Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-21
CAPRIVI'S STAR IS UP.
Opponents of the Prussian Education
Bill Are Badly Divided.
SHUTTING DOWN ON EMIGRATION.
Men of Military Age Not to Be Allowed to
Leave the Country.
AN ENGLISH DUKES GERMAN D0MAIN

COPYRIGHT. 1S92. BY THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PREss.l
BERLIN, Feb 20.-The Government has
gained a distinct advantage in the division
in the ranks of the opposition to the Prus-
sian sectaran education BILL The National
Liberals, headed by Herr Won Bennigsen,
maintain their policy of union with the
Freisinnige party against the measure as a
whole. Another section supports Herr
Miguel, Minister of Finance, in his en-
deavors to arrange compromise with the
advocates of the bill.
Herr Won Bennigsen's enemies assert that
toward the Cabinet because he did not re-
ceire a Ministerial post which he had long
coveted, and in relation to which many
promises had been made to him. Herr
Miguel, it is said, will surrender his princi-
pies in order 10 retain his position as FL
nance Minister. He has now for time
been the champion Of the compromise move
ment, and there can be no doubt that he
will refuse to change his course of trying to
avoid an open and absolute rupture.
Not Much Chance for n Compromise.
However, as Chancellor Won Caprivi and
Connt Won Zedlitz, the Minister of Public
Worship, his colleagues, have shown no dis
position to alter the measure so as to make
possible its acceptance by the country, it is
difficult to see where there is any chance to
apply the principle of compromise.
The hostility of the situation is aggra-
waited by the revelations made bt the AHge-
meme Zeitwsg, to the effect that Count Won
Zedlitz, acting under orders from Emperor
William through Chancellor Won Caprivl,
only submitted the bill to the Ministers as
formality. The measure had been fully
elaborated before Count Zedlitz placed it
before the Ministry. He was simply used
by the Emperor as an open channel for the
introduction of the bill in the Landtag
The question OF this departure from con-
stitutional usages will be brought before
the Landtag. and unless Chancellor Won
Caprivi can explain it, it will shake
the power of the Emperor TO re-
tain him as Chancellor. During the time
when Prince Bismarck's power was most
absolute the Ministry preserved the right of
being au courant on all legislative pro-
jects.
Emigration Is to BE Restricted.
The bill regulating emigration from Ger
many, about to be introduced in the Reichs-
stag, enacts that anybody wishing to leave
the country shall inform the police a. to
his destination. The authorities will for
month before allowing person to emigrate
make public his. declaration as TO his pro-
posed destination. Agents will not be al
lowed to forward emigrants except in ac-
cordance with a written contract, open to
the authorities
No person between the ages of 18 and 25
years (the period covering liability to
military seryice) will be allowed to enter
into contract to emigrate. Contracts will
not be allowed in the case of diseased, and
manned persons or others, who will rot be
permitted to enter as immigrants the coun-
tries to which they wish to 60 The pay
ments made must cover the expenses of the
entire journey to the port of destination of
the emigrant Agents will be responsible
for any losses which emigrants may incur
in consequence of delays in transportation.
All steamers used for the conveyance of
emigrants must be examined as to their
equipment and sanitary condition. Every
vessel sailing between trans-oceanic' ports
and having room fore % passengers other
than those carried in the cabin, will be
treated as an emigrant ship. Imperial in
spectors will be appointed at Hamburg,
Bremen, Stettin and other ports.
The Kaiser May Break Loose Again.
The previous speeches of the Emperor at
the opening of the Diet of Bradenburg have
led to the expectation by the country of i'm
portant utterances by His Majesty on the
Goth inst.
Herr Herrfurth, Prussian Minister of the
Interior, states that the disease of the kid
neys from which he is suffering is becoming
aggravated, and will probably compel the
resignation of his position. 1t is surmised,
however, that this is simply an excuse
brought forward on account of the education
bill.
1t is rumored that the Duke of Cumber-
land has assented to the proposition to re-
open the negotiations looking to his surren-
der of his rights in Hanover. These nego-
tiations are based on proposals made by
Herr Lo1ten, land director OF Hanover
that the Duke of Cumberland shall obtain
the right of succession in the Duchy of
with the control of the Guelph
fund. Queen Victoria and the Prince of
Wales are urging the Duke of Cumberland
to accept The Emperor is also earnestly
urging this arrangement of the matter as
the last chance of settlement before the
Guelp fund is swallowed by the Prussian
State.