St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-26
he IS A GENUINE HERO
To-Day All Germany Will
Render Homage to Count
Won Moltke.
The Only Man in Germany
the Raiser Delights to
Honor.
Caprivi Has Not Yet Secured
a Majority in the Reichs-
tag.
Plans For Reprisals Upon
American Trade Vanish
Into Thin Air.

BERLIN. Oct. 25.-To-morrow will be
celebrated the ninetieth birthday of
Connt Won Moltke, looked up to in Ger
many, at least. as the greatest of living
military commanders. and the only man
in Germany whom Emperor William
delights to honor. That the admiration
of the youthful kaiser for the aged
MOltke is strong and sincere no one has
ever doubted. William went out of his
way to exhibit 1t during the maneuverS
at Duppel, and he has since repeatedly
invited the veteran to spend day with
him at Berlin. Trained to military
studies from boyhood. William learned
to regard Moltke as his model in STRAIT
egg. and his reverence for the famous
commander was not leSSened by the ap-
probation which Moltke showed of
the young princes efforts to ac-
quire the art of war. The emperor.
therefore. has taken an active share i'll
the preparations for tomorrow. 1t was
at his earliest request that Count Won
Moltke consented 10 be present in Ber-
lin. and Count Waldersee, chief of the
grand staff of the army, was specially
deputlZed TO escort the general to the
capital. To-day every building in Ger
many, where the occupants can afford
display, is displaying German flags:
splendidly decorated arches, with APP
propriate inscriptions, bear testimony
to the popular esteem for the man who,
in the military field, made German unity
possible; and the princes of the empire
are gathered at the imperial palace, as
guests of the kaiser. to take their part
Ill paying honorable tribute to the
Kafser's Great Subject.
The Berlin municipality has voted
$4,000 marks as MOltke fund TO the
aims houses founded in honor OF the
late Emperor William and his c0uSort.
with the stipulation that Count Moltke
shall have the right during his lifetime
to choose the persons who are to bene-
fit by it. len thousand marks are also
TO be presented to the MOtke fund at
Parchini, with view of converting
the house in which the count was born
into perpetual monument to his MEM
DRY and services. The Berlin NUM-
cipaiity has also voted an address, to be
presented by the Burgomaster Herr
Won Forckenbeck. In this address
the military services of Count Won
MOltke TO the empire are gratefully
mentioned. and an earnest wish eX-
pressed that he may long survive even
the great age which he has already
achieved. The language used is deli
cate and Judicious, and, while giving
ali honor to the hero. is manlfestly i'll
tended not to be offensive to the pride
Of the French. Whether Count Won
MOltke will receive the title of duke of
Sedan is said to be largely a matter of
choice with himself. On sem-of1iciaI
authority it is stated that the offer has
Eai L'i.ald
Marshal Won Moltke has the matter
under consideration. Moitke himself
has not been DESTROYS of any oStenta-
ton i'll connection with his birthday, as
he wished to remain in repOse.
for the loss of which, at his
age, no amount of honor is a
sufficient compensation. and it was
only at the repeated request of the eln-
peror that he consented 10 emerge from
his retirement TO spend a few days amid
the exciting surroundings of the capi-
tai. 1t is said by general officer who
enjoys the confidence of Moltke, that he
desires to add nothing to
His Record for POsterity,
and has mentioned Butcher as all ex-
ample of commander known TO after
ages by the plain title of general, few
caring or remembering anything about
his other titles or decorations. the
count is also sad 10 feel no desire to
lrritate the French people, whose feel
lngS are intiamed by every allusion to
the disaster at Sedan. Congratulatory
messages and addresses have already
been received by him from reign
ing SoyereIgnS, municipal governments
and many societies. The king of
SaXony sent him costly vase and the
Bremen authorities Splendi,, floral
off, Dr.,
replied to Emperor Williams invitation
TO attend the celebration. The festivi-
ties began with torchlight procession
tonight and will terminate tomorrow
with banquet at the SchlosS. The
commission OF the reichStag to which
were referred tile labor bills, will re-
sumo its sttings Nov. 4. Time will
thus be given for a complete discussion
of the Measures before the reas-
Sembling of the relchstag in the first
week OF December. The ultimate
shape and fate of the bills depends
largely upon the governments tact
III securing majority. i he
center party continues to make the
abolition of the prescription of religious
orders an absolute condition of its sup
port OF the emperor'S social reforms.
The old Cartelilsts resist the abolition.
section OF the prUgreSSistS and all the
socialists, considering the prescription
contrary to the principles of free peO-
pie, Will vote with the centeriSts Herr
WindtIUrst reekonS that thus there will
be 240 votes cast for the repeal of the
law. LII the government accepts
The Gage of Peace
offered by the center party and accords
the additions desired, a strong majority
will be assured for the labor and other
social measures. Several official move
mentS point to the probability of tariff
questions engaging the attention of the
reIchStag, rendering all the more neces-
Sary careful nursing of the ministerial
majority. Thus commission compris-
ing twenty members has been appointed
under the ministry of the interior TO in
quire into the Austro-German CONNER
cial relations, with view to a recipro-
cal dlminuliOn of the tariffs. Ex-
perts appointed by the federal
governments will g assist in a
revision of the Austro-G German
treaty. Communications from the min
lstry of the interior have been sent to
leading firms in Hamburg, Bremen.
Bresiau and other trade centers. ask
ing them TO report on the effects of the
Mckinley tariff in their lines of trade.
They are also asked what prospect there
is for finding new channels for the mer-
chandise affected by the American
tariff. The commission on foreign
tariffs further has to consider the new
Russian protective measure. The re-
cent raising of the import duties i'm
posed 10y Russia 90 per cent was merely |
provisional, pending the fixing oG new
rate. A commission drawn from the pub |
lie departments of the chief commercial |
centers of Russia, ana presided over by |
the finance minister. will begin its sit |
tings next week for the purpose of de- |
Gliding upon the details of the new tariff. |
which, the Novoe Vremya declares, will |
be the highest in Europe. While the