The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
CANAL BILL IN FOREFRONT.
MAY LEAD TO DISSOLUTION or THE
GERMAN MINISTRY.

Talk of Dissolution Has Not FriGht-
ened the COMMUNICATING
Is Dissatisfied with MiGueTs
Course. and lie May he Forced
out-Fnte OF the Ministry VIII Not
he known Until Aug. 15-Risht to
Discuss the Emperor's Words.
Copyright, 1899. by the Associated Press)
Berlin, July 1.-The canal question over
shadowed everything this week. and the
final outcome is more doubtful than ever.
The air Is fun Of rumors of compromise,
combinations, dissolution and reconstruc-
ton OF the ministry. The opponents of
the bill continue the policy Of seeking to
Kill 1t by bringing forward as many rival
projects for compensation as possible,
these now numbering about 15O None
OF them have been made in good faith,
but for the sole purpose of gaining time
to eventually checkmate che supporters OF
the canal.
Yesterday an amendment was voted in
serting 100000 marks for preliminary
work on the oder. This secures the sup
port Of the Siesian Centrists and consid-
erabiy improves the chances OF the bill.
The talk of dissolution does not impress
the conservatives. who do not believe tho
ministers will have the courage to ap-
peal to the country, although Dr. Miquel
the vice president of the council of minis
! ters and minister of finance informed a
member of the committee that the failure
of the bill would certainly be followed by
a dissolution.
This threat has been overlooked as If it
| had not been made
| The Liberals and Cantriqte aiso donhf
that the ministry will go to the length OF
dissolution, as that would Involve too
radical a change in Prussian politics.
MIGUEL May Retire.
I The question of Dr. Agiqtiei's retirement
| from the ministry has again come to the
front. The correspondent of the Assoeiat-
| ed Press learns that the Emperor has
shown plainly his dissatisfaction with the
manner in which DR.. MIGUEL has conduct
ed the hghts when the minister reported
| the status Of the bill. DR.. Miguel has al
ways been considered as particularly solid
with the Emperor, and this is the first
| occasion upon which il Is known his
majesty was dispeased with him.
| The minister's position with the various
| parties has also been greatly damaged
since the question came up, and he has
been sharply criticised on all sides. 1t
seems as If all parties are about to drop
him.
Dr. Mlquers fate, whatever It may be,
| Is likely to be The fate of the entire minis
uy, as its defeat on so important a meas
ure will leave the ministry without sur
| fcient influence to carry on the affairs
of state The kind OF ministry likely to
succeed the present one begins to engage
| attention.
The Munich AEgemelne Zeltung believes
! the Emperor In contemplating replacing
the present cabinet officers with Liberal
! ministry This is received with skcpticlsm,
even the Liberal papers recognizing the
! impossibuity of so doing In the present
state of politics, assuming that only
conservative ministry can follow the pres
ent one.
The Frankfurter Zeltung discusses the
men likely to pay leading roles and says
| Baron Won koelier, the governor of Schies-
wig -Holsteln, Is still in great favor with
| the Emperor. But as a great friend Of the
! agrarian, he would be the last man to act
| against them.
Count Eulenburg Is also mentioned. He
has long been regarded as a man with
large political future. but as he also is a
strong agrarian, he Is another impossible
| ity.
The discussion OF possible ministers
| seems premature In a country where min
| isters are 50 little responsible to the leg
| islature as In Germany.
Aug. IL May Decide 1t.
| The Diet takes a recess next week until
| August when 1t will reassemble, and re-
| sumo discussion Of the canal bill Aug.
Is, when the fate Of the ministry Will be-
| settled.
In the meanwhile the correspondent OF
| the Associated Press learns from an ex-
| cellent source that attempts will be made
| by the Centrists and Liberals to reach a
| compromise on the canal and reformation
Of the municipal election questions. so that
they may present "a united front
The informant OF the correspondent,
| F,r fa IN "a wifi
| tI4sts believes compromise Will be
| effected, and also hopes the left and some
| Of the Conservatives who are officials will
vote for the canal bill or absent them-
| selves in sufficient numbers to insure the
| passage of the measure.
/ Whatever the result OF the present crisis
| is It is certain 1t marks a turning poinr
| In Prussian politics. The agrarians have
| shown such stubbornness IN opposition to
| the progressive classes that the conflict
must continue until one or the other per-
manently gains the supremacy Even the
! Moderate Liberals are more than ever be-
| fore incensed at the agrarian reactionary
| tendencies 1t seems as IL the conficE
| could not end Without leaving a perma-
| nent mark on Prussian political history.
Words of the Emperor.
The adjournment Of the Relchsrag has
| been followed by lively press discussion
in regard to mentioning in debate the EN-
| perors utterances and the Emperor's re-
| Iation to the Reichstag. Count Won Bale-
strom the president, introduced an inno-
| walton of the old rule that the words OF the
| monarch are not subject 70 discussion, by
| admitting such discussion where the words
were printed in the official ReichsanZeiger.
| Near the close Of the anti-strke bill dis
| cusslon, Herr Brefeldt, the Prussian min
ister OF commerce, sharply criticised tho
president for permitting q reference to
| words Of the Emperor The president re-
piled with sharpness and drectness.
The papers admit the difficulty of OBJ
serving the old rule OF constitutional rnon-
archies, that the monarch only speaks
through the ministers. for the frequent
speeches OF the Emperor on political sub
| jects render the observation Of the rule
| almost impossible.
The news published here that Admiral
| Dewey has written "A very kind letter To
| Admiral Diedrichs regretting the false