The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-27
sTARTLEs BERLIN.
Political World Taken Completely
by Surprise.


by Surprise.
London, Oct pa dispatch to the
Times from Berlin says Emperor Viii
liam has accepted the resignation of
both Caprivi and Gutenberg. Such
startling announcement has taken he
political world in Berlin completely ly
surprise
That for months past the chapcel,or's
adversaries had been strairing every
nerve to effect his downfall, was well
known, and though it may be less gen
orally known, there can I've no doubt
that about a fortnight ago they had
reason to believe their object had been
attained. But when Caprivi returned
from Kissingen he had once more ac-
cess to the emperor-fro.n Sh3m nc
had been separated for a considerable
time during the summer hoiidays-and
the situation gradually changed FL
explained his views to the emperor and
painted with SO much energy The dan
gers of extreme measures fo. he lc-
preston of the socialists, which IT. cas-
ures might open fresh era IF inter-
nal conflict, that his arguments, for
the time at least, undoubtedly carried
conviction. His friends and opponents
are agreed in stating that his opinions
prevailed with the emperor. and that
even Gutenberg, the chief advocate of
more vigorous measures, saw himself
abandoned by his own immediate col
leagues in the Prussian council.
The Times correspondent says:
L nave the best authority for report
ing that as late as Tuesday last. tbe
emperor, during Caprivi's visit to him
gave MIN the fullest assurances of his
entire confidence Snd his approval of
the pohcy which he (the chancellor
was ABOUT to submit to the leading
ministers of the federal states. sneciaIIY
summoned to Berlin for that mr.
pose. 1t was only yesterday that these
ministers held their conference under
the presidency of Caprivi. So unani-
nous was their approval of his pro-
gramme, so entirely were they unaware
OF any impending change. that they dis
posed OF the business in one sitting. and
tnat some of them left the capital
again, either last night or this morn
ms therefore,, it will be readily under
STOOD that in political circles, whether
friendly or unfriendly to Capriv;. there
Is absolutely no explanation fo- the
reasons which led to the sudden conn
q etat, and that it is idle to speculate
az present on the consequences.
am assured, on good authority.
tAioC lHe issue turned upon personal
questions. quite incommensurate with
the grave results which. it involved
Since his visit to Capriv& the emperor
has been the guest of Count Phillip IN
Gutenberg, the German ambassador to
Vienna. whose brothers. the, Prussfan
premier and the marshal of ceremonies
We're staying at the same time at Lie
benburs. 1t might, therefore. be in
fefred that the emperor had yielded to
the influences brought to bear upon
him by the Gutenberg family. with
which he has always entertained rela-
tons of intimate friendship but the
fact that his majesty has now accepted
the resignation of Count Gutenberg
which it was understood was offered a
few days ago and declined. hardly bears
out such an inference There is rea-
son to believe that an unavailing at
tempt on the part of the emperor to
compose the differences between the
chancellor and Gutenberg was one of
the causes that determined his mo-
mentous decision. but it can hardly be
doubted that there were other causes
which it is impossible at present to
eludicate that led to the reslgna tons.