Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-25

f1OODS FILLS are the best after-dinner
pills, assist digestion, prevent constitution.
to the imperial French government
by the royal Spanish government
the French ambassador at Ems fur
ther demanded of his majesty the
king of Prussia to authorize bim to
telegraph to Paris tLat his majesty
the king engages for all the future
never again to return candidature.
His majesty the king there upon de
clined to receive French ambassador
again, and had HIM told by the ad-
jutant ia attendance that his maj.
esty had nothing to communicate to
the ambassadOr."'
The last sentence of the above is
what Prince Bismark is alleged to
have forged, with the intention Of
SO wounding the amour propre
of France that she would declar.
war against Germany and thus
allow him, in the event Of Prussiar
victory, to bring about the forma-
ton of q German empire. Caprivl
declared emphatically that Prince
Bismarck had not falsified the dis
patch and that it was untrue King
William was too conciliatory, or had
not struck toe proper note In deal
ing with France.
GERMANY DID NOT PROVOKE WAR.
King William, he said, even as
late as July Is, 1870, had dispatch
sent to the German minister at Paris,
intimating that he was indignant at
the Due de Grammont's demand,
addressed to him through M. Bene-
detti, and reserved any further steps.
The whole of Europe was Of the
same opinion as Germany at that
time, as shown by Gladstone's dec
laration and Prince Gortschakoff's f's
dispatch to the Russian ambassador.
The chancellor said: "I refer to
these matters in order to show tina,
Germany did not play provocative
part. The French love wars and
glory, and the more complete their
armaments, the stronger grows their
self-consciousness and the desire tC
conclude an alliance, naturally not
for defensive purposes, but with o
view to the revision of the map OF
Europe"
Chancellor Caprivi's speech was
greeted with loud applause by sup
porters of the government.
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA.
Referring to Russo-German rela'
tions, the chancellor said:
"The present czar is one of the
noblest, grandest and most peaceful
of monarchs, and appreciates the
peaceful and loyal policy of Ger
many. In Russia, however, hostile
currents are working against us, but
1t must not be concluded that be-
cause Russia is developing an army
that war is imminent. From heI
preparations we must assume that
Russia's next war will be to the
westward. There Is undeniably APP
prochement between Russia and
France, in the face of which we
yield Alsace-LoIraine, nor break of
relations withAustria. Strengthening
our armaments constitutes no threat
to Russia. We only want to repel
any possible attack. We must think
of war with the possibility of bav-
ing to present two fronts. We are
not prepared for such an exigency
We would have TO defend ourselves
against superior numbers. We have
the highest opinion Of our allies,
aud the dreibund is nowhere so pop
ular as in Germany. But even the
dreibund has weaker troops than
France and Russia"
The chancellor then proceeded Ia
explain the proposed reforms in the
military service. and referred to
measures by which be proposed to
meet the increased expenditures.
He stated that ths beer tax would
scarcely b felt, ~ Y amounted to