St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-01
Herr Richter Replies to Ca
privi's Attack ON Prince
Bismarck.
Caprivi, in His Reply. Repeats
His Last Weeks Argu-
mentS.
The Chancellor Realizes That
He Is Fighting for Official
Life.
Nothing Accomplished by the
Committee of the None
tapy Conference.

BERLIN, Nov. 3O.-The budget was
read for the first time in the reichstag
today. and lively discussion occurred
as to the proposed provision for the liz
creased military expenses which would
be required for the army bill. Herr
Richter's speech was the sensation OF
the day, being al incisive reply TO
Chancellor Caprivi's attack upon Bis
marck. Herr Richter said that Prince
Bismarck mad claimed for the chancel-
lor, when he occupied that office. the
right to differ from himself, but never
had Prince Bismarck gone so far in
standardization as Chancellor Caprivi,
who in 1891 had uttered a warning
against military pesslmism and who
now breeds the baciIIi Of disLrust and
disquietude. The international situation
has been changed in year. The mil
itary strength of other powers had not
grown moremenacing. Even recruiting
in France and Russia was decreasing.
If Chancellor Caprivi was acquainted
with any new projects of Russia or
France he ought to have informed the
allies of Germany, but Austria and
Italy were not increasing their armies.
Germany had not lost the military SUI
premacy OF Europe since 1870, because
II the Interest of the European balance
Germany had never claimed it. Ii
The triple Alliance
was of no greater value to Germany
than the utterances of Chancellor Cap
rivi indicated, it was time to ask
whether the triple alliance did not inl-
pose upon Germany greater sacrifices
than il assured benefits. Germany
would best prove its conscious strength
by rejecting the military bill. In the
event Of mobilizing being required,
Germany, Herr Richter added, would
astonish the world by etfectlng it Ill
few hours.
After the speech of Herr Richter.
Herr Alloys FrtZen, member OF the
Center party, spoke briefly. he re-
ferred to the depression preValiilg III
business. He expressed the hope that
the change in the American admlnistra-
lion. the holding of the Columbian Elk
position and improved monetary laws
would combine to benefit the German
export trade. Chancellor Won Caprlyl
showed signs of being considerably
stirred by Herr Richter's remarks.
Chancellor Won Caprivi waited some
time before replying to Herr Richter's
attack. He spoke with vigOr and earn
estness which evoked repeated APP
plause from the right OF the house
After repeating the arg uments OF MS last
weeks speech of the bill he addressed
himself at once to
Ksiehter's Accusation
that he was cultivating the "bacilli of
distrust." He denied that his speech
i'm 1891 was in conflict with his recent
utterances, and pointed ont the dis.
tinction between cool and careful prep
aration for the adequate self-defense
and the excessive anxiety OF war
scare. -sh ss
Several Journals stated This morning
that the chancellor would be In the
reichstag during the session of reich
stag. His reply to Richter is accepted
as confirmation of the report that Ire
would answer all attacks on the mill
tary bill. The chancellor seemed to
realize that he is fighting for his official
life as evidence accumulateS that dis
solution and appeal TO the country In
the present state ofpublic sentiment
would prove fatal to the government de-
mandS and his lease OF power. He Will
contest every inch of ground III the
present reichstag and, if he fails, will
probably retire at once.
That apprehenSiOnS are gathering III
the highest quarters is regarded as
proved by the fact that Baron Won Putt
kamerer, ex-minister. and member of
the rechstag for StolphL Nuremberg,
had
n Long Audience
with Emperor William today. The sub
ject under discussion was the confused
condition of domestic affairs and the
probability of cabinet crisis with the
military bill. Richter's Fressininge lei
tung processes to have private and
trustworthy information that Puttkam-
erer urged upon the emperor the adj
visibility of appointing Herr MIGUEL to
the chancellorship instead OF CaprlVl
if the latter resigns.
The Freissinge Zeitung thinks 1T out
of the question that the emperor should
contemplate the appointment of such
headstrong and bigoted reactionary as
Puttkamerer to the CHARACTERISTIC. and
deprecates the opinion entertained in
some quarters to that effect. Richter
says that the military bill will be re-
jected; that all appeal will be made to
the country; that an adverse reply will
be made, and in the general defeat
Caprivi will go under. In this the wish
is undoubtedly father to the thought.
Caprivi is more than likely to whip to-
gether majority for the bill.