The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-16
FOREIGN ECHOES.
The Germans Bent Upon
Colonial Conquest.
NO AID FOR THE PANAMA CANAL
English Liberals Fsser . Treaty
with the False Prophet to
Save Stanley and
Kn,in Bsy.

Copyrighted. ISSs. by the Associated Prrss,
RKklIS. Dec. la-The debate in ths
reichstag on Dr. Mindfhorsf's motion rels.
tive 10 suppression Of the East Afrsea.
slave trade has aispelled many errors
which were earreas among those who BE-
lieved Germany w0nki never stir a seos
nor spend = penny directly cs indirectly n
assist the East African Company over in
straits. Though suppression of slavery
was es;eHsibly the oelcss of the memhers.
is real aim was ssmSly - elicit the sense
OF Tie nation concerning TIE Commercial
and political future Of the Fast Africas
Cofnpaay and % provide basis for further
EuNsrrmcut action. lt l. an cpen senre4
that fFiace bismarck vas reluctant 70 en-
nAlk IN spirited colonial policy autii TIE
nAiion shgali have clearly expressed ia
: viii IN the m matacF. THIS nov has been
/ Gone IN a manner - dcsiacd Rs TO reader
iae chaacel ior's fafure coarse clear. The
Qesaie marks an important development
! IN the colonial policy. The reinhsfaw has
dceiaEed IA favor Of prorrcssise action
snd eompieseiy dispeliesi tAc illusion tsat
NeriaANys : &efipn 10 recater lost grOuai
and % safeguard heT isnpeFiled position On
re Eaarihar iittorsi wSnld &c coadEe1 70
oipck alifne efse ratlons on sra
fbe preliminary ssep having bcen unass
inoEs. the r,iehsfag vim on rcassemhlinr
after Cnrisimas be presenied with a tin
framed in accordance with the views Of
the headers 81 the friendly groups. which
VIII probably enable The East Africa Co.
e'facf a. at present. crgaui 2,3 or IN 4 new
form, "a recruit local iorcE Of natives for
tae IarYs0sC Of recovering aud garris0ning
iosi gFclnd. aud establish an anti slavery
hioek kAcc on tAnd - wen s. on sea Connt
HcFlssgt 2 saRrek apparently dfass dls
uurflan between activity OF a lacRl forca
cf this kiEd and other f0fces which are In
teused for exucidtinus fato the interior.
bUt i = doubtful sheihsI the Arab mind
vii realise fse diGerenec.
EUsSo-gsExGE SEwkFAFxR VAR
Tie attitude of ths Russian anl German
press does not imyrevs The Haraharx
louraai published al article ON THURSDAY
On the relations with Russia by q seml scfif.
eial Telegraph asencr. and IL may be so.
cofdiuEiy accepted a. Authentic. Bur for
tEnAteiy. ia spite Ct fts Hgusi-OffiCial char
acier aud the strUnE feeling it displays. the
article has cot FrodacSd much efseSt,
either ON the bourEE of 0a she public mind
although 4, Is seen from the fact that sent.
ofieiAl writer's agA.a threaten 90 pablish
the Aastrc Russian tfeaties OF ISIS aud iSs7
that the political relations with Russia
fnpst be strained. The North GeTrzan Ga
sssts. referring 10 the article. expresses q
hope that the Rass06erman newspaper
wAr will not be renewed, and intiInates
thai II u Il the Russian pan siAvist press
will - left % stew in It's own jaice; whfla
the fasbiaTH advires the public not to DO
alarmed AZ the journalistic war, but 70
wait untii the Rsass AszsfseF publishes the
treaties.
HEEHEEr RIsMARcK's riRsI srEKcH.
Fridays debate in the ecichstag wss
memorable as the occasion ef Count Her.
bert Bismsrekis maiden speech. Ths
greatest Interest was shown. aud more
depu lies were present than In any other
day during The session. 10 was cspecially
remarked that Count HsrbeFss speech oe-
of the day. Count Hsfhsrt's voice. cnun-
citation, gestures and ahrnpt delivery re.
minded the audience al his iaiher. AT the
beginning Of tho speech bis remarks,
though delivered tn = lond tonG Of voice.
could scarcely be followed, but Afterwards
ss became Gamer and fneai. gaining CON
ndente 40 he won the synpathiek Of hfs
audience A storm Of applause greeted
The patriotic perofatien. Count Herbert
eaEnnt exactly be said IN have the gift af
eloqueEee, but 10 IL adnlttsd on all sides
thai he acquitted himself well and hand
soFnely.
TIE EMFKRog srvoYTEa wAE.
Emperor william soasinues 20 work
hard lie receives Gess rOn walderrce
and which daily, IL reported that the
latter il engaged 10 e1piainlng in minute
detail the POSSIBILITY oi Germany sustain
ing war against France and Russia sim "a
tAueonsly.
II is stated that the Authorities at EM
and Milhelnhayen are preparing 10 sc =
10 Africa a. the shortest uolife corps r.
volunteers, armed with repeatfrs ID
rihed cannons Foreigners will be q
mitted "a the corps only on condition ~
being able to withstand the climate
Some Of the radical papers having asssr
ed that Russia bad Supplied the Soudan
With arms and muaitone. the kuss
am nbasssd0r has assafed CUunf Herbert VI
rnarck that sach assertions are totally q
founded.
PERSECUTION o. fRsF. GkTFcKES.
A Hamburg eofresponasns states thM
Prof Geifcken 4 counsel have applied 20 the
imperial tFibunai for their eiicnis release.
giving the whole Of hts property a. bail
The application wNs rsfussd, IL being held
that the am0aut OF tail srsrrd would not
prevent Gcficksu frors tnking fight. His
Trial Is expected 70 take place a. Leipsic Ia
January.
CARDINAL iAvfgEHik'e CECskDE.
The anti slavery eT~sds has been sue
ccssfallV commenced in Austria Al the
inxtiKatlon Of Cardinal iaSigerie. q meet
ing on the subject has beer held 81 Vienna
uader the auspices Of enc Of the most In.
auentisl Catholic socistiea Tbs papzi
RanetO attended the meeting. which was
presided over BY PTlsee Won VERDE. Two
clerical speakers declared that Austria
should Join with other nations In The anti
siAFeTY movement