The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-01
CABLE NEWS FROM GERMANY
PRINCE BISMARCK As a sENsA TION
BEGINNING TO WANE

nAsa Iatent Upon Anticipating the Frenoi
worid's Fair-Caprivi Iuours the Imps.
rial Dispisa.u-e BY Opposing the sehem,
Many Indications that the Chaneeiior
VIII Net Survive Another Cabinet Crisi,
-surnise Regarding Hts Successor.
BERLIN July 3l.-Emperor William. bronzot
and weather beaten. returned on Friday from
his whaling voyage. He is IN better health
now than at any timo since his accession tc
the throne: his ear has almost ceased troub.
ling hlu. and his irrita bleness is said to have
vanished. After a day with tho Empress al
the Marble Palace ut Potslam. the Emperor
started Yesterday ON the Kaiseradler. escorted
by tho war ship Beowulf. tor Cowes to take
charge OF his racing yacht Meteor. Despite
tho accident to the Meteor in her recent race
with the Iverna. her Captain says that she ia
now In shape to compete for the Queens Cup.
The Emperor thinks that she has not been
properly handled during hor unfortunate sea-
son. and. with a view to showing Just what
she can do. no will manage her throuehou,
the race.
The relief afforded to the Emperor's nerves
by his open-air life in the north is probably
responsible Tor slight change in his attitude
toward Prince Bismarck. Before his departure
he was exceedingly bitter against the ex-
~A''SS''SA' ouh was huoWu 10 lANOT summary
measures against the Hamburger Nachrichte,.
Now. however. he has told Capriyi that the
safest and most dignilled way is to ignore the
Prince and his organ. This policy he thinks
will cause the Prince to drop out Of public no.
uce. and will render future popular demon
STATIONS Ike those ut Kissingen and Munich
comparatively Insignificant. Count Caprivi
does not share this opinion. believing that Bis
marck is willing to 70 to any extreme against
the Government to satisfy his desire for con-
tinued notoriety
The general opinion OF official circles here
is that Caprivi Is right. and that. rather than
sipk into obscurity at Friedrchsruhe the
Prince will renew his attacks on Emperor and
chancellor with increased vigor. The demon
stration at jena to-day has been watched for
this reason with exceptional interest
The university celebration partially justified
such expectation. Prince Bismarck was re-.
oeived there last night by thousands OF citi-
xens. students. and visitors who had been
gathering in the town from nearby places
aimee Friday night All the jena societies. in
Guiding tho university corps. were at the sta
ton. and they followed, cheering the carriage
which bore the Prince to the Hotel Zum
baeren. There an official dinner was given in
the Princes honor. and no was lauded In
speeches and q poem written for the occasion
At o'clock a torchlight procession passed
the hotel. and the Prince reviewed 1t from the
balcony.
This morning Prof Brockhaus made the
of'eial address OF welcome In the university
hall: then the Prince rode through the town
that everybody might see him. and eventually
brought up at the Market square, where A
huge commers was held. Every man Of any
Standing 1t all in the town was present, as
well az about 1000 men OF less note Prince
bismarck's sreech was strongly worded and
occasionally keenly pointed toward Berlin,
but ON the whole it was hardly up to his recent
standard OF bitterness. He acknowledged the
!audatory speeches Of the men who had
spoken In his honor. and then turn
Cd to the subject Of absolutism and
Popery. Lbsolutism. no said. was danger
Gus experiment in central Europe. whether 1t
was supported by priests or not. It was
especially dangerous. however. under the for
mer conditions All parties in Germany
anxious to preserve the unity OF the empire
should renlize that they were face to face with
grave state OF affairs. The Clercals were at
their old work OF trying TO undermine Ger
man unity. Tho loyal parties would sink all
minor differences and fight this anti German
reichsfeindlich party. which would always be
hostile to Germany's unity because they took
their orders from Rome.
N"SAo 40 ho tihto ia bcEIHdHy an aDSO-
Lutte monarchy" said Prince Bismarck. I'VE
must strengthen the political convictions OF
the populace through press and Parliament
Tho VIII OF the monarch must DO brought into
harmony with the peoples convictions"
referring to his own attitude toward the
Government. Bismarck said that. like Goetz
Won Berllrhingen. no would not strike down
the man bearing the Emperor's badge and
color: nevertheless he had hard words and
hard facts for tho imperial Commissioner
From Jena Bismarck will 20 directly to |
schonkauscn. without stopping In Berlin. His |
friends ienrod that popular demon stration at |
the capital with the attendant speechmaking, |
would be too much for the Empcror's eaua-
himitv, ana by persistent argument with the
Prince induced him to give up this part OF his
plana. On tho whole. Bismarck as n sensa-
tlon IL waning. and will continue to wane until
he again throws down the gauntlet to his
former master
The question Of the hour Is. "Wil Germany
have Worlds Far:" Tho haste OF France to
AXE all the wind ont of Garnary's sails, by
iecidinE upon an expos ition in 1900 has
doomed tho German plan immensely and has
won 10 II thousands OF new aIherents. Tho |
governments pursuing viii. reduubIed enc! gy
ts Inquiries in industrial and commercial cir
Hes OF tho empire and tho newspapers are
ull "f artlc'ns upon the pcrlidious behavior OF
no French Government Opinion is ST TN much
liHido! upon the ACCESSIBILITY II holding the
air. although the Emne-pr has thrown all his
ersonh' Influence on tho side OF the boomers
ia inc'ines toward 1888 u, tho date Of the on
errrise. and If :ic iair DO held at all. 1t will
rohably 10 In that year. as Germany wishes
II the Tins possible for preparation while anx-
BUS to anticipate the French cxposi-
ION, 1t has been proposed that the
va expeditions should be held coutemporane-
nslr. but the sIprrori:y VI Paris ia expert
nee and accessibility is an insupcrablc OBJ
'ctlon In the German mind to such a plan.
or the reasons mentioned Paris would get
10 crowd and therefore tho cream a the OK.
ibits. and Berlin would ho distanced in sy-
rything except tho exhibits ot hor allies.
hose facts hay" frightened most Germans
ut Of risSlng tho oliousHnss OF the compari.
ms which would result from the choice Of
BOO. although two months ago that WAS the
lost popular date.