New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
THE KAISER A PEACEMAKER. r.
TRYING TO MAINTAIN HARMONY BETWEEN
HIS MINISTER'S.

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN yoN CAPRIvI AND
COUNT zU EULENBURG LIKELY TO END IN
THE RETIREMENT OF THE LATTER
DIT. MIoUEL's TAX REFORMS
THE sICILIAN REVOLT.
fCopuiqhi: 1894: By The United rrcss)
Berlin Jan 6-Dr. MIGUEL, Prussian Minister or
Finance has issued invitations for an official din
ner to be held on Tuesday night. Chancellor Won
Caprivi and all the Imperial and Prussian Min
listers will attend. The concord between the Min
istals appears on the surface to be so complete
that It might not be thought that the real under
ground conflict continues. The real situation is
chiefly visible through the inspired utteranccs
of the organs Of the opposing statesmen whose
antagonism Of interests prevents genuine ac-
cord Dr. MIGUEL cannot carry on his financial
work in Prussia unless lie is backed by the
Conservative majority in the Landtag The
Chancellor IS bound to carry through the Rus
sian commercial treaty against the uniiinchinS
hostility cf the Conservatives in the Reichstas
On Tuesday and Wednesday Emperor William
held prolonged conferences, first with the Chan
ceor and Baron Marschall Won Bleberstein. Min
stcr Of Foreign Affairs. and then with Dr.
MIGUEL and Count Botho "a Eulenburg. president
of the Prussian Council Of Ministers. The
Emperor Is trying to maintain an entente be-
tween the Ministers. The consensus or op'nlon
in Ministerial circles Is that Count. Zu Euen-
burg who refuses to embroil himself with the
Conservative Agrarians, must soon retire from
Office when the Chancellor Will resume the
duties Of the Presidency Of the Prussan Council.
The experience OF Chancellor Won Caprivi 1s eX-
actly that Of Prince Bismarck when the latter,
in 1873 ceded the Presidency Of the Council TO
General Won Roch The primary cause of the
Ministerial dlscord is traceable to the division
Of the powers which ought to centre In the
Chancellor
The conferences between the Emperor and MS
Ministers are understood TO have related to the
shaping of the speech from the throne, which VIII
be delivered at the opening Of the Landtag.
This speech Count zu Eulenburg desired TO
mould more in accordance with the Conservative
policy than the Chancellor can accept. The
Emperor as usual. sided with the Chancellor.
The speech from the throne. therefore, will point
to the absolute harmony of Prussias policy With
that Of the Empire. and her discrimination 10
carry out this policy. despite AL aemaeoGicai
opposition \ sop will he thrown to the Con-
servat tVes in the form Of Il bill creating agri-
cultural chambers and the Centre VIII DC paci-
fed By revival Of Count ZedlitZs project Tor
religious instruction in the primary SCHOOLS
The expectation is however. that the Landtag
will not be amenable to any os the Inducements
and that the Government may as well prepare |
for defeat.
The simultaneous sitting Of the Relchs.ag and !
Laadtac is likely 10 cause occasional diiculties
There are cighty-eight Imperial Deputies who |
also SIT in the Landtag. or this number thirty |
nine arc Cericals, sixteen National Liberals ana |
fourteen Conservatives. The Government is ar |
ranging that the first debate shall relate to part
OF the budget. Then the Tobacco Tax bill Will |
b. read for the first time and referred to a COM
mittce All DR. MQuels tax reforms VIII go 10 a |
committee which will keep them the shelf |
been brought through or lost This treaty Will |
be submitted to the Reichstag about February l.
The Chancellors plan evidently is to use the
familiar tactics. splitting up the parliamentary
groups. confusing the Issues intriguing and
avoiding any Inc of policy which might unite
Reichsanzeiger" publishes a letter from the
Chancellor to the Conservative Union in
concerning b!metasm. The Chan
rellor says that he IS willing to hear expert |
to measures likely to abate the
depreciation Of silver, but he cannot discuss its
The "Cicrman.a" and other Roman Catholic
organs in Germany ascrbe the Sicilian unrest 10
Italian misrule, but refrain from mentioning the
lse Of French money in inciting and sustaining
he revolt In official quarters the uneasiness Is
growing. as nobody knows what the Emperor |
m. gin do should he learn positively that France
IS behind the Scilian revolt
Theodore Runyon. the United States Anlbassa
lOr here. gave dinner this evening TO Sir e.
3, Male, the British Ambassador, and his staff
Andrew D. White United States Minister TO
Russia accompanied by his secretary, passed
through Berlin on his way 10 81. Petersburg this
week. ON New Years Day the Emperor left his
ard a. the United States Embassy. as ne made
he customary calls on the Ambassadors.