The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-05
POLITICS ON THE RHINE.
Gen. Loe Now Mentioned as the Sue
cessor of Won Caprivi.

cSssOf OF v on Capr1N1.
Copyright, 1894 by the United Press.)
Berlin, Feb. 4-Chaneellor Won Ca
privi's parliamentary dinner tomorrow
evening will be a grand function, at
tended not only by all the cabinet minis
tiers, but also by an unusually large num-
Der of imperial deputies. Members of
the opposition say that the dinner will
mark the climax of the chancel-
lor's caroer, as within q month Gen.
ereiher Won Loe, strong Bismarckian,
with an agragrian policy, will replace
him. Without doubt, Gen. Loe
enjoys the friendship of the
emperor, although not concealing his bias
mating him as the immediate successor
to the CHARACTERISTIC, the conservatives
simply show the party's utter lack Of
capable men whom they could select to
lead the imperial government. Gen. Won
Loe has political prejudices, but no repu-
tation as statesman. He has the en-
peror's esteem, but that esteem concerns
chiefly his abilities as u soldier
Nothing seems to open the eyes of the
conservatives to the fact that their VIC
lent attacks upon Chancellor Won Caprivi
tend to strengthen his Official position.
THE RUSSIAN COMMERCIAL TREATY.
row will prelude the presentation of the
Russian commercial treaty in the reich
stag. The emperor, who feels that his
personal policy has been cen
sured through the aspersions cast
on the chancellor, has intimated
his intention to be present Immediately
after the dinner, and it is expected that
he will seize the opportunity to dispel the
conservative delusiOn that he cares less
for the fl 10 Of the treaty than dOeS (Nb
cellor Won Caprivi.
The close friends of the ministers be-
lieve that the conservatives, if once thor
oughly convinced of the emperor's appro-
val of the treaty, moderate their oppOsi-
tion. Apart from any results
likely to arise from the
emperors personal influence, the
government can reckon on obtaining
thirty majority for the treaty The GER
tainty that the commercial entente be-
tween Russia and Germany will be re-
stored may have much to do with the orr
gin of the report that Emperor William
and the car are likely to meet next sum-
mer
THE EMPERoRs TO MEET.
1t is well known, however, that Count
Schonuvalof, the Russian ambassador
here, and Chancellor Won Caprivi are ca
ger to establish more cordial relations
have been seeking means of strengthen
ing and extending the entente The
Blsmarckian press says that the empe-
ror's visits to England, although obviously
devoid of political Significance excited
theill feeling of the Russian court toward
him, and that a friendly meeting of the
two sovereigns on Russian ground would
do much to remove the misunderstand
ing. Such meeting Bismarckian jour
nails iS now ranprtad n no an GA yncy
the attention of both governments.
Reports from st. Peters burg indicate
that the cZar's recent illness was indi-
rectly responsible for the speedy iudorse-
ment there of the draft of the commercial
convention. At the last moment, DR..
Witt, the finance minister, opposed
the concessions which had been
approved by the Russian committee in
Berlin, The car was so intensely
irritated by this turn of affairs, that his
physicians advised the immediate settle
ment of the question for the sake of his
maiesty's health. DR.. Witt bowed to
their advice and abandoned his opposi-
ton.
THE BIsMARCKIAN PRESS,
In an interview with the United Press
cores pondent Yesterday, DR. MIGUEL, the
Prussian minister of finance, spoke Of the
| Russian treaty and Prince Bismark's
!
| late effect of Prince Bismarks visit
| is noticeable in the tone of the So
called Bismarckian press, which has often
worked against the government in the
last four years This press was really
without relations to Prince Bis
| marck, and its adverse criticisms
will now be promptly disavowed Prince
Bismarcks visit was a great historical
event, and will be of lasting benefit to the
country. hope that the efforts of the
press to raise differences between him
and Chancellor Won Caprivi will now
cease
DR.. MIGUEL said that as far as he knew,
Prince Bismarck, while unfriendly TO
the reciprocity polieyin general, would
consider it grave political error to re-
ject the commercial treaty with Russia
after having accepted the treaty with
Austria-Hungary.
DR.. Miguel fears that he will not OBJ
tain sufficient support in the reichstag to
pass his financial reform bill, but thinks
he will get enough to cover the new mill
tary expenditures. With or without him,
he said, the reforms that he had proposed,
were bound to be adopted some day.
A CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI.