The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-31
GERMANY.
A Difficulty with Russia Developing.

The Vienna Morgenpost OF December 10 says:
We understand that with the new year Baron
WerIher, the Prussian Ambassador, will as
sumo the title of Ambassador OF the North
German Confederation at the Court of Vienna;
and in q recent sitting of Jhe Prussian Parlia-
ment Count Bismark informed the members
that all the PrussiHn ENJOYS TO the principal
tiateiy reaccredited in the name Of the North
German Confederacy. This step, though in
strict accordance with the federal charter, has
been postponed from desire to spare the SEN
sibilities of the minor princes belonging to the
reformed commonwealth.
In the same legislative sitting the measures
recently ts zen by the Russian Government for
suppreBsing the German language in the Baltic
provinces were complained OF by some deputies.
Herr Lowe said that If the Russian Govern
ment thought itself entitled to interfere in be-
half OF The Rayah on the ground that The Chris
tian subject, OF the Porte had common religion
and language OF their own, Prussia has no less
O right 10 protect the German ProtestanJs under
the Russian sceptre. Those Germans had fist
colonized the Baltic prIvinces; and if during the
many divisions of the holy Roman empire
Courland and Livonia had been lost on the
eastern borders, as are Alsace and Lorraine on
The " estern, that was no reason why the Rus
sian Government should not be made to respect
privileges confirmed by successive Czars.
In answering this Interpretation, Count Bis
mark evipced a marked desire TO remain on
good terms with the ST. Petersburg CablHet. He
could not interfere with The domestic policy Of
friendly power, and was afraid OF woundlng
the sens1bilities of q ne1ghbOring race. Passing
a precediDg speaker, he admitted that the posi-
tion of the province OF Eastern Prussia In being
cut of from Russia by prohlDitive tariff was
very melancholy. Eastern Prussia, all but
shut out from commerce, was condemned to an
agricultural existence by the Russian Govern
menL
ZeidleT'S Correspondent a semi-oficial Berlin
paper, says that tue French diplomats in South.
eTn Germany are busily employ ed in recon-
mending alliance with France as the great Ca
lholic and conservative power.
A marriage between the Crown Prince of Hol-
land and the Princess Frederick eldest daugh-
ter OF The ex. King of Hanover, is contem plated
at the Hague, and highly approved at Paris
If the settlement between King George an d
the King OF Prussia is ratified by the Berlin
Chambers, the Princess IL expected To have q
doWIy of two million thalers.
Genersl Won Room, the Prussian Minister of
War, will leave berlin for a southern climate to
TecI nit his health. The duties OF his office
win be Professionally administered by General
Podbilski.
In the sitting of the Bavarian Chamber OF
Deputies, December 10, the Military reorganiza-
tion bill came on for discussion. Prince Won
Hohenlohe delivered speech, In which he
said:-The present feverish state of transition
renders a great crisis imminent and demands
an increase of military power, in order that
Bavaria should be armed In such manner as
| TO command respect, and thereby assume q
! fitting position among European States. The
militia system and the present military oonsti-
| tuition of Bavaria do noJsufice for that purpose.
| BY initiating the Prussiau system Bavaria will
obtain an equally good army, and will be aole,
| in conjunction with her allies, to repel any
force that may threaten her rights.