Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26
cAPRIvI Is OUT.
Gerrnany's Prime Minister Resigns -
Trouble Over the Education Bill the
Cause of HIS Action. A t

aermany's Prime Minister Resigns -
Trouble Over the Education Bill the
Cause of His Action. t
BERLIN, March 19.-Tserlin Is star
tied by the announcement of Chancel-
lor Won Caprivi's resignation. The re-
port of his action excited the great
est sensation throughout the city, and
crowds throng the Unter den Linden
discussing the ministerial crisis. Ca
privi offered his resignation at the
cabinet meeting as the result Of the
protracted contest on the education
bill which the chancellor, as Prussian
premier, has championed from the
first.
At this moment there Is no definite
information as to the action of the
kaiser on the premier's resignation. 1t
Is known that the kaiser has appre-
hended for some time movement of
the kind on Caprivi's part, and has also
been much disconnected by the trouble
which the education bill has aroused.
The kaiser got out of his bed against
the advice of his physicians in order to
confront the approaching political
storm. In the cabinet meeting Thurs
day the kaiser appeared to be sustained
by the excitement of the occasion and
the necessity of keeping determined
front in view of the probable disrup-
tion of the ministry.
The kaiser himself has earnestly do
sired to see the education bill be-
come law and was prepared to
strain every cord of his influence
asking of Prussia to effect its
adoption But the storm of oppo.
sition has been gathering in force
with every day, and from nearly all OF
Protestant Prussia has arisen a loud
and resolute protest against the con.
cessions which the bill proposed to the
Roman Catholic faith. These protests
have been brought to bear with even
greater force upon the diet, and
memb ber after member has deserted
the cause of the government t
At last, within few days, it has be.
come a question whether in order to
drive the bill in its present form
through the landtag, the kaiser and
Caprivi would not have to ALLEVIATE the
whole liberal party.
The immediate cause of Caprivi's
resignation is said to be that at the
cabinet meeting the kaiser substantial
ly stated that he favored a material mod
ification of the education bill. AS Cap
rivi had substantially stated in the land
tag that he would stand or fall by the
bill as it was, he felt bound in honor tc
resign. The kaiser's choice now i.
either to force the bill through a.
it stands or to accept Caprivi'.
resignation. The kaiser is knowI
to be deeply attached to Cap
rivi, and it is thought that he may
insist upon the chancellor remainin,
aud call upon the conservative and ul
tramontane com bination in the land
tag to pass the bill
Count Zedlitz and Trutzcshler, Prus
sian minister of ecclesiastical affair
and of public instruction, has followe,
the chancellor's example and tendere,
his resignation to the kaiser.
If Caprivis resignation should be ac
cepted his successor would probabl
be Johannes Miguel, Prussian ministe
of finance, who for more than tw
years has stood in the highest favo
with the emperor and who has all alon
been lukewarm, if not positivel
hostile, to the education bill 1t
thought by well-informed people tina
Miguel stands fully as we'll in the es
TEEN of the kaiser as CaprIvi himsel
and there no doubt that Miguel's or
position to the bill has had much to
with moderating the desire of the ka
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