The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-25
THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
20 PHrcrPITATE 4 CRAND P<RLTA-
UENTiRY TOURNAMENT
when ~ Comes Up In the Reiohstsg on
uonday--fhc Kaiser Busying Him
self In AdvocScy of IL.

copyright 1884, by the United Prcss)
peRLlN. Feb. 2i.-Thc new CONNER
,..i treaty with Russia viii come up for
g.. agst reading IN the Rcichstag on
Monday. and deputies Of all shades OF
,.tuics are making preparations for a
,...na parliamentary tournament. The
contest preliminary 10 the admission OF
the treaty 70 its FIRST reading is certain
10 be pfolractcd. an sides agreeing that
IL viii extend over four or i've days.
livery parliamentary group is getting to-
e.thcr it's resources. oratorical and nu-
morical. 70 the fullest extent, and the
debate is sure 20 be Of a most spirited
character.
IL Is said that the treaty will be in
froduccd hv the Imperial Secretary Of
STATE for Foreign Affairs. Marschah Won
Blbcrsteiu, in person, and that Chancellor
Nou Caprlvi viii not speak for the meas
IRE unit. after the leading opponents OF
the treaty have developed their arguments
against Il: The treaty after its first
reading VIII be referred 10 a commits
zion. the majority Of whose members, u
q understood, viii be favorable 10 the
Governments interests. and which VIII
be instructed 90 make report upon the
measure as speedily as possible.
The Ka,s-r Active ina it, support
,rha Fnnfror continues 20 display n
stron.- nefs0nal feeling. not only tn''t
sne trcatv Wall be finally approved buI
mat IL viii pass its first reading Dy so
notable majority as VIII pear Ss''i'0"s
go the treaty is assented 10 Dy an
s,,er,,helnling majority OF the people Of
-. empire II IS no secret that he Is
r.orklne publicly and privately 10 obtain
srrb "a vote. and there IS little doubt that
be wll accomplish his object
Tonight the Emperor attended inc
annlishen Haus given by Prince Auchen-
ha.n and the delegates 10 the Branden-
burg Diet. Here the Kaiser met some
.erarians, who required convincing arsu-
rents TO change their views with regard
10 the treaty. ana these were freely ana
forcibiy given.
During the week the Emperor has re-
r..ved private visits from several highly
influential Conservatives and Centrists
aud this incentive has caused him to re-
double his official energies in mooilizine
every interest into supporting Chancellor
Csprivi's commercial policy.
Meetings OF industrial and commercial
aeociations have been held i'm Berlin and
other centres every day during the week.
,..~ti, under official. but largely under
their own initiative. and these demonstra-
fians cannot fail TO impress the keichstas
with the conviction that all but the Agra
s.rr and protecti0nist classes really de-
r0aud the passage Of the treaty.
The Agrarian League Not Idle.
On the other hand. the recent conces-
rions TO the agricultural interests in the
abolition o. the certificate Of identity on
reported cereals and the Staffei tarin
OF sliding scale railway rates, have not
answered. as the Government hoped. The
leaders Of the Agrarian League have not
ceased for "a moment their intriguing
with the Centrists 10 induce the latter
10 join them in permanent alliance
and a. common policy within the Land
fac and the Reichstag against the Gov
eminent ln seeking this alliance the
Aerariaus have offered TO conclude a
compact Tine terms Of which the old
Conservatives would have shrunk from
81 dismay
AS the proposal to abolish the Staifel
tariff is opposed to the agricultural in
terests of Eastern Prussia, the Polish
representatives i'm the Reichstag, ON
whom the Government has counted with
confidence. have become very shaky. In
the lobby of Reichstag the drift of opin-
ion has also become materially altered
from last weeks estimate of the number
Of Cenuists who would support the
freaty. Sun # the official calculation
holds out. the Governments majority in
favor Of tho treaty viii be a. least thir-
Is. and II may 20 considerably higher