New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-19
Observation-Disclosures
ALI, THE MINISTER'S SAID TO BE HOSTILE
TO THE RUSSIAN TREATY PRESENT.
EXTENDING CHANGES IN GERMAN GOVERNMENT
orrIcEs-TIIE SOCIALISTS AND THE MoNC-
MENT TO TIE OLD EMPERoR-CCR-

oFFICEs-THE SOCIALISTS AND THE MoNC-
MENr TO TIE OLD EMPERoR-cCR-
RENCY COMMISSION.
rcJpyrigLt. ISL: By The Un,sd Pres,l
Berlin. March 1S-Count Schouvalof celebrated
the ratification Of the reciprocity treaty by dlh-
ner at the Russian Embassy last evening. Inc
list Of his guests proves that az Chancellor Won
Caprivi said in the Reichstag, the Ministers
stood shoulder TO shoulder behind MIN IN inc
struggle against the Agrarians. 1t includes the
names of all the Ministers who were supposed ~
ha onnoeing the treaty and trying to precipi-
tate n Cabinet crisis on account Of it. There
were no speeches except the toasts 10 the
Emperor and the Car. which were demanded d!
form Both toasts. however were so hotapiy
cordial as to show the heartness Win winch
the entente had been concluded. Emperor VIII
lam appeared In Russian uniform at the dlrfier'
and spoke his toast to the cars heai'h III
Russian. The Sunday newspapers say '"a'
these facts prove the complete revival Vi the
entente between Germany and Russia
Whatever departure from his former policy the
Emncror may contemplate. nothing occurred AT
last nights dinner to indicate that the new
treaty would effect any immediate changes Ill
the internal or external policy OF the Empire
The newspapers are filed with rumors or I'M
pending changes in the personnel OF the "o'
eminent offices DR.. Won Botucher, ln,Pc'i a.
SECRETARY of the Interior is expected 10 reuie III
favor of Herr Won KOller, now Under oecT n,nS
for Alsace and Lorraine fre'herr Won T., ~ eaid
hoffcn President of the Berhh roiloe' ,,i,ai,
IN he on the point OF resignng The most iiheiy
candidates for his place are konlgsdori' freSi-
dent of the Council in Cassel, or the f-lIipei"'
favorite. Staubbcnrauch. Al these iu,"ot picbt-
annrnxinatelv correct Freiherr Won t1lcnt
hnyan is disliked by the Chancellor. ana hateu
hv the Social Democrats and RADICALS VINO an
in the large majority in Berlin lie ms WEI" ',
hnwnver an Office which has become a. I'M
nort,nt as any in the Empire, ana neither
rhancellor nor Emperor is sure OF ihdihB d "''''
equally efficient for his duties
While the closing debates on the treaty were
comparatively tame the grant I ,or I'scmssed
umeh' 10 ip,,..,,,e hv the Deputies The
S'ciaI democrats and Radicals surpassed them
selves They made the 'eoae d" pt,bs
,,on,rchical demonstration such as the Relchs-
,ac mad not witnessed before for many years;
august Bcbel, the Social Democracc leader, niu
tho audacity 10 declare that the Social Dep
or,t. &c 4 marty were animated Dy anu-uS Hd9'iS
or1 ant-nonarchical principles ana could never
consent to vote for the erection oi Hollu-
n,"n, ~ q man who represented all that was
hostile To- their sentiments. This ana riuSn
mor,. Of the same sort the Deputies OF me hlgh'
and Centre greeted with only mild protests;
although former Reichsiags womb nave ho ~
down anybody making such declarations lro"i
the speaker : tllp"N'
The Inperial Currency Commission viii re-
some work April .. To slnlpIly inc coiil,, ,1
eton.s delIbe IA tons the Government has issued
\ statement Of the Ministerial attitude TO the
siIver nuestion The statement concerns espe-
cIally the Chancellor's proposal to remint ana
issue In mark pieces about 22OOoOOO marks
worth OF thalers now lying idle in the Imperial
Rank II saws that at the end of December the
Imperal Bank held silver valued at S2,t2V.OOJ
marks Stree December the bank had received
from It's branches applications to increase tneir
stock bv So 49, 600 marks. but only per cent or
the amounts called for could be supplied. Inc
trade centre Of the Rhine country. Westphalia
and Saxony have complained muoh or the lack
~ the larger silver coins which are used In
paying wages.
Men Interested in colonial affairs think that
the Foreign Office was somewhat oNerreacheu
i'm the convention with France as 70 the cam
eraons hinterland. Petitions from German
firms i'm the African trade are pouring into the
Foreign Once All beseech the Government 70
defer the signing of the convention until AFTER
lis publication The French newspapers have
published enough Of the text 10 show that france
would acquir" the right from the Atlan'iS sea
board IF her Congo possessions 10 the underlined
interior stretching to the southern Nile, while
Germany would be limited from her Cameroons
soaboard To- small portion or Lake Tchad.
French reports that the convention mas been
signed not believed.
The Wurtemberg Deputies have adopted a
motion to inquire into the arrangement between
their King and the Emperor concerning the APP
pointment OF officers by the Imperial Military
cabinet. The think the arrangement violates
The Wurtemberg Constitution.
The Emperor manifested his usual interest in
the oxford Cambridge boat race. Oxford was
his favorte and. as soon as he received the
special race report which he had ordered. he
sent a dispatch of cOngratulation.