded by
ueciarlng that through Socialism alone
couid universal peace be ensured, a sen
! tinheht which was loudly applauded by his
| followers.
NeNt IN Importance to the Army Reform
Dill is one dealing with the revision of
the rules of debate. The present measure
governing the subject has been found in
sufficient to, maintain order in even ordfn-
ai@ times of excitement More or less
suldstic proposals have been put forward
..theiuulng one which vests in the President
bi disht OF suspending any member on
i,r WI responsibility the general feel
iiiS Is, however. in favor of the safeguard
hTUopled IN the French and other assem-
niles, which cornpels the chair to take the
@oiem @ OI the house before exercising its
theSe two systems NJ F'rancotte has in
Iroduced a bill which is believed to have
SFeIE prospect of becoming a law It
runs as follows:
Temporary exclusion NAV he nro-
nouhced by the President against mem
Ders OF the Chamber who by cries whist
ing, persistent interruption. or any SINH
iar manifestations. iIII.i;.er the progress of
a 10 n 1aTD D1gr-g
demand the right of discussing the de-
cIslon Tor their expulsion during the space
of iIl-5.l - hutes. s. They may demand a show
Si Si Hdilds on the decision of the President
9houiu the tumult be such that expIana-
tiohS OF the members and consultation with
ent rouse are rendered impossible the de-
,no6In n1otUn OF me President takes full and i'm
ineulate effect. Temporary exclusion NAV
also De pronounced against any member
@ mo rehders himself guilty of violence to-
,',s,itl ward a colleague A vote of censure is
punlSnaDle by a fine of 200f Temporary
exclusion by a fine of 500f, and l. 0OOf. In
case OF repetition during the same ses-
sion The member excluded may apnul
the eIiects OF his exclusion from the day
aIter IT has been pronounced by a written
ueeiaratlon to the effect that he regrets
dent" N ~ '
Apropos of certain articles which have
appeared in the Paris press on French
territory in Germany. namely, the spots
OF ground on which stand the monuments
OF Turenne and Marceau, 1t is recalled
tAat there exists near Frankfort, in
FriedFichshof, a colony of workingmen.
z'V0o IN number, who are the descendants
OF French Protestants who emigrated
after the revocation of the edict of
Nantes. These people have kept to the
customs of their ancestors, as also to
their language, which they are said to
speak with perfect purity. with all the
cachet of phrasing of the grand steele.
cD!y french Is spoken among themselves
ana no marriages are made with the
German families surrounding them.
The absurdity and wickedness- of duel
Ing has rarely been more dramatically
Illustrated than in the duel fought by
two citizens of Vienna a few days ago.
handsome woman of thirty-fve. Nine. |
Loewenfeld, the wife of the junior part |
ner of large manufacturing firm, mother |
OF boy Of thirteen, had for two years |
carried on an intimacy with a lieutenant |
Of Hussars, Beno Won Soyka meeting him /
clandestinely at his rooms and seeing him |
openly in her husbands home About a !
week ago the husband has informed of |
his wife's doings. surprised her in the
ieutenant's rooms. and insulted the of
ncer The wife declared she would not |
return TO her home. but would go to her
parents and wait for a separation, when
she would marry her lover The officer
wrote to the outraged husband, whom he
'elt ne could not challenge. Iettsr say
ng that his regiment mad been transferred
70 garrison in Hungary. but that he
would wait FOR his orders until the Sth
II the month. The husband understood
he hint, and sent his seconds. The two
net in the military riding school. where
IN dte!s are fought in Vienna The Of |
ended husband had the right to fire first.
'ut Deing quite inexperienced in firearms,
le refused TO do so. The officers first
hot missed fire. The pistols were changed
@oe"enteId hred, and missed his adver-
ary' then the officer fired, and the pistol
gam ~. missed hre. After this LOewenfeld
ust raised his weapon. pressed the trig-
,er, and the lieutenant lay lead shot /
hrouSh the heart. Loewenfeld was in nj i
er DC 81 air. but his own and his adver-
airy g seconds assured him he had acted
. the most gentlemanly manner through ! /
qt the " hole duel. all the details OF !
men We're correct according to the strict !
st code of honor ;
Ten years imprisonment would prob !
piy pc the least punishment that would /
6 Iliilcted on the civilian duelist He has /
,,,S uwsver, lett the country to escape tho /
snomlny Of the trial and imprisoumcDt | I
iad ms opponent killed him the consa- I
uences would not have been serious .
4bJect to military jurisdiction only. the a
N'Glu nave escaped with very I
isht punishment, because. by accepting
le chaiIenga, he had only done what ar7 | y
9rding 20 military notions. ne must do :
lad he refused TO fight the outraged huc a
and he would have been discharges 9
ould have been considered a coward by,
u ms 2ompeers,. and would have been
'oided in all social circles
servia is in trouble now with an epi-
emic of marriages. The cause is the
stem of marriage banks founded as an .
lcouragement to thrift. but which have :
owed to have quite an opposite effect
he young men and maidens of Seryia
gin paying in to these institutions ot
! early age on the promise of a pre- :,
ium on marriage. Immediately small a
IN has been accumulated the desire for q
arriage grows overwhelming. with the
SUIT that the first offer is snapped nm
, consequence. prematurely early and CT
happy marriages are general The mat o
r has now reached such lengths that II T.
seriously troubling the Government.
ID the advisabiiity of abolishing these | III
nks, which are held to be the root of ol
e evil, is being debated. c.