Show THE GERMAN CAMPAGN Activity of the Several Parties Does Not Abate J WAR ALARMS ARE STOPPED The EmpQror Is Guarded in His Remarks Re-marks Agrarianism and AntiSemite Factions 1 Declare in Favor of the Army Bill Conditioned on Modifications of Commercial Policy BERLIN June SThe electoral campaign cam-paign is proceeding calmly on the whole but the activity of the several parties does not abate and the various factions are striving in every way t secure the election elec-tion of their candidates New candidates are appearing daily The public generally gener-ally manifests comparative indifference as to the outcome in contradistinction to the elections of 1878 and 1887 The semiofficial press has been stopped in its attempts to create war alarms and its suggestions or inducements to bring about party adhesions to the army bill The government is quiescent in its atti tude and whether inspired by prudence or higher moral principle it is entirely new experience here and perplexing to the minds of the bureaucrats who are accustomed ac-customed to get official inspiration as to how they should work upon the electoral districts So intent is the to emperor prevent any remark of his that would be apt to be misconstrned from reaching the public and after yesterdays review of the Berlin garrison upon Templehofer field only a limited circle of generals and colonels were permitted to hear h majestys address ad-dress In the absenca of official guidance papers supporting the army bill are getting get-ting up independent sensations There is the Cologne Gazette expatiating on the thesis that providence sides with the nation na-tion having the largest battalions and effectively adduces official data of the war of 1870 Dr Virchow speaking in Berlin on the same theme attacked the government for preparing aggressive war and declared the ministry were ready to seize the opportune time and wants to overstep justifiable limits Thereupon the North German Gazette declared the emperor did not intend aggression on any side The government it added persistently per-sistently endeavored to convince foreign powers that Germanys rulingpolicy was a peaceful one but associated with such military strength would secure the em pireagainst attack The leading party feature during the week has been the declarations of the Agrarian and AntiSemitic factions in favor of the army bill on condition that the chancellor modifies his commercial policy Changes in the position of several sev-eral groups as a whole tend to favor the government Catholics throughout Al saceLorraine are hostile to the military bill and will contest every district in the province The priests will stand for election elec-tion in several districts |