The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-13
This Enormous Sum for Improvement
of Waterways to BE Raised by
the Sale of Bonds.
COUNT Won BUELOW'S SPEECH
INTENDED TO PLACATE AGRARIANS,
WHO n STILL SUSPICIOUS.
German Court Festivities to Begin
This Week-AnOther Attack on
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

BERLIN. Jan. 12.-The enlarged canal
bill introduced in the lower house of the
Diet to-day provides for the Midland canal,
26O.O00.0O marks; for the B~erlin-Stettin
canal. 4.O00.O 900 marks: for the improvement
Of the Wharf.-The and a connection with the
Vistula. @. 100000 marks; for the Oder tide
water canal, 100000 marks. and for the
HaveE and Spree canal 1900, 900 marks. a
total of ISL. 600. 900 marks. The finance min
lister is empowered to sell bonds to raise
the necessary funds.
Xxx
The opening speech of the imperial chan
ceIlor, Count Won Buelow. in the Prussian
Diet on Tuesday, which was largely pro-
grammatic, is here considered the leading
political event Of the week. The entire
press is still busy commenting on and in
terpreting his remarks. Only the extreme
Leftists are wholly dissatisfied Herewith,
claiming that the chancellor has gone over,
bag and baggage, to the Agrarians, while
the moderate L~eftists, Centrists and Ma
tiOnalists point out that the chancellor
carefully avoided definite terms in his
speech. and that, hence. he probably in
tends to shape his Prussian policy, espe-
cially during the forthcoming Diet session,
according to how and where he finds the
majority favoTing the canal bill, about
whose ultimate passage Emperor William
is still as anxious as ever.
The Conservative and Agrarian press
handle Won Buelow's speech with extreme
caution. They avoid p~ledging support of
the canal bill IN exchange for any possible
bargain. The Agrarians continue 10 distrust
Won Buelow.
The kreuz Zeitung. Conservative, while
pleasantly complimenting the chancellor.
warns the latter not to repeat Prince Ho-
henlohes punitive methods towards men,
bers OF the Diet who are also government
employees for voting against the canal
measure
y significant little incident is this: Won
Buelow's speech, as actually delivered in
the Diet. spoke of increased cereal duties
for the protection of German agriculture.
while the corrected manuscript. several
hours. later, as IL left Won Buelow's hands,
mentioned only ''gesicherter zollschuts.' -
meaning assured duty protection This
manipulation has not escaped attention,
and there are all sorts of surmises con-
nected herewith.
In the best informed parliamentary cir
cIes the opinion is now held that Won Bue-
low himself hardly knows where he stands
and that he will skillfully endeavor TO push
the canal bill through the Diet with what
ever allies. not too exacting, he can find.
II certainly would be very unlike Won Bue-
low TO conclude a fixed bargain thus early
VIZ" 49, f@
Xxx
In the Reichstag to-day Herr Fischer,
Social Democrat. seized the opportunity of
the debate on the home office estimates to
make a violent attack on Count Won Poso-
dowsky-Wehner, the secretary of the in
terror. IN connection with the recent II. 900
marks scandal chat amount having been
contributed by certain manufacturers for
the furtherance of the anti-strike bill.) He
proposed the appointment of a parliament
tary commission TO investigate the political
and financial relations between the home
office and the Central Union Of German
manufacturer and other interested bodies.
Count P~OSadOwSky, In reply. said he hoped
his pOs5 would always be occupied by a
man as honestly anxious as, himself to
Rmeliorate the position OF the working peo-
pie. He assumed full responsibility for the
action under debate, and had no thought OF
relinquishing his office SO long as he en-
toyed the confidence OF the monarchy.
The China bill will not be disposed OF by
the Reichstag for some time. as the Bundez-
rath has only Just received the govern
ment bill fixing the China soldiers pension.
Xxx
The coming week begins the season of
court festivities, the Emperor and Empress
having moved 10 the Berlin schlOss. The
last season was greatly subdued because
OF the death OF the Empress's' mother.
hence this winter Will be doubly festive.
The festivities commence THURSDAY and
Friday next. with the bicentenary of the
declaration OF the Prussian Kingdom. which
the Emperor intends TO make a great event.
The preparations. therefore. are nearly
completed. They are most comprehensive.
The army VIII have a holiday. After spe-
cial divine services at the Protestant. Cath
Ole and Jewish Churches. each garrison
viii fire a salute Of f1 guns. and the Of
ncers and men will banquet. The public
schools Will have the eana rrha -r,ok.
event will be AT the Berlin schloss, 10 which
delegations from everywhere in the king
dom WIN 20 70 congratulate the Emperor.
VINO has invited representatives Of a num-
4 per OF the noble families Of the province OF
East Prussia, when they were settled