The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-23
Tho German Emperor Will Not In
tsrfere With Bismarck's
Right Of Speech.
Significant Remarlks Of the Young
Monarch on the Discontent-
cd Ex-Chancellor.
Empress FredcrIck's Treatment in Paris
Looked ON ~ . Harbingsr Of
Pesee-Tarl1 Agitation.

BERLIN, Feb. 22.-Since the North Ger
man Gazette gave denial Of the report
that the ministerial council had considered
tho question Of prosecuting Bismarck, two
utteranoes Of the emperor have been per
mitted to come out. Speaking to tho Aus
trian ambassador the kaiser said: "The
Duke Of Lauenburg" las he styles the ex-
chancellor) will not understand or yield
himself to the projects which are a neces-
sity Of my reign. But it has never been
intended that the empires tribunal should
interfere to prevent him saying or writing
whatever he likes 80 long as he does not
violate the law" II is understood the kai-
ser's words were in answer to informal in
quiries made by Emperor Francis Joseph.
Chancellor Won Caprivi, convsrsing with
member OF the Reichstag said: 1.-The gov
ernment has not the remotest idea OF pros
ecutinR either Bismarck or his newspaper
organs. Bismarck's personality, associated
as it is with the creation Of the ediice of
tne empire. places him above the measures
that might be applied to less illustrioua
men,
The positions of the emperor and chan
cellor are perfectly well known at Fried
richsruhe and docs not assuage the tone OF
bitterness Of tho ex-chancellor's paper. II
is known that members of Bismarck's fam
lily have been he.e, trying to pursuade him
to abandon his war of opposition, but with
poor results. Meantime Emperor VIII
liam has raised the country's esti-
nation of himself by his re-
marks at the Brandenburg diet dinner. He
said, in part: "The spirit of disobedience
is abroad. pursuing paths foreign to my
principles and, under perfectly transpar-
ent cuise. is trying to spread discomfort
among my subjects. This may be the sub
ject Of regret. Indeed, it makes my heart
sore. But it will not cause me to swerve a
moment from the path of duty" The
The Empress Frederick writes that she is
highly pleased with her reception in Paris.
The semi-of6cial press treats her visit as
purely private, but chronicles every act of
courtesy toward her on the part of the
French authorities. The vossiche Zeitung
visit as the dawn Of prolonged era of
pence, and expresses the hope that
France will accept Germany's hand in
friendship and throw off 'the haunting
spirit of revenge" The Fremdenblatt
speaks Of the rapprochment of France and
Germany through mutual interests in
science, leading to the gradual reconciIia-
ton which is now recognized to be possible.
''If," SAYS the Fremdenblatt, "the issue is
successful. it will be due wholly to the
splendid ambition of our extraordinary
monarch, who. though identified with the
German army, aims to consolidate Euro
pean peace"
German Farmers alliances are circulating
monst n petitions against the reduction of
the tariff on Austrian corn, insisting on the
maintenance of the corn laws rs necessary
TO the prosperity of the peasantry. Won
Moltke and Bismarck have assured them
of support. Iron and coal protectionists
are also raising an outcry and protection
agitation is fast growing.