The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-18
HIS WILL IS LAW.
The Kaiser as a rlan of
Iron.
PUSHING THE ARMY BILL.
Won Caprivi Was Inclined to Retreat
Under Fire, but His rlaSter
Would Not Permit 1t.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

BERLIN, Dec 17.-If the Chancellor re-
duces the money vote in the army bill by
SIC. 900. and modifes the Governm ents
demands for an increase in the present
peace effective force, the bill will have
q chance for approval; in the present shape
it will stand no chance whatever of bec0m-
ing law. The semi-official papers admit
that certain changes are essential to the
success OF the measure, but they express
confidence that concessions will be offered
that will be sufficient to win over a ma or-
ity of the Reichstag committee to the sup
port of the bill in a form that will not ma
terially change its scope. The implied
threat of the Chancellor, in his speech when
the bill was put to the Reichstag. to dissolve
the house and have a new election in the
event Of the measure being rejected. had
little, If any effect, upon the Conservatives.
The lobby report has il that the Chancel-
Tor feeling worried al seeing how improbable
it was that he could obtain the assent of the
Reichstag 10 his full demands, told the
Emperor that he would gladly resign. His
Majesty, however. was not disposed to give
the Chancellor any encouragement in re-
treating under fire. and he expressed de-
termination to make the army bill a law,
even at the risk of an appeal to the country.
He assured CaprivI also that he would
stand by$him under all circumstances.
The notable features in the debates so far
have been the omission of all illusions to
Prince Bismarck. or any reference to his
opinions.
The developments 10 the Panama scandal
are watched here with the keenest interest.
One comfort 10 Germany is that the specta-
Gle OF corruption and confusion among the
French political leaders lessons the Russian
desire TO make France an ally. Advices
received here from St. Petersburg show
that information has recently reached the
Car that certain Russian paper received
from Paris 100000 for advocating Russo
French alliance. and that part of the brides
distributed by the Panama Canal Company
bad been accepted by prominent persons in
Russia. The Russian court party is hostile
to the French alliance. and it has seized the
opportunity 10 work on the Cars preju-
dices against French Republicans The
German Foreign Office is therefore hopeful
that General Werder. the new German En-
bassador to Russia, will succeed in detach-
ing the Gar from France and SO lead to a
new grouping Of the powers.
Another, and to the German a far more
important view OF the situation, is that the
turer who would hazard war with
Germany as the best stroke to carry himself
into power.
The admission made by Herr Loewe, the
Jewish small-arms manufacturer, that be
offered TO supply France with the machinery
necessary for the manufacture OF the Lebel
rifles has caused renewed virulence in the
Judenhetze papers. which are making bitter
attacks upon Loewe. They entirely ignore
the open fact that Krupp's works con-
tinuslly supply Russia with guns and am
muniton.
The Hamburg and Berlin bourses were
disturbed yesterday by the report that
twenty cases Of cholera and four deaths
from the disease had occurred at Hamburg,
To-day the officials deny the story.
Nothing beyond rumor has been heard
here OF the alleged communications ex-
changed by the European Governments in
regard to the American restrictions upon
immigration. The German bill before the
Reichstag aiming az the regulation of emil
grafton was specially designed to arrest the
outflow OF laboring and the poorest popula-
ton, which goes chiefly TO the United
States. Some OF the large landowners of
Austria have held a meeting also with a
view to preventing emigration. II was de-
cided TO recommend such reform in the law
as would enable peasants 10 lease and cult
vate the common lands.
The Austrian Government Is taking gold
from London slowly but steadily, and has
concluded gold loan OF $50 coo. 600 from
the Rothschild syndicate. The money mar
ket here and in Vienna is in the meantime
uneasy.
j. T. Lea. the American astronomer, who
has been studying here for four years with
Professor Forester. has been appointed 10
the chair OF astronomy at the Chicago
University