The herald., 1894-10-28
Patton the champion peoples rights serpent


berg, the German ambassador to Wen
ma, at Liebenberg. on Tuesday. when
Caprivi found that Count Botho Zu Eu-
lenberg persisted in opposing the gov
ernment programme and that he in
tended to resign the presidency OF the
Prussian council of ministers, the chan
cellor placed his own resignation in the
hands OF the emperor. in order to end
the ministerial conflict The emperor,
however, as cabled exclusively to the
Associated Press at the time, drove to
the chancellor's residence, and it now
appears, by assuring him of his ap-
proval OF the generals policy, succeed
ed in diesuading him from insisting
upon resigning.
The emperor then, apparently re-
garding the trouble "a tided over, at any
rate for the present, proceeded to Lieb-
enburg for few days deer stalking with
Count Philip Ia Gutenberg, who ia
an intimate friend of the emperor. At
Liebenberg, however, the opportunity
was taken to set the emperor against
Caprivi by several members of the
Gutenberg family, including the ex-
premier, his brother, the court chamb Der.
lain, and Count Zu nberg, who
were gathered there to greet the en-
peror.
The attacks upon Count Botho Zu
Gutenberg, in the Cologne Gazette and
by Caprivi organs, such az the North
German Gszstte and the Hamburg Cor
respondent, were brought before the
emperor's notice, end it was intimsted
to him that the articles were inspired
by Caprivi in order to discredit the
Pruseian premier in the eyes of the
country.
The emperor is understood to have
expressed great indignation at theae at
tacke, and to have been influenced also
by hints that the conference of the min
listers OF the federal states was sum-
moned by the chancellor for the purpose
of giving an open rebuff to Gutenberg.
whose action was certainly dsapproved
by these statesmen. Consequently the
emperor met the chencel yesterday
in o ruffled temper ard showed sympa-
thy for the Prussan premier, whereupon
Caprivi took the opportunity to prompt.
ly tender nis resignation. for which
action he had additional ground on the
difference OF opinion between the empe-
ror and himself on the question OF re-
uniting the two Offices, the chancellor-
ship of the empire and the presidency of
the Prussian council OF ministers.
The fierce attacks made upon him by
the organs which have supported Caprivi
certainly gave Gutenberg ground for
complaint. They have been very un-
successful and unpolitic in comiques
published during the last fortnight and
designed to convey the impression that
tne emperor and the chancellor agreed
upon leading questions, and that Eulen.
berg stood alone.
Caprivi's position for long time past
has been one of extreme difficulty. He
was in an unenviable situation in look
ing forward to meet the reichstag with
out working majority at his back. The
chancellor was left q wavy scattered
following, even the Palish faction be-
ing embittered against him by recent
bvents.
According to the Kreuz Zsitung, the
article which directly brought about the
crisis. was published in the Cologne
Gazette of Thursday last, attacking
Gutenberg. The emperor was all the
more annoyed because it appeared d.
roctly after his satisfactory interview
with the chancellor on Tuesday pre-
vioue. The Prussian premier on read
ing this article. is sai6 to have immedi-
ately rendered his resignation, and Ca
privi followed suit, during subsequent
interview with the emperor.
1t s stated tonight that the emperor
declared to the delegates OF the federal
states yesterday that although Capriyi
had resigned. he was determined that
bills to combat Socialism should be in
troduced in the form agreed upon.
The press comments tonight are gener.
ally hostile to Caprlyi.
At 8 p. m. it<was announced that
Prince misunderstanding gov
ernor OF Alsace-L Lorraine, has accepted