New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03

Large riffs have become visible in the dark
cloud, which week ago ONeiNnadOWed lhe
uoitical situation in Germany. AZ the earnest
solicitation Of the Emperor Prince Bismarck
has consented 10 resume the active duties OF
pilot of the Ship Of State from the helm OF
which he had almost entirely withdrawn His
return 10 the wheel has been marked by one oil
those bold strokes Of parliamentary strategy
through which he has already on several oc-
casionS pluclcd victory at moment WhcA dIN-
astcr stared him in the face Realizing the
Overwhelming nature Of the Government de-
feat n the genera election on the 10th uiimO'
he at once set 70 work 70 bring about an al
lance between the shattered d" Cartel. or toy
eminent forces and the CentralistS. or Cathohc
party. The latter is numerically the strongest
Of any Of the eight groups III the RelchN'ag
and the Government. which week ago was IN
"A minority. now finds itself n the head oil a
majority considerably larger than that which
il possessed in the former Parliament.
Conscious of their exceptionally advantageous
po>ition i'm the crisis Of the past week, the
CcntlastS have cNaccd heavy payment from
the defeated Government rs the price OF their
aliancc-a price. moreover, which must have
bffl par lNUldllh gaming w 'H' -''"' '''''
ceIlor. For it involves the removal of the
last vcStigc Of the anti-tathOlic legislation.
known As the May laws" All rcStric-
tons upon the Catholic direction of Catholic
schools which the Chancellor fought 50 long
and 80 bitterly 10 secure are TO be removed
the ecclesiastical revenues and property SequeS-
tated bv the Government at the time Of the
e. Cultur Kampf" are to be restored, and every
thing tending to impair " the perfect freedom
and rights Of the Catholic Church, in Germany
is 20 be abolished.
The Centre party. which has thus been able
10 dictate terms to the Imperial Governments Is
recruited mainly from the southern States,
which therefore acquire in Parliament pre-
dominance heretofore denied TO them. Com
posed chiefly Of landed proprietors, imbucd with
rcudal ideas their alliance with the Government
cannot fail TO exercise an exceedingly reaction
AIRY influence upon the latter. With regard
10 State and Church Intervention on behalf OF
| the working classes. they hold much the same
| views as those TO which. with slight difference
| in detail and phrascology both the Pope and
the Emperor have given public expression.
| The question as 10 whether it is feasible 10
give a practical application to this combination
| of Church and State Socialism will constitute
one of the principal subjects Of discussion at
the forthcoming labor conference which is 10
meet at Berlin at the end of the present month
| The modification Of the programme thereof and
| the decision TO limit the discussion TO the Sug
gestion Of remedies for the ills with which
labor is afflicted, instead of attempting to enact
or enforce legislation on the subject has re-
moved every hesitation on the part OF the Gov
ernments invited and they have all promised tt
| attend Frances courteous acceptance III par
tcular was source of great satisfaction al
| Berlin
Emperor William is so thoroughly in earnest
in his newly developed State Socialism that his
| action is creating much uneasness among the
capitalists and moneyed classes of Germany
For, not content with intervening on behalf o.
the nottingham against his employer, he il
preparing a scheme for raising forced loans il
time of war. The Imperial Government holds
that since it is perfectly legal to impOund pro
visions. houses and horses subject to payment
by the State at the close of the war, it is equally
legal to make requistion upon capitalists anC
rich citizens for temporary loan of portion
of their cash While these views meet with the
cordial approval of the laborinQ classes theJ