The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-03
CAPRIVPS GREAT SUCCESS.
HIS TRIUMPH REGARDED As COM
PLETE BIZ Hrs FRIENDS.

Tho Emperor ETariveIy Coneratuiates Him
| on the Assured Passage OF the Army Bin
Some OF the New Members Are Rather
| Dubious Lot-The silver Crisi. In Ger
many and Austrin-A Painting OF Ex-
| Minister Phelps and Prince bismarck.
BERLIN. July 2.-The triumph OF Count Won
| Caprivi Is regarded as complete by the friends
| OF the Government The ILlperor himself has
set upon his conduct OF the elections the seal
OF imperial approval The utmost confidence
| pervades official circles that the Chancellor
now has Reichstag which. within reasonable
| limits. will do his bidding.
As soon us the result Of the second ballots
| was known. the Emperor summoned his Chan
| celor to an audience in tho now palace in
Potsdam. He received him in the presence OF
| all the officers OF the household, shook his hand
| with ostentatlous warmth, and congratulated
him upon the satisfactory event of the cleo
tons. Throughout the interview that followed.
| tho Emperor was cordial almost to the degree
OF efrusiveness. Hisintention. apparently. was
not only to express his gratitude for the Chan
| ceor's creditahle victory. but also to set at
| rest the everlasting rumors concerning Ca
privi's retirement from Office
| While the election returns were coming in
the Emperor and his Ministers met frequently
| for consultation. At these meetings the speech
from the throne is supposed TO have been q
| conspicuous topic. OF tho exact nature OF this
speech nothing conclusive is known. The
semi official forecasts say that the Emperor
| will thank the country and the Deputies for
the loyalty manifested in the recent elections.
| and for the readiness with which the military
| policy OF the Government has been endorsed.
| Tho Emperor Is expected toask the new House
to affirm speedily tho decision Of tho voters by
passing the Army bill in tho form Just ap-
| proved by the Federal Council. He is said to
have Incorporated already in the draft OF his
| speech promises to continue the realization OF
| his socihl reform programme. and to have his
| Chancellor submit measures for the temporary
relief OF the agricultural distress caused by the
| drought.
The financial projects prepared to meet the
additional expenditures attendant upon the
| increase In the army will be represented
| probably as free from anything calculated
to increase tho burdens Of the poorer classes.
Otllcial reports credits the Emperor also with
proposing to disavow in his speech any inten-
ton to change the laws as regards the right OF
suffrage or 10 raise new revenues by enhancing
the prices OF the necossaries Of life.
Undoubtedly the Emperor expects that the
Army bill will be passed without much delay.
His plan 10 start for Norway on July has been
!
became known and tho Ministers decided to
expedite the progress OF tho bill. and after the
Council of Minister'S on Saturday he let it be I'M
dcrstood that he would postpone his departure
until after the bill should DC voted by the
Reichstag.
Chancellor Won Caprvi will present the bill
In the form which has become familiar as the
Hucne compromise. He will suggest that
prolonged debates will be needless. as the
questions presented by the bill were discussed
at length BY the last Reichstag. still. if the
| Deputies insist upon referring the measure to
| committee, the Government will not oppose
them. At tho same time. however. the
| Chancellor will urge upon them the expediency
| OF a final settlement both in committee and the
plenary sitting within the present month. The
Governments plan is to got the whole matter
out OF tho way before fall. This plan implies
greater Ministerial confidence in the disposi-
ton OF the Reichstag than those outside of
official circles are ready to concede. The
Governments majority is small and compos-
lite. It's members are divided on innum cradle
minor issues. Least Of all are they likely to
accept on trust the Chancellors financial pro-
posals. which he will be able to present only In
their general outlines. as the details OF his plan
are still undetermined.
The sem-oflicial newspapers are endeavor-
ing to slip the Deputies over this obstacle by
pretending that it does not exist. They say that
the financial paragraphs ara all but complete.
and will be ready in ample time for the consid-
Grafton Of the Deputies These assertions. how
ever do not alter the fact that the Federal
Council is busy with the financial proposals.
and will be busy with them for some time
after the assembling OF the Deputies. and that
for many days the Chancellor will be unable to
give anything like full exposition Of his
scheme.
The trouble with the financial proposals will
be aggravated by the suspicious Of the Con-
| servatives. Anti -Semites. and Agrarians. who
watch with jealous eyes any measure reflect
ing the Chancclor's economic views. They
are all ardent protectionists. and they cannot
forgive Caprivi for his tendencies toward tariff
reform While asserting to the principle Of
the military bill. they disagree with the Chan
cellor on all questions Of ways and means and
will miss no opportunity to attack his fnan-
cial or commercial policy.
The majority Of tho new Deputies are al
ready in Berlin. Virtually all Of them concede
that the adoption OF the Army bill is beyond
doubt. The main subject of interest among
them is the distribution Of official honors in
the organization of the Reichstag. The cleo
tions Of members Of the parliamentary bu-
reaus will take place on July q Herr Won
Levetzow's reelection to the Presidency of the
Reichstag will not he opposed. The Cericals
will get the First Vice Presidency. the National
Liberals the Second Vice Presidency.
The general opinion that the new Rechstag
will have an exceptionally low tone is sus-
tanned by the appearance Of the men who have
come to take their seats. Among the members
are several tainted men. hardly more respect
able than Rector Ahlwardt The sixteen
avowed Ant-Semites are likely to prove even
moro offensive leaven than the worst OF the
Social Democrats. Intellectually and morally
they have as low an average as any group OF
men sitting in European Parliament The
Saxon contingent of Anti-Semites is especially
blatant. although curiously enough they won
their victories In a kingdom where Jews are
comparatively scarce. All the members Of the
party boast Of their intention to promote jew