Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-02
CABLE FLASHES.
More Socialist Gains in
Germany.
BISMARCK AND THE KAISER,
william Alarmed at the Chancel-
lOr's Threat to Retire-The
Princes Schemes.

BERLIN, March Copyrighted 1890
by the New York Associated Press1. BY
the results OF the second ballots reported
today, the disastrous defeat of the cartel
coalition is confirmed, and the same fig
ures put in stronger light the triumph
of the German Liberals and Socialists.
Four districts of this city in which the
canvass was undecided, have been car
ried by the German Liberals. Returns
from the provinces received up to 9 80
p. M, continue to disclose in every di-
rection the defeat of the National Lib.
erals and the success of the popular can
didates of various stripes. Perhaps the
most surprising feature of this activity of
the popular element, is the lively reap
pesrance of the Volks party, or Demo-
Gratis, in all the districts where the So
cialists did not put up candidate.
Bismarck is already actively planning
and negotiating for the reconstruction OF
the Government ma ority by the manipu.
lation of parties. In the new scheme the
Center party will replace the National
Liberals as that stood in the cartel.
WILLIAM SUBMITS TO THE CHANCELLOR.
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 figurehead. His giving out his
purpose to resign called the Emperor 8
attention to the fact that it would be the
logical consequence of his separating
himself entirely 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 elections was
perceptible, this reflection must have
loomed up as one of serious moment, and
all this led to the Emperor's unqualified
adhesion to the Princes projected par.
liamentary tactics.
INTIMACY REVIVED WITH THE VATICAN.
The first measure showing the DRIFT of
his scheme ia the revival of active rela-
tions with the Vatican. In an important
dispatch Bismarck requests the Pope's
opinion and recommendation as to the
details of restitution to the Catholic
clergy of the sums eeQuestrated during
the Kulturkampf The report also credits
the Emperor with having written per-
| sonally to the Pope on the close connec-
tion of his proposed State Socialism
with the Christian Socialism embodied
IN the Papal allocutions.
Another significant fact is that the
North German Gazette throws over the
National Liberals, with the declaration
that the two great parties, Conservatives
and Centrists, have come through the
electoral conflict intact, and pledged to
maintain the progress already made in
social reforms, and to initiate and carry
out new reforms. Other organs, inspired
by Birmarck, dilate upon the theme that
in q generous, catholic aspiration for
regulated social organization, the party
is working upon common ground with
the Government, as the Governments
policy is shown in the Emperor's recent
utterances.
THE KAIsER's SOCIAL AIMS.
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 ideal. He did not expect
to discover some grand remedy for the
cure of all evil he desired rather, and
simply, that determined effort be made
to find means to satisfy the legal de-
mands and just wishes OF the working
people.
1t is not thought that the coming inter-
national labor conference will amount to
much, although the Emperor is sanguine.
England and France have objected to
consideration of miners 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 euggastions will ha rnada