The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-20
GERMANY'S MAN OF IRON.
ALL EUROPE EAGER TO LEARN
WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

A Belief That He VIII Try to Clear
Lord Sansbury's Skirts from Criti-
cism-The East Africa Bill Apt to be
Passed Almost Unanimouely-The
Chancellor May Yet Play the Right
Bower in the Morier Geme-The
Public Tired of the Geffcken AT
fair.
Copyr'gtted 1889 by Ne,o York associated Press.
BERLIN. Jan. l9-The bundesrath will
dispose of the East African bill without de-
lay, and 1t will be submitted TO the reich
stag at the end the week, when it will
evoke the long expected declaration from
Prince Bismarck on the governments
colonial policy and its relation with Eng
land. The measure, il is believed will be
finally passed by a large majority. The
measure is known in parliamentary circles
as an outcome of the agreement between
the leaders of the government groups after
a consultation with Prince Bismarck. The
Centre party will also approve of following
the policy observed during Tuesdays de-
bate The opposition will tius be left to the
progressists only, and this will narrow
the debate into narrow encounters between
the chancellor and his persistent assailants.
An informal part of the bill s bmittEg
proposals relating to the enrolling and dis
position of levies, it is understood, will be
settled in a secret sitting OF the committee
WHERE INTEREST CENTERs.
Interest really centers in what Prince
Bismarck will choose to reveal concerning
the cooperation of England. 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 chancellors designs extended. Prob
ably Prince Bismarck will frankly disclose
how completely the Engigh gov
ernment has been apprlsed of
every phase of German policy
as embodied in the East Africa bill. He is
deslious of preventing the English liberals
from making party capital from the action
of the government, Every suggestion
coming from Lord Salisbury during the
negotiations has been accepted ere. The
chancellor will, therefore, announce abso-
lutte harmony in COO operatiOn.
THE MORIER INCIDENT.
The MoTier incident has not had the
slightest effect on the relations between the
tw governments. 1t may have formed the
subject of conversation during recent in
terviews between Prince Bismarck and Sir
Edw.rd Malett, the British ambassador.
Officially Lord Salisbury leaves Sir Morier
to fight his own duel The diplomatic circle
is confident that Prince Bismarck has
strong card in reserve against Sir Morier
and viii probably obge Lord Salisbury to
take official notice of the affair by trans
ferring Sir Morier from st. Petersburg to
some post that has less influence on
European politics.
PROF. GEFFCKEN's CASE.
The Geffcken correspondence, covering
$50 folios, has been submitted to the
Bundesrath. 1t was intended to publish
the correspondence, but the government is
beginning to learn that the cou try has had
a surfeit of the Gelfcksn matter. Besides.
public opin on is maturing in favor of Prof.
Geifcken. The progressist press, knowing
it to bea powerful weapon of offense, would
sustain the agitation. The Tagebldtt de-
mands the complete clearing up of the affair,
the production of appendices to the indict-
meut, the answers for the defense, the rea-
sons for the decision of the tribunal etc.
The semi-offiCial press continues to give ia
vOrable extracts from the correspondence,
but otherwise has ceased to refer to the
matter. The official press of Vienna up
holds the action of Prince Bismarck Count
Won Taafe's organ, the Presse, holds that
the prosecution was forced upon the gov
ernment by the exigencies Of actual politics,
and denouuces Prof. Gelfcken as barely
waiting for his royal friend to sink into hi
grave before publishing his diary. The
paper bames Emperor Frederick's selection
as confdant person without responsibility.
The public comment, winch is entirely in
taste with the German official press, does
not disclose the real opinion of the court
and official circles of Vienna, which censure
Prof. Geffcken and Condemns the UNIV Sc
course of Prince Bismarck. The Austrian
official mind cannot understand the Berlin
government fighting its opponents by dis
closures affecting the imperial family. Pri-
Vate letters from Vienna convey an i'm
preston Of profound surprise at the folly of
Prince Bismarck.
MONEY FOR NEW WAR SHIPS.
The budget committee Of the Rsichstag
has agreed upon the estimates for the con
struction Of ar ships.
DR.. Stoecker has induced the ultra con-
servatives in the Reichstag to support the
proposals to prohibit the importation Of
alcoholic beverages into the German
colonies Dr.. Stoecker is in difficulty
through his denial that he wrote lett
trying to influence the legal evidence Of the
case Of Rev. DIR. Witte. The latter has pro-
duced tae letter. The consistory OF the
clergy has cited Dr. Stoecker for trial.
The applications TO enter Lieut.. Wis5-
mans service in the East Africa expedition
number 1000. The African travellers,
Andreas Kuentzel and Van Strausky. &C.
companted by Herr Gerstrecher, an eng-
neer, left Munich to-day for East Africa.
DEINEs STATEMENT.
The Cologne Gazette publishes letter
signed by Count Won Solina Sonnenwalde,
which confirms Maj. Deines' statement re-
lating TO the Morier affair, but It does not
give the date on which Marshal Bazaino is
alleged 10 have received Sir Morier's dis
Iatcn.
It ls stated that Prince Bismarck has
ordered that negotiations DO gun with
Chief Bashiro for the ransom Of the Ger
man missionaries who were taken captive
By the ATabs.