The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-09
FROM THE FAgHERLAND.
EFFECT OF THE CRITICAL SITUATION
IN EAST AFRICA.
Tho Arabs are EGostuaily wlplng out
Every vcstlgo OF German Regime.
Tho Policy of the Government WIN
Have TO Bo Changed.
4 NEW REVELATION

lCopyHghtis,,by the New Yors A. sprlsici rrcssl
BEULiy, Dcc. S.--Ghc Rcchslag all
ioums on December lj and will rcassem.
blc about the middle oi January. The
critical situation in East Africa, where the
Arabs arc ciIcctually wipng out the Ger
man colonisis aud clearing the territory OF
every ycstigc Of tho German regime,
will force more ample explanations Of
Gcrmanys policy than the Chancellor in
tended. Count Herbert bismarck, since
his return from Fricdrichsiuhc, has main
taincd reserve regarding the plans Of his
father, giving eyasivc replies To the feel.
crs' privately put 10 him by friends In the
icchsiag. II is reported tonight that the
Chancellor NAV yet relieve Count Herbert
oi the responsibility VI making cxplana.
tions aud confessions 20 the Rcichstag
ON Thursday to disclose his scheme Tor the
restoration Of German influence.
Until recently the Chancellor hns not
had any enthusiasm about the Eist Africa
enterprise, aud would rather have avoided
national action tending loNafd something
like the Tonquin expedition. lie now
feels the stimulus Of the excitement that
h spreading throughout Germany, aud.
according ~ Official information is. deter
mined 10 protect the commercial flag
throughout the ccdol territories. There
is strong party In the Rcichst1g which
advocates the purchase oi the East Africa
COmpnny's rights 10y the Government aud
tho subsequent formation NJ military posts
10 guard the coloni-ls and traders A
white book tabled IN the Rcichs,ag today
blamcs the c0mpinys administration ~
productive Oi disaster. Writing early in
October 10 the German CONSUL at Liuzi-
bur, Prince Bismarck FaId "Thr COM
pany ought b. have better respect for the
national prciudiccs Tho natives ought To
have been treated judciou-ly The sultan
b. seeking 10 make both the natives and
the officials soryiccabe'
A consular report says the Arabs have
thrown Oh the Sultan'a authority. With
the waning Of the influence Of the Sultan,
the company las lost is most important
support.
Some indications Of the ChancclIor's
project appear In a dispatch 10 Count Won
llalzlUdt, the German Ambassador nt
London, under date OF Osi0bcr -, IN which
thc Chancellor says that the vast extent Of
tho county, combined with ~ acrlmatcd
condition, iA la a most horrible state.
Emperor William is making special
study oi events IN East Africa, the condi-
ti0ns Of warfare Ia that region, What force
would be- required and how far operations
should extend. Last evening ho had q
conference on the subject with Count Bis.
mafck amd Count Won Wlldenco.
The Chancellor has sent Lieut. Wiss.
mann 10 brussels TO interview King leo-
p0ld with reference h. the proposed liol-
gian expedition 10 Central Africa. Prince
Bismarck asks King Leopold TO preside
over The International Slavery Conference,
displncing the Papal President
Reports current tonight refer 10 n plan
OF the East Africa Company 10 recruit n
volunteer force OF $500 men, under the
approval OF the Government, for rscfyice in
the interior, while the regular force occu-
pied selected coast positions The discus.
sion Vi the aged woikulens insurance bill