The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02
GERMAN CANAL QUESTION.
Dom1 4hlk That They May De See.
eeeAeA ~ Liherals. but This II
DsuhteA-Press Devotes AttentfsA
- ALLEGED Letter YRo0 Dewey.


- AIIegeA Letter Yrsa Dewey.
Couyrfghtsd, 1855, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 1.-The canal duession
oyershadowed everything this week and
the final outcome il more doubtful tnan
ever. The air Is full OF ruuaors or cofn-
PROMISES. combinations. dissolution ana
the reconstruction Of the ministry. the
0cnoneuts Of the bill continue the poscy
OF seeking 10 XIII IL by bringing forward
~ many rival projects for compensation
a. possible. these now numbering ise.
None OF them has been made I'm good
faith. but for the sole purpose OF gaining
time to eventually checkmate the sup
porters Of the canal. Yesterday an
amendment was voted. inserting 100000
marks for preliminary work on the Oder.
This secures the support Of the Silsssan
Centrfsfs and clearly improves the chances
OF the bill.
The talk OF dissolution does not impress
the Conservatives, who do not believe the
ministers win have the courage to appeal
to the country. although DIR. Miguel, the
vice president Of the council Of ministers
and the minister Of finance. informed
member OF the committee that the failure
of the bill would certainly be followed by
q dissolution. This threat has been over
looked ~ IL IL had not been made
The Liberals and centrists also doubt
that the ministry win 20 to the length of
. dissolution. AZ 1t will involve radical
change In Prnssian politics.
DS. Mi4aeI Nay Retire.
The question OF Or. MIGUEL retirement
from the ministry has again come to the
front. Tho correspondent Of the Assoc
ciated Press learns that the emperor has
shown plainly his dissatisfaction with
the manner In which DIR. Miguel has con-
Quoted the fight. when the minister re-
ported the status OF the bill. DIR. Miguel
has always been considered as particularly
solid with tho emperor. and this Ii the
first occasion on which II fl known his
majesty was displeased with him. This
may not mean that the emperor Ii deter
mined to dismiss DIR. MIGUEL. but IL IL
recognised that II the bill fails. further at
tempts TO pass 1t with the present min
lsfry will be In vain. Tho minister's po-
sttion with the various parties has also
bsen greatly damaged since the question
came up. and he has been sharply critf-
cised on all aides 1t seems AZ X all par
ties are aboe.t to drop IL. DIR. Miquei's
fate, whatever II may be. II likely 10 be
the fate OF tho entire ministry. a. It's de-
feat on 20 importaE. q measure viii leave
the ministry without sufficient influence
20 carry on the Affairs OF the state. The
kind OF ministry likely To succeed the
present one begins TO engage attention
Talk 81 . Liberal Ministry.
The Munich Allegemein Zeitnus believes
the emperor In contemplating replacing
the present cabinet officers with Liberal
ministry. This n received with skeptic-
Ism. even the Liberal leaders recognizing
tho impossibtlity Of 10 doing IN the pres
ent state of politics. assuming that only
. Conservative ministry can follow the
present one. !
ressahls cahi1ee Members.
The Frankfurt Zeitung discusses the
men likely % play leading roles. and says
Baron Won Koelier. the governor OF
echieswig -HoIstein. Is stili In great favor
with the emperor. But as a great friend
of the agrarians. he would be the last
TO act against them. Count Euienbnrg
r. also mentioned.
The discussion OF possible ministers
seems premature I'm a country where
ministries are so little responsible to the
legislature as In Germany.
The diet takes q recees next week I'M
al August. whe., II will reassemble and
resume the discf ssion OF the canal bin
August Is. when the fate OF the ministry
win be settled.
Whatever the result Of the present
crisis, II Is certain II marks turning
point In Prussian politics. The agrarians
have shown such stubhornness In oppo-
kitson to the progressive classes that the
conflict must continue until one or the
other permanently gains the supremacy.
Press Discusses the Emperor.
The adjournment Of the reichstag has
been followed by lively press discus
sion In regard to mentioning I'm debate
the emperor's utterances and the en-
peror's relations To the reichstag Count
Won Baliestrem the president intro
duced an innovation OF the old rule that
the words OF the monarch are not subject
20 discussion. by admitting such discus
sion where the words were printed I'm the
official Reichsanzeiger. Near the close
of the anti-strike bin. Herr Brefeld. the
Prussian minister OF commerce. sharply
criticised tbs president for permitting a
reference TO words ~ the emperor Tn.
president replied with sharpness and d.
rectness.
The papers admit the difficulty Of OBJ
serving the old rule OF constitutional
monarchies that the monarch only speaks
through the ministers. for the frequent
speeches of the emperor on political sub
1ects render the observation OF the rule
almost impossible.
New French Ministry
The press deyotes much attention tn
the launching Of the new French minfs-
try.
The kreuz Zeitung predicts that the
new cabinet viii not survive the verdic,
=" es f"haefed AT ttsnHFs, Whatever IL
may be.
Ven nuelow's Eies alton.
The elevation Of Won Bue,ow. the min
lister ~ foreign affairs 10 a eeunfshin has
been received with much satisfaction By
the prese.
The National zeltung considers h.s eie-
walton a we'll deserved recognition cf HIS
Official activity. refers tn the strong posi-
ton he has gained in public opinion. and
SAYS IL Is confident he will grow stronger
with the country and fhe emperor
Dewey's Kind Letter.
The news published here that Admiral
Dewey had written very kim. letter 20
Admiral n3eserieha rexrStting the "faiss
reports spread regarding taeiT relations
al Manila. has heen received with much
satisfaction. II 81 sa.a the letter will he
published when Admiral piesierichs re-
turns 10 Germany.