St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-16
CAPRIVI WILL WIN.
Opposition to the Army Bill Admit
That II Has q Fair Chance
to Win.
The ChancelIor's Late Speech
Makes a Bad Impression in
st. Petersburg.

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE opposition Is
now beginning to admit that the army
bill has fair chance of passing the
reichstag. The members of the Frci-
sinnige party and the Centrists publicly
declare that the speech of Chan
celIor Won Caprivi before the
reichstag committee last Wednes-
day has not in any wise al
tered the situation, but the general
tone of the parliamentary circles shows
decidedly that the chancellor'S torceful
presentation of the governments de-
mands and the reasons Tor tnem
has created strong impression.
1t is generally conceded that
the chancellOr'S speech was most
powerful and skillful plea for united
action OH the part OF all the German
parties on matter that involves the
safety of the fatherland. His speech
was an appeal to the patriotism
of the country, and. noJWlth-
standing the statements made by
some members OF the reichstag, it is be-
lfeved that 1t will have not been
made in vain. Although the attack
made in the committee upon the chan-
cellOr by Heer Richter showed no
sign of any abatement in the hospitality
entertained by his party for the meas
ure, many of the FreiSslnnlg party de-
sire to come to an entente with tne
government.
Among the proposals relative to the
bill discussed in the lobbies today was
one that was received with favor by the
opposition. This was suggestion that
the new organization of the army should
not be enforced Immediately upon the
bill becoming a law, but that the
changes proposed should extend
over several years in eXecu-
ton. With this concession granted
bv the government the reichstag could
vote the first inStallment necessary to
the reorganization, and pledge itself to
accede to the other inStallments within
a fixed time. In the official circle the
question now is, not whether the
government will get q majority, but
how large the majority will be. The
center party, which has been violently
opposed 10 the measure, is obviously
Weakening, and it is only the important
section that is led by Mr.. Lieber that is
feared by the government. The Ma
tional Liberals, Conservatives and
Free Conservatives will abandon
their pretended independence and
already they are preparing to swallow
the whole bill If they are required to do
so. A number of the Freislnnig party
who differ from Herr Richter are likely
to absent themselves when division is
taken on the measure. All things con-
sidered, the bill seems practically safe.
The effect of the chancellor's speech
abroad is eagerly watched. kilograms
INi,ro ronAiunn fDUau cIofn
that the chancellor's words made the
worst sort OF all impression there owing
to the want of accord between his utter
ances before the committee and
his previous pacific declarations,
which were recently received
through the German embassy.
i, The tenor Of these latter remarks in-
t1uenced the czar's decision to send the
czaraWich as his representative to the
marriage of Princess Margaret. The
revulsion of the friendly feeling enter
! tanned for the German government
will be intense unless Chancellor Won
Caprivi officially explains his remarks
regarding Russia and Denmark.
Thd spesch is hailed at Vienna and
Buda Pesth as establishing greater con-
| tidence on the part Of the Austrian gov
,. eminent in Won Caprivi than ever felt
in Prince Bismarck. The Pesther Lloyd,
in an article today commenting on
the speech, alluded to Bismarck
double dealing and his tendency
toward intriguing with Russia, even
after the triple allid nee was formed
says that Won Caprivi has shown himsel,
to be sincere ally who recognized the
solidarity OF the interests Of the allied
powers. The Neuz Freie Presse
also contrasts the mstrust OF
Bismarck and the confidence If
Won Caprivi. and congratulates
| Austria that the alliance with Germany