Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-05
GERMAN POLITICS
Important Measures to be Considered by
the Council of State-Austria's ANXIETY,

Copyrighted 1890 by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan. 4.-The state council is con-
vened for Wednesday next, Prince Bis
marck, though still suffering from recur
renee OF his neuralgia, is certain to be pres
ent. The reassemblipg Of the reichstag fol
the last eventful days before dissolution and
the reopening of the landtag compels thii
general meeting of the ministry. The
measure before the reichstag will be the
military increases and the socialist bill The
Cartinal party is reminded that the time i:
now ripe for grand rally around the chan
cellor and urges them not to fail to appear
in their places on the first day. Prince Bis
marck's long expected declaration on the
foreign policy of the government will prob
ably be made during the debate on the mill
tary credits. It is thought the landtag will
disapprove the lottery project in regard to
the monument of Emperor William The
purchase and demolition of certain houses
in order to make a site for the monument
are necessa y, and the project Of raisi ng the
money for the purpose by lottery, while it
is no doubt one form of making popular
subscription, it is form not approved by
public opinion. 1t is believed the landtag
will favor the plan Of direct purchase, the
money to be voted by the state.
The year opens with a universal peace
chorus, the National Zeitupg declaring that
external tranquility is guaranteed, and yet
despite this lively prospect of peace abroad
and at home upon defined conditions, the
foreign office itself was never so pervaded
10y sense Of insecurity of the continuance
of the triple alliance. Crispi is Thought to
to be a little disappointed just now. aud
counted on another conference at Frieder-
ichsruhe at the close of the year. He
attaches very great Importance to this sort
of repeated recognition of him. His
scheme to close the year with such an indi-
vldual conference was upset by Prince Bis
marck, who holds these favors at a high
rate and who advised Crispi that the inter-
view would not be timely.
The progress of the negotiations for the
meeting of Emperor William and the car
on the Polish frontier in April intensifies
the official anxiety and watchfulness in Aus
tria. In diplomatic circles there is lively
discussion Of the prospect of the renewal OF
the German entete with Russia, as Prince
Bismarck continues to find the want of hon.
ogeneity in the Austrian empire and the
growing discord between its various nation
alities an obstacle OF good politics, and sees
how greatly these reduce the value of an
Austrian alliance, 1t is said that already
he contemplates very radical
change of base in his policy and speculates
upon large application of the idea of
races that was the basis of so many schemes
and projects at the period when Alsace-Lo-
rane annexed to Germany. His new
application of the theory Of burglng all Ger
man speaking people under the German flag
would be at the expense OF Austria and at
the expense of Russia, but for Russia there
would be compensations. The policy, in
fact, would wipe out Austria as that empire
now stands, for Germany would take the
Austro-German duchies; and while Germany
would also get the German Baltic provinces
now held by Russia, Russia would get an
equivalent in Galicia and Bukowina and
would be given hand in Roumania and the
Balkan countries. The Austrian govern
ment knows that this is not merely diplo-
matte Dream but is one Of the present posi-
bilities Of the chancellor's policy, and may
become probability if the race feuds now
pervading the empire combined with hostil-
ity to Germany shall force the chancellor to
project alliances elsewhere.
The Dowager Empress Augusta has the in
fluenza accompanied with high fever and
catarrh. Her doctors are somewhat anx-
ions