The sun., 1891-11-30
CABLE NEWS FROM GERMANY
IT rs BELIEvKD CHANCELLOR CAPRIvI
rs WEARY OF Hrs OFFICE.

IT rs BELIEVED CHANCELLOR CAPRITI
rs WEARY OF HIs OFFICE.
TIE Disagreement Between Hin and llis
Royal Msster-Emperor william Il. IN
Fact, His Own Chaneeiior-An Egyptian
Romance OF Love and Money-Bisnarck's
Speech To-day-A Brave Girl Saves Two
I.ives and IL Rewarded BY the Emperor.
BERLIN, Nov 2e-The statement OF DR.. Otto
Arendt's Deutsche Woche,,blan that Caprivi was
about to resign has rnised a storm Of protest
DO the result OF plot Of the Conservatives. who
oppose him for his part in the Zollvorein ne
gotirtions to the detriment Of their aRrnrlan
interests, and OF the National Liberals. who
sro trying TO show tho necessity Of recalling
Bismarck to power.
Despite tho denials Of the Chancellor and all
Official and semi i-ofilcial organs Of the Govern
nent It 10 believed that the Prime Minister Is
weary Of his office and has shown an inclina-
tion to retire from political life. As a COM
mandcr he was unQualifedly successful. and
led life almost bare Of adverse criticism. As
. statesman. however. he has been ever undcr
tho shadow Of his predecessor. and has been
regarded throughout the empire as COM
,
nonentity in parliamentary politics.
Bisnurck's virulent attack upon his success
sor, however, in tho Hamburger Naclu-iclne,,
especially concerning the ,Zollverein Of the
three allied countries. and the more insldious
but equally detrimental diatribes OF the Mu-
nioh AHoen,sins Zeit,ino have rendered it i'm
practicable for the Chancellor to rcsign. The
bonds between him and tho Emperor have been
strained. however. and would doubtless have
been broken had not Bismarck put both in a
position where an open rupture would give
new influence to their common enemy
Tho disagreement between Caprivi and Will
liam began over tho Emperor's still-born plan
for a now navy. William projected the build
ing Of feet Of colossal ironclads with Wow
to making Germany naval power Of equal
strength with Russia. Caprivi disepproved Of
the plan and finally fatty refused to endorse
It. The Emperor would not nbate his demands.
and Caprivi resigned. Hardly had the Emper-
or received the notice OF his Chancellor's
decision than he was on his horse. and
with but two attendants hurried of to the
Chnncellors house. He entreated Caprivi to
retract his resignation In view Of the new diff
eulties that It would enable Bismarck to lay In
the way OF the Government. After q half hours
argument CapriN reluctantly consented to
keep his Office The Chancellor. however.
Emperor He was, in fact. largely supplanted
as the first adviser OF the throne by Dr.. MIGUEL.
Minister Of Finance md sometime Burgo-
master Of Frankfort, whom an independent
daily. in discussing his power In the Cabinet
describes as slippery as al eel. an astute
parliamentarian. and the foremost Of German
Gnanciers"
Miauers influence over the Emperor in
creased alarminely after Coprivi's Intellectual
resignation. and he was commonly dubbed
"the coming man" Recently. however. the
Finance Minister has lost apparently some OF
his hold on William. who refuses to recoGpize
any detennining influence except his own
in State affairs. favors only his own plans. and
is in short his own Chancellor.
Matters in the Cabinet have been compli-
Gated. moreover. by MiQuels endeavors to
mako the most OF his popularity Mt court and
oust the Chancellor. cooluess between the
two Ministers resulted. and MIGUEL now op-
poses in the Cabinet every proposition that
bears tho stamp Of Caprivis approval. Mean
time tho Emperor has ceased listening atten-
tvoly to the words OF either. and when he
seeks advice goes to Gen. Meerscheidt Huel-
leser. commander Of the Garde de Corps.
The intentions and aspirations OF tho latter
arc enigmatical. but It is thought that he does
not aspire to Cabinet honors.
Doubtless Chancellor Caprfvi will be able to
maintain his present office for years without
exercising any strong influence with William.
II he remains content with the nero semblance
Of power and ayerts the impending dangers
from party hatred. Doth strong wings OF the
Conservatives dislike him because he does not
fight for them tooth and nail as did Bismarck.
Formerly the Independents could not fiatter
him enough. but his famous attack on them at
the last sitting OF the Reichstag mbittered
them beyond reconciliation. although they ap-
prove OF the Zolverein negotiations.
The support Of the Clericals is uncertain:
that Of the extreme wing could be bought only
for concessions that would arouse Protestant
Germany. and threaten q renewal Of the Kul-
turkampi Nevertheless in this opposition
Caprivi may find new strength. for Emperor
William is likely to stand fast behind him. not
that he will love Caprivi more. but Parliament
loss The Emperor regards the Reichstag and
political parties as necessary evils. Any
parliamentary effort at independent action is
to him liko G red rag to q bull. and he delights
In thwarting the deputies OF oil opinions in
their attempts to guido the Governments
course.
Prince Hohenlohe is spoken OF by Inde-
pendent dailies as possible successor OF
Caprivi In case the Cabinet difficulties become
acute. but 1t is hardly probable that he would
oSSopl tuo dplOluLtn6Nt. N Week UeIOIo DID,
marck's retirement the Emperor hastened Off
to Alsace. ostensibly to hunt. but as he WAS
never In the field but In constant consultation
with tho Prince 1t was suspected then and
was subsequently ascertained that his object
was to offer tho Chancellorship to the Gov
ernor-GeneraL Prince Hohenlohe declined
tho offer then on the ground that he wished to
continue his important work Of reconciling
the imperial provinces to German rule. and 1t
is not likely that he would now resign tho
laurols won by him in his wise administration
there to accept tho uncertain and thankless
position at the head Of the Cabinet.
The Emperor. moreover. has returned again
to the policy dictated by his military instincts.
and should CaDrivi prefer to retire. his sue
cessor would be probably an active General
Gen. Meerscheidt Huellesem. II he retains his
present influence. will be tho most likely man
now mentioned for Ministerial honors.
1t is said that, in consequence OF the restora-
tion to favor OF the Waldersees. tho General
possibly will soon succeed Prince Hohenlohe