The morning call., 1893-12-03
European Affairs Discussed No
More at the Vatican.
WHY JEsUITs WERE FAVORED.
Just the Same Caprivi Desires to
Hold the Whip Hand Over
the Pope.

many, but throughout the Catholic world
In the Kulturkampf struggle Bismarck al
ways poured the full vias of his wrath
upon the Jesuits, and SO earned for him
self the opposition Of all German Catho-
lies. Since that time the Pope and the
Emperor have become reconciled and the
position has become much changed, though,
according to the calculations of the news
papers, the bill ought to have been re-
Jecied. Their anticipations were falsified,
however, by the votes If Indifferent men,
bers. who believe there is nothing more to
be feared from the interference of the
Vatican in political affairs.
1t would seem that majority OF repre-
sentative Germans have come to the con-
clusionsthat the policy of the Vatican Is
that Of Indifference in the political strug-
giles of the different parties at home and
abroad, and should the Vatican at any
future time use its influence in the politi-
cal affairs of Germany by leaning toward
the Franco-Russian entente, for instance,
it is believed that the Catholics in the
ReichstaE would remain loyal to the
fatherland. and that such action upon the
part of the Vatican would have no effect
upon the Catholics of Germany other than
to cause them to discountenance the inter-
ference of the church in the political stu.
alton.
The Government has not yet given any
indication of Its intentions in regard to the
Jesuit motion, and though it is almost
certain no immediate effect will be given to
the vote. the power to d o so will remain in
the hands of Chancellor Won Caprivi as a
useful resolution should he desire to bring
about more cordial relations with the
Vatican, with view. possibly, of alienat-
ing the Pope's partiality from France.
Another inducement which might cause
the Government to accept the bill would
be that it would do much TO reduce the
cleavage which manifested itself during
army bill debates between North and
South Germany in the Reichstag.
The committees to which the CONNER
cial treaties were referred last Saturday
to-day approved the Spanish treaty by
vote of 15 to 8. The majority was unex-
pectedly large and insures the adoption of
the Servian treaty. The fate of the Rou.
manian commercial treaty is still doubtful.
motion By the agr arian party that the
treaty be concluded for three years only
was negatived by the committee having
the treaties under consideration. The
Commercial Treaty Committee strongly
advised the Government to make special
concessions to Cuba and Porto Rico on ac-
count OF the American reciprocity treaty
giving them advantages in iron and manu-
faetared goods. and making German CON-
petition almost imposs ible. 1t is stated
that the Polish party. departing from its
previous declarations, has decided to vote
in favor of the treaties. and as over one
half of the Centrists also support them, IL Is
believed that the Roumanian commercial
treaty will also be adopted.
The agrarians do not abandon hope OF
being able to undermine Caprivi's position
and estrange him from the Emperor. The
kreuZ Zeitung makes what is classed as a
mean attack upon Caprivi. for having. as it
alleges. made himself the chief figure be-
fore the public in the infe nal machine
affair by only incidentally mentioning the
danger to which the Emperor was exposed.
Needless to say, the imputation is un-
founded and will have no effect upon the
Emperor's mind. Rather than dispense
with Caprivi the Emperor would again dis
solve the Reichstag.
The Cologne Gazette says the Emperor
has requested all members of his suite
conversant with the incidents attending
Prince Bismarck's retirement from Office
to maintain complete silence upon the sub
ject. and neither refute false statements
nor answer any attacks made upon them
in connection with the historic incident.
The German bondholders of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company, of
which the largest number of shares are
said to be held in Germany, have called a
meeting. to take place Ia the Offices of the
Berlin Bourse next Wednesday, to take
measures to protect themselves on account
of the non-payment of December coupons.
According to the report received the Union
Pacific, which has managed this company.
being In the hands of receivers. the latter
now state they are net authorized to pro-
vide for the payment Of the December
coupons. This meeting Is convened by
the Deutsche Bank, and there Is consider
able feeling among the German bondhold-
ers of the Oregon, who claim that their
interests are seriously threatened by the
attitude of the receivers.
A company has been organized to open
the new Schiller Theater. the object being
to provide workmen with the best classical
plays at the cheaper prices. One mark
will be the price charged for the best seats.
Sondermann, Fulda and Wildensbruck
have joined the company. and the EN-
peror has taken quite an interest in the
matter. He received DR.. Lowenteld, the
leader OF the movement. and promised to
be q. frequent visitor to the theater.
The proposal sanctioned by the Bundes-
rath last summer for raising by 30
per cent the import duty was passed
by the Reichstag to-day. The socialists
and few radicals alone voted against the
proposition.
The Berlin Post announces that the
Queen of Roumania shows symptoms of
an attack of paralysis which will be more
severe than the previous attack.
The Minister OF Justice In the Hungarian
Diet to-day introduced the marriage re-
form bills.