The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-02
EMPEROR AND POPE.
Berlin Opens Active Relations
with the Vatican.
AND PRINCE BISMARCK.
his Master to Choose Between him and
Councillor Hinzpeter.

4 BERLIN, March l. copyrighted by the
N. Y. Associated Press, 1890. BY the re-
suit of the second ballots reported to-day,
the disastrous defeat of the Cartel coalition
is confirmed, and some figures put in
stronger light the triumph of the German
Liberals and Socialists. Four districts In
this city, in which the first canvass was
undecided, are known to have been carried
by German Liberals. Returns from the
provinces received up to 3 sop. M, continue
to disclose in every direction the defeat of
of the National Liberals and the success of
Che popular candidates Of various stripes.
Perhaps the most surprising feature OF
This activity of the popular element is the
fe-appearance of the Volks party or Dem
ccrats in all districts where the Socialists
did not put up candidate. Bismarck is
already actively planning and negotiating
for the reconstruction of the government
majority by manipulation of parties. In
the new scheme the Centre party will re-
place the National Liberals as that stood
in the Cartel. The elections have resulted
in the full restoration of the princes con
troll over the Emperor. Henever seriously
intended TO retire, but he would have re-
tired rather than have played the part of a
| fgurehead His giving out his purpose TO
resign called the EmperoT's attention to
the fact that it would be the logical couse-
quence of separating himself from the
chancellor, and doubtless led him to reflect
upon what he was to do without him. As
soon as the adverse result of the election
was perceptible, this reflection must have
doomed up as one of serious moment, and
all this led to the Emperor's unqualified
tod ,li
menlary tactics.
The first measure showing the drift of
scheme is the revival of active relations
with the Vatican. An important dispatch
i gives Bismarck's opinions and recommen-
dations as to the details of the restitution
to the Catholic clegry of the sums seques-
trated during the kulturkampf period.
The report also credits the Emperor with
having written personally to the Pope on
the close connection of his proposed state
Socialism with Christian Socialism en-
boiled in the papal altocutions. Another
Il significant fact is the light the North Ger
man Gazette throws over the National Lib
erals with the declaration that the two par
ties, the Conservatives and Centrists, have
, come through the electoral conflict Intact
and pledged to maintain the progress al
ready made in social reforms and initiate
and carry out new reforms. Other organs
inspired by Bismarck, dilate upon THE
theme that in u generous treatment for tho
Catholic aspiration for a regulated socia
reorganization the party is working upol
common ground with the government a
? the governments policy is shown in tn
, Emperor's recent utterances. In address
ing the council of state at the close of to
days session the Emperor declared hi
: aims regarding the social problem wer
! not ideci. He did not hop
to discover some grand remedy for the cur
of all social evils; he desired rather AM
singly that a determined effort be made t
find means TO satisfy the legal demands an
5 just wishes OF the working people.
1t is no thought the coming internationa
/ labor conference will amount TO much, a.
t though tie Emperor is sanguine. Englan
0 and France having objected 10 considers
ton of the nine hour question, this part G
0 the programme has been amended an
: practically Withdrawn. Thus the confer
: ence already assumes the character of a
e academic meeting in which many theoret
a cal suggestions will be made.