The record-union., 1897-05-09
at Least.

solution of the Cabinet for Time,
at Least.
BERLIN, May 8 Copyrighted 1897,
by the Associated Press). Throughout
the week the entire press has been
full of a rumor of a Cabinet crisis, and
the widest and most conflicting rumors
and statements have been published
on the subject. The correspondent of
the Associated Press here learns on
reliable authority that the facts in the
case are as follows
The resignation of the Imperial Chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and the Min
lister for Foreign Affairs, Baron Mar
schall Won Bieberstein, have been in the
hands of the Emperor for weeks, but
no action has yet been taken. On
Wednesday his majesty had a long
conversation with Prince Hohenlohe,
and later he received Baron Marschall
Won Bieberstein. Upon this occasion
the foreign, domestic and political sit
uation was discussed Regarding the
international troubles, the Prussian law
associations and the military tariff bills
We're discussed, but no agreement was
reached. The Emperor also spoke of
the determined opposition to the policy
of Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein
upon the part of the Agrarians, the
Conservatives and even the National
Liberals, and quoted the Interpolation
of the Government on the subject of
the Dingley bill, in support of his re-
marks. Just for the moment it is GER
tain that the present Cabinet will re-
tain their posts. Both Prince Hohen-
lohe and Baron Marschall Won Bieber-
stein will wait for more opportune mo-
ment to press their resolutions.
The statement made in several Ger
man newspapers that General Count
Won Waldersee the military Governor
of Berlin, is the coming man, and that
he has already worked out the pro-
gramme for his future administration,
which has been approved by the EN-
peror is purely fiction. His majesty
thus far has not offered the Chancellor
ship to any one, but in case of Prince
Hohenlohe, who is thoroughly tired of
office, actually leaving his post, his
most likely successor is Count Philip
Zu Eulenburg, the German Embassa-
dor at Vienna. Won Waldersee was
pushed for office by the Prince Bis
marck opposition, but he has no chance
whatever
The Dingley bill debate in the Reich
stag has attracted much attention
throughout the Empire, and the news
papers are full of it. The whole Agra
rian party still urges the Government to
declare tariff war against the United
States before or Immediately after the
Dingley bill becomes a law. Even q
considerable portion of the industrial
classes of Germany favor such a plan.
The Government has received a me-
mortal from the Chambers of Com
merce of Dussendorf, Crefeld, AK La
Chapelle and Mayence, protesting
against the Dingley bill and urging re-
taliation. The Government, however.
will not yield to this pressure, especial
ly as it is doubtful whether the Reich
stag will sanction such a violent policy.
the chief center being thus far non
committal, and the Liberals, Radicals
and Socialists being opposed to any
tariff war with the United States. This
fact, however, adds fresh fuel to the
Agrarians' keen hostility to the present
Cabinet, and especially to their hostili-
ty against Baron Won Bieberstein. and
they are using all their means to hasten
the fall of the latter, though the EN-
peror and Prince Hohenlohe support
him.
Emperor William has been unusually
busy this week, reviewing troops and
assisting at the test exercises, with a
view of introducing the quick k-fring
cannon into the army. This will
be done secretly and cautiously. for
fear of arousing France and Russia.
The new field guns have been thor
oughly tested in three artillery reg,-
ments in this vicinity, another in Silesia
and one in Bavaria, and they have
proved eminently successful. They are
of Krupp's make. and are lighter and of
smaller caliber than the old guns.
On Wednesday, after the maneuvers
on the Bornstedt fields, near Potsdam.
in which five regiments of the guard
took part, the Emperor had the troops
form a square and addressed them.
expressing his satisfaction at their eff
cheney and equipment, and his indie-
nant regret at the fact that the Reich
stag would not grant the means for
rendering the German navy as formid
dDle. OU L ueSudy, dIleI reviewing the
entire garrison of Stettin, the En-
peror made a similar address to the
troops, sharply rebuking the Reichstag
for it's unpatriotic conduct.
Emperor William has in no wav
abandoned his naval plans On Nav
Goth Admiral Tirpitz will arrive in Ber-
lin from Japan and will at once have
an audience with the Emperor. who
hopes Admiral Tirpitz will be better
able to induce the Reichstag to grant
the sum necessary to carry out the
naval scheme.
A new military march by Bizet. pre-
sented to Emperor William by the
French General Boisdeffre, has at once
been adopted for the German army bv
his majesty.
While visiting the Industrial School
of Berlin this week the Emperor pre-
sented a number Of books to the school
library, and inscribed on fly leaf the
motto: My strength belongs to the
world and to the Fatherland."
The Emperor's recent decree to mini
mize duels in the army has just been
enforced for the first time in the case
of Landrath and Won Roell, in Posen.
and the two officers settled their dis
pute amicably by a council of honor.
Walter Damrosch has engaged Cad