The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27
CRISIS Is OVER


Copyrighted 10 By the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Aug Al-The political situa-
ton this week has besn highly inter-
esting. The unexampled defeat OF the
government in the diet. which. after his
emphatic uttcrance at Dortmund. was .
personal defeat for Emperor william.
has enGrossed attention TO the exclusion
0f almost everything else. The fact
that the blow was dealt BY the Conserve
lives. . party which has bssn favored
and nursed for generations ~ the ex-
peuss OF every other party. made the
event ell the moro sensational. The
absence Of his majesty complicated the
situation. for the cabinet and the en-
percr not having expected the rejection
OF the cana! bill. no provision was made
= to what steps the government would
vote. both Prince Hohsnlohe. the TIM
pertai chancellor. and DR.. Won MIGUEL.
vice president OF the council OF ministers
and tho Prussian miulGter Of finance,
not having any instructions. neither the
cabinet nor the government press knew
what to say or do. For several days
political chaos retened; even the oppose
ports had been wired TO the emperor.
every member OF tho cabinet par.
ticipatinx In the debates. and his ma
,ssssy wrote and wired brief replies. IN
sense OF Personal outrage and meant 10
deal punishment 70 the worst haunderers
and onenders. That. however. was In
why clear how 10 shade their actions.
IL was only on Wednesday that the v,a-
ton and the cabinet began 10 know how
me emperor stood and what were his
situation. nothing like this defeat having
been met with aince the estabtishmenf
OF the diet f1fty years ago.
Crssts Aa~unts te Nothing.
Wednesdays and Thursdays crown
councils. however. furnished light. II APP
peared that Emperor William. after ma.
sure reflection. had concluded not 20 sits-
soive the Diet and not "a accept the r~eig-
nation Of the cabinet. II was represented
To hts majesty that the elections might
not result IN 2 majority for the canal
project. while the dssusissai Of the cahlns.
and the formation OF a new one wou,s
present al this ,unc,are new and aln,os:
insurmounfah.e difficulties, To break
with the Conservatives. forming alu,ess
half the membership az the diet. another
party strong enough 10 govern must be-
on hand which wss not the case Another
consideration. skiilfuliy dwsIt on ey the
Conservative press. that the emperor alb.
sciuiely needed such party TO restrain
and fight the revolutionary elements. not
ably the Socialists The proposed psrtta,
reorganization az the cabinet. rwieyinr h
Of nfme 81 its Inefficient numbers like
nsron N7s btf bvcse Ven Der Horst,
the minister az the interior has heen
postponed TO QHeser times, his majesty
meanwhile disciriinnx seine OF the mes,
refractory officials who az delegates vcsed
and asttated against the canal bill.
Wtaa Thseats Ce@~ so NssAsng.
resnK received on this she present cut
ccuse Of the crisis amounts IA next 10
nothing. The emperor ana the cahsne,
viii continue 70 govern with the same
party which brought On che c-isss Tn.s
10 ali the moro peculiar. after the wsld
threats launched In the entire presn BY
the msmbers Of the government against
the Conservatives. These shs~ass an
peAred for several days In such 9nvers-
ment organs ~ the Alixesnelre zessanx.
rolitssche Correspondent. Neaessen Mach
richsen. Hamburger Correspondent. And
others
The crisis q 20 serious. however that
eveyy memher cf the cahsnet has been ~