The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-03
Bantering Remark By Minister q
Communications Start,
w, Conflict
CENSUS FIGURES SHOW CAIN
Final Report Gives German
Y Population 4, $4,000,
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Souls

Munich, Bavaria, Der G.---Aa IN
cident IN the Bayarian parliament
that seemed trivial at the time fol-
lowed by q bantering remark by the
Minister of Communications, Herr
van Frsuendorier, aroused conaict
between the cabinet and tie clerical
majority Of the chamber that al
Teddy has resulted in the t'issolntios
OF the Diet and preeipita.ed a strlg-
gle which may end in the overthrow
OF the dominant party; and will
have certainly an important effect
on the elections to the new German
Re chstag on ia uary IL.
Elections for the new Diet viii be
aeld probably on January Q, Just be-
fore the Reichstag. pollings, and Is
reversese for the Bavarian Gle iei.ls
are generally anticipated, evrn Ii
1yercome, the party when is all
ready IN difficulties owing to the
asitation over the increased cot OF
living. will enter the national cleo
tions considerably handicapped
1t was during the closing days OF
the long debate ON a Socialist in
|terpellation. A representative or TIVE
Clerical Center was speaking when
Herr Won Frauendorfer rose from his
scat and left the hall. The next day.
in a cloak-room conversation. the
minister jokingly excused his alb
sence from his seat by saying that
IN retiring he had only followed
the example of many OF the party
associates OF the orator
The Clerical Center with 9s ,f the
1853 seats, has. for more than en-
years, ruled with a strong HAND dc
tating policies to successive, Liberals
anu Radicals. Strong in the con-
seriousness of its power and OF the
dependence of the ministery upon 1t.
the party determined upon a Lesson
to the offending minister who WIS
already under suspicion Of leaning
toward radicalism and even SIC az
Democracy.
On the day following his rrti,e-
ment from the debate, the Leader of
the Center delivered a singing re-
Duke for his alleged discourtesy.
Herr Won Frauendorf defended him
self whereupon the majority refused
{, debate the railroad budget 50
long as the minister remained in
charge.
Out OF consideration for the aged
FRINGE Regent. already in his 9tst
year and whose health it was
mentary crisis, and perhaps out OF
respect for the big Center majority
the cabinet even attempted a re-
Cancellation, but the Center refu sed
all oyertures and demands the head
of the minister AT this Iuncture the
Prince Regent interviewed. and. de-
declaring ii q public. statement. that
the ministery must meet the silva
ton without cor sideration for his
age or health, so stiffenel the backs
of the cabinet that they accepted the
challenge of the Center and dissolved
the Diet, even though confronted
with the possibility OF the return of
an adverse majority
Thanks TO the attitude OF the
Prince Regent. who Is very popular
throughout the kingdom. and t. the
usual feeling against party long
in power the dissolution has proved
y pular. The edict OF dissolution
was received with cheers by the LIB
cral deputies and by the crowded
galleries. and the ministers met Il
rousing reception from the crowds
In the streets.
The majority parties are gretaly
encouraged at the manifestations
.of popular feeling, and though the
programs of the Conservative and
VI beral wings Of Pertinent arc ut
teurly dissimilar, II is possible that
.tey will combine forces FOR the cleo
Il ons to defeat the common enemy.
supporting In each contested dis
tsict the candidate with the better
chances against the Center reprcsen-
tatiye. TO, nirn out the Center ma
Jority, hdNryark, they smpst win az