The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-27

Crisis In France, and Predicts Sc
riOus Results From 1t.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Aug. 26.-The political stu
alton this week has been highly inter-
esting. The unexampled defeat of the
government in the diet, which, after his
emphatic utterances at Dortmund, was
a personal defeat for Emperor William,
has engrossed attention, to the exclu-
sion of almost everything else. The
fact that the blow was dealt by the Con-
servatives, a party which has been IA
vored at the expense of every other par
ty, made the event all the more sensa-
tional
The absence of his majesty compli-
Gated the situation, for the cabinet and
the emperor not having expected the re-
lection of the canal bill, no provision was
made as to what steps the government
would take in such an event. After the
final vote both Prince Hohenlohe, the
imperial chancellor, and Dr. Won Miguel,
vice president of the council of ministers
and Prussian minister Of finance, not
having left any instructions, the govern
ment press neither knew what to do or
say. For several days political chaos
reigned, even the official press being at
loss. Detailed reports had been wired
to the emperor by every member of the
/ cabinet participating in the debates, and
! his majesty wrote and wired brief re-
! plies, in which it was apparent he felt
! a keen sense Of personal outrage and
meant to deal punishment to the blua<
! derers and offenders. That, however,
was not sufficient to let the cabinet see
! their way clear how to shade their ,ac-
| tions 1t was only on Wednesday that
the nation and the cabinet began to
/ know precisely how the emperor stood
! and what was his intentions regarding
! the unprecedented situation, nothing like
this defeat having been met with since
J the establishment of the diet, fifty years
ago.
EMPEROR POLITIC.
Wednesdays and Thursdays crown
councils, however, furnished light 1t
appeared that Emperor William, after
mature reflection, had concluded not to
dissolve the diet and not to accept the
resignation of the cabinet 1t was rep
resented to his majesty that the elections
might not result in a najoriy for the
canal project, while the dismissal of the
cabinet and the formation of new one
would present at this juncture new and
! almost insurmountable difficulties. To
break with the Conservatives forming
| almost the majority of the diet, another
! party strong enuogh to govern must be
/ on hand, which does not exist Another
! weighty reason with his majesty is the
consideration, skillfully dwelt on by the
! Conservative press that the emperor alb
/ solutely needs party to restrain and
( fight the revolutionary elements, notably
I the Socialists.
/ CRISIS POSTPONED.
The proposed partial reorganization of
| the cabinet, relieving 1t of some of its
inefficient members, like Baron Won der
| Recke and Baron Won der Horst, the
| minister of the interior, has been post
| poned to quieter times his majesty
meanwhile disciplining some of the most
refractory officials who, as delegates.
voted and advocated against the canal
bill. Being resolved on this the present
crisis on the canal bill amounts to next
to nothing. The emperor and cabinet will
continue to govern with the party that
caused the crisis. Threats against the
Conservatives and their leaders appeared
for several days in such government or
/ fgans as the Allegemeine Zeitung, PoIli-
tische Correspondent, Neusten Nachrich-
ten, Hamburger Correspondent and
Others
J The crisis is so serious, however, that
every member of the cabinet has been
! called to Berlin. Prince Hohenlohe even
abandoned his usual summer trip to
Ausse, Austria, and will remain in this
| city for some time
WILD RUMORs AFLOAT.
The widest ru1nors ana statements per-
.yaded the papers during the first half of
the week. The entire Liberal press in
dulged in the hope of radical change
In the present political system of Prus-
sia--the submerging of the Conservative
and Agrarian elements and the coming
together of the Liberal and Industrial in
terests in the country. 1t was this pre-
mature and foolish publication of their
hopes which influenced the emperor to
| retrace his steps to the Conservative
camp.
The correspondent here Of the Associat-
ed Press hears from reliable source that
Prince Hohenlohe insisted on q dissolu-