Leo von Caprivi known as Skórzyn, Poland). Leo von Caprivi Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli (, born Georg Leo von Caprivi; 24 February 1831 – 6 February 1899) was a German general and statesman who succeeded Otto von Bismarck as Chancellor of Germany. Caprivi served as German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894. Caprivi promoted industrial and commercial development, and concluded numerous bilateral treaties for reduction of tariff barriers. However, this movement toward free trade angered the conservative agrarian interests, especially the Junkers. He promised the Catholic Center party educational reforms that would increase their influence, but failed
New Statesman Webbs and most Fabians were closely associated with the Labour Party, Sharp was drawn increasingly to the Asquith Liberals. Lloyd stood in after Sharp's departure until the appointment of Kingsley Martin as editor in 1930 – a position Martin was to hold for 30 years. In 1931 the "New Statesman" merged with the Liberal weekly "The Nation and Athenaeum" and changed its name to the "New Statesman and Nation", which it kept until 1964. The chairman of "The Nation and Athenaeum"s board was the economist John Maynard Keynes, who came to be an important influence on the newly merged paper,