Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-22
THE FATHERLAND.
GERMAN GOSSIP POLITE
CAL AND SOCIAL.
Capriyi Pleased with European
Comment OH His Speech.
Generalities.

,Rv .ngIo-Amsr,csn cable 10 tho Dispatch.l
BERLIN. January 21.-Before the
Reichstag Committee on the Army Bill
adjourned for three days on account OF
the court fctos connected with the mar
riace of the Princess Margaret of Prus-
sia 10 Prince Frederick Carl. Chancellor
Won Csprivi made a significant refer
ence TO the communications that had
been received from foreign powers
arising from what he termed the distort-
ed press reports OF his recent speech.
The Chancellor said that he had no rea-
son to regret the exchange of views thus
elected. Mutual declarations on the
situation thus enabled the friendly
powers to affirm their sympathy with
Germany, while no hostile expression or
complaint had been received from any
quarter
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
A semi.ohicial note in the North Ger
man Ga-efte further explains, in re-
spouse 10 the assertion that the Chan
cellor had pledged Germany to an armed
support of the Austrian policy IN the
Balkans. that 10 such guarantee exists.
There was nothing, the paper adds, told
by the Chancellor to the committee to
warrant an assertion that any de-
parture from the known prlncl-
pies of the Austrian alliance was
even intended, much less accom-
plished. This explanation has rather
chilled the Austrian enthusiasm over
Caprivi's policy, but it rectified his posi-
ton IN the face Of the contention OF the
opposition that he had committed Ger
many TO such terms as would place all
the military resources OF Germany at
the service OF Austrian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
THE ATMOSPHERE CLEARING.
As the day nears when the committee
will report to the Reichstag, the political
atmosphere becomes clearer. The mem
bers OF the Reichstag OF all parties have
been sounding their constituents IN
order to ascertain the probable result If
the Reichstag IS dissolved over the bill
Personal inquiries made in the lobbies
Of the Reichstag enable your representa-
tive to state that both the Centre and
Freisinnige parties have learned enough
to cause them to shrink from dlssolu-
ton of the house
NEW ELECTION POSSIBILITIES.
Should new elections be held they
would result in the return Of an increased
number of Socialists and Conservatives
with an anti-semitic programme and
South German Democrats, but the rclec-
ton OF the bill would leave such weak
ening of Frcs nnige representation as
would nearly amoGnt 10 temporary ex-
tinction. The party will, therefore, COM
promise. The adherents of Herr Richter
continue to head the irreconcilable sec
ton, but Herren Richter, Bamberger.
and Barth are ready TO accept almost
nominal concessions as an excuse TO vote
for the bill.
The measures for taxing alcohol and
Bourse transactions, both of which are
associated with the necessity OF finding
money for army expenditure, have been
referred to n committee. Dp'iug the
debate on the proposed alcohol tax n
number of Conservatives pronounced
themselves to ta ia favor of State mo-
nopoly of spirit production. Others OF
the ,,2r,y protested that tax on beer
you'd ruin nearly eight thousand OF the
smaller breweries.