Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-13
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
A Resume of the Situation
in Germany.
The Emperor Continues His
Independent Course.
The Federal Princes COnspiring
Against Him.
The Final Papers in the Samoan Treaty
Signed-A Russian Parliament
to be Established.
Associated Press Dispatches.

BERLIN, April 12-[Copyrighted 1890
by the New York Associated Press. +
Immediately upon his return from Wies-
baden, Emperor William will hold a
series of prolonged conferences with the
heads of various departments-Chan-
cellor Won Caprivi, Baron Won Berlepsch
and Baron Won Bieberstein, successfully.
1t is reported to be the determination of
the Emperor to exercise rigid personal
scrutiny over every measure. Besides
overlooking himself with other work,
he, in the meantime, threatens to para
lyze ministerial work.
None of the bills based ON the decis-
ions of the labor conference and pre-
pared by Berlepsch, have yet received
the final Imperial sanction; the assent
of the Bundesrath to the measures is
doubtful. The Federal Governments do
not share the Emperor's eager haste for
reforms. The prospect is, therefore,
that when the Emperor opens the
Reichstag, in his speech from the throne
announcing the labor measures, he will
speak without that quality of deiniteness
which characterized the announcements
of the Bismarck regime. Beyond the
pregnant fact that the Reichstag will be
asked to grant military credit of prob
ably $4,000, 900 marks, nothing is known
of the Governments programme.
The Progressist press indulges in Wis
ions Of change in the tariff policy,
reduction of the duties on cereals, and
progressive notifications of customs so
as to abolish taxation on articles that are
absolutely necessary for the use of the
people, and the simultaneous adoption
of the tariffs SO as to develop the indus
tries of the country. 1t is not believed
in official circles that the Emperor will
be rash enough to entangle himself in
the difficulties entailed by revision of
the tariffs which would involve complete
reforms in the whole financial and fiscal
system of the empire.
Already the leading Princes of the
empire, incredulous of the Emperor's s
capacity, and scared by his methods of
governing, are trying to tone down his
self-confdence. 1t is an open secret that
the Governments of Bavaria, Wurtem-
burg and Saxony will not cooperate in
Imperial measures unless the Emperor
consults them more on the general lines
of his policy.
One of the chief features is the dis
union among the Freisinnige party,
since the Freisinnige leaders of the Land
tag censured the leadership of Richter as
dictatorial and inelastic. In the face of
their expected coalition with the Con-
servatives, the Imperialists and Right
Wing of the National Liberals are form
ing a reactionary group against the
liberal policy of the Government. The
Freisinnige party will be compelled to
close their ranks.
The Socialist leaders have momen-
tary feud over the workmen's proposed
celebration May 1st. The police have
given warning that they will not toler-
ate street demonstrations.
The Post has announced that the Mill
tary bill will provide for large increase
in the number of troops, This announce
ment agrees with the opinion that the
Emperor will abide by strong foreign
policy.
This afternoon the United States Min
lister and the British and German repre-
sentatives deposited the formal ratifica-
ton of the Samoan treaty, and signed
the final protocol.
OOuTI duNlCcS lIOlu OF. cLcTSUuTS dIc
that movement in favor of reconstruc-
ton finds adherents in the Cars cir
Gle. Grand Duke Vladimir, the Czar's
brother, fears that the ministerial Sec
ton is urging the Gar to create par
Lament consisting of representatives of
the nobility, elected by the Zemtsvos,
with a limited number of delegates
elected by the towns. The Cars re-
pugnance to parliaments is reported as
giving away, under the belief that the
establishment of parliament would
put an end to the attempts on his life.