The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-01
CAPRIvI'S TWO DINNERS.
NE AVS n DEFEAT OF THE ARMY
EILL rs NOT IMMINENT.

roiow-some Details OF the Rni-rr's Iu-
,e,yiew with the rope-seen-. OF Rumnn-
ian In the Iseicbstnx-Germnny Wants 10
Revise the samoan T~resty-The Emperor
VIII Make His Usual hummer Trip TO
the Northern Coast OF scandinavia.
BERLIN, Arril Gothic Chancellor has given
two dinners. at which n few crumbs Of nu-
,boritatIvo Information concerning the pres
an, bearings OF The ship OF state were let fall
ior the satisfaction OF the greedy German
,ullic, Tho FIRST dinner. on Wednesday. was
attended almost exclusively by members of
tho Rcirhstng: the second. on Friday. by
Jiplomat,sts and party leaders. On both oc-
.os,ons the topics OF conversation were the
ARMY hill, the probability Of a general election
IN the immediate future. and tho decaGence OF
The I,elchstag since Ahlwardt was elected to
membership.
chancellor Won Caprivi listened intently to
tbc opinions OF hts guests md spoke little on
state matters. He relaxed his reserve once.
however. to say that II dissolution would prob
ably follow tho defeat OF the Army bill. nj
though such nm cventuality was not likely. ms
the defeat OF the bill was not imminent: at tho
,amo time thu Government would not decide
mon any course OF action until after the vote
in the Rcichstag. Indirectly. tho Chancellor
took HlHS ' NV . Nho"h ssfht '"v
ments OF Bavaria. SaSony. and Baden oppose
sdissolution as peculiarly inorportuno during
the present condition OF the parties. Tho
alternative course recommended by tho three
states was not revealed. 1t IL significant
that on his return journey from Italy. Emperor
william will stop Ia Cnrlsruhe to confer with
the Grand Duke OF Baden rs to the future
course OF the Central Government. The
Grand Duke has been q mnIn stay Of the house
q, Hohenzollern since the formation Of the
empire: his advice has been sought and
trusted In all such grave crises rs now seem
imminent. and 1t is likely to have q dotermin-
Inc influence upon the conduct OF Emperor and
Chancellor toward the refractory Parliament
Among the guests ut both OF the Chancel-
lor's dinners were several conspicuous Cleri-
calls, whose presence Is regarded as an indi-
cation OF n rnrprochem ent between the Chan
cellor and the Centre. All such matters. how
ever, will not have official Significance until the
return Of tho Emperor to Berlin. for he alone
holds the rsIns OF Government. and without
him tho Chancellor takes merely tentative
steps while avoiding everything likely to lead
Immediately to a crisis. He Is putting out
feelers In all directions. He plays secretly.
now with the Clerical partisans OF Freiherr
Won Husnn. again with tho Poles. and ut an
other time with tho dissident Radicals OF the
BamberCer and Reickert groups. II he sue
cesds eventually in building a majority It
will b composed OF the continGents thus
indicated. gathered around a nucleus OF Con-
servatives and National Liberals.
The Chancellor's work toward making this
combination has been already partially sue
c%essful. and DR.. Albert Haenel and twenty
bill on certain conditions which await the
sanction Of the Emperor. In order that he
may close the negotiations in tho near future.
tho Emperor has abandoned his plan for q
visit to Hesse and has shortened tho time al
lowed for his ~sojourn in Carlsruhs.
Tho facts concerning the interview ut the
Vatican a week ago have been given to your
correspondent BY o man high In the Clerical
party. and at the same time enjoying conf
Dental relations at the Vatican. Shortly be-
fore the interview. he says. the Emperor was
Induced to forego his purpose to discuss with
the Pope tho relations between Vatican and
Quirinal. This change OF mind was due not
only to Cardinal Iiampolla's repeated protests
that the subject would be distasteful to the
Pope. but also to the Emperor's growing con-
v,ction. after a few days at the Quirinal.
that his efforts to promote q reconcilia-
tion would be utterly vain. Herr Won
Buslow. Prussian Minister. then sounded Car
dinal Ram olla to ascertain whether the Em-
peror might Introduce the subject OF German
domestic politics. This topic was also pro-
nounced iropportune. The programme OF
conversation. thus e~xpurgated. was observed
strictly by tho Emperor. The Pope at first ad-
bored to II. and devoted his remarks to the
question OF social reform. developing to tho
Emperor his ideals concerning the projects for
lettering tho conditiog Of the German work.
inGmen. Then the Pope led tho way upon the
forIiIlAn -rn,rI ly r.farrtr~ e. thA N.tioopss
political policy us essentially conservative in
Its tendency. The Pore said that personally
he was monarchic in his sentiments. yet no
felt bound to recognize and assist ndemocratic
form OF government in any country where 1t
was permanently established.
While admitting that the Emperor and the
imperial Government had shown good will
toward the German Catholics. the Vatican
could not interfere to guido the judgment OF
the Clericas in matters Of purely internal pol
icr. Here the Emperor turned the conversR-
ton to the question Of anarchy and the dam
gers threatening society from Anarchist move
ments. and found himself in complete har-
,nony with the popc's opinions as expressed
on this subject during the rest OF the inter-
view.
Freiherr Marshall Won Bieberstein. German
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. turned his
""''u VI an noHT ana a nalt 10 q moro pFnc-
teal account. Despite Official denials no did
not ALLOW himself to be turned from his pur.
pose Of discussing tho Army bill and the atti-
tude Of the Centre party. 10 wished the Pope
10 promise Intervention in favor OF the Gov
eminent. but the Pope declined to do anything
beyond urging unity Of action upon the Catho-
lie members o. tho l.eichstag. The Pope
urged that tho Jesuits be allowed to return to
the empire and that certain concessions be
made to the Church In Prussia. but extracted
hohedGe from the German Minister. Although
10 'or'na' agreement was reached. however. q
mutual understanding Of conditions was ac-
,ohI'shed. and more was meant than said by /!
p"h sides Throughout tho interview tho
"'Fmah Minister assumed the famous Bis
maFc"''n r'le OF the honest broker"-wIth
""'' success will I've seen soon after the En-
peros arrival in Berlin.
i"e Clerical organs havo got an ink!ing OF
'"' CONSEQUENCES to be expected from the in
''FIlew between the Pope AMI the Minister
anu mr." already %spittin: fire. Most ol them
aeciare that the Clericals in tho l.eichsta. will
DEFY any attempt which tho pope may mnka