Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-13
AT A SINGLE BOUND.
Caprivi Achieves Fame in a
Day.
He is Classed With Statesmen
of the Highest Rank.
A Speech in the Reichstag Suddenly
Makes Him Great.
East African Affairs Intelligently Dis
cussed-Bullet and Bible to Abol-
ish the Slave Trade.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

LONDON, May 12.-The Morning Posts
Berlin correspondent says: By today's
speech in the reichstag Won Caprivi
passed with one bound to the first rank
of European statesmen. The opinion
universally expressed in the lobbies was
that in comparison with his predecessor
he has nothing whatever to fear. His
speech was an intellectual treat of the
first order. His whole bearing, and es-
pecially the strength revealed by his con-
ciliatory manner toward his opponents,
showed nobility of nature, high integ-
rity and clearness of purpose. The en-
peror and Europe are to be congrat-
ulated.
What the Chancellor Said.
BERLIN, May 12.-In the course of the
debate on the estimates for the expenses
of the colonies, today, Chancellor Won
Caprivi stated that though he originally
approved the colonial policy of the en-
pire, he agreed with Bismarck that such
policy could only be maintained with
the support of the nation. As the mat
ter now stands, the government cannot
retreat from its position in regard to
colonial affairs without the loss of honor
and money. No change OF his views on
the system was to be in any way i'm
piled from his assumption of the office.
The government would everywhere re-
spect foreign rights and protect German
rights.
Germany's Aim.
The chancellor added that it was the
aim of the government to bring matters
in the colonies to satisfactory state,
and then leave to the commercial COM
panies to carry on what the emperor had
begun. He expressed the hope that all
expenditures would be eventually re-
couped, but believed it would take years
to establish peace and order. He fully
agreed with hamburger that the time
might arrive when Europe would need
every man and every mark at home.
Therefore he would not send single
mark or single man to East Africa more
than was absolutely necessary. 1t was
also true in the case of war that Ger
many would perhaps be unable to de-
fend the colonies. But experience
taught that if Germany was victorious
III I1uiOpO, oHC NOuiu Ictdlli lleT COl-
onies. In order to maintain them Ger
many must develop her navy and estab-
lish coaling stations.
The Bullet and the Bible.
Regarding slavery the chancellor said
1--WE must found stations, and the bullet
and the bible must act in the cause of
civilization. Without killing the slave.
dealers you can never abolish slavery"
The colonial movement, he said, had
its origin in the same idealism or
romanticism that unified the empire.
There was a surplus of this after the
war; and it was directed toward coloniz-
ing. The movement was injudicious, as if
one had only to raise his hand to conjure
forth Jumps of gold and ready-made
cigars, and was begun with little prac-
tical knowledge or prudence. An atlas
was taken and half of Africa painted
blue. Laughter. Such, however, was
invariably the beginning of such move
ments. 1t was difficult to convert en-
thusiasm into hard cash. Still, he
cherished the hope that East Africa
would become fitting sphere for invest
ment of private capital"
1t was Masterpiece.
LONDON, May 12.-The correspondents
agree that Caprivi's speech was a mas
terpiece. He combines soldierly blunt
ness with the suave adroitness of a
diplomatist.