The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-11
How the Imperial Court Feels Toward the
Prince Chancellor and the Prisoner.
A French and a Hungarian
Kullmann.
"A Delicate Letter to Brother"
.kullmann.

in the Arnim case. one reason for this excessive
reserve lies undoubtedly in the TACT that the
is not yet ended. and that we are promised with
appeals from both the State Attorney and the de-
fence. The State Attorney, Prince Bismarck,
a. not satisfied with the sentence, the more so as
1t was passed on account OF an offence against
public order for not returning the ecclesiastical
dec patches when asked TO do so by the Foreign
IOfiice) and not ON aecoont OF the charge in the
tn,hctment-the endorsement OF State docu.
ments In an English or American court, the
charge in the indictment having fallen to the
ground, Count Arnim would doubtless have been
acquitted; but In Germany the case is different,
the law being eXpounded IN It's spirit rather than
In the letter. The sentence mas not yet been
handed over to the condemned ex-Ambassador,
bat may be in the course OF the next week, and
then period OF ten days. grace is allowed Tor tie
defence to put in motion OF appeal.
THE IMPERIAL COURT TOWARD THE PARTIES.
In the mean tlme however. the Berlin Imperial
Court seems TO De taking very positive steps in
order TO bring about reconciliation between
the two rivals, distributing its attentive avors
very impartially between both. Only three or
four weeks ago the Emperor called Count Arnim-
Boitzenberg, Upper President OF the Province OF
Sflesa, to be his personal adntant, and on the
closing day OF the trial the Emperor commanded
the President OF Police, Herr Won Mada, to wait
the Criminal Court until the sentence was deliv-
cred and to bring the same Immediately to him
at the palace. Thus the friends or Count Arnim
are almost assured that tbe.Emperor has not yet
Withdrawn his benefcent grace from the un-
fortunate ex-Amhassador, and yet he has
shown his favor to Prince Bismarck in
Q more striking manner He refused to
accept the Chancellor's resignation; and on last
Saturdays soiree at Prince Bismarck's, he sent
the Crown Prince with his chief marshal, Count
Eulenb1rg. and his personal adjutant, Captain
Mischke, to represent the Imperial Court there;
and on the day before yesterday he even received
in special audience Bsmarck's mysterious press
Cossack Baron Won Holstein, before this gentle.
man left for Paris. This Is taken 10 be certain
evidence OF the Emperor's supporting the Chancel-
lor's policy and conduct. Of one thing we can be
perfectly assured-that Prince Bismarck did not
send in his resignation because OF the Majunke
AFFAIR at all, but 10 gather certainty rom higher
quarters whether or not his policy was supported:
and he carried his end. The Court has almost
made q demonstration in his favor.
THE GERMAN PRESS ON THE TRIAL.
Itakeit Tor granted that the Berlin press is not
iree enough TO venture upon decided opinions and
criticisms respecting the sentence We have at
present simply Geographic summaries OF English
and French views. The German provincial papers
Journal says:-'It will cause no little irritation
In Wurtemberg TO hear that Bismarck once wrote
70 Arnim that In Stuttgart the Court and the
whole Ministry had had the .impudence' to at
tribute political importance to the French consul
shere."
or the Berlin papers the National Gazette comes
out strongly against the smaness OF the sentence,
saying give cid not beheVe that the peace
OF Europe would be taxed so ridicu-
lousy cheap as has been done by the
Royal Criminal Court OF Berlin. The cross Gazette
gives the National rather cutting reproof for ex.
pressing Its views in such wrathful manner.
the North German Gazette Prince Bismarck's or.
gan, refrains from all independent comment. The
tribune thinks the punishment which has fallen
upon Count Arnlm, as politician, hard enough to
make his fate appear deplorable but believes that
In the leniency Of the sentence the veal of the
nation was not suficienty taken into account.
The Voss Gazette judges the sc ntence In higher
spirit when It says that punishment or three
months Imprisonment awarded to q man in Ar
INNS position, is actually much greater than 1t
seems. In other words. while a sentence OF three
months Imprisonment is very small affair to a
low born criminal, it is vast punishment
Gnen applied to a man holding the high position
OF Count Arnim 1.-THE Criminal Court,n says this
journal, "[QuQHed in so FAR the Juristc treatment
OF the case by the defence as to quash in principle
toe charge made in the Indictment, and even cou-
demned the results OF the preliminary examination,
which caused such great excitement at the time.'
All the journals seem 10 be disappointed in the
smallness oil The sentence. Even the ultramontane
Germdnia declares that the process Is victory
for Prince Bismarck and his policy, and thinks
that Arnim las no longer any chances OF becoming
the Chancellor OF the German Empire.
SPIRIT OF THE BERLIN COMIC PRESS.
fcap n ga RpFlIn c0rnic
papers are filed with comments and Illustrations
relating TO the trial, few OF which, however, DIS
to the powers that be. One Of the best cartoons
rererred 10 the transit OF Venus on he gtn. The
MIST day OF the trial. wherein Prince Bismarck IS,
or course, represented as the sun and Arnim as
Venus 1itting across the great orbs disc lor mo-
menJ before IL SUBSIDIES again into It's subordinate
position. ktddderdddtsch mas two cartoons TINS
week relating 10 the Blsmdrck-Arnin al
fair. In the one we have an Illustration TO
IN our policy" and we see all the diplomatlsts
OF Europe, with coats bustOned closely up TO the
chin, in order 70 conceal their spotted fronts,
while the German Chancellor Is represented with
ms coat thrown wide open. revealing the snow
white bosom, symbolic OF tue beauty and purity
Of the Bismarck policy. The other cartoon Illus
trates the well known fable of the combat OF the
iron and pewter jars; b' and "a, b" and, OF course,
the latter gets much the worst OF the AFFAIR.
favorite illustration with some OF the lower class
comic papers represents Arnim before the trial,
very proudly erect upon his mead; and after the
trial, with the same turee historical hairs droop-
ing IN very lainentaDle ndnneT-symDo1c OF the
fact, we presume, that the ambition OF Count
Arnim TO become the Chancellor Is destroyed.
NEW PLOTS AGAINST THE CHANCELLOR.
In order TO attract attention rom the Arnim
case the Berlin police busy unearthinR al
legged plots against the Cnancenor's life. Oh course
we should all Of US be extremely sorry II Ianatl-
cism we're TO go TO such an extent as assasslDa-
zion nevertheless we are inclined TO THINK that
the Berlin police are AT TO see shadows where
there Is substance. IL ~ only lew years ago
that commercial traveller VINO had great zeal
OF business TO DO IN Berlin took SUITE OF rooms
Inter den Linden, and soon attracted the atten-
ton OF the police oy ms absence during tne day
and the large amount OF correspondence ne car
RED on at night. IL was Just at tine time Oh the
GuelpnIc plots, and some three or four ponce were
ACTUALLY commanded TO watch the movements Of
the suspicious individual, ana one OF then-
who Matched out the plot completely 10 tne ne VS..
papers was rewarded by beng advanced to the
rank OF captain aud transferred TO Hanover, the
very seat OF such supposed plotting. TO snow now
arbitrary the police are can mention a case that
occurred IN my hotel last evening. Two yearsago
. Russian had passed number Of forged creeks
mt had escaped. Last week Holland gentle
man. unfortunately bearing the same name as tne