The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-31
No Longer Exhibits Spirit of De-
flant Hostility Toward the
Liberals.
"A Trucking Cabinet Officer Who
Is but an Echo OF the
Emperor.
Bismarck Has Not Defined His Position
on the sectarian Education Bill
Foreign News

copyright. 1891, Western Annotated Press.l
educational bill to-day closed by agreeing
to refer the bill to q committee OF twenty
eight. Since yesterday private negotiations
have given rise to the hope that tho gov
ernment will assent to 30 remodel certain
clauses ~ to diyest the measure Of the
most obnoxious features. This departure
is due to tho government realizing the
strength of the coaIition of moderate con-
servatives, national liberals and freisin-
niges. So to-day Chancellor Won Capriri
altered his attitude Of defiant hostility
toward the national liberals. After de-
clarinR religion and education inseparable
he denied desiring to domineer over the
liberals. It was the liberal coalition, he
said, that aimed to domineer over the gov
ernment. National liberals designed to
use the bill a. lever in forming a great
liberal party. but he added: II
accept the conciliatory attitude Of to-day's
purity organs and now think the menace
to oreate an opposing coalition only soap
bubble that has already burst" Herr
Rickert, freisinnige leader. declared him
self opposed to any compromise. II was
impossible TO alter tho measure 10 as to
make it acceptable. Chancellor Won Ca
privi again arose and commented upon the
opposition of the national liberals as i'm
plying only three possible conditions.
These were either that the government
must onter into a lasting compact with the
national liberals, an impossibility in Prus-
sia, where the actions Of tho government
depended on tho king, or the party must
take the government in tow, condition
the government would oppose to the last.
That the party must allow itself to be
towed by the government was an arrange
ment he would not suggest to national lib
erals. The whole tenor of the chancsllor's
remarks indicated desire to avoid final
rupture with the national liberals.
The house adjourned until Wednesday.
In the meantime the situation is one Of
suspended crisis. Ministers Boetticher and
Furth will resign with Miguel if the enl-
peror does not allow the chancellor to as
sent to the crucial amendments. Won Zed-
litz alone in the cabinet urges that no con-
cessons be made. As minister after the
kings own heart Zedlitz has been decorated
with the Red Eagle of the first class. The
probable issue of the struggle will be to
precipitate general election, which is due
in autumn. The liberals are confident the
bulk of the Prussian electoral vote will be
against tho government. Bismarck declines
to commit himself either for or against the
bill. The Hamburger Nachrichten, how
ever, twits the conservatives with becoming
the tool of the government. If the article
was inspired by Bismarck it is evident he Is
likely to insure disaster to the government
and render the emperor unpopular.
The report is current to the effect that
the grand duke Of Baden has written the
emperor on the grave consequences of
popular uprising against religious coercion.
The grand duke has, however, small intu-
ence with his nephew.
The Vossische Zeitung published East
African adyices under date of Jan. 5. show
ing that Emin Pasha was making a victor
ious march to his old quarters. The alb
sence Of details throws doubt on the re-
ports. 4
Mark Twain was confined to his bed
for week with a bad cold, but is now re-
covering.