The Helena independent., 1894-12-23
CERMANY'S POLITICS.
The Situation Is Crave, and tho Prospects
Of a Lively Conflict Are Very
Good.
HoHeNLoHE SHOWN IN BAD LIGHT.
The Kaiser Mad About Several Things That
Don't Please Him-Fnetion Be.
tween the Courts.
HoHENLoHE SHOWN IN BAD LIGHT

Copyright, 1894. by Associated Press }
Berlin. Dec, 22.-The political sltua-
tlon continues grave. There is a luil
for the moment. but the prospect is that
ht the reconyenlng of the relchstag the
dlnerences between the government
ana parliament, which only began to be
defined when the socialists and radi-
Gals, by the clever maneuver OF Herr
Singer preclpltated an adjournment.
VIII assume the character OF a real con-
fllct.
Won Levetzow, president OF the reich
stag. has himself asked for correction
with the government. The shelving OF
the anti-revolutionary bill was also a
rebun TO him. and he showed his dis
pleasure In rather a childish way. by
not observing the usual custom OF wish
Ing the members OF the relchstag a
merry Christmas and happy New Year,
replacing those wishes by an express
sion OF the hope that the nation and the
relchstag would be spared In the new
year the "dlscreditable spectacle OF
such miserable attendance"
In fact. Won LevetzOw felt the matter
so keenly that he was duly prepared to
resign last Monday. and he was with
diiiiculty restrained from carrying out
his Intention by the conservatives. who
pointed out to him that by resigning he
would only further embarrass the gov.
ernment. On top OF these rebuffs on
the part of the government, comes the
premature exposure Of Hohenlohe's sal
airy affair. 1t Is now known, In spite OF
the half-hearted denials of the official
press, that Hohenlohe mentioned TO the
emperor the great discrepancy between
ms previous salary as governor OF AL
sace-Lorraine and his present salary as
chancellor. The emperor thereupon Of
fered to make good the deficiency from
the so-called disposition fund. This
projected arrange ment was little less
than scandal, as the fund referred TO
IL granted To the emperor by the reich
stag for very dissimilar use namely,
To assist veterans of the wars who are
not otherwise provided for. Prince
Hohenlohe accepted the offer, as ad-
mltted by his own organ, the Post, but
he was induced 10 withdraw the accep-
tance of the addition TO his salary by
the violent agitation which was started
by the opposition press Immediately
after the facts leaked out.
Emperor William naturally is very
angry about the affair, which he deems
To be special interference Of his pre-
negatives. and the manner in which the
reichstag Is treating his pet measures
Is not calculated 10 diminish his ire.
Things, In brief. hinge on the fate of
the anti-revolutionary bill. Without
counting the centrists the government
can only rely on about 175 votes, which
Is twenty-fOur less than a majority.
Thus, In order to pass the bill. the gov
ernment needs 20 gain the support of
the entire party and the latter, know
Ing the value Of its position, is little
disposed TO show lamb-lIke obedience TO
the governments wishes.
on the contrary. the members OF the
center party have already formulated
their demands, and unless these are
conceded their support Is extremely
doubtful This week an article ap-
peared In the influential Neuste Nachri-
chsten, OF Munich, declaring that the
south Germans had been emblttered by
many things. but especially because of
the artificial chasm created between the
emperor and the people.
Prince Armluth. of Bavaria, lieuten-
ant general Of the First division Of in
fantry of the Bavarian army. and a
son Of the regent Of Bavaria, Prince
Luitpold, has declared that he was
not willing 10 congratulate Emperor
William on New Years day as has been
his won't II Is also noticed that the
newspapers Of Wurtemburg openly COM
ment upon the friction between the
line of Wurtemburg and the emperor,
and the newspapers Of Baden contain
guarded remarks upon the same sub
ject.
All this tends To show that the APP
pointment of special envoys to the
courts OF Munich, Stuttgart and Carls-
rhue mean more than the official press
was wiling TO admit. and also that
Prince Hohenlohe's mission TO these
courts completely failed.
Emperor William has dispatched Mai.
Won Moltke. his aide de camp. to the
court OF The Hague. to convey 10 lit
tie Queen Wllhelmina, who was born
In 1850, Christmas present.