The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-12
This II the Feature Of the German
Election Campaign.


Copyrighted Isss hy the Associated Press
BERLIN. June u--Ta. election CAM
raign has been made more lively recently.
TIE statements made BY The minister CT
the interior. Count observation-disclosures, c1
Tuesday last in response 20 request FOR
an outline OF the official views o. the tao
tics which should be followed al the COM
ing elections have caused 4 sensation eF-
erywhere. The comments naturally vary
according 20 the predictions Of the pa
rers. Prince BAs-tarcA's organ. the Ham
burger Nachrichte-l. ard others declare
Count sa3owSkt- wehner did not go far
enough and they assert that what IS want
81 Il special ansi-Socsalis- legislation. The
National ZeIiung thinks the minister in his
remarks ough: 10 have included a declara-
ton against the excessive ierna ads OF the
sgrarsans and the Tage5.att and other lib
eral papers. express similar views
The ss.n.-offic.aI North German Gazette
has been unable 20 conceal lis anxiety lest
the statements OF Count Posajowski-
Wehner b. interpreted "a one-slded dec
iarafion II favor OF the agricuiturists
and middle classes. As matter Of fact,
the only parties thus far active in the
pending elections are the socialists ard
agrarians. The government while not
openly participating, Clearly sides with the
agrarlans. a number OF cases are report
ed where local goyeran eEt officials have
been strongly pressing the rural voters 20
support the agTarians.
The fact tina; a bill has been prepared to
curtan the franchise, in order TO prevent
an increase in the number OF socialist rep
resentatives which is fully corroooratei.
is having increasing Influence in the cam
paign.
There has been a split among the Cen
trists during the week. The Centris.s Of
Westphalia have cut loose from the par
~. owing 10 the latter's lukewarm support
OF the agrarian demands, and they have
nominated their own candidates. The
Centrists have also lost a number OF dis
tricts in Bavaria through the independent
agrarian movement among the Catholics.
The government proposed 10 ask the
new rechstag to Increase the credits for
the reorganization OF the army and add
lions 10 the field artillery. including the
creation Of mortar batteries and the addi-
tons of corps OF mounted infantry 10 ev-
cry army corps, and the increase of the
pioneer regiments by a battalion each and
the formation of three new army corps.
The fact that the United States govern
ment Is not participating In the Brussels
sugar conference is regarded unfavorabiy
here.
Fifty persons have been made sick by
trichinos!s this week in the neighborhood
NJ Zewikau. Saxony and il is asserted
that American pork was responsible for a.
1t IS said at St. Petersburg that Cor
nelus Vanderbilt. fearing capture by the
Spaniards Il TO leave his yacht at Odessa
until peace is declared.
great deal of political Importance Is
attached to Emperor Williams visit to
Palestine. II is suggested that besides
ending the pretensions OF France to the
right to grant protection 10 all Christians
In the East. 1t may result in securing Asia
Minor as a field for German colonization
by the conclusion OF state treaty with
Turkey IL is pointed out that the Sultan
viii find difficulty in refusing such a pro-
posal from Emperor William. especially
a. IL Is a fact that the Germans are al
ready invading Asia Minor as we'll as
Palestine. systematically and successfully