The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-04-01
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
1t Required Strong Pressure Prevent
Emperor william from Dissolving the
Reichstag. - 58,g lei


Emperor william from Dissolving the
Reichstag. = .e.s e
Berlin, March Sire sponsiblei newspap-
ers venture a few remarks ON tile report
that the Emperor went SO far week ago
as 10 sign decree dissolving the Reichstag.
The Frankfurter Zeitung, said: Thursday
the Emperor decided fully, after the anti
Bismarck vote 10 order a new election, but
was unable to get the necessary support
from tho Federal Council. Not only the en-
voys of other governments. but majority
OF the Prussian ministers were opposed to
dissolution. and the German press were
equally reticent as to the Emperor's impu-
live talk at the military dinner in friedrich
sruhe.
siThere have been numerous denials that
he spoke directly of dissolution and the
summoning of General Count Walderseerto
the Chancellory. They all scome from the
same sources as femliar correction of
the EmI eror's indiscreet speeches. The re-
port of the Emperor's indiscreet remarks
at Eisrnarck's table was ,elegraphed from
Friedrichsruhe to leading Berlin journals.
A few hours fter he uttered them. 1t was
held back to- await official confirmation,
which, of course, never came. Nobody in
the politicalcurreny has the slightest doubt
that had not high off cials and Federal en-
voy Joined in squelcliing the Emperor's
fiery resolves and utterances, the country
would now be in the heat of an election
campaign and cabinet crisis
Tuesday, the Berlin correspondent of the
independence Beige. said: 1.-THE Emper or
and Bismarck conversed at length on disso-
luton. The emperor wished to send the
deputies homo at once, but Bavaria ana
Wrrtembrug opposed such anasabrupt style
of dealing with the Reichstag. Nevertbe-
less tho Emperor counted the days of the
present house."
Correspondents in Friedrichsruhe, Tues
day. agree that everything pointed to Wal
dersee as the coming man. next to Bismarck
and the Emperor. He was most frequently
and most generally courted.
The majority of the ministers certainly
tnd no pleasure in the present prospect.
The triumph of the Bismarck element would
mean such ministerial upset as has not
been seen Ior years.
After the Federal governments placed
check on the Emperor's resolve % send
home tue deputies at unce, Freiherr Won
made tour of he Reichstag lobbies assur-
ing everybody the idea of dissolution WIS
never entertained D. yonk Boetticher
volunteered statement Tint the house
would continuesbusiness secure in existence
for some time to come, if not 10 the natural
eud. Poth ministers are eager 10 deny any
thing like crisis is threatened. Herr
Won Koellor. minister of the interior, and
Chancellor Prince Hohenlobe, preserved
absolute silence. The Emperor's temper
is nos improved by the announcement that
the radical. Deputy Schmid the new vice
president of The Reicbstag, has refused
absolutely TO appear before the Emperor or
attend the Bismarck dinner tomorrow. Tie
only disc ooidant note in the Bismarck jubi-
lee comes from The Catholic editors, who
seeln 10 have gone hack twenty years to
live over again TIE bitter days of kultu-
rkannpf heir newspapers Try 10 minimize
the popular character of tele by iHsin uat I.
ing that the celebration is merely IL
Agrarian hullabaloo raised for political
purposes. Several clerical newspapers S as
sert that by land owners used pressure o
obtuin subscriptions for birthday present ).
The Empress Frederiek sent u long nut e.
graph letter to Bismarc k.