, 1897-10-21

be called to order at IL o'clock today,
and it is believed that IL the members
OF the Left continue in their efforts to
obstruct legislation Count Badeni will
resign. In which event a G ministry
will be formed. The riotous proceed
ings Of yesterdays session are virtually
a continuance OF the hostile demonstra-
tons which marked the opening Of the
reichsrath on September %. These
demonstrations. as was the case with
the former mes. are directed against
the cabinet and grew ~ OF the ill-feel-
ing between the Bohemian-G ermans and
the young CZechs. On the reassembline
OF the ~relchsrath last month a series OF
motions was offered aiming at the inn
parchment OF ministers.
The German popular party wants
Count Badeni. the premier, impeached
because OF the conduct of the represent
tatives Of the government at public
meetings. The German Radicals and
The section OF the German opposition
headed by Herr Schoenerer, demand his
impeachment for prohibiting a meeting
OF German Bohemians and they call for
the Impeachment OF Count Gleispach,
minister Of justice, DR.. Bilinski, minis
ter Of finance, and Baron CLAM D'Eicha,
minister Of commerce, for an alleged
violation OF their ministerial oaths by
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official use Of the Czech language in b.
hemia.
The socialist democrats in the reichs>
rath, secretly aided by the remnant Of
the old German party, are to produce
a cabinet crisis and to bring about the
absolute defeat OF the Austrian prime
minister. Count Badeni. But back or
his and forming the basis OF the pres
ent agitation, are questions Of religion,
race, local government. and national
elections. with a confusing. almost end
less variety Of complications.
The problem which Count Badeni has
10 solve Is how to induce men represent,
ing nine distinct n~ationalities, each one
playing its W hand and caring about
as much for Austria as it does Japan,
to act in friendly concert. The p
OF each nationality has to be bought a.
the price OF concessions: and every con-
cession granted to any one 0: them OK,
cites the wrath Of the other eight.
Moreover the whole country is divid,
ed politically, practically into two bit,
terly hostile camps: On the one side
are the clericals and anti-emites, and
on the other side the Jews and the Ger
mar liberals. The premier is called up.
on to keep peace between the two. He
has Hungary also to consider-a con-
stant thorn in the flesh.
Count Badeni won his reputation for
statecraft as stadthalter OF Galicia. With
an iron hand he put an end to the local
disputes OF the Ruthenians and the
Poles OF that province, and he suppress.
ed their joint intrigues against Austria.
He won the confidence OF the Emperor
Francis Joseph, and when re formed a
ministry in September, 1895, to succeed
the ssapgap kielmansegg cabinet, which
had a short life after the fall OF the
Windisch-Gratz cabinet, he told the
reichsrath that he intended to lead and
not allow himself to be led. The whole
nation applauded the nouncemen
But Count Badeni soon found that the
thing a more easily said than done,
and that the reichsrath was by no
means so docile an assembly as the Cali,
clan landtag.
My government" he said, SHAH
stand above parties and be free from all
ties" But within a month he had been
driven into negotiations with every par
ty in the reichsrath, in his desperate at,
tempts, by playing of one against the
odher, to secure a majority that would
carry cot the imperial pans. Last
springs general elections left him, in
stead OF at the head OF a strong and
compact majority, with barely a hun
dred secure votes. On April 2 he re-
signed, but the emperor refused to ac>
cept his resignation, and a temporary
settlement was effected.
Strong in the support OF Francis JOS
eph, he then set to work to try to Sc
cure by brides and promises the major
ity which the constituencies had denied
him. The German liberals refused to
accept his advances. owing to his action
in the autumn Of 1895 in advising the
emperor to refuse the election OF DR..
Karl Lueger, the anti-Semitic leader in
the reichsrath, as burgomaster Of Wen
ma. He was driven, therefore, into the
arms of the Czechs, whose votes he Be-
cured by sanctioning the Czech as the
official language OF Bohemia.
In retaliation the German liberals pro-
to impeach him, and have refused
to even consider his renewal Of the de.
agreement with Hungary, and
his plan for the Modification OF the
present arrangements between the two
sections OF the empire as t burdens and
revenues.
The clerical party is prepared to give
him a qualified support, for the anti
Semitic program is to work against the
Protestants as well as Jews, and TO place
all branches Of education in the hands
Of the Roman Catholic clergy. But he
10 10th to accept these terma. II, there
fore, he fails to come to an understand.