The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-14
AFRAID OF FRANCE
Won Caprivi Working Up
d Scare.
ANYTHING TO WIN, WITH HIM
Sirgularly Enough Germany Refuses
to Be Alarmed and Jingoism
Has Fallen Rather Flat.
Special to TUE MoRx1Se CALL

BERLIN. May 13.-The first week of the
electoral struggle ends without any of the
parties knowing where they stand, and
without any CT them having anything like
reliable data from which TO forecast the
result Of the contest for members of the
Reichstag The members of the Social
Democratic party alone seem to retain a
thorough grip upon their organization.
They can reasonably hope to secure 30
seats, gain of 49, 1t is thought that over
100 second ballots will be necessary TO de-
eide the election. And, therefore. it Is
highly probable that the end of summer
will have been reached before the House is
finally constituted. 1t is most likely that
1t will then meet only to hear the En-
peror's speech opening the session. and Will
then adjourn until the period of opening in
October.
In the m eantime it IS evident that the
parties will be reconstructed on platforms
In which the army bill will have almost a
secondary place. Each party seems deter
mined to expend every available resource
in contesting those districts where it has
the remotest chance of success. Indeed,
IN some constituencies each of the eight
recognized parties has candidate in the
field and the contest is further complicated
by class interests, which are demanding
attention.
The Government organs carefully repro
duce the reports in the French papers as TO
how France rejoced at the rejection of
the army bill, adding sinister rumors re-
Earding the designs OF the French Govern
ment. They also publish doubtful tele-
grams from Strassburg reporting that the
al, f,o rffsa1- how
already been OF are being reinforced, and
that the granting of turloughs TO all
French soldiers and officers has been
stopped. The alarm which these organs
profess to feel has not spread among the
people. Every one knows that the rejec-
tion neither diminished the defensive
strength of the Triple Alliance nor added
to frances power of ofense, and outside
OF Chancellor Won CapTivi's organs the idea
Is ridculed that France and Russia will
attack Germany because tile Reiehstag has
refused to grant all that the Government
has demanded.
The socialist organ, VorWaerts, pub
fishes letter purpOrting to be from
Prince AlOrecht Of Prussia to Chancellor
CapriYi, suggesting a meeting and public
reconciliation between Bismarck and En-
peror William on the occasion OF the in
auguration of the monument to the late
Emperor William I at Gor!itz, Prussian
Silesia, with the view to an effect on the
coming elections.
Arendt. Schroeder Won Derheydt and
other free conservative leaders are trying
10 form a great imperial middle party.
To-day they waited upon Prince Bismarck
and asked him to patronize the new conf
bination by accepting candidacy for the
Reichstag sbut it ia understood that he de-
clined the invitation.
The annual Berlin art exhibition viii be
opened to the public tomorrow. Among
the prominent paintings are Lenbach's
Bismarck" and Huenter's "Hussars at
Ligny."
An echo from some foreign quarter has
reached here in regard TO the newly pub
lished ukase ordering the wholesale ex-
pulsion of Hebrews from the Russian
Poland frontier. By Inquiries made it is
ascertalned mat the only movement
against these Hebrews has been the dis
lodging at several places along the frontier
Of number of Jews who were suspected
OF being engaged in smuggling. Apart
from the ordinary observance Of old de-
cTees aiming to keep the Hebrews within
fixed limits, no movement against the race
has taken place in Poland.
In the autumn maneuyers of the German
army. on the vastest scale ever attempted,
will be held between Treves, Metz and
Sirassburg. Emperor William has invited
the Emperor of Austria. the King Of Italy,
the Duke of York, the Duke OF Connaught,
and all of the German Princes, to attend
the maneuYers.