Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-03
Chancellor Caprivi Pleading for It
in the Reichstag.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT LOUISVILLE
Clearing Away the Ruins at Cisco.
Texas.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
CAPR1vI YIELDS AGAIN.
The German Chancellor Makes Purthsl
Concessions on His Army Bill.

The German Chancellor Makes Purths0
Concessions His Army Bill.
BERLIN, Nav 3.-The members Of the centes
(clericaD party had an uproarious meeting 10.
day to consider the proposition supported BY
Freiherr Won Huene to the terms on which
the center should support the army bill in the
reichstaS. The meeting was of a most xciting
character, and resulted IN the rejection OF
freiherr won Huene's proposition by an enor-
nous majority
Count Won Ballestrem thereupon resigned
his place as leader of the center. aud Count
Won Preysing- g-Lichtenegg-Moos OF Straubing
was elected to succeed Ballestrem in the leader
ship. Ii was afterward decided that the mem.
bers should vote according to their individual
convictions.
In the reichstag today Chancellor Caprivi de-
clared that the government would endeavor by
every constitutional means to secure the pas
sage of the army bill. The German army.
the chancellor said as at present consti-
tuted was not equal In quantity and quality 10
any emergency that might arise. He reminded
the members of the reichstag that the ablest
diplomacy was not always efficient sub.
stitute for military strength, and in support OF
this assertion he cited the experience Of
Frederick the Great of Prussia.
The chancellor went on to saw that some SEQ.
tions OF the house appeared to have lost sight
OF the main issue, namely, the provision
Attempts
had been made to refute the arguments Of
the government in support OF the bill by
the manipulation of figures in opposition to
the bill, but Chancellor Csprivi added be at
tached more weight TO the views of men who
not only had to settle questions in times Of
peace. but must stand their honor and fulfill
their duty in times of war.
The chancellor declared that IL Won Moitke
and Won Room were present they would have
supported the demands of the government in
more forcible language than he had used, and
II was q fact that there not living a Ger
man general who considered the German army
to be anything like as strong as it was in 1870.
THE ARMY BILL COMPROMISE.
The army bill compromise arranged betweea
Chancellor Won Caprivi and Freiher Won
Huene, the clerical leader, contains these de-
tails: The peace effective shall be created bS
SO. 600 men at once and in the course of the
next three years shall be raised gradually
full number demanded recently by the
chancellor, shall have been added to the
present standing army. The sixty new bat
teries of field artillery shall have four instead
of six guns each. BY the concessions thus in
dicated the expenditures contemplated by the
army bill will be reduced nine million marks.
Capriyis supposed ultimatum some thrcs
weeks ago called for the addition at once of
| $4,000 men TO the peace effective; while nov
abating this demand partially he obtains as An
4 eventuahty more than he was believed 70 have
/ the slightest chance Of obtaining.
1t il calculated that if but twenty clerical
members follow Freiherr won Huene q majority
for the compromise is assured. only forty OK
! forty-fve votes are now required by the govern.
ment from clericals and radicals together.
The general wayering in the ranks of the
/ opposition is highly favorable to the govern.
ment, it will cause many members who were
/ courted as allies by the opposition to abstain
| from voting.
A most popular feature Of the compromise b
that the reduction of the money demand by
! 81 900 900 marks will allow of the abandonment
of the proposed excise duties on beer and
spirits. Ii necessary the whole question Of
ways and means would be postponed until the
next session of the reichstag and the expendi.
ture of the first six months be defrsyea through
additional matricular contributions lFom IL
| federal states.