The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-06
MUNICH NEWS LETTER

MUNICH, Bavaria. Nov. 30.-An in
cident in the Bavarian parliament
that seemed trivial at the time, fol-
lowed by a bantering remark by the
Minister of Communications, Herr
Won Frauendorfer, aroused a conf1lct
between the cabinet and the clerical
majority of the chamber that already
has resulted in the dissolution of the
Diet and precipitated a struggle which
may end in the overthrow of the DOM
inant party; and will have certainly
an important effect on the elections
to the new German Reichstag on
January 10.
Elections for the new Diet will be
held probably on January 3, just be-
fore the Reichstag pollings, and as
Ireverses for the Bavarian clericals are
generally anticipated, even il ther
majority is not completely overcome,
the party, which is already in diff
culties owing to the agitation over
the increased cost of living, will enter
the national elections considerably
handicapped.
1t was during the closing day of the
long debate on a Socialist interpella-
ton. A representative of the Clerical
Center was speaking when Herr Won
Frauendorfer rose from his seat and
left the hall. The next day in cloak
room conversation, the minister jok-
ingly excused his absence from his
seat by saying that in retiring he had
only followed the example of many
of the party associates of the orator
MI 1,,A
1853 seats, has, for more than ten
years, ruled with strong hand, die
tating policies to successive ministries
and riding roughshod over the minor
ity of Conservatives, Liberals and
Radicals. Strong in the consciousness
of it's power and of the dependence
of the ministry upon it, the party de-
termined upon lesson to the Offend
ing minister, who was already under
suspicion of leanings toward radical
ism and even Social Democracy.
On the day following his retire
ment from the debate, the leader of
the Center delivered a singing rebuke
for his alleged discourtesy. Herr Won
Frauendorfer defended himself
whereupon the majority refused to
the minister remained in charge.
Out of consideration for the aged
Prince Regent, already in his DIST
year and whose health it was feared
would suffer from a parliamentary
crisis, and perhaps out of respect for
the big Center majority, the cabinet
even then attempted a Cancellation,
but the Center refused all overtures
and demanded the head of the min
lister. At this juncture the Prince Re-
gent interviewed, and, declaring in a
public statement that the ministry
must meet the situation without any
consideration for his age or health, so
stiffened 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 through
out the kingdom, and to the usual
feeling against a party long in power
the dissolution has proved popular
The edict of dissolution was received
with cheers by the Liberal deputies
and by the crowded galleries, and the
ministers met a rousing reception
from the crowds in the streets
The minority part IS are greatly en-
couraged at the manifestations Of pop
ular feeling. and though tn programs
of the Conservative and Liberal wings
of Parliament are utterly dissimilar, it
is possible that they will combine
TO- ces for the elections to defeat the
common enemy, supporting in each
contested district the candidate with
the better chances against the Center
representative. To turn out the Cen
ter majority, however, they must win
27 seats, big undertaking under any
circumstances.
The population of Germany on De-
cember /, 1910, according to the final
census report just issued, was 64,-
925, 8, which is about $4,000 more
than the preliminary return made
last F bruary. The increase since the
census of 1905 was 4,2S4,50A, or 7O6