Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17
WILLIAM IS BALKED.
The Kaiser Finds He Can't Make a
New Political Party to Order.
OPPOSITION TOO MUCH FOR HIM.
Conservatives and Clericals Majority
Against the Cabinet.
SOCIALISTS WIN IN TOWN ELECTIONS

tcoPYRIGHT 1892 BY n. 7. ASSOCIATED pREss.l
BERLIN, April 16.-Emperor William,
hoping his personal Intervention would lead
to q renewal of friendly relations between
the Conservatives and the Government,
charged Count Won Waldersee, who is a fast
friend politically of the Conservative lead
ers, and who holds kindred religious views,
with the task to ascertain what concessions
1t would be necessary to make to affect re-
Cancellation with them. Count Won Wal
dersee, by negotiations carried on partly
through ex-Court Chaplain Stoecker and
partly direct, found on all sides that the
Conservatives would accept nothing less
than a return to the policy of which clerical
control of education was leading feature.
The influence of Pastor Stocker with the
Conservatives is stronger than ever He
has induced the party to give a prominent
place on their programme to their anti
Hebrew policy, which as been kept far in
the background since the Emperor's dis
missal of the pastor.
Hebrews and Agnostics in Control
This revival of anti-S mitism has re-
ceived a strong additional impetus from the
evidence in libel action, during the course
of which the President of the Berlin Munic-
ipal School Board was called upon to tes-
tify. His evidence discloses the fact that
out of "a members composing the board IS,
or majority, were Hebrews and the rest
sgnostics, and that all of them co-operated
against religious teaching in the schools
The whole drift of the movements in the
political regrouping now going on, tends to
solidify the Conservative and Centerist
coalition. The projected new Cartel party,
composed of moderate and free conserva-
tives, together with National Liberals, does
not appear likely TO be organized Herren
Rauchuapt, Heldorf and other chiefs who
ought to know best what would be the
chances of success of such combination, re-
frain from promoting it, although the En-
peror has advised both branches that the
coalition would meet with his approval
The Government Is Badly Left
The sum of the position, therefore, is that
when the Reichstag and the Landtag reas-
semble the Government will be confronted
with strong Conservative and Centerist
majesty in both parliamentary bodies The
Ministerial weakness will produce two i'm
mediate results: The introduction in the
Reichstsg of the new military bill, adding
10000 men to the army, will be postponed,
and the question of the salary of Count Won
Gutenberg as President of the Prussian
Ministry will be lodged in the Landtag by
giving him the Ministry of the Interior.
The North German Zeitung denies the ex-
istence of the military bill, but semi-oficial
communications given to the press before
the Government decided that a denial of it
would be polite, announced the measure, of
which the most striking proposal is that the
term of service shall be only two wears.
Besides the increase in the number of men,
the bill entails larger estimates for the
artillery branch of the service. The federal
governments differ as to how to raise the
money required. The official view here
favors recourse to duty on alcohol, despite
the popular antagonism to the plan.
Socialists Ahead in Tribunal Elections.
The Socialists have obtained big victory
IN the industrial tribunal, or Geiverbe-
Gerichte electious Even in towns where
the Catholic workingmen's societies are
srrong, the Socialists won whatever was of |
practical value. In these tribunals the So |
cialists now hold majority.
The preparations for the celebration of |
May Day have been completed. Every |
where the programme is more of a festive |
than of a political nature. Tableaux-vi- |
wants, concert and games will rule in Ber- |
lin. In Hamburg, Bremen and number |
of other centers outside of Prussia, the |
authorities will allow professions and OPEN |
air meetings to be held
The Emperor's visit to Metz in Septem- |
Der, to unveil a monument to his grand |
father, Emperor William l., will be prece- |
dent 10 a weeks maneuvers around Metz on |
the helds where were fought the battles of |
1870. Several army corps will take part in |
the grand ceremonial at Metz The whole
affair will be prolonged demonstration of |
Germany's strength and readiness for war;
German Sugar Dealers BluDder Badly.
Charles johnson, the United States Con-
sui al Hamburg, was in this city YESTERDAY,
He asserts that the decrease in the exports
Of sugar from Hamburg are largely due to
the tact that German manufacturers are
combining to raise prices, and that the
American merchant is, naturally: looking
elsewhere for his supplies Mr.. johnson
gives 1t as his opinion that Cuba and Brazil
will be largely drawn ON to supply the
American market The great quantities of
sugar now stored in Hamburg, owing to the
failure of the plans of the German manu-
tacturers, will be offered at lower rates.
CornmeaI in the German Army.
The representatives here of a New York
firm have received 500 sacks of cornmeal. /
which they are supplying to the bakers of
Berlin. Despite the efforts of Colonel
Charles J. Murphy, special representative
in Europe OF the United States Agricultural
the GermanGovernmen mt has no. |
yet declared its intention of adopting corn
for army use The time seems to have gone
by when there was the best chance of the
OF cornmeal by the Govern
ment.
A year ago the scarcity of grain here ap-
peared to open the market to cornmeaL
Now, however, the crop prospects being
good and the supplies of corn and rye more
plentiful, the necessity for the use of corn-
meal as a substitute for wheat, 10 less ap-
parent. Colonel Murphy holds that the
Government is still bound to introduce the
meal into the army.
Prince Figures in a Tragedy.
Prince Vladmira Djouvitch, prominent
Russian nobleman, well known in Berlin
society, figured in recent tragedy in st.
A feud had existed for some
time between the Prince and q cousin,
Alexis Schpikuloff, and a quarrel which
occurred short time ago between them, had
ripened their mutual hatred of each other.
The Prince lay in wait upon the staircase
Of his cousins house, and when the latter
ascended the stairs. struck him number
of heavy blows upon the head with a
hatchet, killing him. The murderer then
Bed and was pursued by several of his
victims servants The police Joined in |
he pursuit, and the Prince, finding escape