Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-30
ym,s,or Frederick. Memoir.
copyrighted 1888 by the Now York Associated
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tice OF action has been entered in the
Berlin Landzericht, our court of first in
stance, against the editor OF the DeUtsche
Rtmdschau, the Judicial authorities
bare not yet decided upon the exact
course OF the prosecution. The public
prosecutor has not settled upon what
clause in the penal code TO proceed. and
the Minister OF Justice is in q quandary
rs to whom to prosecute. The manager
OF the Deutsche Rundschdu has sur
rendered the name OF Herr Geflicken, of
Hamburg, rs that of the person through
whom he obtained the diary of Emperor
Frederick. Gefficken has been a pro-
fessor at Strasburg, and represented the
Hanzo towns for several years in Berlin,
when he became known to Frederick.
Afterwards he was a Hanzatic resident
in London, and became q frequent con-
tributor 10 English papers and maya
zines. In recent years be has lived
privately in Hamburg. He Is Con-
seryative with Liberal leanings, Is
no enemy OF Bismarck, nor is he
known to have ever possessed the special
confidence of Frederick. The Govern
ment suspects high parsonage OF using
Gellicken as an instrument III the trial
threatens to reveal the original source
Bismarck may hesitate about proceeding.
Neither Rodenberg, OF the OtutSche
Runschou, nor Gcfiicken are likely to
submit to two years penal servitude for
the BETRAYAL Of State secrets without
protesting against being punished for
their mere exercise of the functions as
journalists acting without bins against
the State or Government bismarck Is
known to suspect the English Court as
the source OF publication, hence the
language OF his statement IS directed
against that court The Chanceilors
outspoken declarations have not tended
toward allaying party strife over the
diary. They have rather excited the
public passion to fever-heat no.
thing else is talked about in
places of resort, and furious quarrels
are the frequent result. The press in It's
discussion of the affair reflects vigorously
the party strife. The semi-oficial pa
pers do not hesitate to assail the memory
OF Frederick, villifying both his charac-
ter and intellect. The KOiHische lei
tuna SAYS the diary shows him as a self
complscent idealis., rich III beautifully
phrased generalities and crude In plans
for improving the world, but poor IN
practical. s,atesmanshke qualities. The
Berlin Poet says even at the risk OF
damaging the memory OF Frederick by
laying bare his lamentable weakness
that the interests of the empire required
the disclosure that the Crown Prince,
far from being an active promoter OF
German unity, formed "A most serious
obstacle to it. IL is difficult to believe
that public sentiment concurs in this
semi-oilicial attempt to defame the I'm
peror Frederick. Especially contempti-
bic aro the comments which attempt in
terms of indignation to belitt'e his men,
tai powers aud to dIsparage his aims
Inc BOrsen Courier, al organ of the
Liberaists. better represents the genuine
public feeling here in saying: 1t excltes
lively astonishment to see the press as
sail Emperor Frederick with scant re-
spect. The Emperor must be revolted
az the conduct of the people who are
trying to please him by reyiling his
father. Those who are throwing dirt
upon the memory of Frederick NUT
Judge William II. meanly if they sup
pose that their criticism excites IN him
anything but lOathing and contempt.
The Progressst press challenges the
accuracy Of Bismarck's statements dis
crediting the diary. The Freiseimege
/eif,uG points out that the Chancellor
does not give documentary proof of the
correctness of his assertions. 1t says
that the memory Of a man who IS
seventy-four yers old may be at fault III
regard to occurrences OF seventeen years
ago, and that the diary. written under
the fresh impression Of events, Is less
likely to I've wrong. 1t is a significant
fact that the comments OF the press con-
current with the tenor OF private discus
sion DO not question the authenticity Of
the diary. The reason that Prince Bis
marck advances against its commences
are ielt to be insincere, and are com
pletely ignored outside Of the official
world. There is not a man in
thousand who refuses 70 accept
the diary IS faithful record
written 10y the Emperor FredeIick's
own hand. The court circle exOuerates
the Empress Frederick from any know
ledge Of the publication. The stories
published in the French papers o. vio-
lent quarrel between the Empress Freie-
rick and Emperor William and that the
former fears that spies are set on her
movements are certainly false. The
Empress lives an utterly retired life.
The members OF her own circle declare
that size does not want the Emperor
Frederick's name mixed up in party
struggles. 1t Is officially announced to-
night that she will shortly proceed to
hiel, where she will remain fortnight
On October 18th she viii lay the founda-
ton stone of Emperor redalick's maui
soleum. She Will afterwards go on a
visit to Scotland. and viii be accompa-
MED 10y the Processes. The relations
between the Emperor William and the
English court are undoubtedly strained.
This was openly shown 10y the refusal
of the Prince of Wales TO be present at
the Emperors reception in Vienna, but.
the Empress maintains as far as possible
a silent neutrality in the family strife.
Emperor William arrives tonight at
the Island of Manau.
The Impress Augusta celebrates to-
morrow her seventy-seventh birthday.
The Emperor IS going TO Munich on
Tuesday. where be will he received at the
station by the Regent. the members of
the royal family, ministers and generals.
His visit to Vienna does not excite any
thing ike the interest that is taken in
lis reception at Rome.
The Diet of Lower Austria to-day re-
jected the motion OF the Pangermanic
deputy that the Diet in its corporate CO.
paciiy gives prominence to the reception
OF Emperor William. Only anti semitic
members supported the motion.
France.
by Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch.l
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