The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-30
EUROPE'S EYE ON THE EAST.
Germany TO Maintain an Attitude Of
Neutrality.

itiative to Restore Peace-The Berlin
Post Announces That the United
States Is Anxious to Gain a Foot
Hold in Eastern Asia-The Dissen-
sions in the Berlin Ministry Over
the Treatment of the Anarchists.
! Berlin, July 29.-Here, as elsewhere on
the continent, all eyes have been turned
eastward throughout the week. Several
days ago Chancellor Won Caprivi sent his
instructions to the German ministers in
Toxic and Pekin. He told them to
strongly support England's initiative to
restore peace between China and Japan,
and, in the event of continued hostilities
to maintain an attitude of absolute neu-
trality
The Japanese legation here received
yesterday dispatches announcing that
active hostihties had begun. AT the Chi
nese legation, however, the officials still
persisted in assuming that the dispute
would be settled without war. The Pekin
government either neglects to inform it's
Berlin representative of current events,
or the Chinese minister distorts the official
dispatches sent to him. The consensus of
official opinion is that prolonged war is at
hand and that European efforts to restore
peace will be futile This is the opinion
of diplomatists best acquainted with east
ern politics.
SOME NOVEL VIEWS.
The press comments on the situation
reveal some novel views. For in stance,
the Post, familliarly known as the, "dpi-
lomatists Organ,n turns on the United
| States government with the words:
"There is no doubt that the Americans
cOvet territory in East Asia and see in
the present crisis an opportunity Cali
| sornians are especially eager for foot
| hold on tho East Asiatic coast, and natu-
! rally feel stronger attraction toward
that territory than do the southern
states. They are linked by the ocean
| with Asiatic trading interests. Ameri-
cans who look far ahead now desire to
create in Japan point of vantage for
| further Asiatic ventures. Therefore they
| back Japan against China, unmindful of
the fact that by so doing they give an ir-
| reparable shock to the much lauded and
natuEal friendship between Russia and
the United States"
JAPANESE SUCCESS PREDICTED.
The Vossissche Zeitung maintains that
Japan will win in the war and blames
China for refusing to adhere faithfully to
| the spirit of her treaties and for trying to
! keep Corea in barbarism. China, il says,
is endeavoring to stop the progress of
civilization in East Asia. The majority
of the Berlin dailies take this view of the
conflict and express the hope that the war
! will crush the ignorant self-conceit of the
Pekin government The victory of Japan,
| they say, would mean the reform of the
barbarous abuses of Coreas internal
affairs, the Introduction of proper schools
and of telegraphs and railroads and the
opening of rich mines.
TREATMENT OF THE ANARCHISTS.
The dissensions of the ministers over
the policy TO be pursued toward the an
| archists, has become acute. Count Bothu
Ecu Eulenburg, theutory premier of Prus-
sia, leads the ministerial group who de-
| mand exceptional laws to stop the spread
of anarchy and the social democratic
propaganda. DIR. Hinz-Peter, once the
emperor's tutor, is said to be exerting all
| his influence in favor of Count Eulen-
burgs proposals The Emperor is said to
be undecided. While inclined to favor
repressive laws, he fears to
oppose Chancellor Won Caprivi,
who undoubtedly would resign his
Office the moment the Eulenburg pro-
| gramme should be adopted. One way out
| of the dilemma has been suggested
| probably at the emperor's instance-and
| that is TO lay the whole subject before the
federal council, not in the form of a bill
but merely as matter for discussion.
The opinion of the federal governments
! could be obtained thus without the i'm
! perial governments being committed TO
any definite policy.
swITzERLAND's NEW Law.
The new Swiss law against anarchists
| went into effect on Wednesday The
first case in which it was applied was
| that of Paul Sisternas, q notorious anar-
chist who was expelled from France in
| 1891. He sought refuge IN Geneva, and
! there he continued to plot. Under the
new law he was expelled. The German
/ newspapers contrast such decisive action
| of the free little republic in handling rev.
| olutionists with the selfish policy of Eng
! land. The Swiss law is certainly severe
enough to please the most reactionary
| Prussian. 1t provides five years impris-
| onment for everybody convicted of incit-
! ing acts which imperil human life, or
working to upset the present social
and political order 1t penalties
| heavily the manufacture and the illegal
/ possession of explosives. II gives the
! government power 10 eXpel any native or
| foreign anarchist, ana to punish anybody
| failing to deuouDce those who are known
to be plotting anarchistic crimes. The
| editors of the German social democratic
| journals printed in Zurich and Basal, are
! preparing to move their Offices, probably
/
here praise Switzerland for passing this
law, which they regard as an example to
! Germany.
AN AGITAToR ARRESTED.
The Wurtemberg trades unionist agi-
tator and murderer, Aspieron, was ar
rested last Wednesday in Bremen, while
awaiting an opportunity to get away to
the United States During the main
strike in Zurich, Aspieron aud a crowd of
strikers met Swiss workingman named
HoessH, who was just leaving the
station to visit his family Hoessli
| who was non-uniOnist, was at
! tackled by the strikers and was beaten
! to death. At reunion of German
workingmen several weeks afterward
SPY blowed that Aspieron struck the
fatal blow and induced his comrades TO
subscribe q fund for his escape. With the \
money thus obtained he paid his expenses
while waiting 20 embark. He had sew
eral German accomplices. among them
| Schnidtsler, chairman Of the strike COM
mittee. Most Of them have been ar
rested
BISMARCK TO RECEIVE A DELEGATION.
Prince bismarck has consented 10 re-
ceye a Poscn delegation Of 700 at Nnrsein
the first week in September, and be is
expected 90 give them a review and de |