Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-17
OLD WORLD NEWS.
THE DRIFT OF POLITICS IN THE GER
MAN EMPIRE.
The Conservative and Contrast Coalition
MISUNDERSTANDING Items--0snsrai
European Notes OF Interest.
Copyrighted, 1892. BY the New York Associated
Press.l


BERLIN, April l6.-Emperor William.
hoping that his personal intervention
would lead to renewal Of friendly re-
lations between the Conservatives and the
government, charged Count Won Walder-
see. who is fast friend politically of the
Conservative leaders. and who holds kim
bred religious views with them, to ascer-
tain what CONCESSIONS it would be neces-
sary to make to effect a reconciliation
with them. Count Won Waldersee. by ne
gotiations carried on partly through ex-
Court-Chaplain Stoecker and partly d.
rectly, found on all sides that the Con-
servatives would accept nothing less than
a return to the policy of which clerical
control of education was the leading Tea
ture.
ANTI-sEMITIsM.
The influence of Pastor Stoecker with
the Conservatives 10 stronger than ever.
He has induced the party to give promi-
nent place on their programme to their
anti-Jewish policy, which had been kept
far in the background since the Emperor's
dismissal of the pastor. This revival of
anti-Semitism has received strong add
tional impetus by evidence In q libel ao-
ton. during the course of which tho presi-
dent of the Berlin Municipal School Board
was called upon 70 testify. His evidence
disclosed the fact thar out of twenty-four
members composing the board, thirteen,
or majority, were Jews. and the rest AZ,
nostics, and that all of them co-operated
against religious teaching In the schools.
THE POLITICAL DRIFT.
The whole drift of the movementsln the
political reGrouping now going on TENDS
to soidify the Conservative and Oentrist
"a a m Cartel
composed Of Moderate and Free Conserva-
tives. together with National Liberals,
does not appear likely to be organized.
Rauchhaupt, Helidorf, and other OF the
cniefs who ought to know best what
would be the chances OF success OF such
combination, refrain from promoting IL,
although the Emperor has advised both
with his approval.
THE Governments OPPONENTS.
The sum of the position, therefore, is
that when the Reichstag AID Landtag re-
assemble the government Will be con,
fronted with strong Conservative and
Centrist majorities in both parliamentary
bodies. The Ministerial weakness VIII
produce two immediate results. The in
PRODUCTION in the Reichstag Of the new
military bill adding $4,000 men to the
army will be postponed. and the question
of the salary of Count Won Eulenburg, as
president of the PrussIan Ministry, Will
be lodged IN the Lsndtag, by giving him
the Ministry of the interior.
THE MILITARY BILL.
The NORTH German Zeitring denies the ex-
istence Of the military bill, but bemi-offi-
clal communications given to the press
before the government decided that de-
NAL of 1T would be polite announced
the measure, the most striking pro-
posal Of which is that the term of ser
vice shall be only two years. Besides the
increase in the number OF men. the Dill
entails larger estimates for the artillery
branch of the service. Inc federal GOV.
ernments differ as TO how TO raise the
money required. The official view. here
fsvors recourse to duty on alcohols, de-
spite the popular antagonism TO that plan.
A SOCIALIST TRIUMPH.
The Socialists have obtained big Veto
~ in the industrial tribunal, or Geioerbe-
Gerricllte, elections. Even in the towns
where the Catholic workingmen's societies
are strong the Socialists won whatever
was of practical value. In these tribunals
the Socialists now hold majority.
MAY-DAy PREPARATIONS.
The preparations for the celebration of
MAY Day have been completed. Every
where the programme is more OF festive
than political nature. 7dbleditI rirdnts,
concerts. and games will rule in Berlin:
In Hamburg. bremen, and number of
other centres outside of Prussia the
authorities will allow professions aud
open-air meetings 20 be held.
MOTIFS.
A congress of German Catholics will
meet at Nayence on August 2Sth.
The Emperor's visit to Metz in Septem-
Der to inaugurate monument to bis
grandfather, Emperor William l., will be
precedent to a weeks manGuyres around
Metz on the fields on which were fought
the battles of 1870.