The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-09
ALL BERLIN
DISCUSSES
"EDDYISM"
Emperor William May Act
Against Christian Science.
SENSATION OF THE MOMENT
German Followers Already
Number Two Hundred.
SENSATION OF THE MOMENT

Berlin, Feb S.-"Eddyism, as Christian
| Science is called here, is the sensation Of
the moment. The comic papers caricature
it, the weighty religious periodicals mar
shall polemics against it, and the daily
press prints much descriptive matter re-
garding what is called the latest Amer
lean Importation" saying it was only
brought here after it had been worn out
in the United States"
Emperor Williams conference with Dr.
Fabre. superintendent OF the churches in
the Berlin Jurisdiction, and Herr Won
! windheim, the police president. as to
what steps shall be taken, has alarmed
the Christian Scientists, but nothing has
yet been done against them except the
withdrawal from certain halls of permis-
sion TO open for meetings. on Friday
evening meeting was prevented
through q police notice posted on the
door The managers of the Christian
Science campaign are trying TO secure a
building owned by Americans, thinking
that in this case the police are less likely
to interfere. The enthusiasts welcome
the public excitement, averring that it
gives Christian Science an impetus. The
newspapers say Emperor William intends
TO take energetic measures against all
forms Of obscurantism pTacticed for
money, and insists that the meavy fees
charged for healing amount TO swind-
ling The leaders of the Christian Sci
ence crusade are selling Mrs. Eddy's
( book for twenty marks.
The evening papers today print further
details regarding Emperor Williams talk
about ''Eddyism." Herr Won Windheim
says he found his majesty thoroughly
informed about the matter. The en-
peror expressed strong disapprobation of
prayer-healing, but agreed that Herr Won
Windheim must make no martyrs. The
North German Gazette says Emperor
William save it to be plainly understood
that he believes Christian Science and the
like should be rigidly excluded from the
court The German followers of the
American Christian Science community in
Berlin number about 200 persons. The
agrarians last evening cheered the earlier
part of Chancellor Won Buelow's speech,
but their enthusiasm was replaced by
gloomy silence when he announced that
the new tariff bill represents the govern
ments utmost limit OF assistance TO agri-
culture The chancellor, having tested
public opinion. through the note pub
lished in the North German Gazette on
February l, warning the tariff extremists
against endangering the tariff bill by in
sisting on a further increase IN the du-
ties, feels surer of his position, with the
landed interests demands. The agrarians
are also particularly feeling the pressure
OF Industrial and financial opinion The
governments firm stand has convinced
the moderates that they must accept the
bill as it is or get nothing.
It is understood that the chancellor
intends to get the tariff bill out Of the
way as soon as possible. in order that
the general elections of 1903 may be con-
tested on other issues than bread usuary.
The results Of the by-elections have dis
heartened the conservatives. According
to a statement emanating from Conserv-
ative sources, some of the Conservative
member in the close districts have in
formed the party managers that they
cannot make a fight against the battle
cry of bread usuary if the reichstag is
dissolved over the tariff bill.
Prince Henry, soon after returning from
the United States, VIII celebrate the quar-
ter centenary Of his service in the navy
Joseph Brucker, the Louisiana Purchase
exposition commissioner. is going TO
Dusseldorf next week TO open an Office in
the exposition grounds there, for the
promotion Of the St. Louis fair. He will
endeavor to induce the best Dusseldorf
exhibitors TO send exhibits.
a special dispatch from Warsaw says
Polish national feeling runs so high
that nearly all the Polish mobiles invited
to the governors splendid ball refused to
attend. because the invitations were IN
the Russian language. The Poles who
did attend the ball had police escorts 10 +
protect them from the indignant public
while going 10 and returning from the
palace.
The government is prosecuting the I
Vorwaerts (organ of the Socialists fer 1
receiving stolen goods in printing the Sc
cret memorandum Of the secretary Of the +
admiralty admiral Won Tirpitz which {
was discussed IN the reichstag this week. f
The Liberal papers condemn this action of +
the government as Illegal and unconst- +
tutional citing that the reichstag. IN i
creating the new criminal code. explic- (
itly refused 70 make publication Of oaI- +
cial documents felony. Herr Bebel +
the Socialist leader in fhe reichstss. said .
last evening thst TIE Eorwaerts never
paid ufenig for any Of It's series ~
o0icial documents published without she
governments consent CT knowiedEe, and .
added thar the paucr never knew from
whom they eef-t
Emperor THliam visited tie alcohol ex-
h'uition which was opened TODAY aad
showed keen interest Is ,he uiarse for ~
Producing slcoho. ~ fuel ~. V-als-lips
HIS majesty visited Prot Te.5r1oelz 70
dr4w mp q plan ara oger e P-ize far re-