Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-04
Bismarck May Resign.
Emperor Frederick and the
 Iron Chancellor Disagree.
A MINISTERIAL CRISIS AT HAND.
The Kniscr Cancels His Signature on the
 Quinquenniai Law and it Results in . Very Serious Row-Bismarck's Power

Gone.
 BERLIN, June 4-The conflict between the liberal tendencies of the emperor and the chancel .or's policy, which has been latent from tte outset of the reign, now threatens to end in open rupture. Prince Bismarck bad warning of the coming troubles last week in a communication from the emperor blaming Minister von Puttkamer for abusing the gov ernment influence at elections Minis ter won Puttkamer offered to resign Prince Bismarck hastened to return. In two pro- longed interviews he found the emperor desirous of reconstructing the ministry, in- cluding the household appointments. He also found him opposed to giving his assent to the quinquennial landtag bill
 After the first interview the emperor con- suited with Dr. Frieberg, minister of justice who is now trusted by both himself and the empress Under the advice of Dr. Friedberg the emperor signed the bill, at the same time advising Prince Bismarck that he hoped this concession would be followed by reforms in the ministry. The letter of the emperor to Minister won Puttkamer repeated his com plaint made to Bismarck
 Herr von Puttkamer has replied to the let ter by detailing his administration of the interior department Meantime the quin- quennial law, which ought to have been pub- lished in The Reicshanzeiger, was withheld from promulgation by order of the emperor who desired that the law should not appear unless accompanied by his letter to Herr won Puttkamer on the freedom of right to vote
 When Prince Bismarck left the emperor after the last conference on Thursday the crisis appeared to have been settled. The ministry was to remain intact, and the quin- quennial law was to be promulgated on Mon- day. l. has now come out that Prince Bis rnarek had been consulting his colleagues on the order oi the emperor for the postpone ment of the publication of the law. 1t is re- ported that the emperor has gone so far as to cancel his signature. The report, however, is unconfrmed, but the ministerial circle | fear the worst
 LONDON, June 4--The report from Berlin of the approach of ministerial crisis moves The Standard to long editorial on the sub ject, in the course of which it remarks: "It is impossible until we have further , information 10 estimate the true signif- canoe of the ministerial crisis which has so unexpectedly arisen in Prussia Loyal Prince Bismarck is to the house Of the Hobenzollerns, it is obvious that he does not find it easy to exchange the almost unlimited control over the politics of she empire and kingdom which be ex- ercised in tbe last years of the late reign for the comparatively restricted i influence and narrow prerogatives of n constitutional statesman; but it re-
 mains to be seen whether the par. tiSans of Prince Bismarck are right in assum. ing that the attempt of the emperor to insti. tute just and necessary reform is likely to be chosen by the chancellor as a fitting occa- sion fer asserting his own influence and authorfSyn