The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-29
EUR0PE'S HUGE ARMIES.
FEARS THAT THE AUSTRO-GER-
MAN ALLIANCE IS SHAKY.

The Power OF the Anti-German Ele-
ment in Francis Jossph's Empire the
Source of Dsnger-The German and
French Budgets Still under Debate.
BERLIN, Nov. 2s.-In the reichstag to-day
the debate on the budget was resumed
Herr Liebknecht, radical, attacked the
foreign policy of the government, ard sug-
gested that it ought to propose a general
European disarmament.
Herr Won Boettischer, the Prussian mil-
ister of state and imperial secretary of state
for the interior, declared that the sugges
ton was impracticable. Prince Bismerck,
he said, had never provoked conflict. On
the contrary, he steadfastly sought
peace. Federal governments, Herr
Won Boettischer said, were well
aware that the social Legislation
of past years had not removed all the evils,
but they would have been held forgetful #
duty if they had done nothing. Their ell
deavor had been to remedy evils singlY.
The government cast hack upon the Soc l.
lst party the charge of pursuing policy of
aggravation. 1T was the desire of tho gov
ernment to reconcile antagoniSm, and pro
mote tine welfare of all classes.
The colonial question was paramount in
the debate, almost all of the speakers r.
ferring to the subject. Herr Won Bennig
sen said that Germany ought not to be dis
couraged by failures in East Africa; she
should not give up t 6 game as lost at the
first check. England, Spain and Portugal
had met with similar misfortunes at first.
Referring to the naval loan, he said that
the amount asked was not sufficient to build
and equip twenty-eight additional vessels,
and ho 5ar nd dad a oarafn1 oir0 0%iOu ~
the questions.
FRICTION WITH AUSTRIA.
The Cologne Gazette, alluding to the ro-
ported differences between Prince Henry of
Reuss, the German ambassador at Vienna,
and Count Won Taafe, the Austrian prime
minister, says that Germany regards with
rather increasing disgust the growing
strength and significance of those Austrian
parties which are at heart hostile to the
German alliance.
The Post, discussing the situation in Aus
tria, expresses fear that the influence Of
Germany is seriously threatened, and that
the alliance is imperilled.
FRANCES DEFENSIVE WORKS.
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-The budget committee
of the chamber of deputies, before approv-
ing the extra budget Of 100000 francs for
the proposed defensive works, have decided
to interrogate M. de Freyclnet, minister Of
war, on the necessity for the works, and NJ
Peytral, minister of finance, on the extent
of the resources already available.
KING MILAN IN THE RING.
LONDON, Nov. %, 8 A. M.-The ST. Peters,
burg correspondent of the Daily Net0s say {:
sit is asserted in Panslavist quarters that
positive proofs have been obtained that
King Milan has formally Joined the triple
alliance and that a secret treaty which he
has signed will be published shortly. 1t s
hoped that this will provoke revolution in
Servia."
The Daily TeIegraphs correspondent at
st. Petersburg says: 1.-The minister Of
finance hopes to induce America to invest
her surplus revenue in Russian loans. Hence
the ukase referring TO the new loan ex-
preesly fixed the rate of exchange at which
the interest on the present loan will be paid
in American dollars"