The morning call., 1894-11-18
TO RULE GERMANY
Hohenlohe Will Have His
Way.
GIVE HIM A FREE HAND.
Kaiser William Trying the New
Chancellor.
AS IN THE DAYS OF BISMARCK.
The Chief Adviser Will Direct the
Foreign and Domestic Policy
of the Empire.
I'VE HIM A FREE HAND.
AS IN THE DAYS OF BISMARCK.

BERLIN. NOV. 17.-Ihat the advent OF
Prince Hohenlohe as Chancellor means an
end, at any rate for time, OF the SUBJ
mtssive Chancellor regime, as it existed
during Caprivi's tenure of Office. is now
generally accepted fact. Every indication
is that HohenlOhe is determined to have
things his own way. and the Emperor,
apparently, is inclined to give him free
hand. In fact there is strong reminder
of Bismarckian times. Hohenlohe, and
not the Emperor, is regarded as the man
who will pull the strings in Germany's
domestic and foreign policy.
Newspapers of all shades of opinion do
not tire of occupying themselves with
everything connected with the new Chan
cellor. and every fact, even the most tri-
fling. is read with avidity throughout
Germany. One article written by Profess
sor Gefficken and bearing upon the new
Chancellor has attracted a great deal of
attention. He adduees evidence to show
that Bismarck and not Hohenlobe was re-
sponsible for the vexatious passport regu-
lations in Alsace Lorraine, and that it was
due to the personal in tervention of Hoben-
lohe that, after the elections there in 1877
which were so unfavorable to the Govern
ment, the constitution was suspended and
the Reichsland again governed from Ber-
lin direct.
This testimony from Professor Geficken
that Hohenlohe's past is not as black as it
has been painted in some quarters comes
very OppOTtuDely in view of the striking
manner in which the Prince has been re-
ceived on his return 10 Strasburg for a
short stay in order to settle the affairs of
his administration completely in order for
his successor. Hohenluhe has been the
recipient of many manifestations of regret
at his leaving his post from various parts
OF the two provinces. The Prince to-
morrow will be presented farewell ad-
dress BY the Strasbur University aud at
the same time an honorary diploma will
be conferred upoD him. These ceremonies
will be followed by a torchlight process
sion arranged by the inhabitants of Stras-
Durg. The demonstrations of the people
Of Strasburg and Alsaee- Lorraine in gen.
eral aff, I'd clear testimony of the esteem
and respect in which Hohenlohe is held
by the inhabitats of the two provinces he
has governed and disprove the assertions
that his rule has been uuduly severe
HOhenlohe will not return TO Berlin until
Wednesday next, and until then several
weighty questions will remain in abey-
ance.
In Prussian political circles much talk
continues concerning the composition of
the Prusssn Ministry, of which it is re-
marked in many quarters with deal OF
truth that it contains only three native
PrussiaDs. four of the Ministers being
HanoVerians and the remaining members
being a Badenese, Mecklenburger. a
Rnu rIo md n
ter OF Justice, DR.. Schoenstedt, like
Prince Hohenlohe, is Catholic, and this
has aroused anger among the strict Pro-
testants of the Kreuz Zeitung stripe.
1t is stated that Emperor William is
working on a one-act opera. the libretto of
which is based unon German mythology.
The work is described as being in the
Wsgnerian style and it is said to be
almost completed. 1t will be performed
> for the first time at the Royal Palace.
In connection with this newest evidence
of the EmDerOr's prediction for northern
mythology, it is announced that the Ice
landers, encouraged by his Majesty's mu-
steal efforts in this direction, are preparing
an address and Invitation to the Emperor
to visit Iceland, which is so rich in mytb-
ologicai traditions. The Emparor's ac-
ceptance of this invitation, however. ia ex-
tremely improbable, owing to the absence
of telegraphic communication between Ice
land and the rest Of the world.
Emperor william is going to take mart in
the court hunting party of Lentzingen
next Thursday. The hunting will last sew
eral days.
The marked attention which Emperor
William paid Freiherr Marshal von Bic.
berstein. the Imperial Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, to Herr Won Hammer
stein, the new PrusSan Minister of Aeri-
culture, and especially to the Eulep-
burgs. at the ceremony of swearing 10 the
recruits at Potsdam on Wednesday, has
caused some comment.:andl the rumor is
now circulating that the Prussian ex-
Premier, Count Botho zu Eulenburg, will
soon be offered another high Office.
The leading merchants of Berlin have
addressed long communication to the
Chancellor protesting against the main
paragraphs of the Bourse reform bill
drafted by the Government, which is to be
introduced in the Reichstag. The bill
aims particularly at the virtual extinction
of transactions in futures on the German
bourses. The measure was drafted with
OUh having Uocu IeI0TT6u 10 buo various
bourses of Berlin. Frankfort and Leipsic.
and some of its features are felt to be
injurious and calculated te restrict enter
prise.
Great preparations are. being made for
the national celebration of Prince Bis
marck's eightieth birthday, which occurs
on April / next. On the initiative of the
Berlin University the students of Stras-
burg, Marburg, jena. Goettingen and Kel
universities have passed resolutions to
present Prince Bismarck great national
gift and The other German universities are
expected to follow suit. A large citizens
committee has been formed at Munich,
aided by a subcommittee of artists, to ar
range public celebration upon this occa-
sion, and the ladies of Breslau have de-
cided TO present the Prince an address and
a specimen CT the Industrial art of Silesia.
IN addition this committee will collect a
Bismarck fund, the interest OF which is to
be devoted to the benefit Of tue province in
a manner to be decided upon by Prince