The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-07
RUSSIA IS A GRIM GIANT.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS SAGACIOUS
WARNING TO GERMANY.

w ARN11NG ~ N16hMAN1
A Policy of Cancellation to be Adhered
to Even at the Cost of Some Sacri-
fices-Emperor Frederick Refuses TO
Consent to the Marriage and Thus
Placates Prince Bismarck.
BERLIN, April 6.-The National Zeitung
says that renewed efforts to obtain the con-
sent of the Emperor to the marriage of his
daughter Princess Victoria, to Prince
Alexander of Battenburg have not been
successful. For this reason there are no
longer any grounds for the secret conflict
between Prince Bismarck and the Emperor
and therefore there is no question whatever
of Prince Bismarck's resigning.
Owing to the comments based upon the
mutilated version of the remarks the
Crown Prince made in toasting Prince
Bismarck at the latter's birthday banquet
recently, the North German Gazette prints
the official text of the speech.
A STIRRING APPEAL.
In it the Crown Prince said: "Of the last
forty years none has been so serious or
weighty in import as the present are. The
Emperor you so faithfully served for 27
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cheering the present ruler, who shared in
founding the greatness of the fatherland.
Your highness, like us all, will serve him
with the same old German, manly loyalty.
To usea military illustration, | will com
pare the present situation with that of a
regiment advancing to an attack. Its COM
mander has fallen, but the next i'll COM
mand though hard hit, rides boldly in ad
vance of all, his gaze fixed on the flag
which itc haarar On biph Thus docs
Your Highness hold the banner of the EN-
pire, and may it long be permitted to you,
in conjunction with our blessed and rever-
end Emperor to hold on high the Imperial
flag. God bless and protect the Emperor
and Your Highness."
BOUND TO BE INTERNATIONAL.
The National Zeitung referring to the
proposed marriage of Prince Alexander of
Battenberg and Princess Victoria of Prus-
sia, says: at is self-evident that the pro-
poSal is bound to be regarded as a matter
affecting the European policy of Germany,
and Prince Bismarck would, therefore, OPP
pose it. As in Germany the monarch is the
supreme leader of the State, the family
connections of the dynasty can never be
without Importance, and for this reason
especially the creation of a dynastic alliance
must not be contemplated which in the
present situation of Europe would
embarrass that German policy for
the support of which the Reachstag has
just granted zoo, 900 men and 800, 900, eco
marks. To admit the possibility only of
the effect of a sacrifice of this kind being
weakened by personal wishes regarding
this matrimonial alliance would be to mis-
take the position of our Imperial house.
The consent of the Emperor to the alliance
will surely be refused"
WOULD INVITE WAR;
The Cologne Gazette says: "Political con-
siderations forbid, in most positive man
ner, an alliance between Prince Alexander
and Princess Victoria, as tending to an i'm
mediate disturbance of the relations be-
tween Germany and Russia. In any case
it would be impossible for Prince Bismarck,
in view of his attitude toward Russia till
now, to continue to conduct affairs were
Prince Alexander to become q member of
the Imperial house The proposed betcothal
having during the past few days been i'm
parted to Prince Bismarck, the Chancellor
explained his views frankly and openly,
and requested permission to resign in the
event of the Emperors approving the al
lance Until this decision has been arrived
at the crisis will continue"
FREDERICK's PROPOSED EXPEDIENT.
1t is stated that Emperor Frederick in
tended to confer upon Prince Alexander the
title "Fuerst" as proof of the latter's final
remuneration of his candidature for the Bull
garian throne and thus remove ali scruples
regarding the betrothal of Prince Alexan-
der and Princess Victoria. Prince Bismarck,
however, protested against this course.
The Chancellor, in conversation on Wedues-
day, expressed his intention of soon visiting
his estates.
Doubts are expressed in well informed
circles as TO whether the differences between
Emperor Frederick and Prince Bismarck,
which are believed to extend also to matters
of internal policy, can be arranged.
The Emperor slept last night without in
terruption. His condition is improved.
Nobody in Berlin believes that Prince
Bismarck will resign.
WRITTEN DOCUMENT.
LONDON, April Z, A. MA dispatch
from Berlin to the Daily Ne,os saws: IA
dispatch states that Emperor William left
written document setting forth his political
views, in which he strongly insisted upon
the maintenance of good relations with the
Gar Of Russia"
MUST BOW TO RUssIA.n
COLOGNE, April Ga dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Berlin recalls the fact
that Emperor William in his last moments
used what remained to him of vital power
to transmit as o permanent legacy TO those
in whose hands lay the future of the dy-
nasty, HIS most secretly cherished thoughts
II was then that he gave the exhortatiOn
to have regard for Russia and to spare the
susceptbilities Of the Gar. The dying
monarch thus expressed the statesman-like
idea which abode with him throughout life
and which during the last few years has
been equally shared by all politically