The herald., 1893-11-26
FLASHES FROM ABROAD.
Affairs of State in the Fa-
therland.
New Commercial Treaties Will
Be Ratified.
The Freisinnige Party Springs an
Ill-timed Joke.
The Kaiser's Latest vagaries-Bismar
Improved Health-The French Cab
met Resfgns-Likewise the
servian Ministry.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 25.--[Copyrighted 1898
by the Associsted Presu The fate OF the
commercial treaties proposed between
Germany and Roumsnis, Servia and
Spain was regarded as doubtful until
Chancellor Won Caprivi made firm
speech in support OF them. 1t is gener-
ally believed the admirable defense OF
the treaties made by the chancellor as
sured their safety in spite of any oppo-
sition which may be brought to bear
against them. Secretary Of State Won
Marschall's speech also made q deep
impression upon the reichstag. Herr
Hammerstein, Conservative, warmly
attacked Chancellor Won Caprivi's
speech. Ultimately the treaties were
referred to the committee in spite Of
the opposition of both the Freisinnige
party. the Peoples party and the So
cialists.
The Freisinnige universal suffrage
bill has not the slightest chance of be-
ing passed and the Socialist bill propos.
ing to make everybody above the age of
20 eligible to vote, is regarded as an un-
timely joke. The woman's movement
in Germany moves entirely in q differ
ent direction from thatsof American
women, and never included female sui
frage among it's aspirations. 1t should
be added, however, that men OF un-
doubted conservative persuasion will
aHsist in the German women's move
ment, because 1t directs its efforts sim
ply to the elevation OF woman in social
life.
Herr Eugene Wolff, who, during the
the term OF Governor Won Soden in AZ
.rica, was forbidden to remain in Ger
man East Africa, and who wac recently
received by Chancellor Won Caprivi, is
now at liberty to resume his exploration
should he desire to do 90.
The Associated Press learns that the
warning published in several prominent
papers TO the effect that the eovernmsnt
will give no subsidy to Germans exhib-
iting at the midwinter exposition at San
Francisco, has no official origin.
Among the emblems proposed by Rein
bold Regas, the sculptor, to adorn the
national monument to be erected in &C
cordance with vote of the reichstag
to Emperor William 1. in Berlin, were q
ballot-box, tables OF the law, laurel
WtOobh 0ho o OAOnc AopAooChoihS III bhO
first two semblems the participation of
the people in shaping public affairs, but
the emperor ordered Regas to remove
tine emblems, saying the monument was
not peoples monument but dynastic.
A new political departure has been
taken by the government as to the
treating of press statements and at
tacks on the. government. Hitherto
such attacks were allowed to remain
unanswered for weeks. Now hardly "a
hours are allowed to pass before false
reports are corrected by the Reichsan-
zeiger, the semi-official newspaper.
With Prince Bismarck improved in
health, some of his admirers have begun
again to force news into publicity
which might have a tendency once
more to raise bitter feeling between the
prince and the emperor. The Asso-
ciated Press, however, is in position to
know that everything will be avoided
by the government which might destroy
the effect Of Emperor Williams recent
advances to Bismarck.
The American Thanksgiving dinner
fu this city will be celebrated in great
style as mark of appreciation of the
elevation OF the United States ministry
to the position OF an embassy.