The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-19
CAPRIVIABOUT TO FALL.
GEN. Won wALDBRsEE APT TO BE
BIS SUCCESSOR.


lamentsry Blectlon-No Show for
the Bill.
LONDON, March IS.-Numerous signs in
the last week have pointed to Berlin as the
scene of the next cabinet crisis A feeling
that at the last minute the emperor and his
chancellor would coucede a few thousand
recruits rather than submit to dishoart-
ening defeat on the army bill commission
was current throughout the empire
until the announcement was made that
the national liberal offer OF $4,000
more recruits had been finally refused.
lt then became apparent TO all that
not only in the commission, but also in the
plenary sitting OF the Reiohstag the army
bill was doomed. This means az best gem
eral election. The government is doing its
best TO defer an appeal TO the people, who
would be likely TO return parliament fully
as much opposed to the bill as the present
one, besides electing many anti -Semitics and
social democrats the bitter enemies Of all
decent parties. Even the conservatives
agree that Chancellor Won CRprivi
has been too unbending In hls
attitude toward the parties, and
it is believed that his arro-
ganoe will cost him his Office. Tuico
during the past week he has borne sharp
reproofs from the emperor, who was
especially ohagrined by his chancellor's
failure to close with Herr Won Bennigsen,
who was willing to deliver forty votes Of
the central liberal party If the chancellor
would abate his demands about 10
per cent. News OF this interview was
whispered throughout the city Wednesday
afternoon two hours after 10 took place.
The Withdrawal of the army bill was be-
lieyed TO be assured, and despite the accom-
panying reports that Chancellor Caprivi
would resign, prices on the bourse rose sew
eral points. A street broker gave n good
index OF the situation when he said that
nothing would help the prices Of German
securities more than the immediate retire.
ment OF Chancellor Won CRpTivi and his
army bill.
Won WALDERsEE TO SUCCEED CAPRIvI
That the retirement Of the successor OF
Prince Bismarck is at hand few persons
doubt Chancellor Won Caprivi informed
an East Prussiau conservative to-day that
be was weary of office and after the defeat
of the army bill was decided he would re-
tire. it is not believed however, that EN-
peror William will wait for the hnal decis-
ion on the bill before calling a now man TO
the cheucellorship. Lieut.. Won HuelEen has
already been dispatched TO Altoona to con-
vey letters from the emperor to Gen. Won
Wsldersee, and a report is abroad that
this able soldier is the coming man.
A majority of the conservatives
look TO Gen. Won Waldersee as the rising
sun In German politics, not only on account
Of the latter5 increasing close relations to
the emperor Dut also because after Chan
cellor Won Caprivi, he is the only we'll
known German who is at once a capable
soldier and an astute politician. The radi-
cal press hints that April /, or at the latest
May /, will see the fall OF the present chan
oellor. the appointment Of his successor and
a general parliamentary election approach
ing in the near future. The conservative
newspapers, led by the Rreuz Zeiiltlg, Bug-
gesb the same eventually. Social demo-
cratic editors, with Herr Ltebknecht of the
VorUGertz at their head, say plainly that
the Caprivi regime is "a failure and that the
| emperor awaits only favorable opportu-
nifty to end It,
HOSTILE MAJORITY.
BERLIN, March 1S.-Before the final vote
on the army bill the committee left the gov
ernment face 90 face with a definitely hos
tile majority. Chancellor Won Capriyi had
conferences with Herren Hueze, Ricksrt Bsn-
| nigzen and Lieber, chiefs Of tue parties rep
| resented on the committee. Tie negotia-
tiOns left the government and the commit
tee more hostile than ever toward
each other. Only the conservative aud
free conservative members of the COM
mittee supported the bill. The chancellor
gave as resolute rejection TO Herr Benig
zen'5 compromise proposals, though they
largely conceded the governments de-
mands, as he did to the proposal OF Herr
Lieber, which conceded nothing. Herr
Lieber's proposal, about which much mys-
terry has been maintained, showed that the
center party had no desire 70 further treat
with the government His proposal was
practically submission Of a new bill, pro-
viding for the maintenance Of the pres
ent peace effective, with reduced
term OF service, the government having the
option in the event OK emergencies TO retain
in active service men who had served their
term. The report Of the committee will be
submitted to the Reichstag after Easter.
Every indication now points to the Reich
stag supporting the committee. The deter
mined attitude of the chancellor proves that
Emperor William has resolved to take an
extra step.
THE COMING DISSOLUTION.
1t is now expected that the keicbstag will
be dissolved at the end Of April. The clos
ing speeches in committee had pronounced
election character, being less directed 70
criticism of the bill than TO attacks upon the
government. Herr Richter declared that
the rejection OF Herr Bennigzen's compro-
mise was an event in the light of which the
the whole political situation was thrown
into clear relief. IL was proof that there
was no possibility TO deRl with a
government behind which was an inn
periouS Will. All parties, he said, might
now combine in defense OF constitutional
ism against Rbsolutism. Herr Won BenDig-
zen denounced the stand taken b7 Chancel-
lor Won Caprivi ss precluding all hope Of an
arrangement and assuring certainty OF
shipWreck TO the bill. he declared that the
obstinacY Of the government would precpi-
tate O general election. Were the min
listers aware, he asked, of what dig
solution implied i6 would bring about
the widest scenes of political confu-
sion, and il would CAUSE disorders heretofore
unknown 20 German electors. Herr Ben
nigzen warned the government that trey
had no chance 10 rally the country 20 thoir
side They could rely upon no party except
the conservatives and not even the con-
servatives, unless they made terms With
the agrariau faction. Then Freiherr Won
Buol Berenberg ,centerist posed as an advo-
vate Of financial retreaohmeat, repeating
all the old arguments on that question
THE cHANCELLoR's SPEECH.
Chancellor Won Caprivi rightly character
lied the csnterist proposal as destructive OF
the object of the till. Herr Bennigzen's
proposal he rejected on the ground that
federal government must adhere 20 the