The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-28
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.CAPR|W WILL HOLD on.
The Chancellor Announces That
Rumors That He Will Resign
Are Ridiculous.
He Also Lectures the Newspapers
for Publishing Matter
That Is News.
Nature Of the Russo French Entente I'm
folded to the World by DsGiers
Foreign News.

BERLIN, Nov 27.--C Chancellor Won Caprivi
was present at the session of the reichstRR
this morning and in a speech referred to
rumors that he intended to resign 90 ridicu-
Ions. Won Caprivi refuted tho reproaches
uttexed against TIE government on account
Of so-called vacillating policy. The kaiser's
journey to Russia established friendly in
tercourse between the two monarchs, but
no political matters were discussed between
them. The press indulRed in too much
trumpeting in regard, to the visit of the
French feet 10 Cronstadt. which enRen-
dered on the other side wish for more
drumming. The position OF France and
Russia toward the dreibund ia not changed.
All that happened at Cronstradt was that
ass existing conditions became manifest
there is no need Of uneasiness. The czar's
intentions are most pacific. Only care
must be taken to avoid clumsy errors. The
czar's government was in position to make
it's will prevail. Its increased confidence
in the French constituted no danger to
Germany.
Referring to the state of general arma-
ment in Europe the chancellor said this
would continue much longer, uninfuenced
by resolves adopted by peace congresses.
II WIS. however, matter of satisfaction that
general preparations for war had increased
the desire for peace. In East Africa Ger
many still had long task to fulfill She
had been obliged to have recourse to the
doubtful plan Of lottery. But Germany'a
possessions in Africa were ten times more
important than those Of England, with
which nation Germany had not made bad
bargain. He said the abolition OF COM
pulsory passports in Alsace Lorraine had
been regarded as an act of weakness, but
was impossible. The assimilation Of Reich
sland with Germany was progressing surely.
The best connecting link was the army.
After q few generations the Reichland ques-
tion would be settled. There WAS no cause
for uneasiness on account of the army, al
though certain military pessimism had
lately become apparent. The worlds habit
of estimating the worth Of an army accord
ing to its numbers was wrong. Germany
never before possessed 80 many capable
military leaders, and no other nation hac
such chances for the next wal. NJ
Referring to the movements of troops on
Russian and French frontiers the chancel-
lor said Germany, as we'll as Austria, had
| in this respect probably exceeded her duty
Too much anxiety prevailed because Russia
had dispatched an army corps to place
as near the German frontier as Coblent2
was to the Russian frontier. Newspapers,
moreover, ought to be better employed than
in alarming readers by publishing reports
calculated to interfere with commerce and
damaging to the country.
The chancellor, referring to his journey
to Russia with Emperor William. said he
knew the interview between the two emper-
| ors had given great satisfaction to Russia
Nothing, he said. could shake his convic
| tion that the personal intentions of the czal
| were the most Pacific in the world. INC
existing government" he said has suff
cient military preponaerarce to induce i,
to provoke war with a light heart. The
stronger government is the more easily
will it avoid dangerous contretemps. It il
source Of satisfaction to know that Rus
sia possesses this strength. France woulC
not have sought the Cronstadt meeting haG
she doubted that Russia was strong enough
to be relied upon"