St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-21
Cappivi Can Pass His Army
Measure by Making Slight
Concessions.
Many Campaign Factors Are
Promising Well for the
Government.
Conservatives Supporting the
Bill Agitate Against the
Chancellor.
They Proclaim That His Com
mereial Policy Is Running
the Empire.

BERLIN, May 20.-Though it would
still be rash and premature to attempt
to predict the fate of the diverse groups
at the coming elections for members of
the reichstag. it can safely be said that
if the government will offer slight
concession in the army bill regarding
the two years. service with the colors,
it will get majority in the next house
to support the bill. As the contestants
range themselves for the approaching
battle it becomes evident that the split
in the Freisinnige party is widening,
and that larger faction of that
political group than was at first
expected will be sent toward the
side of the government. A somewhat
similar condition Of affairs exists in the
Center party. In the absence of any
authorized party manifesto. many
staunch Centrist celebrates will not
bind their candidates to vote against
the army bill. The representatives OF
the party in these districts will be left a
free choice as to their attitude toward
the bill, and this in most cases Will
mean that the successful candidates
will
support the Government.
Another factor promising we'll for the
government is the growing tendency OF
the National Liberals to act in concert
with the moderate section of the
Freisinnige party.
1t is already seen that groups are
forming which may give the govern.
ment new cartel party, composed OF
Conservatives, National Liberals. Mod
crate Freisinniges, faction OF the Cen
trists. OF the deputies who sat in the
last reichstag and who lost their seats
through the issuing of the imperial re-
script dissolving the house. seyenty-six
have refused to again stand for election.
Reckoning out the old members who 1t
is certain will not be reelected, 1t is
estimated that over One-third OF the
new reichstag will be new men. The
opposition papers predict that half the
house will consist of new men, and that
half of these will be OF strong Demo
cratic tendencies.
A notable feature of the situation is
the conservative agitation against Chan-
cellor Won Caprivi. While supporting
the army bill, the Conservative papers
support any candidate who gives his as
sent to protectiOnism, bi metaillsm and
anti-Semitism. Conservative candidates
proclaim that the chancellOr'S CONNER
cial policy is running the empire, and
they demand that he be replaced by
man who is better verSed III economic
and financial questions.
Some Nearn for Bismarck.
Count Botho zu Gutenberg, president
of the PruSSian council OF ministers,
and DR.. MIGUEL, Prussian minister OF
finance, are their present ideals OF
chiefs of new cabinet. Some yearn
is Herr Arendt, a leading bi-metal-
list and editor of the DeutSches
Wochenblatt. Apropos of the un-
yelling of the Goerlitz monument mem
orial OF Emperor William l.. Herr Arendt
writes frankly that the Emperor Will
lam Ii. ought to show to the venerable
chancellor of his great ancestor the
gratitude the imperial house owes him
by calling upon him to use his expert
ence and Incompatible genius i'll re-
newed service to the empire, although
he should not be burdened with office.
Herr Arendt adds that a reconciliation
between the emperor and Prince Bis
marck can be only rendered possible by
the retirement Of Chancellor yon Ca
priv.
Inc CROWN Oh tne dSitdtlon Ill ldFof
of bimetalism, linked as it now is with
strong conservative faction, makes many
people nervous >over a permanent
gold standard. In the agricultural dis
trictS, where eXaggerations prevail re-
garding the strength Of the agrarian
party, d large number of the holders OF
land mortgages are reported to be with
drawing their money. believing they
will thus escape being repaid in depre-
elated silver or paper. The belief in
return to timetalism has no hold in
trading centerS.