The morning call., 1894-10-27
BOTH 90 OUT.
Caprivi and Eulenburg Have Gone
Down Tn0efher

DOWn IOXetner.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-A dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says Emperor
William has accepted the resignation of
both Caprivi and Eulenburg. Such a
startling announcement has taken the
political world in Berlin completely by
surprise That for months past the
Chancellor's adyersaries had been strain
ing every nerve to effect his downfall,
was we'll known, aud, though it may be
less generally known, there can be no
doubt that about fortnight ago they had
reason to believe fheir object had been at
tanned. But when Caprivi returned from
KissiDgen he had once more access to the
Emperor, from whom he had been separ-
ated for a considerable time during the
summer holidays, and the situa-
tion gradually changed. He ex-
planned his views TO the Emperor and
pointed out with so much energy
the dangers Of extreme measures for the
repression of the socialists, which meas
ures might open a fresh era of internal
conflict that his arguments for the time at
least carried conviction. His friends and
opponents are agreed in stating that bis
opinions prevailed with the Emperor, and
that Eulen burg, the chief advocate OF
more vigorous measures, saw himself
abandoned by bis own immediate COL
leagues in the Prussian Council.
The Times correspondent says: ST
have the best authority for reporting that
as late as Tuesday last the Emperor, dur
ing CapriVfs visit to him, gave him the
fullest assurances of his entire confidence
and his approval OF the policy which he,
the Chancellor. was about TO submit to
the leading Ministers of the Federal
States, specially summoned to Berlin
for that purpose. 1t was only yester-
day that these Ministers held their
conferences under the presidency OF Ca
priVi. SO unanimous was their approval
of his programme, so entirely were they
unaware of any impending change, that
they disposed Of the business in one sit
ting, and some of them left the capital
again either last night or this morning.
Therefore, it will be readily understood
that in political circles. whether friendly
or unfriendly to Caprivi, there is abso-
lutely no explanation for the reasons
which led to the sudden coup de theatre,
and that it is idle to speculate at present
on the consequences.
II am assured on good authority that
the issue turned upon personal questions
quite incommensurate with the grave re.
suits which it involved. Since his visit
to Caprivi the Emperor has been the guest
of Count Phillip Zu Eulenburg, the Ger.
man Em bassador to Vienna, whose BROTH
ers. the Prussan Premier and the Marshal
of Ceremonies, were staying at the same
time at Liebenburg. 1t might, there
fore, be inferred that the En-
peror had yielded to the influences
brought to bear upon him by the
Euenburg family. with which he has
always entertained relations of intimate
friendship. but the fact that his Majesty
has now accepted the resignation of Count
Eulenburg, which it was understood was
offered few days ago and declined, hardly
bears out such an inference. There is
| reason to believe that an unavailing at
tempt on the part of the Emperor to CON-
| pose the differences between the Chan
cell0r and Eulenburg was one of the
causes that determined his mOmentous de-