Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-19
THE STORM BURSTS
Over the Head of Ger
many's Emperor.
THE CHANCELLOR RESIGNS.
Contest Over the Educational Bill Leads
to the Threatened Crisis.

BERLIN, March i9--Chanccllor Won
Caprivi has resigned.
The Count of Seidlits and Trutgchicr,
minister OF ecclesiastical affairs and of
public instruction. has also rendered his
resignation to the Kaiser lie created the
education bill from beginning TO end, and
submitted IL 10 the cabinet In tho form In
which IL was to be presented 20 the house
without any previons consultation with
his colleagues, as Is customary.
The greatest excitement prevails here,
and wild rumors are started hourly as %
the progress of affairs between the EN-
peror and cabinet. It IL said that the EN-
peror will probably let Count Zedlitz 60
but viii make every effort 10 retain
Cap,ivi. Among the UltIamontanes con
sternation Is manifested at the sudden
turn of affairs and they threaten that
should Caprivi fall on account OF his ad-
herence TO the bill, they will bolt the
government coalition In both lantag and
reichstag. The Independent. National
Liberals and Social Democrats are jubilant
over the embarrassment of the govern
ment and predict that the emperor will be
thrown for legislative support ON theiI
parliamentary representatives. Such an
event would necessitate a complete change
OF program an abandonment of the
present reactionary tendency and the up.
doing Of much paternal legislation of the
last two sessions Of the reichstag and
landtag -~
why He Resigned.
Caprlvi offered his resignation as the re
suit Of his protracted contest on the edu
cational bill which he, as prussian
premier had championed from the first
l. l.. n .n.la If
nation as 10 the action on the premier's
resignation. IL is known that the kaiser
has expected for some time a movement
Of the kind Oh Csprivi's part, and has also
been much disconnected by the trouble
which the educational bill has aroused.
The kaiser got out of his bed against the
advice of his physicians In order to con
front the approaching political storm.
The kaiser himself has earnestly desired
TO see the educational bill become law,
and was prepared 10 strain every cord OF
his influence asking of Prussia to affect its
adoption. But the storm of opposition
has been gathering in force with every
day, and from nearly all of Protestant
Prussia has arisen
A Loud and Rcsoiuto Protest
against the concessions which the bill
kaiser has been reminded of the devotion
OF his house to the Lutheran faith, and OF
the early struggles of Brandenburg In the
cause Of the reformed religion and Of the
more recent contest so bitterly maintained
between the Roman b icrachy and the
Prussian government.
These protests have been brought to
bGlr with even greater force upon the
diet, and member after member has dc.
serted the cause of the government. At
last within a few days IL has become n
question whether, in order to drive the
bill in its present form through the land.
tag, the kaiser and Capriyi would not
have TO ALLEVIATE the whole Liberal party
The immediate cause Of Capiivi's resig.
nation Is said To- hc that at the cabinet
meeting the kaiser substantially stated
that he favored "A material modification oi
the education bill As Caprivi had sub
stantinlly stated In the landtag that he
wonid stani or raii by the piit
"a IT was hc felt in honor bound 10 re.
sign. Chancellor Caprivi IL known to
have In high degree the soldiers sense OF
honor and fidelity 10 his word. and he is
not likely % eat his words as Minister Won
Gossler did The kaiser Ia known TO DC
deeply attached TO Caprivi. and it Is
thought that he may insist upon the Con.
servative and Ultramontane combination
In the landtag In pass the bill.
IL Is remarked that Thursday was the
second anniversary OF Iismarck's fall
from the chancellorship of the pire.