The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-10
Last Weeks Changes in the Cabinet
but a Beginning Unless the Min
listers Change Their Views.
BOUND TO PASS CANAL BILL
AND HIS MAJESTY WILL BROOK NO
OPPOSITION OR LUKEWARMNEss.
Coming Winter Likely to Witness
in Germnny-Agrarian Threats.

TCopyrghted. 1892 by the Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Sept. 9.-The situation in inter-
nal politics has been somewhat intensified
| this week. The dismissal of several Cabi-
net members and a number of higher Prus-
| sian 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 Prussian council Of ministers and DIR.
MIGUEL, vice president of TIE council and
minister of finance, in which ire difficulties
Of the situation were thoroughly discussed.
| The Emperor hopes to see the canal bill,
when 1t is reintroduced, with notifications,
at the next session, pass, Notwithstanding
the opposition of the Agrarians. In this he
will probably be disappointed, despite the
methods employed in disciplining the Agra
rians and the government officials serving
as delegates to the Diet. The Emperor is
resolved to go to the length of forcing the
resignation of every official, be he high or
low, who actively sympathizes with the
powerful Agrarian society, the Bund der
Landwirthe. This will strike many.
AT secret meeting of the Agrarian lead
ers this week it was resolved TO try to
checkmate the Emperor by playing off the
canal bill against the anti-strike measure
and thus render impossible the immediate
dissolution of the Diet. for it is argued
that the Emperor cannot rely on the Agra
rians and Conservatives to father his pet
anti-strike bill and at the same time dis
solve the Diet because the same members
do not sanction another Of his pet meas
ures. The Agrarian leaders will do their
utmost TO impress this upon the Emperor
mind. They also count on the probability
Of the dissolution of the Reichstag on the
rejection of the anti-strike bill, of which
there is hardly doubt, as the 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 modifying
them so as to render them unacceptable
to the other governments. They will insist
or higher tariff on Russian cereals. which
Russia will not stand. They also strongly
hope that the commercial treaty with the
United States will not be ready for pre-
sentation to the Reichstag at its next ses-
sion and that the failure of the other
treaties will involve that with the United
States.
In the meantime it is reported that the
Emperor Is furious with the Agrarians, and
the Associated Press representative here
learns that his Majesty has pronounced in
favor of a reinliche scheindung (clear
separation between the Agrarians and the
government, saying that such a party had
no reason to be in Prussia where every
government for generations has been So
licitous for the countrys agriculture in
terests; and that this class of politics has
gone about far enough. He is particularly
wroth at the way in which the Agrarian
press has handled him and the Cabinet.
The leading Agrarian journals and many
Conservative organs have been very out
spoken. The Deutsche Agrar correspondent
even advised putting the members of the
Cabinet submitting to the wishes of the En-
peror under parliamentary, public and So
cial ban until his Majesty should be unable
to find mere creatures to do his will and
should then be obliged to take men for
ministers. The official organ Of the Con-
servatives condemns the disciplining of
officials.
The Deutsche Zeitung. under the caption
Continued in Our Next" says: The exc
cutions under the present Cabinet have
come in sections, like serial novel;
The Liberal papers comment variously.
Herr Eugene Richter. the Radical leader.
condemns the government and announces
that his party. the Freisinnige Volkspartei,
will introduce some sensational bills in the
Reichstag and the Diet.
An amusing feature of the press campaign
against the Emperor and the government
is that the Conservatives, who, while en-
loving the favor Of the government, were
opposed to the constitution and parliament
tarism, have now become great friends Of
both One of the main organs of the party
SAYS: This is necessary in order to con-
vince the monarch that We are no longer his
yassals. It has become one Of the duties
az the Conservatives to defend the constitu-
ton for the good of the whole nation
against those who infringe 1t"
The attitude Of the rural population shows
no approval of the governments disci-
pl,nary measures. One dismissed official,
Herr Won Brockhausen. was honored by a
torchligiht procession in the Dramburg dis
trict In which the whole local population
participated. A number Of officials intend TO
show their sympathy with the Agrarians
by resigning These include President Won
ruttkamer, of Pomerania. and President
Won Tieschowa of Koenigsburg. The situa-
tion as a whole Is that Of drawn battle
between his Majesty and the Agrarians, the
latter meaning TO demonstrate the para
mouncy 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
The Emperor's speech at Strasburg is
variously commented on The Centrist Co.
logne volks Zeitung says the Catholics are
thankful his Majesty tries to avoid every
conflict. The vossische zeltung considers
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