The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-25
NEGOTIATIONS CLOSED.
Salisbury Realizes the Encroachments Of
Germany.

copyrighted 1870 by the New York Associated Press
Berlin, May 24-The negotiations with
England concerning territory in Africa
had almost reached the point of an eX-
change ola protocol cOnceding to Germany
a sphere Of influence extending from the
east coast to the Congo Free State, when
Lord Salisbury, the British prime minis
ter, sent his envoy, Sir Percy Anderson,
emphatic orders 10 suspend cOmmunlca-
lions and administrations. Since then Sir
Edward Nallet, the British ambassador at
Berlin, has intimated that the negotiations
VIII only Je resumed on the basis of a
recognition by Germany of English rights
on the west coast Of Lake Tanganyiki and
the territories north Of Tanganyih includ-
ing Uganda.
Whatever is Lord SaIisbury's motive, it
has evoked an energetic protest from
Chancellor Won Caprivi which the emperor
either inspired or endorsed. Only strong
state, combined with family reasons, de-
ternine the emperor TO persist in his
cordial relations with the English
government. The North German Ga
Zette, whose director recently had
several interviews with Chancellor Won
Caprivi, obtained a semi-official communi-
cation advocating a continuance of the
English occupation Of Egypt as essential
TO the prosperity OF that country. The
article obviously pointed that the German
manent occupation of Egypt by the
British
The emperor, as if desiring to mark the
strength of the entente with England, is
celebrating the queens birthday with I'M
usual ceremony. Sir Edward Mallet and the
whole British embassy banqueted tonight
at the royal castle. The emperor toasted
the queen as the head of great family,
the ruler of n friendly nation and the com
mander Of the First German dragons In
conclusion he said: May God preserve
and protect and bless her for many years
TO come" The British ambassador re
EpOnded and offered toast in honor OF the
emperor, who afterward proposed the
health of Chancellor Won Capriyi, calling
him his trusted minister and valuable ser
want of the country The English flag is
displayed on every government building.
1t is impossible that this eiluSive display
of a desire to cultivate the friendship of
England viii induce Lord Salisbury to
GOncede the demands Of Germany even If
Egypt should be thrown in the balance.
General Won Caprivi viii not abate his
claims and the issue viii be an indefinite
suspension of negotiations. The newspa-
pers commenting upon Lord Salisbury's
ntteranCeS on the situation concur in the
opinion that war-like complications are
impossible, ali the territory acquired by
Germany in Africa not being worth a
European war.
The reichstag committee on the army
and labor protection bills will reassemble
Il week before the plenary sitting of the
house The progress of the army bill JUS
Iities the calculation that il will be passed
10y vote of 245 in favor TO - against, de
spite the governments admission that the
present demand Is mere installment
Herr Richter, in an article in the Freiss-
nige, commenting on the disclosures made
to the committee. says they show that in
the near prospective the German peace eff
fective viii be 6l4,O00 men instead of 46S-
600 Herr Maltsahn's refusal 10 sat
isfy DR. Windthorst in the com
mittee on the report that the
treasury viii want 5O0.000.OO0 marks to
execute the governments military plans
viii not retard the success of the bill. The
socialists section of the Friessinnige
party and a section of the Clericals, viii
JOIN the conservatives in supporting it.
The socialists have three members, Herren
13ebbel Duetz and Grillenberger on the la
bor committee. They are sanguine that
they will get clauses introduced in the Ia
Dor bill constituting wOrkmen's syndicates
and labor bureaus under minister of la
DOr