The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-06
NoRTER AND HIS HONOR
cor7NT BISMARCK PROMISES TO
EXoNERATE HIM.

The Ambassador Dissatisfied with the
proposed Method OF Retraot'on-The
1-o,+roversv the Leading Topic
nnoorg the Editors-A Bold Insinua-
+.or in the National zeitung.
co,af,nt 1889, by Ee'o York Associated Press.
0Ops. PSn11v Ian. Count Herbert Bismarck
last night gave diplomatic dinner, at
~hiob Count schouvaloff, the Russian am
hassador NJ. Herbette, the. French ambas-
49, and other heads Of legations, were
cant During the course Of the evening
Court Herberl, speaking to Count Won
4.tzfeldt, the German minister to England,
,,romjsed to fulfill the request of the en-
,,oror to exonerate Sir Robert Morer,
10 British ambassador to Rus
s;a from any charges connected
with tho Bazaine incident. This
-osrlt was communion ed to Sir Morier, who
aynres.es aVl,,e himself as dissatisfied. He says
that as the official prints make the charge
tbere must be an official withdrawal. Lord
Salisbury. in personal communication TO
Prince Bismarck, asks him to print a direct
statement that the whole charge is absurd.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
The papeis to-day generally comment on
the Morler affair. The VoSsiche Zeltullg
remarks:
TIE impression that a perusal of the letters
lesyes is painful. incidents such as these can
onv serve TO trouble the relations OF two coun-
tries connected by kindred and affinity: The
accusation against Sir Morier rests on the con
troverSial assertion Of man who ls no
more No evidence can he adduced
n support Of the charge. Therefore it cannot
be regarded as convincing, II certain papers
which described Emperor Frederick aa Parslfal
tie slmpleton, reolly consider 1t their duty to
agp.rse e,e cry man whom that noble prince
honored with his confidence, they have at any
rate done n good service TO the German gov
ernment or 10 the emperor.
A DISCREPANCY OVERLOOKED.
Proceeding to uarrate tie military events
between aug. IS and II, 1870, the V0ssicSche
Zeitung says it is only surprising that the
plain contradiction between Marshal Ba-
nlpes statement to Maj. Won Defines and
the known historic fact, should not have
been perceived by Mai. Won Defines himself,
who seems to have been willing to forge
weapon ith which to strike at the memory
Of Emperor Frederick.
The FreiSSininge ZeitWng saws:
The German people await what Count Her
bert has to say officially in the matter. AS
things stand German diplomacy has not COW
cred itself with glory over the question.
MoRIER ovER-CoYFIDENT.
The National Zeitlng holds that Sir
Morier in his appeal % Count Herbert vas
owe confident. The paner says.
It was really an astonishing demand to ask
the chief Of the foreign Office to contradict the
report Of trusted officer Of the German gov
ernment 1t must ba left to the future TO show
whether Marshal Bazaine will come out of the
affair as a slanderer or as coward.
These comments suggest a similar ques-
Cion to whether Prince Bismarck a d
Count Herhert will come out OF affair
as slanderers or as towards. Sir Morier,
according 10 the sentiment Of tue English
embassy here, and the general feeling in
Official circles will compel Count Herbert
to sVologize. In the meantime, the semi
official press shows no signs of abaIng she
attacks on Sir Morier, but seem rather to be
trying to support the assault.
How MoRIER GOT HIS NEWS.
To-nights Berliner Borsea Zeitung has a
vaguely worded official ST ,tement declar-
ing that the government has alviccs as TO
the means by W ich Sir Morier obtained
mforlat on concerning the moveme ITS d
offensive plans Of the German trAo0s, and
also how he made usa OF this information
oy sending it to the London Times.
The North German Gazette ignores the
Morler correspondence. Conservative
journals print tue letters. but none of them
commet on the affair excepting the Reichs-
oa't, " lch expresses a hope that the era Of
unedlfying personal suspicion will soon end.
ExoNERATED AT ST. PETERSBURG.
ST, PETERSBURG, Jan. 5.-The Journal
de ~. PeterSbourg, referring to the charge
,aade by the Cologne Gazette against Sir
Aorler, says that all persons who know the
minister will agree that he could not be
guilty OF the acts with which be is charg d.
me Journal attributes the attitude of the
Oo'ogne Gazette to personal resentment.
AIMED AT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
PARIS, Jan. 5.-The Journal des DebGts
says The refusal of Count lie, bert Bismarck
70 contradict the statements Of the Cologne
n9seue concerning Sir Norier was aimed
!hdlrectly at th' British government and
tlat bis conduct h justly caused profound
disturbance in public feeling.