The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-03
GERMANYS PARLIAMENT
THs KAISER TRYING TO CONCIL-
late THE RIVAL, PARTIES.


Guelphs and Poles and the Center
and FreissinniRe Par;ies-The Policy
in Possn-BismarcS's Victory Modi-
fed by Comparison.
copyrighted, 1891, by the NetO York associates
PresSA
BERLIN, May 2.-The prospect of Prince
Bismsrck's early temperance IN the
Reichstag has given an impetus to the gov
ernment's plans for Cancellation Of the
various parties, so as to render them ready
to coalesce in the governments interest.
The Center and Freissinnige parties and the
Guelphs and Poles in turn receive govern
ment inducements. Though the Poles only
count sixteen in the Reichstag, their steady
support is worth securing. The recently
developed tendency Of the government to-
ward the concilistion of the Poles ought
justly to be ascribed in part to quickened
sense Of justice in the dealings with them.
Whatever mixed motives may animate the
government, the Poles of Western Prussia
and Posen have been favorably influenced
by freer use of the national language in the
schools, by greater facilities afforded them
for the requirement and sale of land, and
by increased courtesy accorded by officials
TO the Polish families.
THE BUDGET DEBATE.
Torday's debate In the lower house of the
Diet on the budget commission for German
coloniZing of Western Prussia occasioned
remarks touching the governments policy
in Posen, aud provoked Chancellor Won
Caprivi to explain. He denied that the
government had conceded to the Poles any
Lo-- A. Al
of the settlement law. 1t has met the wishes
of the Poles as regards both schools and
church. The Poles, on their part, had also
manifested desire to bring themselves
into closer accord with the government.
This desire found expression in the support
which the Poles gave the government pro-
posals for increasing the defensive power of
Germany. This, the chancellor said, was
indeed pleasant and surprising change.
II the Poles would take passage on the
pathway of Cancellation the government
and the Germans were ready to follow.
Alluding to suggestions that the amicable
treatment of the Poles had a
latent aim to make proselytes among
them, Chancellor Won Caprivi secuted
the idea and asserted that the sole aim of
the government was to conciliate the Poles
through a sense Of justice. The speech met
with general favor in the House. If he had
designed to contrast the conditions Of the
Poles in Posen with that of their harrassed
kindred over the Russian border the chan
cellor could not have spoken better.
BIsMARCK's ELECTION.
Prince Bismarck's victory in Geestemunde
is modified by the fact that he polled 1000
fewer votes than did his national liberal
predecessor in the seat. The socialist ballot
was reinforced by over /, 900 Guelphist and
Freissinnige voters, whose hatred of Prince
Bismarck exceeded their dislike to the
socialists. The semisofficial press abstain
from commenting on the result.
The FreiSSinnigs Zeitung halls Prince
Bismarck's entrance into the Reichstag as
an act Of homage to the parliamentary
system which he persistently tried when
chancellor to discredit and weaken.
Prince Bismarck, in an interview on the
eve Of re-ballot, declared that if he went
to the Reichstag he would never attack any
policy directly initiated by the emperor,
and that his line of conduct would be the
same as that followed by him since
he left Berlin. He was convinced
he said. that the greatest danger
to the Fatherland was not from without but
from within. He would not refrain from
exposing it, but he certainly would never
say anything to give his opponents reason
to charge him with attacking the emperor
AIOL1 pCIcOldL LlOkAf6Ss lulS bOTb Oh
assurances promise lively times in the
Reichstag.
GERMANY'S DESIRE.
The Hamburger Ndchrichten holds that
the death of Count Won Moltke adds to the
desire Of Germany 10 see the prince in the
forefront Of politics. THE sentiment of
disquiet. says the Nachrichten. ''f1lls the
empire The future is uncertain. Thenew
men into whose hands have been confided
the destinies of the Fatherland cannot reas-
sure the country"
The freissinnige and csntrist press is in
dignant at this language. and the Gernldnid
responds as follows: True Germans have
the fullest confidence in the emperor and
new counselors. and disquiet will only arise
if q political despot again becomes master
of the fate of the nation"
THE TREATY WITH AUSTRIA.
The Austro- German plenipotentiaries will
sign treaty of commerce at Vienna to-
morrow.
The Swiss Bundasrath to-day received an
invitation to send delegates to the CONNER
cial treaty conference which is to open May
10. Neither Belgium nor Italy appears to
be willing to assist in the formation of
a customs union directed primarily against
the new French tariff. The results of the
conference cannot affect the commercial
relations between Germany and America.
The board to whom the government some
time since referred the position of Germany
under the Frankfort treaty is understood to
have concurred in the opinion that it is i'm
possible for Germany to grant preferential
tariffs against France under strict construc-
tion Of the provisions of the treaty.
AMERICANS IN ART.
The American department of the inter-
national art exhibition is a thorough sue
cess. Bierstadt sent four pictures. G. s.
Pearce's ''Shepherdessn is among the largest
convases exhibited. It has received high
praise from critics. Carl Melcher's work
occupies a place of honor. E. L.
Weeks exhibits his "Pearl Mosque -
Walter Macewen his Absent" Eu-
gene Vail "The Thames" Waiter
Gay. "The Spinner" and Julius Stewart,
Full Speed" Other fine works are sent by
Frank Bridgeton, Julian Story, T. L.
Clarke, Miss Lee Robbins, Miss Graetore,
Humphrey Moore, g. p. Healey and A. d.
Anderson. Messrs Melchers and Macewen
are here as the representatives Of the Paris
American artists. The committee are the
guests of the emperor at a banquet tonight
at Potsdam.
The appointment Of Lieut.. Clarke Of the
United States cavalry 90 serve with the
Dusseldorf Hussars has evoked approving
comments from the press. The VossiSche
Zeitung says it is the first case of the kind
and ought to be recognized by America a. a
pledge of the warm feelings which those in
the highest station in the German Empir o
antartn In toward the Oraak con1foon xaalfh