The morning call., 1894-05-27
WITH CALM MIND
Germans Regard French
Turmoil.
UNEASY ABOUT ENGLAND.
She Wants to Hold Too Much
of Africa.
THIS is ONLY A SMALL CLOUD.
And 1t Will Pass, Leaving the At.
mosphere of Europe Serene
and Peaceful.
THIS is ONLY A SMALL CLOUD

GERMAN newspapers on the political crisis
in France point out in vivid manner the
change which the events of recent years
has brought upon the face of European
politics. Formerly such events were
gravely discussed as bearing upon the
foreign relations Of France with other
countries, and especially Germany. Now
the news is received with the greatest
coolness. and the changes of Cabinet are
followed in this country with curiosity,
but nothing more. This state of affairs is
due TO the fact that Germans have conf
dence that the Cabinet changes in France
are not liable to disturb the relations be-
tween the two powers, and these relations,
1t would appear, are gro wing more friendly
day by day.
Some feeling has been aroused by the
conclusion of the agreement between
England and the Congo State, by which
England secured a small strip of territory
IN the region of the Upper Congo and
Lake Tanganyika, which gives her access
from her southern possessions in Africa to
the Nile region; in other words, united
communication between Capetown and
Cairo. This feeling is not confined to
what is known as the Colonial party, but
is shown by the newspapers throughout
Germany.
The new arrangement makes England.
instead of the Congo State, Germany's
western neighbor in Central Africa and
makes a decided alteration in the CONNER
cial prospects of Germany in that section
OF Africa. OF course this is only a sum-
mer cloud sweeping across the political
sky, and it is not anticipated that it will
| lead to a quarrel with England
The Tageblatt declares that the new
arrangement Injuries German interests and
asserts that it is only trick to Dalk the
claims of France and other powers.
The National Zetung demands that
England shall acknowledge the right of
full freedom of traffic between the Congo
State and German East Africa and pre-
sents dou bis as 10 whether the Congo
State is legally in position to act as
an independent power.
The Vossische Zeitung believes there is
a cOntraband trade in arms and ammuni-
tor. in consequence of the new treaty,
which will render the new German frontier
unsafe. The Vossische Zeitung also ex-
presses the belief that the treaty will lead
to negotiations between the powers of de-
cided Importance to the African posses
sions.
Finally. several OF the leading news
papers declare that Germany ought to have
been consulted in the drafting of the
agreement between England and the
Congo Free State.
DR.. Peters has joined the Hanover Ma
tlonal Liberal Union and intends to con-
test the next Reiehstag vacancy for Han
over.
The socialists are pursuing their fight
against the brewers with the greatest
energy, and declare that they are deter
mined to break the so-called brewers
''Ting," which they claim keeps up the
price OF beer and hurts the working classes.
The facts, however, show that no such
''ring" exists, aud the combination of
brewers, which may be said to stand in
the position of ring" was only recently
formed as a means of resisting the boycott
ting campaign of the socialists. But there
is no denying the fact the brewers are
feeling the effects of the boycott. for quite
recently they made overtures for peace,
and in so doing have offered to take back
into their employ the men previously dis
missed. on condition that the boycott be
abandoned. The socialists rejected these
overtures. declaring that they have deter
mined not to make any compromise with
the brewers, and in order to give weight
to this assertion they are now carrying
their boycottiDg crusade through the coun-
try. This is notably the case at Mulheim,
where the strike of the socialist brewers
employees has already commenced and
threatens to develop into an immense
struggle between capital and labor.
The reported cession of Cuxhaven to
Prussia in exchange for Altoona is of
ficialy denied. The denial means the
Rechsrath and Bundesrath will not
adopt bin to make CuxhaVen into
naval port. Hamburg would raise
no objection and negotiations for this pur-
pose would be needless. The Navy De-
partment has not abandoned its intention
to strongly fortify CuxhaveD and convert
1t into first-class warport upon the COM
pletion OF the Baltic canal
The ReichsanZsiger announces the con-
clusiOn Of an agreement between England
and Germany to establish uniform GUS
toms system between the German Terri
tory of Togo and the Gold Coast Colony
Immediately west of it. which belongs to
Great Britain.
Emperor Williams summer programme
appears to be undecided. He intends to
visit the regatta at Kiel in June and will
then start on a long cruise with the En-
press on board the imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern. During the trip the Emperor will
perhaps visit the Dutch court and from
there may go to Norway in July. He is
expected to be present at C0wes, Isle of
Wight, at the regatta which is to be sailed
in that month. and will probably return to
Germany in September, preparatory to
being present at the army maneuvers be-
tween Dantzig and Koenigsberg, to which
he has invited the Czarowitch.