Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23
HOME RULE FOR
ALSACE-LORRAINE
Center Party in German Reichstag
is Pushing Measure to Grant
Concessions.
PROVINCE TO BE FEDERAL STATE
Government Leaders Say Plan Cannot
Be Endorsed.
ROW OVER THE ROYAL OPERA
Question of Armament is Again to
the Front.
CHANCELLOR'S TALK THE CAUSE
Press Engages In Discussion with
AVidity and Forcing of Eng
lands Hand IL Urged by
the Most Radical.
PROVINCE TO BE FEDERAL STATE
Government Leaders Say Plan Cannot
Be Endorsed.
ROW OVER THE ROYAL OPERA
Question of Armament is Again Il
the Front.
CHANCELLoR'S TALK THE CAUS1
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.


BERLIN, April 22.-(Special to The Bee)
The German center party has been using
its power for the purpose of concedfng to
Alsace- Lorraine a genuine measure of
home rule. The government brought for
ward in the Reichstag proposals Of a half
hearted character. which were referred to
g committee The center has thoroughly
amended them. II has secured the adop-
ton OF a motion constituting Alsace-
Lorraine a federal state, ana Of another
motion providing for the appointment. by
the emperor of a governor for life, on the
nomination of the federal council The
object Of making the appointment for life
is to give the governor independence. The
national liberals endeavored to limit the
appointment to a definite period, but
failed. The action Of the center has
brought them into conflict with the gov
eminent. Herr Delbrueck. secretary Of
state for the interior, has affirmed that
the center's plans cannot be accepted, as
they would deprive the emperor of eX-
ecutive power, and member of the cen
ter has replied that the party are resolved
not to abandon their position. Ultimately
a compromise may be arrived at but how
ever the dispute may terminate. it is evil
dent that the center party mean to act
throughout as friends of freedom and do
not apprehend any injury to the empire
from the extension of the right of self
government.
Row over Opera.
Armament, arbitration, commerce and in
ternational peace have been shunted for
the time being because of trouble over
opera Recently there has been a storm
in opera circles over the performance Of
~
house and the Royal theater.
A deputy named Kopsch criticised Sc
verely the manner in which business was
amateurs had a hand in the management,
and even these were controlled by a higher
power. Count Huelsen. the director. was
accused of being a mere puppet
| The count at once convened a meeting,
at which all who had any work at either
house attended. There was great en-
thusiasm when the count denied the &C
cusations and said that the kaiser had re-
fused to accept his resignation when he
| had rendered It,
Increase of Socialist Vote.
! The Socialistic Vorwaertz prints an an,
| alysls of the votes cast in nineteen by
elections for members Of the ReichstaE
since 1907. 1t shows that the socialist vote
In the districts has increased by 30, 6sl and
declares that the socialists Will contest
every constituency in the empire at the
coming election.
To Bid for Panama Work.
II is reported here that European manu-
facturers will be invited to submit esti.
mates for machinery for the locks of tho
Panama canal, aggregeting over g, 900 OOC
In value. The material thus thrown open
to world competition consists of machines
for operating the gate valves in the locks
and six emergency dams. Several of our
manufacturers will make an effort to gel
the contracts.
Goose Locates Thieves.
At Gutersblum a poultry yard thief wa.
traced, thanks to a goose, who cackled per
| sistently in front of a house where It's
stolen companions had been hidden
Kills HIS schoOImate.
Revenge for having been Tilted by a sis
ter prompted a prominent young man in
Vienna TO slsy his former schoolmate. The
murderer is DR.. Hofmeister an official In
career before him, who shot Franz Hold
haus, bank clerk.
The families of both men lived on ex.
tremely friendly terms until Hofmeister fel
in love with Fraulein Holdhaus and was
rejected by her. Bitter enmity then sprane
up between Hofmeister and his lifelong
friend young Holdhaus, Hofmeister becom
ing possessed with the belief that Mis-,
Holdhaus was influenced by her brother