St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-12
BOTH ARE BLUFFING.
Opponents of Caprivi's Army
Bill JIbilant Over a Par
tai Victory.
The Chancellor Claims the
Eaichstag viii Pass
the Bill.
The Confidence Of Both Sides
Part OF a Game OF
Bluff.
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English Tory Party Badly
Torn Up With Internal
Discussions.


BENIIN, March 11.-0nce more the
opponents of the army bill are jubilant.
They declare that the government SuS-
tanned Il decisive defeat yesterday by
the committee Of twenty-eight rejecting
the essential clause, but the organs of
Chancellor Won Capriyi say that the
action OF the committee leaves the fate
of the bill unsettled. They add that il
a majority OF the committee finally re-
fuse to compromise, the government
Will not cease the struggle until It
challenges a vote at plenaIy sitting
OF the reichstag.
u axe what course the government
may" says the FreiSsinnige Ieitung,
commenting in a gleeful article on
yesterdays events, chancellor Won
Capriyi has only the alternative Of the
dissolution Of the reiehstGg or retire
ment from Office"
Both the confidence expressed in
Official circles in the eventual accept
auce Of the bill. ana the certainty eX-
pressed by The opponents of the mea-
sure in lis defeat, IS part OF game of
bluff on either side. The truth is
The Government Is Realizing
more ana more how difficult it will be to
pass any form of the bill as it is and is
manWuVer.ng for time, during which 1t
expects To take advantage of the sup
port Of the CentriSt party to secure
small majority.
The FreiSSiunige members also feel
that their position is made insecure by
the divisions in the party. Led by Herr
Of ~
members of the reichstag was held on
"Wednesday, and. after heated inter
change or views, which lasted three
hours, the disSensiOn was marked by an
agreement that the party as Sucn would
continue to reject the demands IN toto
of the government leaving each member
to follow his individual convictions.
Despite the denials TO the contrary, 1t is
obvious that a right and left wing eX-
lists, and these are likely to weaken the
party al critical moment. As proof of
this statement the fact can be cited
that Herr Ruck was not present at yes
terday'S meeting of the committee.
Similar conditions prevail in the Cen
ter party. Count vOh BaIlestrem, the
leader OF the party, who is favorable to
the army bill. abSented himself from
the meeting. While maintaining sur
face appearance of unity, the party IS
fast
Dividing Ento Two reactions,
the Catholic Democratic and the Catho-
lie Federal, the latter mostly comprising
PrusSian autOcratS, who are ready TO
make common cause With the RUSSIAN
COuSeTN ativeS.
For The present the Centrists await
the Issue of the debate on the Jesuit
question in the reichStag. This debate
was fixed to take place on March IL.
Through President NeSlOw, who acted
III unison with the chancellor, who wants
the decision postponed, the motion in
regard to the return Of the Jesults to
Germany has been postponed. The
time is not yet OppOrtune for the gov
eminent to declare its intentions IN this
matter. The negotiations with the
vatican. though almost hopeless, still
proceed. Gen. Won Leo, WnO was APP
pointed as the special envoy of Emperor
William 10 convey his congratulations
on the occasion Of the pOntitical jubi-
lee, has returned with papal decora-
ton, but if his mission had any political
end in view the result shows his lnabll-
ity as a diplomat 10 bring about salts
factory result. The pope, in the inter
views which took place between HIM
self, Cardinal RampOlla and Gen. Won
LOe, declining 10 interfere with the
course Of the CenJrist leader, whatever
that course might be. Count Won Bel
lestTem, it is said, is indirectly offering
the chancellor the support Of the Cen
trists in exchange for the
ReadniiAsiOn OF lhe Jesuits.
Through the tangle of party schisms
and lobby intrigues the army bill may
emerge safe, but not for many days.
Herr AhlWardt, the notorious jew
batter. made his first speech IN the
rechStag during the discussion of the
supply bill. The speech had no rela-
ton whatever to the matter being dis
cussed. The chancellor, Herr Ahlwardt
SAID. had called him libeler. He
maintained that he had only fulfilled a
patriotic duty in revealing the faults of
those who entrusted Jews with
the armament Of the German forces.
He repeated amid chilling silence his
accusations against the government for
taking the defective LOewc rifles. Dur
ing the same debate Herr Richter asked
whether the budget included the sums
paid TO newspapers for supporting the
army bill. Chancellor Won Capriyi in
dignantly denied that a single p1ennlng
had been so expended. The latest
development in the agrarian question IS
the governments proposal TO establish
a chamber OF agriculture, which Will be
regulated by government officials. The
agrarian leaders eye the project as