Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-02
INTERNAL POLICY.
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRINCE
BISMARCK AND THE EMPEROR.


The Supporters Of the Government Walt
ing for Rallying Cry from
the Chancellor.
copyrighted. 1890 by the New York Associsseo
PresAl
BERLIN. February DAILY inclden's
strength s the impression .nns AMP Prince
Bismarck and the Emperor, or tnyso
having the immediate confidence Q. the
Emperor. upon the proper course oI .ny
Government IN some important ln.eh I
concerns. The Princes objection 10 tns
tone of the throne has been commences
upon for some days. The fact that tne ~ ~
jectionable part was the reference - WY
labor troubles and that Won beriepscn ..'s
giving him control OF those things prac-
tically in the place of Bismarck seems 20
imply that the Emperor intends that those
things shall be IN the hands of one IN So u
patty with the ideas set forth IN hiss speech.
There is very great contrast between nis
apparent self-eifacewent and ms sctuai
activity, andyet greater CONTRAST oetweJn
his demeanor and that OF Prince bismarch'
who, though be has accorded interoisws,
IL.
Schoenaich, Carolla:ta, and Others, nave
nevertheless maintained singular reticence
as to the policy TO be pursued IN re-eiee-
| tons. His silence embarrasses the gov
! eminent candidates as 10 the ground they
| shall take in their campaign fulmins-
lions. and the Prince has been asked 10
| seize the FIRST occasion to make sucn
| statement as would give to the canui-
| dates o keynote for their programme.
| he was even specifically asked 70 taHe
| the lead in the lower house OF the
| Prussian Diet. He returned to this re-
quest an indefinite response, wnicn ieie
| the impression that be would make the
| declaration upon the eve of adjournment
at the conference of the Cartellerss g,
| In the Landtag to-day it was announced
that the Chancellor did not intend to adj
| dress the Honse. All this adds to the con-
vlction that thero Is difference or opinion
| in high places on the internal policy ana
| suggests moreover thai the difference Is OF
| O serious nature. In consequence OF Snls
statement it was decided 10 adjourn the Diet
on the nth instant until the Esd, when the
elections will be over, and in the mean
time 10 make another effort to induce the
| Chancellor TO give u clear note that shoulo
serve as rallying cry 10 the supporters OF
the Government.
| Tho National Z,it,rng does not give any in
sight into tho intentions OF the Govern
ment 1t only continues to proclaim the
soldity of the Cartel combination aud to
predict that there will ultimately DO a tull
agreement between the Government and
| National Liberals on the expulsion Of So
cialists. but avoids the formulation OF any
electoral platform, indicating apparently
that its inspiration is only that left over
the thunder supplied while the debate was
going on in the Reichstag. but il has had
no suggestions applicable to the actual
situation Of things.
Prince Bismarck's letter to Won Schloe.
ger. the German Ambassador to the Nati'
can. is published obviously 10 influence
the opinions of the Catholic voters. IL de-
clares that the Government sees with plea
sure the establishment of Il Catholic mis-
sion in the German colonies; promises
that all religious orders shall be admitted
including the Jesuits. and that all may resi-
assured of the protection or Germany
Cardinal Rampolla has responded, express
ing the extreme satisfaction OF the Pope al
this step. and making his congratulations
upon this further advance towards com
plete concord.
The appointment Of Won Bertepsch &c
be Minister of Commerce and Mines IS re
garded by many as rectoral ruso IN
tended as a catch for the Government can
didates the votes of the mines, they
promise to do great things for them.-tC
make law to reduce the hours of labor
increase wages, and generally protect the
work:ngmen. This attempsat conclliatloI
costs the Government but little, and indl
Gates mainly an endeayor TO modify tn'
Catholic opposition and draw the WORKING
men with hopes from the magnetic aSta
tors of the Socialists.
The Socialists hope to increase then
strength from II in the last Reichstag TO Il
i'll the next, gaining SIX from the German
Liberals and twenty-five from the Natlona
Liberals. Overtures were made by Eugene
Richter and other leaders Of the German
Liberals to the Socialists upon propose
| ton TO act in concert and agree that IN
National Liberals should support the 80
cialists. where combination might then de
feat the Government candidate, and tina
tho Socialists should support the Nationa
Liberals in some other place where th
scheme would apply. This sound politica
theory was not favored.by the Socialists
who preferred TO work by themselves every
vhero without relation to doubtful allies
The new Reichstag is convoked for tn
middle of March. 1t Is likely to present
formidable phalanx of Socialists, who
combining with the Centre party ana Ger
man Liberals, will easily outVote the Uos
| eminent groups.
Foreign policy regards the agreement be
tween the Germans and CZeehs IN Bohemi
as a triumph for the diplomacy of Blsmarc
! and the personal influenceof Emperor WI
liam. Incessent efforts have been made b
Bismarck through Prince De Russ, the Gen
man Ambassador at Vienna, TO induce En-
peror Francis Joseph to adopt apolicy tina
should tend TO recover for the Germans
greater share. in the government OF "
Austrian empire. The seml-othclal decla
: ration of facts put forth from Vienna ad
2 mits that the foreign policy or the empir
weighed with the Emperor as the man
consideration in the case; that IT was ne
cessary to end the race quarrels to enabl
Austria to stand on an equality with he
, allies in the triple alliance and be respect
. ed by Russia as a soundly constituted rea
/, Power.
in Bohemia IA meeting OF the Emper0rs y
projected at Brestau. Emperor tranci
J Joseph promises to DO present az the arm
mansuyres around Leignitz when I'm
! peror William has his headquarters q
Brestau. .
Among the press comments on the Sa
moan treaty there appears in the trankfur
Zeii,lnq notable criticism on the adyers
} reception of the treaty by section OF tn
, American press. The Zatl1a9 wonders tina
any American paper could express dlssatis
| faction, seeing thas the tnlteu STATUS ~
tanned everything it could desire In
, Zeittsnq has sought in vain to discover an
, good ground Of discomfort or any fair rea
, SON for these utterances, and conclude
7 that the only possible motive for them
opposition to Mr. Blaine. and an opposl
, ton that is not to BIO sottened, whateye
he may achieve.
Colonel Stofels pamphlet Of the Franco
, German alliance excites the greatest int
rest. The Koelnitehe Zealsng says the idea tina
; Germany would buy peace from France b
l a cesslon of the imperial provinces
! Alsace and Lorraine is the merest chlmera
l that no generation of Germans will eve
} dare cede an inch Of German sol, soakes
= with the blood of its fathers. The oni
Q value that Stoffel has in his argument !
) the fact that now while his eountrymen
/ France are wild with Russomania he warn
: them against the danger Of slavedom an
the influence of the vast barbaric State
5 the Councils of Europe. The B0rso
) Courier and National ZestanJ consider tn
point and concur that Stotfeps warning, I
France against an alliance with Czardo
will fall on deaf ears now as did his war;
inc in 1870 against the precipitation
, France unprepared into great war,