The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-09
Liberals Regard the Incident as a Blunder,
and Charge that the Attack Is Against Eng
land, Not Against the ambassador.
Berlin Deeply Impressed by the Recent
Losses of the Germans in Samoa.
She Gar Gives Austria Assurances Which Are
Thought to Have an Important Bearing on
the Balkan Dispute-Cable Notes.
THE MORIER CHARGES.
Trouble Not Ended-Gerlnan Liberals Charg
that Bismarck Is Attacking England.

Trouble Not tEnded-German Liberals Charge
that Bismarck Is Attacking England.
BERLIN, Jan. S.-The partial withdrawal
of the charges against Sir r. d. Morier by
the Post, in accordance with the promise of
Count Herbert Bismarck, isfar from ending
the incident. The Chancellor is now In
better health, and is expected to arrive
here tomorrow. Count Won Hatzfeldt
leaves to-day, for London. The result of
Lord Salisbury's remonstrances in con-
nection with the Morier affair will proba-
bly, appear shortly. The government or
gans evince an uneasy desire to disentangle
themselves from the affair. The Reichsan-
zeiger, tonight, publishes letter tending
to prove the truth of Morier's asser-
tions that he sent no news about
the Germans crossing the MOselle,
because he had none to send.
Captain Knebnecht, cabinet counselor of
the ex-Empress Augusta, recently wrote to
Counselor Rottenburg, requesting that the
Chancellor might cause a suitable denial to
be given to the statement that the late
Herr Brands, Austrian counselor in 1870,
impaired to MOrier, at Darmstadt, owing to
his friendliness, the contents of secret dis
patches from the Prussian headquarters
during the presence of the Empress at
HOmburg. Captain Knebnecht states that
her Majesty received no such secret mill
tary news but only such as was intended
for publication; and, moreover, that at the
time of the crossing of the Moselle her
Majesty was residing in Berlin, and
that she did not go to HON.
burg until the following October.
While the Liberal newspapers are rejoicing
over what they call Bismarckian blunder
they do not fail to censure Morier for his
want of discretion in sending heated let
ter direct to Count Herbert Bismarck in
stead of communicating in the usual man.
Der. through Sir Edward Malet, the British
ambassador. Sir Robert doubtless desired,
if possible, to avoid entangling the British
government in the affair, but therein he
tion that might otherwise have been readi-
ly given. The charge of forgery
has collapsed utterly. Statements that
have come from several quarters prove that
Bazaine detested writing and was habitual-
ly ungrammatical, while the fact that the
French papers printed q correct version is
easily explained, the letter having been
telegraphed in English and re-translated for
the French press.
AS further result of Lord Salisbury's re-
mOnstrances, the National Zeitung tonight
declares that the apparently inspired at
tack upon Morier has little import when
viewed in connection with the maintenance
of good relations with England, and it ex-
presses the hope that the incident will be
treated like the Mackenzie affair and al
lowed to drop, adding, Without further
material one must be satisfied with a ver-
dict of non hquet." The article concludes
with complimentary references to England
and Lord Salisbury.
A semi-official correspondent of the Mon
tags Review, said to be German official
occupying prominent position in Wilhelm
strasse, Berlin, states that the reason for
the attack on Morier is the latters sup
posed hostility to the AustrO-German al
lance. The Tageblatt says that the Bis
marcks are attacking England, not Morier.
and that they are ready to 60 to the length
of seeking an alliance with Russia, if that
is necessary, to ruin England's worldwide
position.
majority of the Vienna papers condemn
the attack on MOrier. The Pesther Lloyd
says that from a moral point of view
Morier has perfectly vindicated his char
acter.