The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-13
Already Serious Discussions in the
Cabinet.
MINISTER'S OPPOSE THE GOVERNMENT
Other Ministers Whose Support Of Their
Chief Is, to Say the Least,
but LukeWarm.

Hohenlohe, would start Tomorrow on his
long-talked-of visit to Prince Bismarck,
who is now at Friedrichsruhe.
This visit has been postponed during the
Christmas recess owing to the fact that
Prince Hohenlohe has been suffering from
an acute attack of neuralgia in the face.
Prince Bismarck, in spite of his intense
grief at the loss of the Princess, his wife,
remains in fair health. The reports pub
lished In some newspapers that his mental
powers are failing are quite unfounded.
Count yOD Moltke, aid-de-camp OF the
Emperor, returned to Berlin to-day after
accomplishing the imperial mission of pre-
senting Prince Bismarck with gift of
flowers, yesterday being the anniversary
of the Princes memorable speech in the
Reicbstag advocating an increase OF the
strength of the German army. The En-
peror's aid-de-camp brought back from
Friedrichsruhe letter In which Prince
Bismarck heartily thanked the Emperor
and expressed great regret that the state
Of his health prevented him from coming
to Berlin in person. A certain newspaper
of Berlin processes to know that the En-
peror intends to visit Prince Bismarck at
Schoenhausen at the beginning Of March.
This statement, however, lacks confirma-
ton.
1t was rumored to-day that the Minister
of Commerce. Freiiherr Won Berlepsch,
is about to resign, and that he will be sue
ceeded by Herr Studt. Governor Of Vest
phalia. The Imperial Secretary Of State
for Foreign Affairs and Minister of State
has the same intentions, and Count Won
Hatzfeldt-Wildenb berg, the German En-.
bias sador at London, is spoken OF as his
successor. The position Of Dr. Carl Won
Boetticher, Vice President OF the Prus-
sian Council of Ministers and the I'm
perial Secretary of State for the Govern
ment, is also declared to be shaken.
These designations, in view of what Is
credibly said to have occurred at Cabinet
council early this week. need not cause
surprise. During the debate on the anti
revolution bill in the Relchsiag on Tues
day, Prince Hohenlohe presided at meet
ing of the Ministry and the question of
dissolvng the Reichstsg was for the first
time openly discussed at the instance or
the Chancellor. DR.. Won BOetticher, who.
like Freiherr Won Bieberstein. has thus
far not lifted up finger on behalf of the
passage of the bill. declared that it was
his conviction that the measure was sure
of being defeated in the Reichstag. Fret
herr Won Bieberstein expressed the same
opinion and hence the reports Of further
changes in the ministry.
The statements of the members Of the
Center party during the debate on the
anti-revoluti0n bill bear out the previous
q Oh
Centrsts in the attempt to pass the
measure will only be given If the Govern
meut comedies their demands, notably
the return of the Jesuits to Germany.
and after important notifications have
been made in the bill itself.
That some legislation In the agrarian
interest will be submitted by the Govern
ment appears to be pretty certain. In
view of the utterances Of the Emperor
during the last few days and other in
cidents his Majesty is known to have i'm
pressed the Ministry at a recent date with
the necessity of providing for the needs
Of husbandry. and on Wednesday night
in conversation after dinner with the
officers of the Hussars bodyguard at
Potsdam. the Emperor being the guest of
Vic H0 I6IuhEhoI.
Something must be done for our tillers
of the soil. or the prosperity OF the whole
country will be seriously affected"
tits significant fact in connection with
the agrarian question that the agrarian
leader, Count Won Morbach. whose name,
it will be remembered. was struck from
the list of the Emperor's guests at the ban
quet at Konigsberg last autumn. has just
issued an electoral address. in which he
says that he was greatly pleased during
his recent stay in Berlin to perceive that
the high authorities are now convinced
that only by working in unison with the
views of the Conservative party can they
accomplish any good for the fatherland.
The following remark is attributed to
the Emperor and is said TO have been
uttered by him during the course of the
address which he delivered on the Ger
man navy last Tuesday, when he repre-
sented to his hearers that In view of the
fact that the German merchant marine
was now the second largest in the world
the German navy should be increased by a
number of fast cruisers. He is quoted as
saying: "As my grandfather made the
army what il is. SO l want to make the
German navy great" The drawing, or
map, with which Emperor William illus
rated his speech on the navy has been de-
posted among the archives of the Herren-
haus of the Prussian Diet.
The socialists continue making ashard
fight against the Government The Voor-
waerts announces that during the past
month forty socialist editors have been
sentenced for various offenses, such as
''les majestic" and for insulting the public.
The American consular reports from va
rious districts of Germany for the last
quarter are favorable to Germany's ex-
port interests. The Hamburg district
shows an increase of 100000 over the
same quarter of 1894; Breslau shows an
increase of $500 Mayence. S15o.o0o;
Mera. S1,7o0,O0o; Magdeburg. $500. 600;
Chemnilz, 100000; Gaiuchaus. $525,0oo;
Berlin, S25O,0OO. From nearly all the
other districts great increase is reported.
Emperor William has caused huge
lawn-tennis court to be erected for winter
use in one of the largest halls Of the expo
sition, near the Lebrte depot. II will be
used by the whole court for the next three
months. During the courts stay in Ber-
lin rather gay season may be expected
if the programme Of festivities sanctioned