The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-25
TT WAS ONLY A TRICK
BIsMARCIx,s FRIENDS PLANNED THE
REICHsTAG INSULT.
Artist whistler Said to Have ChaI
fused to Fight-Foreign News.

LONDON. March 25.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Times telegraphs that it
scarcely needed Emperor Williams dispatch
to Prince Bismarck, in which His Majesty
expressed his profound Indignation at the
refusal of the Reichstag to authorize Herr
Won Levetzow. President of that body, to
congratulate Prince Bismarck, in the name
OF the house. on the approaching anniver-
sary Of his birth, to give a political char
acter to this unedifying spectacle. 1t is
difficult to avoid the impression that Prince
Blsmarck's admirers set the demonstration
afoot with definite, though as yet yelled,
purpose, in the same manner that they used
the cry for religion, morality or sociality
order to get rid of Chancellor Won Caprivi.
IL they had really wished a majority in the
Relcnsfag there is reason to believe that
they could have obtained it, but for a fort
night past the press of the old Cartel par
ties has surpassed itself in recriminations
against the Center party and the Radicals,
which slowly but surely excluded every pos
sibillty of an amicable compromise. No
steps were taken to endeavor to obtain any
courtesy that could not be wrung from
them by force. Still. the opposition must
bear a share of the blame. the conduct of
the Centrists was scarcely worthy of u pow
1t may be assumed that the Centrists
were Influenced by the unyielding attitude
OF Herr Richter. the Radical leader. Many
persons think that Herr Richter repeated
his mistake of 1893 and carried his despot-
ism too far. AS it Is the Centrists and
Radicals, in the eyes of a large part of the
country, have allowed themselves to be
driven by the Vaccinations of their enc
mics to exhibit to the world a testimonium
ture the conjecture as to the final object
of the members of the Cartel parties. Their
clamor for the dissolution of the .Reichstag
is a fitting sequel to their conduct as a
whole, but, the correspondent says, he
knows on excellent authority that there is
llo inclination in influential circles to listen
to this questionable advice. The vote on
the resolution was not equivalent to the
government defeat. Neither the govern
lnent nor the Conservatives. who are cry
ing the loudest, have anything to gain by
a dissolution of the Reichstag. 1t is need
less to remind the Conservatives of what
their position would be in q general cleo
kanitz's scheme for control of the grain
trade.
cal, Socialist and Catholic papers. the whole
press admits that the Reichstag, by its ac-
ton lowered its prestige. 1t is probable
that the new president of the House will be
2 member of the Centralists, that is the
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna says
there is a universal expression of unmiti-
man Reichstag toward Prince Bismarck.
The scorn and anger manifested by the
press is almost excessive. The Times in an
editorial says. Saturdays vote Injuries
none but the Reichstag itself. The En-
presses the real sentiment of the German
people who have abundant means of voicing
The Paris correspondent of the Times
notes that the press OF that city condemns
the action of the Reichstag. The feeling
by the immense demand of Bismarckian
literature. This feeling seems to be veering
largely in Bismarck's favor. and it looks
as II the animosity of the two nations was
giving way 10 q prolonged truce.