The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-16
v. v. PHELPS TALKS.
Got Home Yesterday and
Will Be Judge Tuesday
That Army Bill.

NEW YORK, Juue lG. 1s93.-William
Walter Phelps, who for over four years
has represented the United States as a
Minister to the Court OF Berlin. returned
Yesterday on the steamer Spree. Mr..
Phelps was found chatting with fellow
voyagers in the cabin saloon. He was
dressed carefully as ever. He wore a
dark brown sack coat aud waistcoat,
with Derby hat to match. His trousers
were of a light gray aud so were his
CATERS.
II am just delighted to get home"
said Mr.. Phelps. / be sure. my ex-
perience In Berlin has been extremely
agreeable. But now l eau escnew pol
tiles, fortunately. YUu know there is
none, or, rather ougut TO be none OIL the
bepch, SO wheu next Tuesday l am
sworn in as Judge of the Court OF Errors
and Appeals, an office winch came to me
very Unexpectedly from the Democratic
Governor of New Jersey, ] shall retire
from politics. at least for the ter III as
Judge. No; all my political ambition
has been gratitied, and there Is no Office
not even a United States Senatorshlp as
l teel now-that l would willingly &C.
cept" nava aid v,r
will soon return to Berlin and make iG
yunr future home"
..Thers is no foundation for such a
story. l presume it originated from the
fact that my daughter, who recently be-
came the bride OF DIR. Won R~ottenourR, Il
councillor in the German Interior De-
partment. is occu plying my old nome III
Berlin.
staiiur that iu the So-called corn bread
propaganda Sl5. 600 has been s~qnanuered
by Murphy, and that Murphy has beeu
-" r. -. aprn IN .fstnnt1GtS ann
Government officials who had any assocl-
alton with himf"
Air. Phelps replied.-'Iuasmuch as l
probably shall have to treat this matter
as Que who recently has been Minister to
Berlin l would prefer uoJ TO discuss IL
~furtifer than TO say that IL there has been
a wrong Secretary Rusk was not respon-
sible for it. Colonel Murphy was fairly
successful in his mission. AS to SUP
pressed correspondence aud other alleged
irregularities. l know nothing"
PROUD OF HIS SUCCESS.
"rhe Emperor pald the United States
a great compliment. The Sunday before
nv departure the Emperor drove in from
Potsdam, fifteen miles. for the special
purpose of receiving General Runyon
my succe ssor, and bidding me goodbye.
l was proud of Runyon Il only for one
thing. He wears a Uniform ~spiendldly
and as he rode with me 10 The srnloss 70
see the Emperor, all The officers and
other military men on the route saluteu.
Neyer having beeu n military man, l
have hal to wear plaiu black clognlug.
,rhis, of course. has 5eeu TO my disad-
vantage. RuuyoD, With his mnjor gen
erals straps, supplies what 1 laasSed' he
IL sure to make 4 spieniid Minister.
sBut, as | was saying, the Sunday be-
fore my departure from Berlin the En-
ue; or received Runyon aud myself. lu
parting with me the Emperor. taxing me
by the baud. said: Come, now, Phelps.
You viii agree with me- that ng subjects
whu have etnigrated to tue United States
have proved themselves the best citizens
there | replied that | thought the uatlye
horn Americans Inaua good cltlzeus. L
assured him, however. that the Germans
ln America were highly appreciated and
were atlong our best citizens. Then the
Emperor told me now pleased tie was
mat his sailor Dtys had acquitted theu,-
selves so well during tiis naval review.
lie is very proud uf the nEyy, as well as
OF the army. The Eiuperor jpking9y re-
ferred TO the fact that one of his subjects
had succeeded III capturing my daughter
lfe seemed to ebjoy my loss far more
Na2 ] did,
OPINIONS ON THE ARMY BILL.
"Wnat is 10 De the tate of The az
bili?"
ii have little doubt that u majority will
be Teturned against tile bill. Then the
ChaDceilcr VIII agalu announce D QlSso-
lftion of the Reichstag aud it Is probable
the present Ministry Will resign. Having
formed Il new one, the Emperor will have
il construct such u bill Us may be thought
iikety 10 pass. This means a crisis III
German political affairs"
'sThen it is not true. as reported, that
leaders OF the Opposition are hockjng TO
the support ci The Emperor"
.sThat vas not the situation when /
left Berlin. While the people of Ger
many possess an extraordinary amount
of national pride, there seems TO be u feel
ing that the Emperor is going too far.
G.rmany is not likely to go to war unless
r lssia moves"
"Uo the Germans expect a repeal of the
S ierlnan silver acc by the next Con-
e ess?"
They believe that President Cleveland
would not have announced his intention
10 call all extra session unless he had
first counted noses. Tne Germans do
nol look for a solution OF the monetary
question at the Brussels Conference.
Neither do l.. Nothing can be done
toward establishing an International
agreement uutil England yields. She is
nut likely 10 do this until she becomes a
debtor instead of d creditor. Yes, l per-
- - ~ 10 a. ~