The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-10
EMPEROR AND THE AGRARIANS.
LOOKS As If 1T WILL DE A FIGHT
TO THE FINISH.

They Are Opposed to His Pet Meas
ureS, ana the Chances Are the EN-
peror VIII Have to Give In-CanaI
Bill Almost Sure to FaiI-Agra-
rinns Arc Also Opposing the Com-
mercinl TreatIes-BeIief That the
Emperor VIII BE Defeated.
Copyright. 1899 by the Associated Press.y
Berlin, Sept s-The situation in inter-
national politics has been somewhat inten-
sifed this week. The dismissal of several
cabinet ministers and number of higher
Prusslon officials is merely a symptom OF
this
The Emperor as King of Prussia, before
starting for the maneuvers had lengthy
| conversations with Prince Won Hohenlohe.
the imperial chancellor and president OF
the Prusslan council of minister's and DIT.
MIGUEL. vice president of the council and
minister of finance. in which the difficult
ties OF the situation were thoroughly dis
cussed.
The Emperor hopes TO see the canal bill,
| when It Is re-introduced with modihca-
tions, at the next session pass, notwlth-
standing the opposition of the agrarians.
In this he win probably be disappointed
despite the methods employed in disclplln-
ing the agrarlans and the government off,
elals serving as delegates TO the diet The
! Emperor is resolved to go 10 the length OF
| forcing the resignation of every official, be
| he high or dow, who actively sympathlzes
| with the powerful agrarian society, the
Bund der Landwirthe. This viii strike
many.
win Try 10 Checkmatc Him.
AT secret meeting of the agrarian Lead
ers this week 1t was resolved TO try
| to cheekmate the Emperor by playing on
/ the canal bill against the anti-strike meas
ure, and thus render impossible the i'm
| mediate dissolution of the diet for II is
| argued that the Emperor cannot rely ON
the agrarAus and conservatives TO father
| his pet anti-strke bill and at the same
time dissolve the diet. because the same
| members do not sanction either OF his
| pet measures.
The agrarian leaders will do their ut-
most to impress this upon the Emperors
mind. They also count upon the proba-
bility of the dissolution of the Relchstas
on the rejection of the anti-strike bill,
| of which there Is hardly a doubt as tho
| center and the left are resolved to bury
the measure ANONYMOUSLY.
Besides the agrarians believe that they
have a chance of defeating the renewal OF
the commercial treaties especially the
one with Russia, or of considerably modi-
flying them 70 as to render them unac-
captable to the other governments. They
viii insist upon a higher tariff on RUS
sian cereals, which Russia will not stand.
They also strongly hope that the com
mercial treaty with the United States Will
not be ready for presentation to the Reich
stag at its next session, and that the faii-
ure of the other treaties will Involve that
with the United States
Emperor Is Very Mad.
In the meantime It is reported that the
Emperor Is furious with the agrarians.
and the Associated Press represen tative
here earns that his majesty has pronounce
cd in favor OF a Reinliche Scheindung
(clear separation between the agrarlans
and the government, saying that such a
party had no reason to be in Prussia,
where every government for generations
has been soicit0us for the coentry's agrl-
cultural interests; and that this class OF
poliics has gone about far enough.
He is particularly wroth al the way In
which the agfarian press has handled him
and the cabinet. The leading agrarian
journals and many conservative organs
have been very outspoken. The Deutsche
Agar correspondent even advises putting
the members OF the cabinet submitting 10
the wishes Of the Emperor under parlla-
mentary, public and social ban until his
majesty should be able 10 lind mere crea-
lures to do his Will and should then be
obliged to take men for ministers.
The official organ of the Conservatives
condemns the disciplining of the officials.
The Desutsche zeltung under the cap
ton, Confined In Our Next" says: THE
executions under the present cabinet have
come in sections, like serial novel;"
The situation, as a whole is that OF a
drawn battle between his majesty and the
, agrarians the latter meaning TO demon
strate the supremacy of Prussia even
when the Emperor as King, opposes them.
All well informed persons irrespective of
party, expect that the Emperor will be
defeated In the end.
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