The record-union., 1891-05-03
GERMAN TOPICS.
BISMARCK CAUSES THE GOVERN
MENT SOME UNEASINESS.
The American Department of the In
ternational Art Exhibition q
Thorough Success.
Special to the SUNDAY UNION.

Special to the SUNDAY UNION.
BERLIN, May 1.-THE prospect of Bis
marck's early temperance in the Reich
stag has given an impetus to the Govern
ment's plans for the Cancellation of the
various parties, so as to render them
ready to coalesce in the Governments in
terest. The Center and Freisinnige
parties, and the Guelphs and Poles in
turn received Government inducements.
The recently developed tendencies of
the Government towards the condition of
the Poles ought to be ascribed in part to
the quickened sense of justice in dealing
with them. Whatever mixed motives
may animate the Government, the Poles
of Western Prussia and Posen have been
tavorably influenced by freer use of the
national language in schools, by greater
facilities afforded them for the acquire
ment and sale of land, and by increased
courtesy accorded by the officers to
the Polish families.
To-day's debate in the lower house of
the Diet on the Budget Commission for
the German colonization Of Western
Prussia Occasioned remarks touching the
Government policy in POsen, and pro-
voked Chancellor Won Caprivi to explain.
He denied that the Government had con-
coded to the Poles anything beyond what
came within the scope of the settlement
law. 1t had met the wishes of the Poles
as regards both school and church. The
Poles, on their part, had manifested d
desire to bring themselves into closer &C
cord with the Government, This, the
Chancellor said, was indeed q pleasant
and surprising change. II the Poles
would take the lead upon the path of
reconciliation the Government and Ger
mans We're ready to follow.
Bismarck's victory is modified by the
fact that he polled 1000 fewer votes than
did his National Liberal predecessor. TAt
Socialist ballot was reinforced over ], 800
Guelphists and k'reisinnige votes.
The Prince, in an interview on the eve
of the reballOt, declared that if he went
to the Reichstag he would never attack
any policy directly initiated by the En-
peror, and that his line of conduct would
be the same as that followed by him since
he leftBerlin. He was convinced that the
greatest danger to the Fatherland was not
from without, but within. He would not
refrain from exposing it, but he certainly
would never say anything to give his OPP
pOnentS reason to charge him with attack
ing the Emperor from personal motives.
These sort of assurances promise lively
times in the Reichstag. The Hamburger
NdchgTchten holds that the death OF Won
MOltke adds TO the desire of Germany to
see bismarck III the fore front of politics.
"A sentiment of disquict," says the
NdcL7ichten, fills the empire The fu-
ture is uncertain. The new men into
whose hands has been confded the desti-
MES Of the Fatherland cannot reassure
the country"
The Freisinnige and Centrist press is
indignant at this language.
The Austro-German plenipotentiarie
will sign the treaty of commerce at vi
emma tomorrow.
The American Department of the ms
ternational Art Exhibition is thorough
success.
The appointment of Lieutenant Clarke
OF the United States Cavalry to serve
with the Dusseldorf Hussars, has evoked
approving comments from the press.
The N0SSiche Zeitas2lg says it is the first
case OF the kind, and ought to be recog-
nized by America as proof and pledge
of the warm feelings which those in the
highest station in the German Empire
entertain towards the commonwealth.