Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-03
WOULD HUMBLE MINISTER
Clericals in Bavarisn Parliament
Act in Arrogant Manner.
PRINCE REGENT STANDS PAT
Dissolution of the Diet Follows Hi.
Refusal TO Permit His Minister
to ne Humiliated-CIeri-
calls May Lose Power.

MUNICH, Bavaria, Dec. Am incident
in the Bavarian Parliament that seemed
trivial at the time followed by banter
ing remark by the minister Of communl-
cations. Herr Won Frauendorfer, aroused
a conflict between the cabinet and the
clerical majority OF the chamber that al
ready has resulted in the dissolution of
the Diet and preciptated struggle
which may end in the overthrow of the
dominant party and will have certainly
an important effect on the elections to
the new German Reichstag on January 70.
Elections for the new Diet will be held
probably on January 3, Just before the
Reichstag pollings, and as reverses for
the Bavarian clericals are generally an
ucipsting, even II their majority is not
completely overcome the party. which is
, already in difficulties owing to the agita-
ton over the increased cost Of living,
will enter the national elections consid-
erably handicapped.
1t was during the closing days OF the
long debate on socialist Interpolation.
A representative of the clerical center
was speaking when Herr Won Frauen-
dorfer rose from his seat and left the
hall. The next day, i'm a cloakroom con-
eNCuSeu
his absence from his seat by saying that
in retiring he had only followed the ex-
ample of many Of the party associates OF
the orator.
Discipline for Minister.
The clerical center, with ninety weight of
the 1863 seats, has for more than ten years
ruled with a strong hand, debating poll
Giles to successive ministries and riding
roughshod over the minority of conserva-
tives, liberals and radicals. Strong IN
the consciousness OF its power and OF the
dependence of the ministry upon IL, the
party determined upon a lesson to the
offending minister, who was already
under suspicion of leanings toward radi-
calism and even social democracy.
On the day following his retirement
from the debate, the leader Of the center
delivered singing rebuke for his al
legged discourtesy. Herr Won Frauendorfer
defended himself, whereupon the majority
refused to debate the railroad budget SO
long as the minister remained in charge.
out OF consideration for the aged Prince
Regent already I'm his glst 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 con-
ciliation, but the center refused all over
lures and demanded the head of the min
lister.
Prince Regent stood Pat.
AT this Juncture the prince regent inter-
NVened, and, declaring In a public state
ment that the ministry must meet the
situation without any consideration for
his age or health, so stiffened the backs
or 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 to the usual feeling
against party long in power, the dis
solution has proved popular. The edict
OF dissolution was received with cheers
by theeliberaf deputies and by the crowded
galleries, and the ministers met a rousing
reception from the crowds in the streets
The minority parties are greatly en-
couraged at the manifestations of popular
feeling, and though the programs of the
conservative and liberal wings of Parlia-
ment are utterly dissimilar, It is possible
that they will combine forces for the cleo
lions to defeat the common enemy, sup
porting in each contested district the can
didate with the better chances against
the center representative. To turn out
the center majority, however, they must
win twenty seyen seats, big undertaking
Ehnder the circumstances.
Population of Germany.
The population of Germany on Deem
Der J. 1910 according to the final census
report just issued. was 64,925.ssS, which is
about 1900 more than the preliminary re-
turn made last February The increase
Aince the census of 1906 was 4,2S45O4, or
7.06 per cent.