The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09
CENTER PARTY SPLIT.
Disintegration of the Opposition in
Germany.

Disintegration Of the Opposition in
Germany.
BERLIN, Jan. 8.-The reichstag will
reassemble on Tuesday, and the budget
committee will forthwith begin it's de-
alterations. The chances of the naval
| bill are materially improved. The Con-
servatives, with the exception of the
Agrarian wing, the National Liberals
! and a fraction of. the Radicals now
generally favor the measure, while a
split among the Contrasts is in process
of formation. The Prussan members,
under the leadership of Herr Liber, are
inclined to vote for the bill. with GER
tain amendments, On the other hand,
the South Germans, especially the Ba-
! Varians, are unalterably opposed to It,
If the split is effected, Emperor Will
liam will have his dig navy, and the
! Centrists, the fnest9 powerful Opposi-
! ton of the government and against
whose wishes no measure could hither-
| to be passed in the peichstag, will cease
to be a unit, and a new party grouping
I is necessitated in the reichstag, which
| will materially affect the elections in
/ the spring, for the new attitude of
! the Center will influence the higher
Catholic clergy, especially Archbishop
/ Stablewski and Prince Bishop Kopp.
! Yielding to the wishes of The Vatican.
! they are largely responsible for the
! series of important demonstrations pre-
/ pairing in favor of the naval increase.
! The first will take place in Berlin on
! Jan. Is, when 250 heads of the leading
! German industrial and manufacturing
establishments and banks will con-
vene. If the emperor and the govern
ment are willing to accept certain
! amendments, notably in regard to the
! septennate feature, the measure can be
! passed by the present reichstag, though
I there will probably be a very close
vote.
From a gentleman Of the immediate
! encourage of the emperor the CORE
! spondent here of the Associated Press
| learns that both Emperor Williams
and Prince Henry's sensational speech
| es at Kiel were wholly extemporaneous
/ Prince Henry was taken wholly by sur
prise, and being quite unused to pub
lie speaking, delivered his remarks in
a manner which he would not himself
have approved. No control, however
being possible, owing to the circum-
stances, the speech went forth to the
world. to his and TOT his maiestys cha
| grin. LII IDlS COIlteullOn, the same au-
thority contradicts the often published
statement that every word the en-
peror utters in1publfc is carefully writ
ten and Approved. On the contrary, it
appears, his majesty seldom prepares
his remarks, and they arr mostly i'm
promptu and delivered on the inspira-
ton of the moA1ent!!L This is true in re-
gard to all the emperor's sensational
and official-quoted speeches
The diplomats of Berlin expect Sc
rious trouble If betXeen France and
Great Britain as the outcome of the
race to Khartouns1 They say that if
France arrives there first there is
bound to be iwart as Great Britain
could not submit to, it, as lower Egypt
is valueless without this key Of inner
| Africa.
1t is learned from a member of the
ex-chancellors household that Prince
Bismarck was much shocked and an
noyed at the recent reports of his
death. Hitherto, the prince has smiled
at such canards and has made sar-
castle comments. But when his son.
Count William Bismarck, told him last
Saturday of the reports then current.
saying, Father they have again re.
ported you dead in Berlin" the aged
statesman's face clouded and he did
not reply.