Omaha daily bee., 1892-11-20
CAPRIVI IS ON TOP
Bismarck's succ, ,ssor Still Smart Enough
to Hold His Position.
MElTZiR HAS LEFT BERLIN FOR A TIME
Not Exactly Expelled, But to Bscapo Un-
pleasant Personal Experiences
LOCAL PAPERS DIFFER VERY BROADLY
Some Sustain the Chancellor, While Others
Critio!z, Him Severely.
CAL PAPERS DIFFER VERY BROADLY
PREPARING A PECULIAR SCRAP BOOK
HOW Caprivi Manages to Keep Bismarck
from Being Recalled Some clouds Still
Hover over the Army Bill
The situation.


copyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bcnnst.l
BERLIN, Nov. - New York Herald
Caole-Special Telegram to Tue BEE l.
we are enjoying superb weather here, which
Is bright, fine and colG with light fros ts
Mr. Meltzer left for southern clmes on
wednesday night leaving behind him q
olack mark on the Caprivi regime, which the
chancellor cannot wipe out. To be Herald
correspondent IN Berlin nowadays is to live
uhaer tue closest scrutiny, often watched by
uetectlVes, subjected all the while to insults
from that section OF tho press whose repre-
SehtatiVes wait outside the doors OF the for
eigD Office, inside OF which they never get,
Tor crumbs of news disdainfuly thrown
tnem, and returning to their Offices to write
meekly, humbly ana fl tiltteringly of the great
ness of Count vou Caprivi. These flunky
sheets publish in many cases long articles in
tending to instruct the Herald how its cor
respondents should write.
What the Papers Are Printing.
The tioersen Courier is a notable example.
This paper ingenlously suggests that the
Herald provo tho authenticity of its news
aud should divuge the name of its in foruant,
'OtherWise," says this sheet, 'it must be
all lies. In fact the Berlin correspondents OF
the Herald are nothing but highly paid liars,
who never get any news but make it up as
they 80 along" 1t goes on In this ridiculous
strain to the extent of two wearysome col
umns.
Ihe Nolks Leitung slnshes the government
right and left, ana after giving an impartial
statement of Mr.. Meltzer's case concludes
by remarking i'll reference to the offensive
observations made by Hcr Won Kiderlenwach-
ter about Prince Bismarck: 1--WE are obliged
In this matter to take the stand that Mr..
MeltZer did not misunderstood Herr Won
klderlenwachter. although we might well
believe that this is possible. when diplo-
matlst docs not speak directly. 1t has been
said formerly and the observation is we'll
known, that Prince Bismarck was less rude
in the performance of his duty. 1t is for
Herr Won kiderlenwachter to come forward
with Justification of his conduct in this
matter of an iucOnvenient foreign journalist
just as in the Blsmarckian era. His re-
moval from the scene of his activity under
an order borders upon expulsion. 1t is so
significant that one cannot have any further
doubt that 1t is an expulsion
Caprivi's Use of Papers.
The latest movement of Chancellor Ca.
priv Is another attempt to damage Prince
Bismarck. He has made collection of all
articles aud interviews Of the late chance.
lor which have appeared in Berlin and for
eign newspapers OF any nature hostile to the
emperor. An army of readers at the an
cellory has been busy on this for some time
This Is collection, the effect of which,
Caprvi holds, is OF high Importance The
same tactics are being pursued against ether
high personaCes. These documents Caprivi
is fonc Of producing, ana it must be said
they fortiiy his position, and the result is
that the kaiser renews his promises of per-
sonal support.
These press cuttings are carefully pre-
pared. They have without DOUBT often pre-
vonted the kaiser from exercising his period
ical strong desires 10 recall The iron chan
cellor. Thus, for the mouent, Prince
Bismarck is very much out of favor at
court, anu further the empress dislikes him
because of the worry he causes the kaiser.
His Happiness Stin Marred.
Caprlvi would now be happy were it not
fer the black coad Of the army bill hanging
over him. Notwithstanding all manner of
pressure has heen brought 10 bear there
seems every prospect of its being thrown
out or withdrawn. In the latter case can
Canrlvi stand another set down like the
education bilI9
1t is now an open secret that the kaiser re-
fused the advice offered by the king of
Saxony during his recent visit hero and re-
fuses to appreciate the opposition to the
Caprivi regime by the liberals of south
Bavaria, Baden, Wurtemburg, and above
all that of The Saxony conservatives, which
is very marked.
hear that the minister of foreign affairs
has exhausted the tnud of $4,000 marks
placed at his disposal as a secret fund, which
was largely spent in keeping up pleasant re-
lations with the press.