New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
HOPE FOR THE MIGUEL BILLS.
THE FINANCE MINISTER MAY DEAL AS
HE PLEASES WITH THE OPPOSITION
THE EMPEROR WILL ENABLE HIM. IF DE-
FEATED. TO APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY
SUPPORT OF THE CLERICALS ESSEN
TIAL TO HIS SUGGESTIVE An
ARCHIsTs-GoLD PRODUC-
TON Or THE
WORLD.
fC5pyriohs 1884,: BY The United Prc,sJ

work on Thursday the opponents of DIR. johann
mes Miquels finance reforms will find themselves
face to face with an unexpected crisis. During
the Parliamentary recess the position OF the Prus-
sian Finance Minister has been strengthened i'm
menselX by the Emperor's granting him free hand
to deal with the Opposition. Before the adjourn
ment of the House MIGUEL himself conversed
freely the probability OF the rejection of all his
tax proposals and the consequent collapse OF his
whole plan to help the Imperial Treasury. He then
spoke often of submitting to the will Of the ma
jority. All this is changed. and 1t IS under
stood that he will enter the fight with permission
to carry the struggle to tn last ditch II de-
feated. he will be enabled by the Emperor TO
make appeal to the country.
The key 10 the situation rests with the Cleri-
Gals Dr. MIGUEL has reason to entertain strong
hopes that Dr. Lieber, the Clerical leader. can
bring enough followers into the Government camp
to give q majority for the Reform bills. There
Will be little delay In forcing the bills to
vote. This means that the Government wishes at
once TO test its position In order to ascertain It's
ability to cope with the str ne Conservative op-
position. MIGUEL wishes to have his bills approved
rejected before Whiisuntide Nobody can tell
just how many Clerical Deputies the astute FL
nance Minister will hook before the Reichstag
meets. In private negotiations with the Clericals
he will offer many inducements among which the
most notable will concern the school question.
Should he yield enough ground TO the Catholics
Deputies would hardly refuse their support.
In the event Of a dissolution 1t would be diff
cult Ia discover any election catchwOrds with
which either side could appeal to the voters. If
a majority consisting Of most of the ClericaDs. all
the Radicals Of both groups and the Social Demo-
Gratis should down Miquers bills. their action
would be a sure sign that they confident OF
being indorsed by public opinion. 70 counterfeit
such opinion. a Minister with many new taxes in
reserve could offer little or nothing.
The "Norddeutsche Allgemeine zeitung," semi
official: the Post" ofte;. inspired. and the
Hamburger Nachrichten." Bismarckian. agree in
asserting that Chancellor Caprivi intends TO
propose repressve measures against the Social
lists and Anarchists The Post" and Ham
burger Nachrichtcn" demand that the old Bis
MARKHAM laws against the Social Democrats be
revived in slightly modified form The
"Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitulg' advocates
merely the enactment of severer press laws
Despite the official relations of the two Berlin
journals IN question it is said tina! their utter,
ances in the present case were neither prompted
nor cOOred from the Chancellerie. In the WILL
helmstrasse offices the idea of Caprvis resorting
To the old system Of repression Is regarded as
prcpOS crOus although careful reform of the
Press laws Is considered desirable and probable.
Professor Lexis has prepared for the Imperial
Currency Commission exhaustive statistics Of
the gold production OF the world. His aim IS TO
prove that the markets Of the world may be
assured Of average annual supply of 10000.
600 marks in gold for the next thirty years while
the present OF gold arts and industries
consumes only about 100000 600 marks annually.
The latter of gold. he prOphesies. will in
crease to about 300 900, 900 marks In the next
thirty years. England. the United States Ger
many and France ne thinks, may rely getting
for their gold reserves 2 per cent Of the annual
increase The gold currency countries. there
fore. he says, need not fear scarcity OF the
metal
Emperor william will visit Emperor Francis
Joseph in schdnbrunn on April H. and will 60
directly from the Imperial residence To Coburg
to attend the wedding of Princess Victoria Melita
of Saxe-COburg and Duke Ernst Ludwig of
Iesse. TIE date of the EmperOrs meeting with
the Car has not been fixed The Emperor
wishes have the interview soon pos
sbe. The Gar proposes that il take place dur
ing his annual holidays. The Car will pass the
holidays at Copenhagen and would stop in Ger
many probably on his way to the Danish coast.
THE Tmes's" correspondent in Paris has spread
persistently the report of an interview between
the King Of Denmark and Spanish diplOmatist.
He has said niue. to prove its authenticity and
has insisted that the King declared that high
Imperial persOndges had proposed a general dis
armament. The pOsitveness and energy of the
correspondent in circulating this report have
moved King Christian to send out a fiat denih
through the Spanish Legation in Copenhagen.
The United States Ambassador Mr.. Runyon.
gave a dinner Thursday to the French AM
bassador and his staff.