The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-21
GERMANY NOT WARLIKE.
A STATEMENT READY FOR THE
SAMOAN CONFERENCE.

| Mentioned - Excited Discussions
Over the Press Law and Workmen's
Insurance Measure.
Copyrighted 1889 By the Nelo York Associated
Press
! BERLIN, April 20-Count Herbert Bis
marck mas prepared a statement for the
| Samoan conference as the basis for discus
sion. It has been submitted and approved
| by Sir Edward Malet, British ambassador,
who was in all probability consulted while
it was being drafted. II the American
commissioners accept the statement the CON
| ference ought not TO last more than
a week. Germany comedies the princi
| pie of absolute noninterforencs in Samoa,
! and the natives are to be left
| free to choose as their ruler, either Malietoa,
Tamasese or Mataafa. No claims for COM
pensation to German subjects are mentioned
in the statement, and practically the work
| of the conference is limited to defining OK
| plctly the powers of consuls in regulating
| trade and shipping, the boundaries Of, and
| rights OF Pago-Pago, and other vittualcng
| stations, and the formation Of a tribunal
for the protection and trial Of foreigners.
ANXIOUS TO CoNCuLIATE US.
Tie foreign Office here regards that Prince
| Blsmarcks censure of Consul knappe, and
his declaration that Germany does not de
| sire to NEEDLE with the internal affairs Of
| Samoa, combined with the proposals to be
| placed before the Samoan conference, fur
| niSh ample proof tnat Germany earnestly
| wishes to conciliate the American govern
| ment. At the same time it is regretted that
the American government ignored diplo-
matte etiquette in sending delegates who
| are personally pTejudiced on the questions
| 10 be laid before the conference. Nothing
| of this feeling, however, will be shown to
| Messrs. Bates and Sewall, who will meet
| with cordial greeting from Count Herbert
! Bismarck on their arrival on Thursday. Sir
| Edward Malet theBritish ambassador here,
has asked Lord Salisbury 10 send Mr.. Scott,
! the British minister at Berne. as a delegate
/ TO the Samoan conference. Mr.. Scott was
| formerly secretary of the British embassy
| in Berlin and is thoroughly conversant with
| Samoan treaties and colonial matters gem
orally.
PROPOSED NEW LAWS.
| Although the Reichstag has taken a re-
cess, a keen and excited discussion is going
| on in the press in regard to the threatened
| press law and workmon's insurance meas
1 ure. The reaction of the nationals against
| the government, is becoming more marked,
| and the division in the center party on the
! question of press repression is becoming
/ wider. One group goes to the
| length of denouncing government inter
i ference with the press or with the social
| lists, and will support the progressists de-
mand for tho repeal of the anti-socialist
| law. The other urges the necessity of Civ
| ing the government means to combat the
revolutionary propaganda The govern
ment, dreading the result under tho
existing disruption Of the groups,
will, it is expected, postpone discus
sion of the press measure. Progressives
| are therefore preparing to raise the ques-
tion of rights of the press through pro-
posal that the state become liable for the
| indemnifyiug Of journals that may be sus-
pended or suppressed without the sanction
of legal tribunal The coming period of
the session before the Whitsuntide adjourn
ment promises fierce debates and critical
party developments.
PROSECUTION OF SOCIALISTS.
Herren Liebknecht, Grillenberger, schu-
maker and Harm are involved
! in the prosecution impending against
| the l08 socialists as members of a
secret society. The prosecutions do not inn
| pede the electoral preparations Of the social
lists, who are now feverishly active through
out the empire.
| NEW ASSOCIATION OF WoRKMEN.
Everywhere new workmens' associations
are forming and already numerous candi-
dates have been selected. A striking char
acteristic Of the movement is the spread of
the canvass beyond the towns into the coun-
| try Short electoral fly sheets written in n
| clear style denouncing land owners, are
widely distributed among the peasantry
| The police have arrested so
cialist agents engaged in the propaganda
| at Edinburg, Pomrania, and seized enor-
nous quantities Of American revolutionary
| leaflets The Munich AHgeneine Zeitung
says that South Germany has never wit
messed anyt' ing like the present recrudes-
| cence Of socialism, the aim Of which is to
influence the peasants and smaller land
ow ers with view to obtaining their suf-
| froge. ~ the coming election.
| g.. sPLAIN srOLCKER SUSPENDED
Crap.alu Stoecker is practically sus-
pended from the functions of court
| preacher His friends assert that his re-
treat is temporary and that he has as
surance Of the sympathy Of the emperor
himself, who is a strong anti-semitic.
Prince Bismarck IN consulting with the
emperor on the oyerture5 from the vatican
for the appointment Of n nuncio at Berlin,
found undinching opposition the emperor
even declining 30 consider the nomination
of certain archbishop 20 fulfill the func-
| tious OF nuncio. The Vatican hoped that
the presence in the capital Of a high Catho-
lie dignitary would overshadow the hum
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the church, as such dignitary would figure
in some degree as primato. Prince Bis
rnarcb is credited with willingness TO as
sout but tho emperor's preiudices are un-
conduerable.
Sigaor Crispi and Admiral Bin will ao-
company King Humbert 10 Berlin. The
party will stay here week.
THE REVIVED COURT SUIT
The revived court suit includes a DOW
dercd periwig Dress rene rsals OF the
caefs Of the imperial household displayed
tho suit with fine effect. The Emperor in
ordering a trOsseau for Princess Sophin, sis-
ter Of toe empress, who is 20 bs married 10
Prince Frederick Leopold, and that
OF his own sister Princess Sophia,
who IS % lie married % tho Duke of
Sparta stipulates that they shall be entirely
of German manufacture, and espsci lily for
bids tho use II any Fronch silk, lace, linen
or other ma, ,erial Berlin mili1ers are in
"a ru h Of business. All the members Of the
iiGpe ial family will make presents Of
ieWely, which have been ordered In Ger
many
THE VISIT TO ENGLAND.
Tho squadron which Will accompany the
emperor on his trip tO England consists Of
tbs ironc.ads Baden, Bayern aud Oldon-
Lurg, ihe corvette Irene, which will bs
commanded uy Prince Henry Of Prussia,
and the Ayiso and Yacht Admiral klu
commands t4e squadron 7 e imperial
a.