Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-22
TWO CABINETS TROUBLED.
SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS AVOID
ED, HOWEVER.
The Harmony Of the Berlin Cabinet
DlsEurbed-A Statement In the
British Blue Book Creates a SEM
satiOn at Paris-Bismarck and
Gambetta Explain.

LONDON, February 21.--A dispatch from
Berlin to the Times says the Crown Prince,
Frederick William, is actively promoting
favorable issue to the crisis caused by the
resignation Of Count Won Eulenburg, Minis
ter of the Interior.
dispatch from Berlin to the Pail Nail
Gazette this evening says: SIT is stated that
the real causes of the dispute between
Count Won Gutenberg and Prince Bismarck
are the formers dislike Of measures tending
to socialism and Prince Bismarck's desire to
have less scrupulous ministers to manage
the approaching elections. As the EN-
peror, however, has as yet declined to re-
celVe Count Won Eulenberg's resignation,
1t is not impossible that he may retain his
post.
BERLIN, February 21.-The cause of the
Cabinet crisis is as follows: The Lower
House OF the Landtag had amended the gov
ernment bill on local administrations. The
amendment entrusted supervision thereof
to the local council instead of to the
Landratb, as was proposed by the bill.
When returned to the Upper House, Count
Won Gutenberg accepted the amendment.
A few moments afterwards, Herr Rommel,
marck's special deputy, stated that Prince
Bismarck presence was prevented by Illness,
and read a paper to the effect that Prince
Bismarck could not consent to entrust the
supervision of the communes to irresponsi-
BILE bodies. He would submit the bill to the
Emperor, but would insist upon its revision
In government sense before applying it to
the other provinces. The House was thun-
derstruck by this announcement.
In the Upper House of the Prussian Diet.
before the debate on the local amendments
bill was commenced, Prince Bismarck rose
and explained that the statements read by
Herr Rommel yesterday, had been errone-
ouslY interpreted. 1t was only intended as
an instruction to Herr Rommel, and was not
to be read word for word. No real differ
! ence of opinion ey'sts between Him (PEnca
Bismarckl, and Count Won Euleu5erE.
There was therefore no ground for Allla-
terial crisls
Prince Bismarck en8taueJ ( assumed
tlaf q EnowieGte JE rF Views WoCld Lead
e. aa aggeemelt between be tTo honees.
/ conld nor suppose t1e 4-tal. would axe
Che preeeHt tCfl Tie as 1855 1ti9l taai @a-
serial differences 0t opir eEis. ta The
stare's Niuistry'is luc3rsGa6t
The House, by q gsta CT Sc 10 IS, taap
passed the paragraph Vi lhe Dill 81 ,he
amended forfa il which e was sori up by
the Lo e3 House.
THEREBY -estlffng bis adhesion TO tbs vieNs
OF Count Won EBleuourg.
The Emperor has not aceef -d the Counts
resignation, but negotiations wltG thg OBJ
lect # inducing him 30 remain in the &.U-
istry have 40 FAR been without re8ul6.
PARTs, February 2l.-Gle opposition pa
per cguuent strongly ION the euc0 ayageneut
te hse been given TO Greece, 4s revca.ed
cg tae ba5ish Blue Book, aud particularly
on the promise OF Gen. Fare, Minister of
War, last year, to sell Greece thirty thous-
and muskets. 1t is expected that the gov
ernment will be questioned in the Chambers
on the subject to-day. The incident will
doubtless be. used by NJ. Gambetta's enc
mics to show that he favored a warlike
policy, Gen. Fare being one Of his nomi-
nees in the Ministry.
An extraordinary Cabinet council met at
ten O'Clock this morning. The Republican
Left IN the Chamber of Deputies will meet
to-day to consider the statement published
in the British Blue Book regarding General
Farre's promise to sell arms to Greece.
In the Chamber Of Deputies to-day, M.
Deves, Republican, requested an explana-
tion from the Ministry relative to Greek af
fairs, and asked whether the arms which
General Fare, Minister of War, promised
to Greece were delivered, or were about to
be delivered, and If it were true that arms
had been sent to Marseilles and Havre for
shipment to Greece.
In the Chamber of Deputies, Premier
Ferry, replying to NJ. Deves lRepublican),
said that neither the War Minister nor the
government had ever promised 30 600 mus
kets to Greece. The Greek Government,
he said, had asked for them, but It's request
was refused. II the statement had been
true, the French Cabinet should not have
been merely questioned, but impeached.
He declared that only disuSed material bad
been sold, and some parties succeeded In
acquiring a certain number of converted
muskets and suitable cartridges, but the
government, on being informed of the mat
ter, stopped their delivery.
Mr.. Pascal Du Prap observed that reports
relative to an occult government influence
were current, and matters ought to be clear
ed up by public debate.
NJ Gambetta replied that he had never
interviewed In the affairs OF the government
either by counsel or by the exercise of pres
sure on any Minister. The whole responsi
bility rested exclusively with the pres
ent Cabinet and their predecessors.
The Ministry alone conduct the foreign
policy of the country. 1t was they who
sent representatives. to the Berlin confer
ence, and who directed the entire policy
toward Greece.
Referring to his speech at Cherbourg, NJ.
Gambetta said he had carefully abstained
from any warlike illusions. He had GER
tainlY not advocated aggression. He
voted no share whatever In the
mission of the French officers which
was to have been sent to Greece
under General Thomassin, or in the Dull
cigno demonstration. He had always re-
Trained from criticising the policy Of the
government, and had never carried on any
kind of agitation.
The Chamber then passed to the order Of
the day pure and simple.