Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-26
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Velopment OF the HanaHla Scdu0oA Al AoHSS
watched with interest in this city. The
course of events in Paris is considered by
all German politicians to be of the gravest
moment to the empire. The opinion re-
Gently expressed by Bismarck that Radi-
calls and Socialists were at the bottom of
the exposure is accepted generally as cor
rect.
The Royalists are believed to be only
taking advantage of circumstances, and not
to have had any guiding influence in pre-
cipitating the revelations. The letters from
Paris correspondents encourage this view
of the scandal and its origin, and lead alto
the expectation that if the rumors of Presi-
dent Carnot's implication in the scandal be
realized the Anarchists, Socialists and gen.
eral rifraff of Paris, Lyons and Marseilles
will barricade the streets and tight In the
interest of great upheavaL
In this case the wish is not father to the
thought, as every since the siege of Paris
German statesmen have desired above all
things abroad that France should have
stable government, with strength to check
the turbulence of Socialists and Chsuvinists
Upon such a government Bismarck, En-
peror William 1, the present Emperor and
Count Caprivi are known to have built their
hopes for the peace of Europe.
All Europe Affected by the Crisis.
The present crisis causes hardly less ap-
prehension here than in Paris, and editors
and politicians utter pessimistic prophecies
as to the probability of a revolutionary out
break. On Wednesday the Conservative
Richtsbote in a leader entitled ''The Begin
ming of the End" dwelt upon the evils
likely to follow to all Europe from the
scandal, and drew moral lesson for Social
Democrats and Liberals in Germany con-
cerning the inherent rottenness of repub-
lican institutions"
On Friday the Tor1Ooerts, Social Democrat
organ, retorted:
The Richtsbote is correct. This is the be-
- ginning of the end-the end of the false
world, but not the end of democracy, Of
socialism and OF labor.
The words of Prince Bismarck to
French journalist, that the action against
De Lesseps and his colleagues was due to
the influence of socialism were significant.
He said: Socialism is the deadly enemy
of thieves; socialism alone is capable of
freeing us from thieves and their spolia-
tion. The action of the Socialists in France
is merely the beginning of general CAM
paign against corruption in ether coun-
tries"
Trouble for Independent Conservatives.
Herr Won Helldort has got his newborn
party of Independent Conservatives into
rather tight place by his sudden enthusiasm
tor the military bill Among the 20 or
two dozen partisans whom he has counted
among Lis followers for a few weeks. dis
sensions are already rife, and the addition
of occasional converts from the ranks of
the old parties will hardly compensate for
the disintegration in the organization of the
original members
Herr Won Helldorf, in fact, enjoys in
too high degree the privileges of persona
grata at court to be fitted for the leader
ship of an avowedly Independent party of
any sort. His recent change of attitude
toward the military bill was due to an audi
ence which he had with the Emperor a few
days ago. The Emperor urged him to ig-
more petty differences for a short time and
to bend his energies toward helping the
Government save the military bill The
first tangible result of this conference was a
eonciliatory leader in Herr Won Helldorfs
Conservative weekly. In this article the
Independent-Copserv leader urged the
Deputies in the Reichstag to swallow the
military bill whole, on the ground that its
proposals would lose all economic and
financial value if they were emasculated,
as had been suggested by several Liberal
members.
No Means of Retreat Left.
In the peroration of this article Herr Won
Helldorf said:
Nothing will put such a speedy end to the
perplexiJy of the situation proof of
firm attitude on the present Government to-
ward an important national task as an alb
solute refusal to countenance bartering.
Any disposition to trim or temporiZe
would impair the good cause. 1t must be
plain to every German what an injurious
effect the rejection of the army pill, or alter
alton OF it, would have upon Germany's
military prestige abroad. After the bill has
once been introduced the rejection OF it
would react most disadvantageously upon
all attempts to preserve permanently the
neace of Europe There is now no way of
retreat. As the matter stands, moreover,
it is the height OF phantasy and imagination
to describe this measure on which the min
istry has stalSed its life as embodying mere
lv the views OF a single person. On the con-
trary the whole fabric of our state authority
rom top to bottom is at stake.
At the reception of the generals on New
Years Day the Emperor is reasonably Ger.
tain to make some significant references to
the bill Meanwhile, despite semi-oficial
deuials, there is no doubt that Count
Canriyi is trying to make political deals
with several groups He is said to have
secured some assurances from the National
Liberals who are not above compromise
on terms considered generous by the
Government
Even the CIericals Are ConciIiatOry.
The Clericals also show less bitterness
AGAINST the bill Most newspapers outside
az the Social Democratic party and Eugen
Richter's group of Radicals show that the
men behind them are in q conciliatory
mood. and are willing to give the Govern
ment tbe better side of some mutually &C
ceptable arrangement.
The conference of the National Liberals