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Show SOCIALIST IN THE 6ERMAJK0NGRESS BERLIN, Feb. 6. The thirteenth reichstag, in which the Socialists will play a prominent part, will open tomorrow to-morrow with a brilliant coromonlal In the white hall of the palace. Tho emperor In person will read tLe speech from the throne, outlining tho government's program and the legislation legis-lation desired. This will bo tho solo business of the day. The attitude of tho members will only be disclosed at the first session for tho election of officers on Thursday, Thurs-day, which, however, may bo post-nnnnH post-nnnnH until Frlriav. as the nreliminarv negotiations with rospoct to the presidency presi-dency of the houso are proving delicate. deli-cate. It Is understood that tho Socialists demand tho first vice presidency, which the Liberals are willing to concede, con-cede, provided the Socialist candidate obligates himself to participate in tho usual cercmonous visit to tho palace to Inform the emperor of tho organization organ-ization of the house. The Socialist deputies held a caucus on this subject sub-ject tonight, but no statement of the proceedings was given out. Emperor William's speech is awaited await-ed with interest, since it may contain tho first authoritative roforence toUho proposals for strengthening tho army and -navy and new taxation to cover the expenditure which, It has boon' seml-oftlclally declared, would bo the chief business 'of the session. The J CgailBMBMMB3Mgir - - ii j mo g omperor. tho imperial chancellor and the ministers of war and navy have been conferring on these proposals almost dally since the elections. The chancellor in turn bus taken counsel with tho party leaders. Evidently Evi-dently tho government is eenconnter-lng eenconnter-lng difficulty in formulating Us program, pro-gram, and no details are known The citizenship bill, providing that hereafter citizenship of G-ormany can only bo forfeited on account of naturalization natu-ralization in another country or fail-uie fail-uie to carry out military obligations, will be mentioned In the speech, hut other legislation so far approved by the bundesrath is of minor importance import-ance oo |