The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-29
VON CAPRIYI STOOD FIRM.

V0N CAPRIVI STOOD FIRM. HB ASKED 4 PLEDGE FROM THE
 EMPER0R THAT WAS NOT GIVEN. Itwss to the Effect That tho Whole Gov
 ernmcnt Would Support Uniformly the
 ChsncelIoyy-someT Temper Displayed on
 Both sides-Hopsd That His Retirement
 h Not Final-Opinions of the European
 Pross on tho German Crisis.
 Berlin, Oct. 2s.-Count won Caprivi's furniture was removed yesterday from the nine rooms which he occupied in the chancellery and was sent to his villa at Skieren, near Essen, where he will live In retirement. His married sister. to whom he Is much attached, occu- pies . house in the same neighbor- hood.
 General Caprivi's friends say that when he called to bid them good bye he looked i've years younger than he looked a week ago. He was in better spirits than for months and said he felt as if mountain had rolled off hts back. His recent surroundings, he told one friend, had been little to his liking. The press campaigns for and against him had been especially disagreeable, although he had been informed that they had to be. He regretted keenly that he must leave the beautiful garden at the chancellery. He parted most re- luctantly from Major von Ebmeyer, his .aide-de-camp. Ebmeyer was so affected that he could not speak articulately. His resignation, too, has been accepted by the emperor and he will join his regiment Immediately.
 The columns of all the newspapers teem with surmises as to the final cause of Count Won Caprdvi's fall The most trustworthy explanation now at hand has been published by the Hamburg ische Correspondent, which is known to have got its information from Dr. Herman of the foreign office. It is this:
 "On Friday Count won Caprivi had an audience with the emperor to dis cuss the ministerial situation and the outlines of the proposed anti-socialist measures. He referred to the opposi- tion which he had encountered in the conference with the federal envoys, and asked the emperor to give a bind ing pledge that the whole government support uniformly the program of the chancellery. The emperor said he could not promise to carry out un- changed every detail of the chancellors proposals; the situation was so com plicated thati it was impossible to mark out an unalterable line of conduct, though he himself continued to hope that the chancellor would have de- sired support and would remain at his Snost, C6prigt sAooe3 firm @The4 em- peror declined to promise. Some tenn per was displayed on both sides. ;al- though there was no quarrel Even tually Caprivi stated that alternative between the promise and his immedi- ate resignation and the emperor ac- cepted the resignation.
 It is certain that the emperor and Caprdwi parted on friendly terms They were seen on Friday evening in the same carriage returning from the Russian embassy, where they had in- Quired after the czar's health.
 In the chancellery the officials cling to the hope that Caprivi's retirement is not final. although when he bade good bye to the chiefs of departments yesterday ha did not allude to any prospect of returning to office.
 Eugene Richter's "Freisinnige Zeit- ung'' says: Caprivi's departure has certainly cleared a great obstacle from the way of agrarian aspirations, but the danger of a tariff war with America over the sugar tax has become much nearer.
 The Hamburger Nachrichten, which speaks for Bismarck. has a moderate article without trace of triumph over Caprivi. Tt is a mistake to suppose that his fall was due to his attitude to the oppressive laws," says the writer. His fall was owing solely to his incapacity to deal with the entire situation. Solid administrative action with only radicals, Poles and socialists behind him, had become impossible"
 The Magdeburg Zeitung says: "One thing is certain, the time for passive waiting is over. During the last few years the people have often felt the need of a firm hand to guide the gov ernment when at important junctures the growing quarrels could be silenced only by a stern command from above, and then perhaps but for the moment. The days of aimlessness and uncertain ty ought now to be gone All Germans who love law and order stand behind the emperor awaiting his command"
 The news of Capriyi's fall reached the social democratic congress in Frank fort just before the close of Fridays session. The crisis was felt to be q grave one, full of danger to the party. The opinion was that it meant the signal triumph of the reaction. Dep uty Paul Singers closing address yes- terday failed to encourage the delegates although 1t rang with defiance Of all that the imperial ministers might do.
 "No changes can affect the social ! democracy" he said. The party has outliyed Bismarck and Caprivi and will survive the future chancelloros. It mat ters not how reactionary they may be. Socialism Is the vital principle of prog ress. It's adherents are animated with . spirit to overcome all prosecutions. ard fheyy have spread their teachinxa