The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-12
EUROPE'S PIPE OF PEACE
The New RuSSO-GeTman Treaty Blow
to Frances War Plans.

That the Acceptance of the Cars
Duties is a Humiliation From a
Military Standpoint.
Copyright, 1894. by the United Press.)
Berlin. Feb. 1.-THE banquet at the
Russian embassay last night is bound to
proyide food for reflection in all the cap
itals of the conoinent. Count Schouva-
loft, the Russian ambassador to Germany,
took advantage of the occasion to speak
warmly Of the commercial entente just
ACCOMPLISHED and to add few words
nointing to further understanding be-
tween Russia and Germany in theinterest
of the peace of Europe. His speech
was a blow to France, defeating all the
expectations aroused in Paris by the
naval demon stration of the Russians, at
Toulon last fall. The Russian delegates
in the treaty commission Will entertain
Chancellor Won Caprivi soon at dinner
in the Kaiserhof, and several conspicuous
agrarian conservatives have been in Vited
to be present.
A SLIDING SCALE TO BE OFFERED.
Upon the presentation of the CONNER
cial convention in the Reichstag, Herr
Won Kardoff, acting for the agrarians
will propose a sliding scale of duties on
rye and wheat. the scale to be regulated
according to the fluctuations of the
rouble In lobbying for this proposal,
he got only sixty signatures from the l72
members who are supposed to be agra
rians.
An ANALYSIS of the treaty shows that
the chancellor got the best terms pOssi-
BILE He has conceded only the tariff
rates offered to Russia in June, 1891, prior
to the tariff war. The czar leaves the
ratification of the treaty open for one
year.
Attached to the treaty is a curious
stipulation that Prussia shall introduce
in the Landtag billproposing a monopoly
in the reduction of explosives and of
magnesium and potassium salts.
The federal council got the draft OF the
treaty only last Saturday, and 1t, there
fore will be impossible for the Reichstag
to discuss it Immediately.
With the treaty Chancellor CapriVi
presented a proposal to abolish the So
called identity certificates concerning the
origin of wheat shipments.
CONSERVATIVE EDITORS DISSATISFIED.
The conservative newspapers say that
Count Botho Zu Gutenberg. Prussian
premier, told the federal council that the
conservatives having found opposition
useless, had agreed to accept the wheat
policy of the emperor and chancellor.
The Kreuz Zeitung, the organ of the ultra
NOuoCl hdeAfOON OOhbluuCS, nCNCLI104GSS,
to attack the Russian treaty,
Yesterday it said: "We still hope
that the government will abandon it's atti-
tude OF bowling before Russia. 1t is taking
new and deplorable position for Ger
many to suppose that the empire must
submit to the cars behests in order to
avoid war. If such a course be regarded
as necessary, the country is justified in
asking why we made the great
increase of the army if we are to
surrender at once to the menace of the
neighboring power against whom the iu-
crease was openly directed. 1t only re-
mains to turn the annexed provinces over
TO France and then peace will be assured.
An economic policy based on trade in
terests must soon arrive at the point
reached in England, where the motto is
peace at any price
AMILITARY ANNIvERsARY
Friday was the twenty-ifth anniversary
OF the emperor's entering as lieutenant
the First Foot Guards and the celebra-
ton was function of the first magnitude
The crack regiment was drawn up on the
Schloss Esplanade in an open square, the
fourth side being formed by the retired
officers and bhe corps of foreign military
attaches. The emperor with his eldest
two sons and all the Prussian princess
We're at the center of this mis-
ceIaneous group. He wore all the
Prusslan decorations, including the cross,
1or twenty-five years service in the army.
Alter walking along the sides of the
square, talking with both, the officers
ana men, the emperor said that he never
hau had cause, thank God, to lead the
regiment into battle for the defense of the
1atherland, but when such cause should
arise he would know that all the men
Then before him would give their lives
freely to save their country. In answer
ing the emperor's speech Col. Won
hessel, commander of the regiment,
thanked the emperor cordially for his
expressions of confidence and
proposed succession of "hochs" to his
majesty. The regiment then marched
past before the whole imperial family
IN commemoration of the day the EN-
peror gave every man in the regiment
new aluminium helmet of the shape used
IN Frederick the Greats army After
The parade, 2,525 men of the rank and file
We're regaled with roasted meats, stewed
fruits and unlimited beer. The officers
were entertained in the marble hall of
yhe castle by the emperor, who sat at the
Head OF the table.
FRANCO-GERMAN TERRITORY IN AFRICA.
The Koeluische Zeitung published a
statement on Friday that the French COM
Hllssloners sent to Berlin TO negotiate for
the dellmitation of the sphere of inhu-
ence IN northwest Africa, had ac-
compllshed their mission with success.
ms statement is untrue The French
commissioners started for home on
thursday, leaving matters exactly as
they were. Frances demands were re-
FUSED Chancellor Won Caprivi suggested
the appointment Of a new commission to
settie French claims to Hintertand, in the
regions Of the Upper Nile, and take
Icnad, but France replied thai her sphere
OF influence in the region was already
acknowledged, and could not be made
subject of negotiation
a German land company has been
formed here to develop the resources of a
certain territory in Costa Rica. Among
Sne Ine directors are DR.. o. G. Littmand and
consul Nordonholze. The nominal price
per snare is 1000 marks.
FroI' Waetzold who went as German
school commissioner to the Chicago fair,
mas mas made his official report In it he says:
IN their school system the Americans
eEe IN every way superior to the Ger
IIaus. most notably in teaching languages.
orawing and modelling. II is surprising
nnat command Of language the Ameri-
can school children have German
teachers dwell too much upon style.
Nnie American teachers aim 10 give the
ehIdren a command OF diction."
Ehteen mass meetings held in Hamburg