The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-10-24

ROW IN THE CABINET.
Emperor william Has Two Factions Among
His COunseIOrs.

His COunselOrs.
Berlin, October 22-(Copyrght, 1898, by
the United States Press 1.-THE sem-oflicial
dailies continued until Friday morning to
deny the reports of dissensions between
Chancellor Won Caprvi and Count Eulen-
burg, Prussian minister president. All
references to quarrel between the pre-
miers We're pronounced as pure inventions.
On Friday and Saturday, however, the in
spired editors were dumb, although the old
reports were being revived in various forms.
The fact is, that ministerial crisis sud
denly became imminent, and the opposition
editors, while making much of the cabinet
feud, are in most respects telling the facts.
Eulenburg precpitated the trouble. lie
told the emperor he would resign i'll case
Caprivi'S concessions to Russia i'll the tariff
negotiations should be approved. Behind
this Ostensibe reason for wishing to resign,
however, is Il deep intrigue i'll which Dr.
Bosse Miguel and Herr Won Heiden, all
cabinet ministers, have played leading
parts. Capriv has not interfered in the
Prussan election campaign. He has given
Eulenburg a free hand in every detail.
eve Told You So.'
Nevertheless, the agrarians accuse him
of assisting candidates who favor, the tariff
reform policy. These charges have pro-
duced such a state of anarchy in the corps
known before in the kingdom. This split
ting of the bureaucracy must be remember
ed by the emperor. Unless he interteres to
harmonic the factions before the assem-
bling of the reichstag, all business of that
body will be paralyzed. Already, the feud
has passed the boundaries of Prussia and
Prussan parties, and is interfering with
political issues in other parts of the empire
Bismarck's organs reiterate Jubilantly, I'VE
told you So
1t is admitted generally that the fight is
a hard one for the chancellor. He has few
strong friends and host of powerful enc
mics.
The agrarian members of the Russian
treaty committee, finding the chancellor I'M
yielding. have abandoned the attitude of
uncOmpromising opposition to the treaty.
and have offered to assent to a reduction of
import duties on Russian grain; also that
the duty shall be raised as the value of the
r0uble falls, and lowered as the rouble
rises.
Obviously. such an arrangement would
open the way to wild speculation in rouble
notes. That the agrarians will concede
even that small amount, indicates sign of
the weakness of the OPPOSITION.
Watching Franc. and Russia.
General Won Werder. German ambassador
to Russia who is returning from a three
weeks sojourn in NViesbaden to his official
post. had an audience with the emperor in
Potsdam yesterday. The meeting could hardly
have been agreeable TO the gentleman.
Nothing could have been more explicit than
the car assurance that he did not desire
to encourage French demonstrations. An
oficia; Russian mission went the round of the
European clpitois to proclaim the message of
peace 1t was expected in Berlin that posi-
by French fervor would infect the Russians,
perhaps even the ear, bu5 matters have gone
further.
IL is significant that since the cars visit
to the French cruiser IS.y. OFT Copenhagen,
the Russian press has been allowed TO run
yiot in the matter of Russo French relations.
On Friday for instance, The Moscow Gazette
proclaimed that henceforth France and Rus
STA would go hand in hand. shoulder to Shou.-
der through good or evil fortune ana would
remain allies forever, defying the triple ain
ance on land and GnenaclnS Egypt 5 supreul-
aey on the sea.