, 1890-03-02
Bismarck,s Scheme.

Copyrighted 1890 by the n. Y. Ass'd Press.
BERLIN, March by the results of
the second ballots reported today the dis
astrous defeat of the Cartel coalition is
confirmed. and the same figures put in a
stronger light the triumph of the German
Liberals and Socialists. Four districts of
this city in which the first canvass was
undecided are known to have been car
ried by the German Liberals. Returns
from the provinces received up to 9:l5 D.
IN. continue to disclose in every direction
the defeat OF the National Liberals and
the success OF the popular candidates of
various stripes. Perhaps the most sur
prising feature of this activity of the non.
ular element is the lively temperance of
the Nolks party, or Democrats. in all the
districts where the Socialists did not put
up candidates. Bismarck is already ac.
lively planning and negotiating a recon
struction OF the government majority by
the manipulation OF parties.
In the new scheme, the party will re-
place the National Liberals, as that stood
in Cartel. The elections have resulted in
the full restoration of the princes con-
NHSA ~ "a NHlNASAH L hCNCl ECAlOu5lN
intended to retire, but would have re-
tired rather than have played the part of
6gurehead. His giving out of his pur-
pose to resign called the emperor's at
tention to the fact hat it would be the
logical consequence of his separating him
self entirely from the chancellor, and this
doubtless led him to reflect upon what
he was to do without him. As soon as
the adverse result of the elections was
p%erceptible this reflection must have
doomed up as one of serious moment and
all this led to the emperor's unqualified
adhesion to the princes projected parlla-
mentarY tactics.
The first measure showing the draft of
the scheme is a revival of active relations
with the vatican. In an important dis
patch Blsmark requests the pope's opin-
ions and recommendations as to the de-
tails of the restitution to the Catholic
clergy Of sums sophisticated during
KulkturSamysf. Report also credits the
emperor with having written personally
to the pope on the close connection of his
purposed socialism with the Christian
socialism embodied in the papal allocu,
tons. Another significant tact is that the
North German Gazette throws over the
National Liberals with the declaration
that the two great parties, the Conserya-
tives and CenterIsts, have come through
the electoral conflict intact and pledged
mainly to the progress already made in
social reforms and initiate aud carry out
new reforms.
The other organs inspired by Bismarck
dIlate upon the theme that in the gencr-
GUS Catholic aspiration for a regulated
social reorganization the party is working
upon common ground with: the govern
ment. as the government policy is shown
in the emperor recent utterances.
In addressing the council of state at
the close OF todaY's session the emperor
declared that his aims on the social prob
lem were not ideals. He did not hope to
discover some grand remedy for the cure
of social evils. He desired rather that a
determined effort be made to find means
for a satisfactory settlement of the legal
demands and Just wishes Of the working
people. 1t is not thought the coming
international labor conference will amount
to much although the emperor is san
guine. England and France having oh.
iected to the consideration of nine hours
this part of the programme has been
amended and practically withdrawn. Thus
the conference already assumes the
character of an academic meeting in
which many theoretical suggestions will be
made.