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Show HJg.MAKCK'S KL'CCGSSOIt, General Caprivi. the new chancellor of the (ierman empire, is iiS years of age. lie is the son of a Berlin lawyer and entered the Prussian military service ser-vice in 1849 ns second lieutenant, was a captain in WW, a major in IPOO, in 170 was a lieutenant colonel and chief of stall' of the Tenth corps, general of staff in 1872, and major-general in 1881. Ho -became lieutenant-general in command of a division in the Met. garrison in iHB'i. In .183 he was made chief of admiralty, displaying great ability in connection with that oflice and making many friends among the officials and residents resi-dents of Berlin. His full name is as lengthy as that of the greatest crowned head of Europe. There can be no question as to hisabilily and popularity. The (ierman people, while they admired, ad-mired, 'almost venerated Bismarck's imperious will in connection with his foreign policy, disliked a display of tlie. same despotic quality in the administration of home affairs, so true it is of human nature, to ex-force ex-force upon others, what we will not submit to, ourselves. Chancellor Cap-privi Cap-privi will find it difficult -to ride two horses in different directions. Tlio democrat dem-ocrat it; tendencies of the German people peo-ple in connection with the internal affairs af-fairs of the, empire, and their regard for military prestige and supremacy in foreign for-eign affairs, will make the new chancellor's chan-cellor's position an uncomfortable. if not a very difficult one. |
