New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
NAVAL SCHEME.
ovpos1T1oN TO 1T IN THE REICHsTAG.

IN
TAKING A SEAT IN THE REICHs-
TAG-MINERs' TROUBLES.
copyrfght: 1891 BY the Ne'' York As'oe'oted PTe'''
Berlin. March by his personal influence EN-,
osror william has succeeded in preventing tle uc'e''
a. the Reichsag of the Government on TIE propose"
addition to the Navy but this has only been uo"e
nv inducing some Of the members TO abstain lro'h
votne The debate on the subject disclosed the fact
thai both the Central and Freisinnge parties were
.ronclv opuoced to conceding the amounts required
t,r the construction Of two or three gunbOats olo
ironcad and one dispatch boat. The question ltSel
though not Of striking import became one OF serious
moment for the Government when the two parties
combined to oppose the increase OF the navy on
General principles During the week the Ministers
entertained at dinner the leaders Of the Central party
and the Emperor bestowed personal cOurtcsies upon
several influential members of the Rechstas. Inc
Governments demand was finally limited to two gun
boats To-day's division in the RechStlg gave tle
Government 121 against II. The Constitution requr-
ing that to make the decision the measure valid
one-han of the members must vote and there beng
one short of thai number voting in the division to
Day, the question will be resumed on Monday.
Since the committee of the House heard Of Admiral
Homan's frank disclosures of the Admiralty projects
TO raise Germany to the rank of great naval Power
the Rechstag has been thoroughly alarmed: ana IL
has been difficult persuade that body TO concede even
reasonable demands. 1t was painful to hear Chah
cellor Won Capriv yesterday evening plead the neces
sity for two more gunboats to guard the approaches
10 the Baltic Canal Dr. WindthorSt. the Cehlla
parys leader contended that the canal would not oc
completed before 1898, and that the buiuihs anu
eqnipping Of gunbOats could well wait. Chahccnor
Won Caprvi asserted that the canal wond he opened
in 1895, held that Germany ought TO have Vessels
ready to protect it. on motion of Baron Mah'cul'c'
the matter will again be referred to the committee on
Monday, the Government having sustained oeoisi'o
check its ambitions scheme for navy Inc acuou
of the House clearly declares that the national oph'o
Is adverse to any attempt to make Germany slea'
naval Power. and that contest with foreign ro"e
must be fought out on land.
THE EMPEROR DISPLEAsED WITH THE RESULT
Emperor William is much discOntented over the
defeat Of his cherished idea of grand Navy his
Majesty lays the blame for the defeat upon liie III
discretion of Admiral HOLMAN in making his dis-
closures and upon Chancellor Won CapTlvfs want OF
parliamentary tact Admiral Holman mas ohereu 10
resign the Secretaryshp of the Admiralty The place
of General Won Capriv understood TO be in danger
although the Emperor ought not to blame the Chan-
oellor following his orders with fair display OF
skill for the reverse in the Reichsag, succeeding
the episode of the Empress Fredericks visit TO Paris
and the menacing labor conflicts. Imperial circles
consider the Chancellor unable to control the COM
bination and point TO his early downfall
WALDERSEE AGAIN IN FAVOR.
The Emperor has openly taken Count Won Waldersee
into favor The Count has twice been called from
Altoona during the last week and yesterday had pro-
longed audience with the Emperor. 1t is entirely
improbable that he will succeed Chancellor Capriv
unless Emperor William contemplates sudden reversal
OF his present policy. Some momcntOus change is
felt in the air, and atmosphere of anxious ex-
pectancy eDwraps official circles. The Emperor, 1t is
believed, eontemplates stronSer foreign polcy, 70
repression practised by Prince bismarck The signs
Of a rcadoption Of the Princes method OF Govern
mani has riep IN he
opened communications with the eX- Chancellor Court
circles credit General Won Wedel Plesdorf, who has
ostensibly gone to Copenhagen private business,
to Fredrlchsruhe
MINEowNERs TO STAND FIRM.
The "Reichsanzeiger' in denouncng the demands
Of the miners in the Government pits warns the
that If the strikes resumed they will be vigorously
rcpressed. The congress of mne-Owners' delegates
in progress to-day resolved unanimously that 1t
was impossible to grant the demands of the men and
that ii would be reprehensble to endeavOr to bring
about a general strike The attitude OF the mine mine
Official note published today in the Neteste Mach
richten' announces that manifesto is in course Of
dispIeasure Of the Emperor with the miners aglta-
ton direct defiance of his plans for the amelora
ton of the condition Of the laboring classes The So
ciasts support the miners who show no signs OF sur
render
POSSIBILITY OF BIsMARCK's CANDIDACY.
Prince Bismarcks delay in responding TO the offer
Of a candidature for seat in the Reichstag for
Geestemunde Strengthens the Electoral Committees
belief that he will finally accept the offer. tele
gram from Nice has been received in Berlin announc-
Ing the arrival there to-day from Cairo of Count Her
bert Bismarck. The dispatch adds that upon being
questioned TO the chances OF his fathers reap
pearance in the Reichstag Count Herbert replied
fbat if would not occur vet. and that he knew OF
nothing which would tend 10 alter his fathers former
refusal.
DIVIDED ABOUT WAR WITH GERMANY.
The Bismarcluan " Munich Angemeine" asserts that
the French Cabinet is divided the question of fore
Ing war with Germany. NM. dc Frcycnet, the
French Minister of War; and COnstans, Minister OF the
Interior, are urging the Government t. Selze INC
earliest chance TO attack Germany while President
CarnOt and NJ Ribot the French Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, advocate peace.