The San Francisco call., 1899-01-01
CRISIS IN THE
GERMAN CABINET
IS APPROACHING
Emperor and Chan
Cellor at Outs.
EXPULSION OF THE DANES
CAUSES HOHENLoHE TO OPPOSE
WILLIAMS POLICY.
EXPULSION OF THE DANES
CAUSES HOHENLOHE TO OPPOSE
WILLIAMS POLICY.
Baron Won Koeller, Governor of
Schleswig Holstein, Is Re-
sponsible for the OBJ
noxious System.
Copyrighted, 1898. by the Associated Press

lIel CtlSlS mere Is approaching. VI
some time there have been serious diff
ferences Of opinion between Emperor
William and the Imperial Chancellor,
Prince Hohenlohe. in two instances,
the question of the highest military
court and the Lippe- DetmOld success
sion case, his Majesty yielded, to some
extent, to the views of Prince Hohen-
lohe. This, however, was done more
because of the Emperor's affection for
the head Chancellor. whom he calls
uncle" in private conversation and ad-
dresses by the accectonate du Chou),
than because Prince Hohenlohes views
convinced him.
In several other equally important
matters the Princes view and inten-
tions have been over-rdden by the EN-
peror and part of the Cabinet, more es-
pecially by DR.. MIGUEL. the vice-presi-
dent of the Council Of Ministers and
Minister of Finance, the anti-strike bill,
the refusal to sanction the bill to eX-
tend the right of political association
and the expulsions of Danes and Aus
trians from Germany being instances of
this.
Prince Hohenlohe particularly disap-
North Schleswig as barbarous, impolitic
and useless, but they were approved by
the Emperor and the Chancellor. AL
though he has taken pains to not show
the disapproYaI of these rules, has
yielded thus far TO his Majesty's views.
The consequences of these ceaseless eX-
pulsions, which were continued this
week, have been to greatly embarrass
him, especially in the case of German
relations with Austria, and induced the
Chancellor to address the Emperor a
long autograph letter this week, set
ting forth in detail the reasons why
he disapproved of the expulsions, and
why, if the home and foreign policy he
has hitherto followed in agreement
with Emperor William is to be pursued,
1t Will be necessary to discontinue the
explosions. His Majesty thus far has
not replied to this letter, but he is eX-
pected to do so verbally early next
week or soon after Prince Hohenlohe's
return to Berlin.
Baron Won Koeller, the reactionary
eX-Minister of the Interior and Gov
ernor Of Schleswig- -Holstein, is mainly
responsible for the system of eXpul
sions. He is a bitter enemy of Prince
Hohenlohe, to whom he attributes his
downfall a couple of years ago. The
situation thus created is one in which
self-respect father the policy of the
empire unless the Emperor himself
calls a halt, which those surrounding
him do not believe he will do. There
is a powerful clique working insidi-
Ously with the aim of rendering the
situation more acute and forcing Prince
Hohenloe's retirement, when they be-
ueVe an Out-and-out reactionary cab
met will be formed with the reappear-
nee Of Baron Won Zedlitz in high po
sition, after a disappearance from pub
lie during seven years past and at the
direct command Of his majesty.
1t is adduced in support of this be-
lief that Government circles will give
an explanation of the Emperor's con-
currence III Baron Won Koellers whole
sale eXpulsions in North Schleswig,
that the political situation there had
been for some time much worse than is
publicly known and that the network
Of pro-Danish conspiracy had to be
forcibly uprOoted in order to guarantee
the security Of the country, and it is
further asserted that the Prussian Gov
ernment will advance evidence Of this
conspiracy.
But, in spite of this, all private re
ports, newspaper reports and individual
reports, agree in pointing out that the
situation prior to the expulsion was
harmless.
. The expulsion of the Danes is already
doing considerable harm to German
trade, and in Germany exporters are
bitterly complaining and are trying to
concil!ate their Danish customers. Two
well known Berlin exporting firms have
sent an open letter to their Danish
clients, which illustrates the feeling of
the commercial classes here. The let
ter says: IN view of the excited state
of feeling produced among the Danish
tJ,.a r,f
Government, we beg to point out that
in wide circles among the Germans this
excitement is considered perfectly jus
tifiable. Together with our friends and
the majority of the German nation. we
, shall leave nothing undcne to endeavor
to bring about repeal of the present
severe measures. In the meanwhile we
beg you to use your utmost efforts to
induce the Danish people not to trans
fer to the German nation their resent
ment against the Prussian Govern
ment.
A significant fact this week was the
conversion Of the KreuZ Zeitung to pro-
American views, which is understood TO
have been due to the direct interference
OF the Government. The KrueZ lei
tune, which as the leading organ of the
Conservative party, exerting vast infiu-
ence in court, official and army circles.
has tended all along TO maintain the
spirit of unfriendlineSS toward the Uni
ted States. has now suddenly, with
out giving any reason for its change of
opinion, become a powerful advocate
of better and more intimate political
and commercial relations between the
two countries In long and carefully
Worded editorial the KreuZ Zeitung for
the first time does justice to American
valor during the recent war with Spain
pointing out how a good understand
ing in many ways is desirable, and ex-
pressing the ferVent hope that such an
arrangement viii be arrived at and
both nations will appreciate each other
better. 1t also reviews the present for
eign policy of the United States and
says it sees no reason why it should
not receive Germanys support. Speak
ing of the commercial negotiations be-
tween Germany and the United States
the Kreuz Zeitung predicts that way
will be found to reconcile the interests
of both countrise in reciprocal treaty.
The correspondent here of the Asso-
ciatoJ Press has had several CONVEX
sations on the subject with officials of
the German Foreign Office this week
One OF his informants outlined the
views of the German Government re-
specting the commercial negotiations at
Washington, particularly emphasizing
the opinion that the United States is