Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-06
THE OLD WORLD.
A Cable Letter from the
German Capital.
THE RIsMARCK- -MORIER AFFAIR.
An Official Apology Required OF
Sir Herbert-General
Notes.

Copyright. 1889, By New York Associated
Press
BERLIN, January Count Herber,
Bismarck last night gave diplomatic
dinner at which Count Schouveloff,
Russian Ambassador, and M. Herbette
we're present. During the course OF the
evening Count Herbert, speaking to
Count Won Hatzfeldt, German Minister
to England, promised, under request OF
the Emperor, to exonerate Sir Robert
Morier, British Ambassador to Russia,
from any charges connected with the
Bazaine incident. This result was COM
municated to Morier, who expressed
himself as satisfied. He says as official
prints make the charge there must be an
official withdrawal. Lord Salisbury, in
personal communication to Prince Bis
marck, asks him to order direct state,
ment that the whole charge is absurd.
COMMENT ON THE MoRIER AFFA
The papers to-day generally comment
on the Morier affair. The Vossiche
Zeitun0 remarks: "The accusations
against Morier rest on the controversial
assertion OF man who is no more. No
evidence can be adduced in support of
the charge, therefore it cannot be re-
garded as convincing" The Zeitung
says it is only surprising that the plain
contradiction between Marshall Ba-
zaines statement to Major Won Deitz
and the we'll known historic facts should
not have been perceived by Won Deitz
himself, who seems to have been willing
to forge weapon with which to strike at
the memory of the Emperor Frederick.
The FTeisennige Zeitung says: "The
German people await what Count Her
bert has to say officially on the matter.
AS things stand, German diplomacy has
not covered itself with glory over the
question:"
The National Zeit,tn9 holds that Morier
in his appeal to Count Herbert was over
confident.
Comments suggest similar question
as to whether Prince Bismarck and
Count Herbert will come out of the affair
as slanderers or as towards. Morier, ac-
ording to the sentiment of the English
Embassy here and the general feel
ing in official circles, will COM
pei Count Herbert to apologize. In
the meantime the semi-officiai press
shows no signs of abating the attacks on
Morier, rather trying to support the as
sault. To-night's Berliner Borsen Zeitu,g
has vaguely worded official statement
declaring that the Government has proof
as to the means by which MorIer obtained
information concerning the movements
and offensive plans of the German troops,
also how he made use of the information
by sending it to tine London Times.
GENERAL NOTES.
Emperor William and the whole court
went to-day to the Grunewald to hunt
wild boar.
Lieutenant Weissman, whose regiment
is the Second Life Guards, is now at
tached to the Foreign Office for special
service in East Africa. In consequence
of this appointment the Emin Relief
Committee has relieved Weissman from
all connection with the relief expedition,
and has nominated DIR. Peters chief
leader in place of Weissman. Weiss
mans post under the Foreign Office is
understood to be that of Imperial Com.
missary of Germany, and has nothing to
do with the East Africa Company.
The Landtag is convoked for the 14th
inst. A measure will be presented in
creasing the Kings civil list 100000
marks, this sum being additional to the
amount requested from the Reichstag.
The semi-oticial papers argue that the
allowance should be more that accord
ing to the feeling in Berlin it ought to be
double the amount asked.
wILHELM's "HAPPY NEW YEAR" TO
BISMARCK.
The Reichsrathszeiger has published
rescript from Emperor William to Prince
Bismarck, bearing the date of December
3lst, which reads:
DEAR PRINCE-The year which has brought
us such heavy visitatiOns and such irrevOcable
losses draws to an end. 1t is Joy and sorrow
to think that you still stand Loyalty by my side
with fresh ST. ength to enter upon the new
year. From my whole heart / invoke upon
you happiness and essings. but above all, un-
may still be perm tied to labor with you for the
welfare and greatness of our Fatherland.
Signed WILHELM.