Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-20
BISMARCK'S PROGRAM
Will be Ratified by the Reiehstag
With but Little Opposition.
SALISBURY AND THE CHANCELLOR
Working in Perfect Harmony, But the
Liberals Are Protesting.
PUBLIC FEEMNG FAvORs GEFFGKEs
And the Government Will Not Print Any More Of the
Correspondence.

The East Africa bill will 90 to the Reich
stag by the end of the weel. Bismarck will
then make statement as to the cooperation
of the English Government. Salisbury will
let Morier fight his own battles 1t is not
believed that the remainder of the Gefcken
correspondence will be published. Several
financial schemes are being perfected at the
German capital.
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ATED PREss.l
BERLIN, January 19.-The Bundesrath
will dispose of the East African bill with
out delay, and it will be submitted to the
Reichstag at the end of the week, when it
viii evoke the long-expected declaration
from Prince Bismarck on the Governments
colonial policy and its relations with En-
gland. The measure, it is believed, will be
finally passed by large majority. The
measure is known in Parliamentary circles
as the outcome of an agreement between the
leaders of the Government groups after
consultation with Prince Bismarck.
The center party will also approve of fol-
lowing the policy observed during Tues
days debate. The opposition will thus be
left to the Progressists only, and this will
narrow the debate into lively encounters
between the Chancellor and his persistent
assailants. An important part of the bill,
the proposals relating to the enrolling and
disposition of levies, it is understood will
be settled in secret sitting of the commit
tee. Interest really centers in what Prince
Bismarck will choose to reveal concerning
the cooperation of England.
ENGLISH OPPOSITION.
1t is noted here that English opinion
against colonial extension by Germany
gains ground, and even conservative papers
suggest that Lord Salisbury weakly yielded
to the requests of Prince Bismarck without
knowing how far the Chancellor's designs
extended. Probably Prince Bismarck will
frankly disclose how completely the En-
glish Government has been apprised of
every phase of the German policy as en-
bodied in the East Africa bill. He is de.
sirous of preventing English Liberals from
making party capital from the concert of
the Government. Every suggestion coming
from Lord Salisbury during the nes1tia-
tions has been accepted here. The Chan
cellor will therefore announce absolute har-
mony in the corporations
The Morier incident has not had the
slightest effect in the relations between the
two Governments. 1t may have formed the
subject of conversation during recent inter-
views between Prince Bismarck and Sir Ed
ward Malet, the British Ambassador.
Officially Lord Salisbury leaves Morier to
fight his own battle. The diplomatic circle
is confident that Prince Bismarck has a
strong card in reserve against Morier and
will probably oblige Lord Salisbury to take
official notice of the affair by transferring
Morier from st. Petersburg to some post
that has less influence on European politics.
THE GEFFCKEN CASE.
The Gefcken correspondence, covering
180 folios, has been submitted to the Bun
desrath. 1t was intended to publish the
correspondence, but the,Government is be-
ginning to learn that the country has had
surfeit of Gefcken. Besides, public opinion
is maturing in favor of Geffcken. The Pro-
gressist press, knowing it to be powerful
weapon of offense, would sustain the agita-
tion. The TGgeblatt demands a complete
clearing OF the affair, the production of the
appendices to the indictment, the answers
for the defense. the reasons for the decision
of the tribunal, etc. The semi-ofieial press
to give favorable extracts from
the correspondence, but otherwise has
ceased to refer to the matter.
The official press of Vienna upholds the
action of Prince Bismarck. Count Won
Taafe's organ, the PreSSe, holds+.that the
was forced upon the Govern
ment by the exigencies of actual politics.,
and denounces Gefcken as hardly waiting
for his royal friend to sink into the grave
before publishing the diary The paper
h1or, Era1arioI-,o
,onfdant OF person without responsibility.
This public comment, which is entirely
IN taste with the German official press, does
not disclose the real opinion of the Court
Ind official circles of Vienna, which CEN
;ures Geffcken and condemns the un wise
course of Bismarck. The Austrian official
mind cannot understand the Berlin Gov
.rnment fighting its opponents by dis
closures affecting the Imperial family.
Private letters from Vienna convey the i'm
preston of surprise at the folly of Bismarck
The succession to the throne of Holland,
onfbined with the Luxembourg question,
ccupies the attention of diplomatists.
Under the advice of Bismarck the Duke
# Nassau has abandoned his intention of
in favor of his son on the death
f the King of Holland. The German Gov
rnment will not change the position of
luxembourg uAcu Dy LHe treaty OI 1otOs
'he duchy will enter the German Zoll-
erin, but will otherwise remain separate
rom the Empire.
The Budget Committee of the Reichstag
as agreed upon the estimates for the con-
truction of war ships. DIR. Stocker has in
uced the Ultra Conservatives in the Reich
tag to support the proposals to prohibit the
Importation of alcoholic beverages into the
ierman colonies. Stocker is in difficulty
trough his denial that he wrote q letter
rying to influence the legal evidence in the.
ase of Rev. DIR. Witte, the latter having
reduced the letter. A consistory of the
lergy has cited DR.. Stocker for trial. The
publications. to enter Lieutenant Wissman's
sryices in the East Africa expedition
mount to 1000.
BANKING SCHEMES.
The Boersen Courier announces that the
indicate composing the German-C Chinese
ank will meet on Tuesday, and definitely
lunch the concern. Eminent bankers who
re largely interested in the enterprise ex-
ect to undertake to raise the necessary
apital.
An animated discussion is going on among
ankers on a proposal to compel private
ote banks to renounce the right to issue
otes. The charters Of most of these banks
,ntinue valid until 1901, and they could
OF be divested of the right to issue notes
Mess the Federal Government consented.
he proposal is part of project to change
le Reichsbank into a purely Government.
lstitute by paying out" the present share
olders.
Admiral Monts, Chief of the Admiralty,
led at 8 o'clock this evening. Empress
rederick goes to Kiel about the middle Of
ahruarv in time for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of