St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-28
IN CAPRIVPS SHOES.
Prince Won Hohenlohe-Schill-
ingsfuPSt Is Now German
Chancellor.
CAPRIVI FREES HIS MIND.
He Evidently Considers His
Downfall Due to Eulen-
burg's Intrigues.
THE KAISER INDIGNANT
At the EX-Chancellor's Attacks
on His Favorite--Berlin O
Affairs.
THE KAISER INDIGNANT

iCopyriehted, 1894. by the Associated Press.7
BERLIN, Oct. 27.-The thunderbolt
which wound up this fairly quiet po-
litcal week, although a surprise to the
political world in general, has been
clearly and exclusively foreshadowed
in the dispatches to the Associated
Press, and its correspondent here is
now in position to state that the in
formation which he has cabled on the
subject was obtained from Chancellor
Won Caprivi himself, although the COR
respondent was not then able to make
public the source of his Information.
On Oct. 6. for example, these dis
patches contained the following state
ments: The general belief is that the
visit of Chancellor Won CSprivi to En-
peror William at Huberstock yesterday
was connected with the proposed eX-
eeptional laws against anarchists which
have been urged in many quarters.
The agitatorS, 1t is believed, really in>
tend that the laws referred to should be
applied to socialists. Chancellor Won
Capriyi, therefore. opposed the pro-
posed measures. as he does not believe
In the efficiency of special measures
against them, being of the opinion that
the best policy is to leave them compar-
atlvely free, thus giving the party full
scope in its internal dlssensions. which,
he believes, will ultimately lead to its
dlsintegration. In any case. it is known
that the present relchstag would not
pass such measure. but it might be
introduced i'll the diet of the individual
states.
The situation, however,is regarded in
many quarters as being grave, and some
politicians even express the belief that
Chancellor Won Caprvi will resign
unless he is fully backed up by the
emperor"
On Saturday last. Oct. 20. these dis
patches contained the following state
mentS: I'm spite of outward appear.
ances and newspaper statements, it is
asserted IN quarters usually well in
formed that the conflict between Chan
cellor Won Caprivi and Count Botho Zu
Eulenburg respecting the anti-social>
lstIc measures is not settled. On the
contrary, the situation is said to be
more critical than ever. and it has even
been asserted that at a recent conference
of the ministry of state bitter words
were exchanged between the chancellor
and the Prussan premier owing to the
latter insisting upon more severe meas
ureS than Gen. Won Caprivi was dis
posed 10 introduce into the reichstag,
which body, however, is certain to re-
1ect any measures of reactionary char
acter.
The conference. it is added, broke
up with the ministers entirely in dis
cord. Since then Emperor William has
brought his influence to bear, and the
0iSnutp was Matched nm Rut CbaunaI.
lor Won Caprivi is still to some extent at
variance with the Prussian premier,
and inclined to resign the chancellor~
ship rather than submit to the reIchstag
measures with which he has no SYM
pathy himself, and which, moreover, he
is convinced the reichstag would not
accept"
The important limitations given in
these dispatches were based on state
ments which Won Caprivi himself
made in conversation with the Associ-
ated Press correspondent. The latter
however, for The time being, was pledged
TO secrecy respecting the source of his
informailcr, as the generals tenure of
his official post precluded the use of his
name in connection with such a sub
Ject. Now, however, Caprivi is again
private citizen, and the seal of silence
imposed by his office has been removed
from his lips. and lie consented to give
the Associated Press all interview for
publication.