The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-22
CAPRIYI REMAINS.
And Thus the Threatened Cabinet
Crisis Is Averted.
EE RESIGNS THE PREMIERSHIP,

But Consents to Remain as Chan
cellor of the German Empire-Con-
sideration for the Empcror's Health
Given as the Reason for Caprivfs
Self Sacrifice. E....
BERLIN, March 90. - General Won
Caprivi has returned from his visit to
Hubertusstock, in answer to the sum
mons Of the emperor. The chancellor is
reticent as to the facts of the interview,
except that, at the command of his
sovereign, he has consented to with
draw his resignation an6 remain at tho
head of the cabinet. The chancellor had
gone on Sunday with the determination
to insist upon his resignation being ac-
cepted, but the emperor made an earnest
personal appeal, and brought about
what is called a reconciliation. This
appeal is said to have been based mainly
on the condition of the emperor's health
and the fact that he was in no condition
to face the strain that change in the
chancellorship would involve. The EN-
peror is said to have explained that his
abruptness at the cabinet meeting which
led to the offers of resignation from
Chancellor Won Caprivi and Count Won
ZedlitZ TrutZchler was owing to his
state of health, and not prompted by
any desire to humiliate General Won
Caprivi.
Consideration for Williams Health.
So much is derived from semi official
sources regarding the interview. The
fact that the chancellor has consented to
swallow his anger and continue at the
.ft tha
stances that cannot fail to be most EN-
barrassing has strengthened the reports
regarding the health of the emperor. 1t
is the current talk today among mem
bers of the reichstag and landtag that
nothing short of a fear that the EN-
peror's health would be dangerously af-
fected would have induced General Won
Caprivi to withdraw his resignation, and
that the condition of the emperor is
much more serious than had been sup
posed.
1t is rumored that, if the truth were
known, the emperor would be obliged to
retire and to give way to Prince Henry
as regent, and that Williams only
chance for recovery is in absolute free
dom from political anxieties. With
Chancellor Won Caprivi in office, such
freedom is possible, for the chancellor
is acquainted with the policy and pur-
poses OF the emperor, and would not be
likely to make mistakes. With a new
chancellor continual instruction would
be necessary, and the emperor would
have to be his own chancellor for q
time.
1t is stated that the Empress Frederick,
whose anxiety about the emperor's con-
dition is very great, addressed a personal
request to General Won Caprivi not to 20
against the wishes OF her son under ex-
listing circumstances.
Relieved from Prussian Prcmiership d
But, while consenting to remain as
chancellor, General Won Caprivi insisted
upon the emperor's accepting his re-
signation of the Office of Prussian pre-
mier. The emperor was obliged, there
fore, i'll order to keep Caprivi AS chan
oellor, to accept his resignation as Prus-
sian premier. This will, in name at
least, divorce Chancellor Won Caprivi
entirely from Prussian affairs, and re-
heve him from the obligation of appear
ing in the landtag.
From the time of the foundation of
the present German empire the chancel-
1orship of the empire and the premier
ship of Prussia have gone together, and
been regarded as virtually inseperable.
1t is believed that the separation of the
two offices will be generally satisfactory
to the smaller states, and especially to
Bavaria, where jealousy of Prussian pre-
dominance has of late greatly increased.