Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-01
AT THE GERMAN CAPITAL. Dissolution of the German Reich
 stag Freely Discussed. EMPER0R'S FIERY SPEECH Said to Have Been Toned Down ConsiderabIy-Some Ex-
 pected Changes.
EMPER0R's FIERY SPEECH


 BERLIN, March 31.-Responsible news papers venture few remarks on the report that the emperor went 80 far a week ago as to sign decree dissolving the reichstag. The Frankfurter Zetung said on Thursday that the emperor decided fully after the anti Bismarck vote to order new cleo ton, but was unable to get the necessary support from the federal council Not only the envoys of other governments, but even the majority Of the Pfussian ministers were opposed to dissolution.
 The German press has been equally reti- cent as to the emperor's impulsive talk at the military dinner in Friedrichsruhe. There have been numerous denials that he spoke directly of dissolution and the summoning of General Count Waldersee to the chancery. They ali come, however, from the same sources, as the familiar cor rections of the emperor's indiscreet speeches. The report of the emperor's ln- discreet remarks at Bismarck's table was telegraphed from Friedrichsruhe to the leading Berlin journals few hours after he uttered them. 1t was held back to await the official confirmation, which of ical current, however, has the slightest doubt that had not the high officials and federal envoys joined in squelching the em- peror's fiery resolves ana utterances, the country would now be in the heart of an election campaign and cabinet crisis.
 The Berlin newspapers are accustomed to observing great reticence in any govern. ment crisis, and rarely dare mention the facts obtained from the innermost political circles. The truth often percolates foreign journals in London, Vienna or Brussels, and then is commented on here. h the present instance the Independence Beige is ooing this service to the Berlin press. On Tuesday it's Berlin correspondent said:
 "The emperer and Bismarck conversed at length on the dissolution. The emperor wished to send the deputies home at once, but Bavaria and Wurtemburg op- posed such an abrupt style of dealing with the reichstag. Nevertheless the emperor has counted the days of the present house. p
 The correspondents who were in Fried erichsruhe last Tuesday agree that every thing pointed to Waidersee as the coming man. Next to Bismarck and the emperor he was most frequently mentioned ana was most generally courted. He held an im- proyised circle just outside the castle gate and chatted freely and enthusiastically concerning the events of the day and the developments likely to come in the near future. It WAS significant that he laid aside bis favorite role of the simple soldier until Interested with politics and touched without restraint upon the chief features of the political situation. The majority, of the ministers certainly found no pleasure in the present prospect. The triumph of the Bismarckian element would mean snch a ministerial upset as has not been seen for years.
 After the federal government had placed their check on the emperor's resolve to send home the deputies at once, Freiherr Von Marschall, secretary of the foreign office, made tour of the reichstag Hobbies, assuring everybody that the idea of a disso- lution had never been entertained. Dr. Won Boetticher also volunteered the state ment that the house would continue it's business secure in it's existence for some time to come, if not to its national end. Both ministers were eager to deny that anything like crisis was threatened. Herr Won Koelter, minister of the interior, and Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe preserved absolute silence.
 The conservatives and agrarians credit Koeller with sharing the emperor's opinion that an early dissolution and a reform of the ministry are imperative. The em- peror's temper has not been improved by the announcement yesterday that the rad ical deputy, Schmidt, the new yice-presi- dent of the Reichstag, has refused abso- lutely to appear before the emperor to attend the Bismarck dinner tomorrow. His two colleagues in office, Buol and Spahn, are likely to hear some lrate remarks as to Schmidt's manners when they have their audience. Schmidt has gone further than even his leader, Eugene Richter, expected, for the Freissinnige Reitung said yesterday morning, while declining to attend the Bismarck banquet, he would go with his colleagues to the i'm perial audience. Proba- bly, Schmidt changed his plans upon learn ing that the emperor, after hearing of his decision regarding the dinner, would be likely to make the audience appear. un- pleasant for him.
 The agrarIans on the reichstag commit tees having in hand Count Kanitz's grain monopoly bill, propose to bring forward the question of converting the imperial bsnk into a purely govern ment depart- ment.
 The government had project for a loan bank calculated to aid the agricultural as- sociations, but this is too little. to suit the agrarians. During the debate on appro- priations they attacked Dr. Koch, the im- without Knowledge of agricultural needs and without sympathy of agrariau aspira- tiou. They said the bank ought to be na- tionalized Koch told them he would not alter the banks policy and he refused to resign his cffice. He also desparaged their efforts to gettogether another international silver conference. The ministers took no part in their debate, : The only discordant note ip the Bis marck jubilee comes from the Catholic edi tors, who seem to have gone back twenty years to live over again the bitter days of the Kulturkampf. The newspapers are trying to minimize the popular character of the fetes by insinuating that the cabinet is merely an agrarian hullabelo, raised for papers assert that the big land owners have used pressure to obtain subscriptions for birthay presents. The members of the Si- leciap farmers league are said to constrain the workingmen and tradesmen with whom they deal. Their administration of the