Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-20
is HE REALLY OUT?
News Of Caprivi's Resignation
Not Yet Confirmed
He MAY REMAIN As PREMIER
TIE Belief Prevails That the RumoE Is
Not Strictly True-Csusc OF the
Present Crisis

BxzLIs. March - The statemsn
made IN certain quarters that Chaneel-
Tor von CaPrivi had resigned can now
be almost positively denied Several
newspapers indirectly assumed that
the ehanesllor had resigned and con-
tanned long articles as 20 what the eff
feet OF his resignation might DC. but
none OF them. with one exception. pos
ttavsly stated that the report was true
{his one exception was the kreuz
zsisunz. tho paper which originated
che report
Gen Won Caprivi Is chancellor of tho
German empire The primary educa-
ton bill affects Prussia alone. and
although Gen. Won caprivi IS the Prus-
alan prime minister. IL viii be an
unusual event. as the Cologne Gazette
aas said. IL the chancellor resigns be-
cause in single state Of the empire
bill which bears the unmistaSahle
atsmp of one minister does not pass
Press csmmsnss
The Kreuz Zsituag Is the only paper
which maintains that the ehancel Tor
has rendered his resignation All the
other p<Sers concur in expressing the
belief thz.t the only ministerial retire
ment growing out OF the differences of
opinio1 on the primary education bill
fsthas of Count Zedlitz Won TrutzschleE.
minister of ecclesiastical affairs
The National Zsitung explicitly
<enies that the chancellor has done
more than 20 intimate his desire to
support Count Zedlitx Won Trutzschler.
The North German Gazette. the Of
fetal organ of the government, takes
q middle course. and while neither af-
hrming ner denying the truth of the
report. says that in the present posi-
.ion of the ministerial crisis il must re-
frain from predicting what the issues
viii be-
CitrAmontanes Angry.
IL is believed that the Nord Deutsche
Zeitung reflects the views OF the
kaiser in the declaration that the gov
ernmens will refuse the suggestion
Of the ultramonsanes TO postpone
the crisis by adjourning the diet.
The ultramonsanes in the land.
tag are wild with anger over the situa-
ton. aud some of them are quite
uuguarded in their denunciations
of the kaiser for what they call
his breach of faith. They were ready.
Is the price of the government sup.
port OF the education bill. 70
sustain the kaiser in any policy
he might choose TO pursue, and
especially antsgonizing the social.
ktA Some Of the extreme ultramontanes
now go so far IS to suggest union
with the socialists against the govern
nent This, however. Is not thought
possible. as most of the ultramontanes
Ire deeply opposed to socialism.
Cause OF the Trouble.
The primary education bill, the
PAUSE of this split In the ministry. has
paussd widespread and bitter opposi-
ion among the members of the
Prussisn dat 1t ID entirely a
Prussian measure, but among
many religious sestsi the popu-
lar sense Of justice rovolts against
measure which will force
NethodistS old Catholics, Unita-
yiana deisss and freethinkers general.
N 70 have their children educated in
Soms state-recognized creed The
seets which the bill admits
- duly qualified religious so.
eieties are MoravianS Quak.
era Greeks, AnglicanS Jews and old
Lutherans Parents who are neither
Catholics nor Lutherans can profess to
be adherents Of any one Of these sects,
and can have their children educated
In accordance Herewith, but j,
II hardly probable that they will
do so should the bill become . law,
which. to Judge from the present out.
look is hardly within the range of pos
sihillty Tho introduction into the die
was due to Count Sedlitz Won Trutz
schiller. who has continuously op
posed any notifications in Il.
The chancellor also heartily
supported the measure, but other min.
listers opposed il. one even going SC
far ss 70 threaten TO resign IL the
bill was net modified The emperor
1t 6rss refused TO accede TO any
changes. but finally he agreed to
such notifications a. would bring
other religious seess within the provis.
ion Of the bill. and IL is said that 10 wa.
this change of base By the emperor
that caused Count sedlitz Won Trutz
sehler 90 resign.