Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-01

posed, was introduced the character of the
house would be changed, and it would not
be possible to longer maintain the
Prussian state as 1t is.
The unrest among tho people ought not
to last much longer and an agreement was
quite possible. said Herr Friedberg. vice
president Of the Prussian ministry. Herr
Porsch, a centrist, said that a small Sec
ton q the centrist party would vote
against the bill, but the majority would
support II.
Would Delay Until Wars End.
+ AMSTERDAM, April 3o-The Prussian
lower house has had a discussion on the
motion Of the centrist member. Count
fSpee, in favor of adjourning the cleo
tpeal reform bill until after peace has
been declared, on the ground that the
9so1diers ought to return home before
: any electoral reform took place.
4 Heer Ffiedberg, Vice president OF the
house. said that such an unlimited
DISAPPOINTMENT would be great danger
Tor the country's internal peace.
Count Specs motion met with strong
opposition from the progressive Sec
.taons Of the house. Adolph Hoffman,.
Independent socialist. said that II the
70 the soldiers to stop hghting-a
;1tetsment which led to shouts OF
"ehamel withdraw! traitorT'
very acrimonious debate ensued.
Of the riGhtists to adjourn the sitting
1of An hour. On the resumption Of the
4attihe Count Specs motion was re-
-3ected. SIS to 60.
Won Hertling Sounds Warning.
!, Count Won Hertlinx, the imperial
Shancellor, in the subsequent debate
said:
: The proceedings might evoke doubt
whether We snail reach an understand
Ing. but they also show how strong the
feeling OF responsibility 10 on all stties
ynis Snords me the hope that we will
n 1 common road for the reconcilins
81 9ivergsnciss in opinion"
Proceeding to analyxe the bill and the
various motions before the house,
Count Won Hertlins remarked:
fiutocnac suffrage. which gauges po-
uu rights according to wealth. is today
government. therefore, cannot counte-
nAnee plutocratic suffrage: Equal sufYrare
must bs fundamentally adhered to. The
yfomiss eiven ntnst be redeemed. In ali
@ooesn states toliticaI and social He 10
os,ne directed toward this goal In many
yates equal suffrage already has gone far
beyond what this BIN proposes and in the
Ion4 run 1t 10 impossible for Prussia to
ssSrpe this movement.
u. Of course. possible to arrange
1in safeeuafoe to remove too far
ssaohing radical consequahces Tho bill
already contains such safeguards and
eSnsre may Be added. Motions with that
e05ect are being prepared. and the gov.
examine these suggestion. It goes Wofhort
,oymc that government which under
Sook 70 carry through equal suffrage 10 at
.vno same time AEmly resolved. az far as
Eeoedble to guard against feared harmful
S3sets. I have no doubt that this aim is
Early Action Advised.
n II desirable..' continued the cham
'eenor. that We speedily come to 4 de-
.9Aon. Public iifs is pivoted in the pop
mar mind on equal suffrage. Our nation
y wonderful in its unanimity during
me war: and IL will BE- q further step
IN the direction Of Strengthening and
51ntensifying this unanimity If you aban-
ION your differences in this question.
we are still! In position to fulfill
eur promise without having to fear Sc
:vofe convulsionA through Simultaneous
~ providing necessary safeguard. What
.We refuse to yield today we may later
nave wrung from US amidst severe con !.
:vulsions Of national life.
EQuA Suffrage IL coming; If not to-
.aay' then within q measurable period
1truEs1s.. The question therefore is,
N1u you now extend hand for under.
1tanding and avoiding commissions. or
~ you undertake the responsibility
~ 2 rejection which. after all, cannot
attain tho object you desirer'
yne debate was then adjourned until
Sees Trick in Measure. q.
eroCKHoLM. May Tho Prusa.n
franchise reform measure conceals a
se .mHninsiy devised provision which will
g u should be adopted, according to
Heinrich Stroebel. q socialist memher
1t the Prussian diet
In an article in the independent an.
ILL. -. organ, the Leipzig voikszeitung,
-Din As an attempt ito smuegle the
Plural franchise in through the re-
1aoor and thus render the equal fran
1nise utterly worthless"
Aerr stroebel quotes the following
provision from the act Of MAY 20. 1915
-1egardinS the formation Of the election
The election districts shall be erect.
g On the basis Of population as shown
~ the latest census" -
The writer then cites the nar.~-.,,
e the new bill regarding districtip pn
which reads: ''1eahs
Tho erection Of the election district.
a1d the apportionment Of deleeatss
enai! Do determined by taking reoard
e the number OF inhabitants and The
Janitorial area, ~ we'll as to the histor;c
A1Stf1cts." eees'o"
May Count Live Stock,
asrr etroebel points out the sirnia.
eonce OF the provision regarding m.
eLe4 OF the districts and declares that
other provisions Of the paragranh will
permit those who do the redisfrictinn
20 consioer the number Of swine and
the districts from the viewpoint Of tim.
exrar1an Prussians and win make The
oxisting inequalities Of apportion mani
the normal condition." He iliustrat.s
mis- article with a discussion Of the AZ.
3ettng districts which had been altered In
Cnafectsr BY natural processes through
during the last half century. Thus elevsu
q the largest Prussian cities, excludina
Berlin. elect but forty delegates 10 fbs
diet. and will have but fifty-two unde,
xne neW measure. whereas, he declares
fAey are entitled to ninety-two.
/: Division Of Delegates.
Merlin with 100000 population. he
shows. has twelve delegates. willis
vest Prussia, with 1.760.oo6 population,
with 100000 population. has twsntX+
pix delegates, and east Prussia. with
100000 people. thirty-six. Each TrsI
conservative in tho diet IL elected nv
$4,000 electors and each conserystiys
- 1900. he shows. but each progress.