Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-21
GOSSIP FROM BERLIN.
The Proposals to be Placed Before
the Samoan Conference.
COUNT BlSMARck'S STATEMENT
Some Concessions Which IL is Hoped
Will Simplify the Work.
NO CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION
And no Desire to Meddle With the
Country's Internal Affairs.
THE FEELING TOWARD AMERICA.
Her Representatives To BE Shown tho
Utmost Courtesy Notwithstand-
ing Their appointment isa
Matter of Regret.
Germany's Samoan Policy.

Germany's Samoan Policy.
lCopMightcd by the Notc York Associated Press,1
BERLIN, April 20.--Herbert Bismarck has
prepared statement for the Samoan con-
ference as The basis for discussion. It has
been submitted to and approved by Sir Ed
ward Malet, the British ambassador, who
was in all probability consulted while II was
being drafted. II the American commis.l
sioners accept the statement the conference
ought not to last more than week. Ger
many comedies the principle of absolute nom
Interference in Samoa, and the natives arc
to be left free to choose as their ruler either
Maletoa, Tamasese or Mataafa. No claims
for compensation for German subjects are
| mentioned in the statement, and practically
the work of the conferences; limited to de-
fining explicitly the powers of consuls in
regulating trade and shipping boundaries, Of
any right over Pago Pago and other sta
tions and the formation of tribunal for the
protection of foreigners.
The foreign Office regards Bismarck's cen-
sure of Consul knappe and his declaration
that Germany does not desire to meddle with
the internal affairs of Samoa, combned
with the proposals to be placed before
the Samoan conference as furnishing ample
proof that Germany earnestly wishes to cons
cliate the American government. AT the
same time 1t is regretted that the American
government ignored diplomatic etiquette in
sending delegates who are personally preiu.
diced on questions to be laid before the con-
ference. Nothing of this feeling, however,
will be shown toward Bates and Sewall, who
| will meet with cordial greeting from Her.
| bert Bismarck on their arrival next Thurs
| day.
Sir Edward Malet, the British ambas-
1 hoe, p1y 7 n,l Cnl;
| to send Scott, the British minister to Rome
as delegate to the Samoan conference.
Scott was formerly secretary OF the British
embassy in Berlin, and is thoroughly con-
| versant with treaties and colonial matters
generally.
The Munich Allgemeine Zeitung says that
| South Germany has never witnessed any,
| thing like the present rccrudescence of So
| cialism, the aim of which is to influA1ca
peasants and the smaller land owners With
| view to obtaining their suffrages in the COM
| ing election.
| Although the reichstag has taken q re.
| cess, keen and excited discussion is going
| on in the press in regard to the threatened
| press law and the workmen's insurance
| measure. The reason the nationals are
against the government is becoming mora
marked, and the division in the centre party
on the question of press repression is becom-
| ing wider. One group goes to the length Of
| denounciug governmental interference with
the press or with the socialists, and will sup
| port the progressists' demand for the aboli-
ton of anti-socialist law. Another urges the
necessity of giving the government the
means to combat the revolutionary propa.
| ganda. The government, under the existing
disruption of the groups, will, it is expected,
| postpone the discussion of the press meas
| ure. Tne progressists are therefore prepar-
| ing to raise the question of the rights of tho
| press through proposal that the state be7
| comes liable for the indemnIfying of iournala
that may be suspended or suppressed with
| out sanction.
The coming period of the session before
| the Whitsuntide adjournment promises fierce
debates and critical party developments.
Herren Liebknecht, Grillenberger, Schu-
| macher and Harm are involved IN The prose-
cution impending against ten socialists AZ
| members of a secret society. The prosecu-
tions don't impede the electoral preparations
| of the socialists, who are now feverishly act
| I'VE throughout the empire. Everywhere
| new workmen's associations are forming,
and already numerous candidates have been
| selected. striking characteristic of tha
| movement is the spread of the canvass be.
| yond the town into the country. Short cleo.
| toral fly sheets written in a clear style de-
| nouncing the land owners are widely dis,
trlbuted among the people. The police have
arrested socialist agents engaged in the prop.
| aganda and seized enormous quantities or
American revolutionary leaflets.
Prince Bismarck, in consulting with tho
emperor on the overtures from the Vatican,
for the appointment of a nuncio at Berlin,
found unfiinching opposition, the emperor
even declining to consider the nomination Of
certain archbishop to fulfill the functions
Of nunco. The vatican hoped that the pres
ence in the capitol of high catholic dgnitary
would overshadow the humber protestant
clerioals and give eclat to the church, as such
a dignitdry would figure in some degree as
primate. Prince Bismarck is credited with
Willingness to assent, but the emperor's
preiudlces are unequivocal.
| The emperor, in ordering the trosseau for
the Princess Sophia, sister OF the empress,
who is to be married to Prince Frederick
Leopold, and that of hIs own sister, the Prin-
cess Sophia who is to be married to the Duke
OF Sparta, stipuates that they shall be en-
tirely Of German manufactures, and speci-
| ally forbids the use OF any French silk, lace,
| linen, or other materials. All members Of
the imperial family will make presents of
| jewelry which have been ordered in Ger
many.
Arrangem eu Is for visit TO Berlin of the
Emperor Francis Joseph have been stopped.
Since her soiourn at Ischl, the condition Of
the emdress has slightly improved. Prof.
Kraft Ebing, an expert in nervous diseases,
who attended the Duchess Of Cumberland
while she was insane, has charge of the
empress. He predicts a gradual ameioration
of her condition. Meantime her majesty
passes whole days without speaking or NOV
ing, If the empress improves she will 20 to
,Wesbaden, but II her disease becomes agra
waved, preparations will be made to TAX her
TO Syria,