The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-06
The Method Proposed Is Not Satisfactory to
the Latter, Who Demands an Official With
drawal of the Charges Against Him.
A Dazzling Social Event, at Which Cold
Cash Took Precedence of Blue Blood.
Berlinese King Worshipers Cautioned to Be
Less DemOnstrative in Their Loyalty-Dis-
sensiOn Among Dignas Followers.
THE MORIER MATTER.

Bismarck Promises an Exoneration-Ger-
man Papers Side with the Englishman.
copyright 1885, by the New York Associated Press.C
BERLIN, Jan. 5.-Count Herbert Bismarck
last night gave diplomatic dinner, at
which Count ShouvalOff, the Russian en-
bassadOr; NJ. Herbette, the French embassa-
dor. and other heads of legations, were
present. During the course of the evening
Count Herbert, speaking to Count Won
Hatsfeldt, the German minister to England,
promised, under request of the Emperor,
to exonerate Sir Robert Morier, ambassador
to Russia, from any charges connected with
the BaZaine incident. This result was COM
municated to Morier who expresses him
self as dissatisfied. He says that as official
prints make the charge there must be an
official withdrawal. Lord Salisbury, in a
personal communication to Prince Bis
marck, asks him to order a direct statement
that the whole charge is absurd.
The papers to-day generally comment on
the Morier affair. The VOssiche Zeitung
remarks: "The impression that perusal
of the letters leave is painful. Incidents
such as these can only serve to trouble the
relations of two countries connected by kim
MOrier rest on the controversial assertion
of a man who is no more. No evidence can
be adduced in support of the charge, there
fore it cannot be regarded as convincing.
If certain papers which described Emperor
Frederick as Parsifal the simpletOn, really
consider it their duty to asperse every man
whom that noble prince hOnOred with his
confidence they have at any rate done no
good service to the German government
or to the empire" Proceeding to narrate
the military events between the 18th and
18th of August, 1870, the Vossische Zeitung
says it is only surpsiring that the plain
contradiction between Marshal BaZaine's
statement to Major Won Defines and the
historic facts should not have been per
ceived by Major Won Defines himself, who
seems to have been willing to forge
weapon with which to strike at the MEM
DRY of Emperor Frederick.
The Fresinnige Zeitung says: The Ger
man people await what Count Herbert has
to say officially on the matter. AS things
stand, German diplomacy has not covered
itSslf with glory over the question"
The National Zeitung holds that MOrier,
in his appeal to Count Herbert was over
confident The paper says: 1T was real
ly astonishing demand to ask the chief of
the Foreign Office to contradict the report of
a trusted officer of the German govern
ment. 1t must be left to the future to show
whether Bazaine will come out of the affair
as q Slanderer or as a coward"
These comments suggest similar ques-
ton as to whether Prince Bismarck and
Count Herbert will come out of the affair
as slanderers or towards. MOrier, accord
ing to the sentiment of the English embassy
here, and the general feeling in official cir
cles, will compel Count Herbert to apollo
giZe. In the meantime, the seml-Official
press shows no signs of abating the attacks
on Morier, rather trying to support the as
sault. TO-night's Berliner BOrsen Zeitnng
has a vaguely worded official statement de-
claring that the government has proof as to
the means by which MOrier obtained infOr-
nation concerning the movements and of
fensive plans of the German troops; also,
how he made use of this information by
sending it to the London Times.