The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-01
The Ministry ViSihly Tottering
10 Its Downfall.
SOCIALISTS FULL OF FIGHT.
Will Attack the Emperor in Reieh-
stag. Which Meets Tuesday.
They say That Persecution Makes the
Party grow - Even the Emporor
Realizes That the Le~e Majestic
Prosecutions 60 Too Far.
Copyrirht hv me Associated Press

Beflin. Nov Se-Everythiag points TO
cabinet crisis. IN spite Of offcal denials-
The positions OF Eierr Von koeller, she
Prlssian minister Tor the aterior; nr. Won
Boott.Cher. the vice president of the Coun-
Gil of ministers and imperial secretary OF
state for the interior: Gen. Bronsart Won
Schellendorf. minister or war. Freiherr
Marschail Won Berlepsch, the minister of
commerce. and Freherr Msrschail Won
N.chersteln. the minister OF foreign affairs.
and even that Of Herr Won Isicelas. ths
chief Of the imperial civil cabinet. are said
10 be shaken. Evidences OF widespread
court intrigue 20 get rid Of the ministers
who are distasteful 10 the agrarians. con-
servatives and military parties have coma
10 the surface recently. Herr Won koeller
is apparently the minister who is the most
threatened.
The emperor II is stated. is dispipasea
a. the recent maladrolt prosecutions for
lese majestic. especially the case OF Prof.
Delhrueck. which was ordered hy Herr
Von koeller. The cabinet itself. more
over. is divided respecting the expediency
or the extreme anti-SociallSt measures
adopted by the police. and nobody would
he astonshed to hear of "A ministerial up
heaYaL
The emperor during the last few days
has heen treating Gen. Won Schweinitz.
former German minister 20 Russia, with
marked distinction. and IL is whispered i'm
court circles that he will succeed Herr ven
koeller as minister for the Interior. The
latter however. continues to enjoy tho ap-
probation Of The Conservatives.
Count Won Mirhach, leader OF the Con-
servatlve party. has issued a manifesto 10
the electors OF East Prussia, in which hs
rejects for his party the overtures of ths
National Liberals. and declares that ths
CONSERVATIVES center will continue TO consti-
tute majority of the reiohstag and diet.
and the government can have his party
only In exchange for some measure SINH
lar 10 the Kanitz grain monopoly bill and
the re-institution OF hi-metaIlism clear
~ defined. He declares that a gov-
ernment programme modelled large
~ on the policy OF Prince Bis
marck is absolutely required 70 induce con-
udence i'm the government. This manifesto
is clearly aimed at the majority OF tho
present cabinet.
The extraordinary police campaign
against the Socialists during the past week.
involving the search of the houses or all
the Socialist leaders. including the mem
hers OF the retchstaE. and the closing OF
about a dozen of the leading Socialist
clubs. Is based on the antique Prussan law
OF associations, dating back 20 1850 Every
day in the week raids have been made
upon the clubs and residences Of Social
lists in Berlin and other towns, and about
n score of the leading Socialists arc 10 hs
prosecuted. The c.oslng Of the big Social
ist clubs on Friday. however. has caused
the greatest fiutter In Socialist circles. and
the matter viii be brought before the
reichstag. when exciting debates are ex-
pected. In spite Of the repression, ths
Socialists remain defiant. and the Vor-
waerts. the organ Of the party, prints an
ironical article. advising Herr Won Koeller
TO continue tho persecution. claiming that
Il will tend TO make the Socialist party
stronger and more harmonious. and citing
the results Of the era OF Tesseldorf dur
ing which the Socialist party sextupied.
The reopeniug OF the relchstag on Tues
day next will be without special hTliiancy.
The nature OF all the governments hills
ia known. and there Will be no surprise
during the session. though II is expected
10 be n stormy one, on account. OF the In
PRODUCTION Of extraneous matter. such as
the lese majestic prosecutions and tho
Hammerstein letters. which are sure to
lead 20 heated discussions.