Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-12
TME SITUATION IN GERMANY

THE SITUATION IN GERMANY
Foreign dIspai, hes the pas we
have brought clearer returns as {
the political revolution In Ge many
and Of the new relations Of Blsmarc
to the emperor. The Lon on Times
Vienna correspondent reports tina
Prince Bismarck had actually re
signed and surrenf fered the seals O
Office, but that he with rev is res
ignation ut the earnest r,quest o
the emperor.
One feature In Emperor William
new policy rs the establishment o
trade unions under official control
No more convincing proof need b.
offered to show the purpose Of th'
emperor to place himself at the heat
of the industrial army as lie Is o
the military In the interest Of i'm
perlallsm. IL Is an experiment fol
the wnge-earner, and this alone II
an explanation Of the refusal Of the
Socialists to turn In and support the
National Liberals last week. Mean
time Prince Bismarck Is an inter.
ested spectator. "You had better
take this to the Kaiser direct" said
the chancellor, few days ago to a
German who had spread public
scheme before him. perhaps what
you say will make an impression on
him. What / say no longer does"
THE German Socialists, By 1.-THE
way. are not long-halred. lean
pursed, bad-grammared set. They
are as rule practical men, while
their leaders are persons Of cultured
and wide learning. They were not
such children IN politics as to jump
at sentiments Of the monarch when
the substance Of power was open to
them at the polling places. The So
cialists had II votes In the last
Reichstag, representing popular
vote OF abont 10000. In the new
body they will have 81 votes, posi-
bly, 40, representing popular vote
OF at least 100000. a correspond
Ing loas sustained by the National
Liberals, the malnstay of the Cartel
or government coalition, gives the
Socialists tine balance of power pro-
vided the other opposition groups
hold out against the court party.
There comes In the great work that
remains for Bismark to perform TO
so arrange the autagonistic forces
that the lnfuriated animal in the
relchstag known as the socialist
party, may expend It's rage, not on
the government.
Perhaps the most surprising event
of the elections was the lively reap
pearance OF the Volks party or the
Dem ocrats, In all the districts where
the Socialists did not put up can
dldnte.
THE SLY OLD CHANCELLOR.
Bismarck Is actively planning
and negotiating u reconstruction of
the government majority by the
manipulation of the parties. In
the new scheme the Centre parties
will replace the National Liberal as
that stood IN the Cartel. The elec.
lions have resulted la full restor-
alton of the princes cnntrol over
the emperor II he sees III to exer-
,lse II. The Chancellor never seri-
ously intended 10 retire, but would |
nave retired rather than have play |
ID the part OF figurehead. His
giving out his purpose TO resign
'alled the empcror's attention 10 the
act that It would be "A logical con-
sequence OF his separating himself
from the chancellor, aud
his doubtless led him "a reflect up
N what lac was to do without him.
As soon as the adverse result OF the
elections was preceptIble this pfiec-
Ion must have loomed up as one OF
erlous moment, aud all this lei 10
he elnperor's unqualified adhesion
o the princes projected parlamen-
AIRY tactics.
THE RMPERon's ADDRESS.
In addressing the council of state
he emperor declared that his aims
n the social problem are not Ideal.
10 did not hope 10 discover some
rand remedy for the cure OF all
oclal evils, bri he desired rather
nd simply that determined eii0r,
Q made 10 find some means 10 sat
~ the legal demands aud the Just
'izhes of the working people.
II II evident that the young enl'
eror has fallen under the iuiluence {