St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02
Triumph Of the Liberals and
Socialists in the German
Elections.
Lively Temperance OF the
Volks Party in Nearly
ALI Districts.
Bismarck and the Kaiser In
triguing to Secure a
Majority.
Pope Leo's Aid Invoked In
Making Terms for an
Alliance.

Alliance.
BERLIN, March by the results of
the second ballots reported to-day. the
disastrous defeat of the Cartel coalition
is confirmed. and the same figures put
in a stronger light the triumph of the
German Liberals and the Socialists.
-Four districts in this city. in which the
first canvass was undecided, have now
been carried by the German Liberals.
The First returns Fraeger; the Second,
Vircow; the Third, Muckel; the Fifth.
Baumbach. All these are men
whose presence In the reichstag
gives luster to that body. In
the secund and third of these
districts the Socialists headed the poll
or the first ballot. Their defeat now is
only due to combination of other par
ties against them. The returns from
the provinces received up to this time,
$50 p. H., continue to disclose in every
direction defeats of the National -Liber-
ais and successes of the popular candi-
dates OF various stripes. Perhaps the
most surprising feature of t Is activity
of the popular element is the lively re-
appearance of the Volks party, Oh DEM
ocrats, in all districts where the Social
lists did not put up candidate. We
shall not have full and reliable returns
tonight. For those we must wait until
Monday. Prince Bismarck is already
actively
PLANNING AND NEGOTIATING
the reconstruction Of government ma
iApitu I1u lhA TnatlJtAlIl.Itjnn Nf tIIS
In this scheme the Center party will re-
place the National-Liberal party, as
that stood in the cartel. The elections
have resulted in the full restoration of
the princes control over the emperor.
The chancellor never seriously intended
to retire. but would have retired rather
than have played the part Of ngure-
heaQ. His giving out or 4 purpose to
resign called the emperOr's attention to
the fact that that would be the logi-
cal consequence of his separating
himself entirelyfrum the chancellor. .and
doubtless led him to reflect upon what
he was to do without him. AS soOn as
The adverse result OF the elections was
sperceptible this reflection must have
: ionmed up as one OF serious moment,
and all this has led to the elnperor's un-
qualified adhesion 10 the princes pro-
jected parliamentary tactics. Daily,
for all the time Siuce the first ballOts,
the emperor and the chancellor have
concerted the scheme of PLAYING the
Center party as a basis OF government
combination. The first measure, show
Ing the drift OF the scheme, is the re-
vival of active
RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN.
In an important dispatch Bismarck
requests the pope's opinions and his
recommendations as to the details uf the
restitution TO the Catholic clergy of the
sums sequeStered during the Culturk-
ampf. Report also credits the emperor
with having written personally to the
pope on the close connection of his pro-
posed state socialism with the Christian
socialism embodied in the papal allOcu-
tiopS. Another significant fact Is that
the North German Gazette throws over
the Nalional-Llbefals with the declara-
ton that the two great partieS-tte
Conservatives and the CentristS-
have come out OF the electoral
conflict intact and are pledged TO
maintain the progress already made in
social reforms and To initiate and carry
out new reforms. Other organs in-
the theme that in tile generous Cath
oic aspiration for regulated social re-
organization that party is working
upon common ground with the govern
nent. as the governments policy is
shown i'll the emperOr'S recent utter
ancps. DR.. Windth0rst's terms for an
alliance of the Center party with the
government place the school question
i'm the first r,uk, and demand the a60ii-
ton of all restrictions upon the CathO-
lie direction of Catholic schools. The
Center party is confident that
PRINCE BISMARCK WILL ACCEDE
to their terms SO far as touches this par
ticular demand. Outside the Center
party opinion is to the Same effect, and
we are perhaps. on the eve of witness
ing one more great concession to the
papal power. In addressing the cOun-
cll of state at the close of tO-day'S ses-
sion the emperor made a confession al
most pathetic in its terms, and certainly
so in its toue, as To how the supreme
difficulties of the social problem had un-
folded themselves to him since he had
begun the attempt TO reach practical
solution of them. He declared that his
aims were not ideal. He did not hope
to discover some grand remedy for the
cure of all social evils. lie desired
rather and simply that determined
effort should lie male To find means to
satisfy the legal demands and the just
wishes of the wO lg people. These
words of the emperor deeply impressed
all who heard them, and all unite in
praisng the emperOr's earnest assid-
uity. When presiding at the sessions
of the council or over committees he
does everything to expedite business.
lie draws up lists of speakers, regulates
agenda. discharges the duties both of
president and secretary. lie worked
Yesterday eight hours continuously at
the business of the council of state and
the conference 1t is now looked upon
as doubtful whether the conference will
meet Oh the 18th inst. as had been ar
ranged. Nj. Spuller, the French mini
ster, hesitates over
FINAL ACCEPTANCE
of the invitation, because he has dis
covered that the programme admits the
discussion and regulation Of the hours
of LABOR of adults. Under the clause
relating to work done In mines the coll
ference is to decide on the Limitation
and duration Of shifts in mines; on pre-
cautious to be taken in regard to un-
healthy mines; also upon restrictions in
the output of coal by combinations to
affect prices, and all this by interna-
tional agreement. NJ. Spuller commu-
nicated his views on these points
to the Marquis Of Salisbury aud
to Prince Bismarck, and advised
that points certain to raise the question
of miners hours be Withdrawn from
the programme. The Marquis of Sails
bury approved of NJ. SpuIler's sugges-
ton. Both probably feared some de-
liyerance of the conference affecting
miners and the eignt-hour movement.
The clause will be modified so as to pre-
vent any debate upon the Limitation of
the length of a miners day, and the
conference thus begins to assume the