The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-28
TERMS OF A PEACE.
Manifesto Issued by the German
Clerical Party.
Lieber Holds Fast to the Character of
the Empire and VIII Not
Surrender.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

BERLIN, May 81. The electoral outlook
has considerably cleared since the issue by DR..
Lieber of The manifesto of the Center Catho.
lie party. The labored phraseology of The
manifesto and its long winded sentences We're
not calculated to impress the public, and have
e,icned ridicule from tile press; but the decar-
alton did not fail TO inform the Government OF
the price it must pay for The support of the
party in the new ReichstaG Behind the VERDI
age about inIolerabe military burdens imposed
by the empire. and The advice TO the electors To
take decided position against the army bill
aud the Huene amendment TO that measure,
there lies principle.
ave shall transfer" says DR.. Lieber. 1.-THE
WmdthOrst resolutions to the new Parlia-
meHt and use them as a guiding light in dis
cussing all future military question"
In short, the Leber faction of the Center
parry is ready TO negotiate with Caprv on The
basis of the repeal OF the remaining religious
disabilities and to barter for the readmission OF
The Jesuits in return for its adhesion 10 the
Governments military demands.
The reactionary Conservative organs threat
Ell, if the new Reichstag Is intractable. that
the Government will restrict the franchise and
thus get an obedent Parliament. The mani
frsto replies 10 This that the highest law is tie
constitution, adding: 1--WE hold fast TO the
character of the empire federal state, and
the prerogatives Of the people are based upon
universal. equal, direct and secret suffrage"
One factor thar is causing panic among the
Bavarian Crnrists is the independent action
of the peasant societies, which hitherto have
always supported the Centrists' candidates.
These societies have now issued an electoral
address stating that their representatives up
to this time, have been cooperating in legtsla.
tloD rulnous 10 the peasant proprietors and
paying altogether too much attention TO rell.
gious subjects. In the coming elections tile
peasants societies will support only candidates
who are devoted to the agricultural Interests
of the country and who are reliable as citizens
without regard to their religious belief or social
position.
The Social Democratic party will turn the
disruption of the CentristS TO the best account
and the electoral charivari of Conservative,
National Liberal and Fresinnige parties will
not be much heard of. The struggle lies be-
tween The Socialists, who form compact. we'll
directed party, and the new political bodies
composed of old clements, yet hardly in con-
diton to know themselves.
The kulturKampf in Hungary. according to
Germania, is tending toward a settlement, tile
Pope Offering TO assent TO form of civil mar
rage, consisting of the present civil regis
trary at the church after the nuptial ceremony,
with subsequent registration of the marriage.
Other advlees from Hungary show that the
Cabinet is not willing to accept this compro.
mise. as a majority OF the Hungarian Diet want
full liberty of civil marriage.
Throughout North Germany, Austria, Hun
gary and Bulgaria sufficient rains have fallen
10 insure good harvest.
COLOGNE, May 81. The Chamber of Com
MERGE has retitoned Chancellor Capriv 10
maintain The German gold standard. declaring
bimei alist alliance 10 be Ineffective without
the evaporation OF England, aud wage earners
would suffer by an alteration OF the present
monetary system, which would lead TO gen
erai rise in prices, whereas wages would only
rise slowly.