The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-10-28
CaprIWi Gave the Associated Press
Man an lnlimallon OF His
Retirement.
He aud Gutenberg Gould Not Agree
on Lines OF Important
Policy,
Repression Of Socialism and the Csnditlsa
Of tho Poiss the Quss,loas on which
They split
tcopyrIghtea. 1895. BY Annotated I,rcus.l

1885, by Associated Prcss)
Berlin, Oct. g7.-The thunderbolt
which wound UP this fairly quiet politi-
cal week has been clearly and cTclu-
sively forcahadowcd In dispatches 90
the Associated Press, and It's cores
pondent here ia now In position TO state
that the information which he has ca
bIed upon this subject was obtained
from Chancellor Won CapriH himself,
although the correspondent was not
then able 60 make public the source Of
his information. Now. however. that
Caprivi IN again a private citizen, ana
the scnl OF silence imposed by his Of
fee has been removed from his lips,
he consented 20 give the Associated
Press nm interview for publication.
In consequence tho correspondent
called at Won Caprivi's residence last
night. and the general repeated what
he had previously stated. that thu lead
ing question upon which he found II i'm
possible To reconcile his own Views with
those OF the emperor and Count Eulen-
berg was the anti-revolutionary meas
ure. The second bone OF contention be-
tween the same parties, he added, was
the proposed treatment OF the Polish
question. Caprivl said he could not ac-
quiesce 10 Eulenberg's opinion that
drastic and exceptional measures were
necessary 20 cope with the progress OF
socialism. He did not believe in reac-
tionary measures, such as gutenberg
proposed IN order 20 prove them efilca-
cious to ward OF socialist dangers.
II have made an honest attempt to
fall I'm line with the views OF his ma
jesty and Count Gutenberg. but j have
failed. My whole policy has been based
on reconciliation OF the social diner
euces and Cancellation OF the Poles. Both
questions. however, have been rendered
acute lately against my own advice.
The emperor insisted upon the reunion
OF the chancellorship and Pruseian pre-
miership, and here Caprivi found him
self directly at variance with the views
OF the emperor. The retiring chancellor
practically finished up the business OF
his Office at i've o'clock yesterday hi-
ternuon, when his aide de camp lefh
and the general spent the evening quiet
ly at his residence seeing few friends
and retired at an early hour.
Emperor Williams attitude toward
CaprlM has undoubtedly changed great
| ly during the past week, and since his
maiesty's VISIT 10 Count Gutenberg.
German ambassador 20 Vienna, at Lle-
benberg on Tuesday. When CapriVi
found that Count Gutenberg persisted
I'm opposing the government programme,
and that he intended 10 resign the pres
idency OF the Prussian council, the
chancellor placed his own resignation
I'm the hands OF the emperor In order 10
end the ministerial conflict The enl-
peror. however, drove to the chancel-
ior's residence and, Il now appears, by
assuring him OF his approval OF tho
generals policy. succeeded indissuadlng
himf rom insisting upon resigning. The
emperor then apparently regarded the
trouble as tided over. at any rate Tor
the present, and proceeded to Lieben-
berg for a few days deer stalking with
Count Phillip Gutenberg, who Is an In
tImate friend OF the emperor. AZ Lie
benberg, however. opportunity was
taken 10 set the emperor against Cap
riyI by several memebers OF the Eulen-
berg family, who had gathered there 70
greet the emperor.
Consequently Emperor William met
the chancellor yesterday In rufiled tenn
per and showed sympathy for the Prus-
sian premier, whereupon CRpriI took
the opportunity 10 promptly tender his
resignation. Won Caprivis position Tor
long time past has been one OF ex-
treme difficulty. lie was in an unen-
yiable situation In looking forward TO
meet the reichstag without a working
majority at his back. The mRneuver OF
the enemies OF the chancellor was sue
cuessfully accomplished by sedulously
fostering the anti-socialist agitation
and urging drastic anu-revoiutionary
| legislation.
Press comments tonight nre gener-
ally hostile 10 CAprivi, blaming him for
his numerous mistakes OF the past two
years. Al nine o'clock this evening IL
was announced that Prince Hohcnlohe-
SchIIlIngsfurst, governor or Alsace-lo
rnlne. has accepted the chancellorship.
after first declining that honor The
prince also has accepted the premier
shin OF Prussia, and Herr Won Roller.
under-secretary ~ the interior depart
ment OF the province OF Alsace-Lor-
rninN mas Hucceeeded Gutenberg as
prussian minister Of the interior.
The emperor's choice OF Hohenlohe
for chancellor Is taken as evidence that
his majesty does not intend 10 adopt
the extreme measures required TO arrest
the spread OF socialism.