The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-03-20

FOL AAI, NJ. II
lations between European states
since tho last war is furnished by
the fact that
FRANCE
is said to be unwilling to recognize
the new government of Spain lest
she should give offence to Germany
by appearing anxious to take tho
initiative, 1t is not to bo wondered
at that the latter power should be
somewhat overbearing, when every
whero she finds tho nations pros.
trate at her feet. Recently her
consnl general in Servia claimed
precedence, by right Of seniority,
over another consul-general, who,
however, was also political agent
from his government. A difficulty
onsued, and tho cabinet Of Berlin
announced that it could not recog-
nize the rank of "agent," as it had
not been recognized by the con-
gress Of Vienna in 1915. There
upon all the consuls-g general of the
great powers at Belgrade, who were
also agents, agreed to drop their
diplomatic titles to humor the con.
sular representative of Prussia.
The consequences may be extremely
inconvenient to themselves, for the
Sorvian government will, in all
probability, refuse henccforth to
treat with them on political ques-
tions and refuse them political in
formation.
GERMANY.
But, if reports from Berlin be
true, Germany is about to lose her
right arm, for Bismarck is tottering
to his fall and his power is not even
expected to last out the year. The
court, the aristocracy, the independ-
ent press, tho Catholics, are all
against and too strong for him. The
bankers. on the other hand, sup
port him, thus showing how init
nately they consider the material
prosperity of the empire TO be
bound up with the dominion of its
iron chancellor. 1t still remains to
be seen whether the principle of
federalism will succeed in Germany.
Thus the Bavaran bishops have
presented to their king n protest
against the introduction Of the civil
marriage law into Bavaria, but tho
imperial government is not likely
to allow King Ludwig much liberty
Of action in the matter. The defeat
of the bill in the Bavaran parlia-
mcnt would be n victory for the
church over the empire, and the
empire is rot in the mood to brook
defeat, least of all at the hands Of
the Roman Catholic clergy. Her
Won Trcitsckc, the celebrated Ger
man publicist, has just put forth
volume, in which he advocates the
MORE COMPLETE UNIFICATIoN OF THE
FArHBnLAND,
and hints that he would not be
sorry to see all the tributary kings
and grand dukes swept away. In
conjunction with Her Tleitscke's
proposal may be taken the refusal
of Emperor William to sanction tho
succession of the crown prince of
Hanover to the ducal crown of
Brunswick, which will be his, or
rather his fathers, by right of in
heritancc on the death Of the reign
ing duke. The next heir, by tho
SaIic law, after the family OF ex-
King Earnest, is the duke Of Cam
bridge, and it is believed that the
claims of the English commander
in chief were at one time favorably
considered. at Potsdam. But public
opinion will probably urge the en-
peror-king to annex the province to
Prussia. Whether such public
opinion will be manufactured or not
is another affair. The "reptilc
fund" us Prince Bismarck terms
the secret service money, placed ut
his disposal for the corruption Of
journalists, amounts to seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, with
which Il great deal may be done in
this world.