The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
GERMANY SIDES WITH FRANCE.
JOHN BULL APT TO HAVE A HARD
ROW TO HOE N AFRICA.

A Fresh Dispute with Great britain
over the Claims of the british At
ricu Company one of the Incidents
That influence German Feeling In
the Matter-The Anti-sOcfaIist
Measure 10 Come Up After the Eas-
ter Recess.
Berlin. April 6.-The dispute between
France and England regarding the Upper
Nile region IS watched here with the
keenest interest Nothing since the An
glo-Belgian agreement and the emperors
interference to Illustrate It has caused such
general comment among the colonial en-
thuslasts throughout the empire The
newspapers are almost unanimous in sup-
porting France against the dragnet claims
put forth by Sir Edward Grey in the
House OF Commons last week. The same
tendency is apparent I'm official circles.
The sympathy OF the German foreign Of
nce undoubtedly is with France. partly
owing to a fresh dispute with England as
TO the claims OF the British African Come
pany Supported by the British govern
ment this company planned to acquire
from "A German syndicate vast stretches
Of territory within the German sphere
of influence. The arrangements were
complete, but the transfer had not BEEN
executed when the matter was brought
forciby 10 the attention of the Berlin
government, which at once sinterfered to
prevent the company from attempting to
occupy the land. This dispute concerns
territory along the British boundary and
the Germans are convinced that In ons
way or another the British government
rs still planning to absorb the territory
i'm question. This conviction irrltates the
colonial department. II Is certain diplo-
matte communications between Berlin
and London win lead to the abandonment
OF the English claim.
The anti-socialist bill will come before
the plenary sitting OF the Reichstag inn
medlately after the Easter recess. The
compact between the government and
clercals Is now known 10 be perfect and
binding. The conservatives accept the
situation IN silence. OF the former sup
porters Of the bill, only the national lib
erals are IN distress. They regret that
they have pushed the bill for
ward and are appealing to the
government the reject the clerical
amendment or abandon tho meas
ure, They speak OF the bill,
with its committee amendments, as
self
"If the clericals insist upon the changes
made in committee" says the National
Zcitlmg, mational liberaD 1.-THE bill will
be a monstrosity Of oppression, forbidding
the criticism Of monarcnism, property,
marriage religion In general and Chris
tianity In particular IL especially re-
strains the liberty OF the press and free
dom of speech"
The Prussian House OF Lords has ap-
pointed a committee to consider Count
Mrbach's motion favoring an intcrna-
tional regulation OF the money standards.
Among the members are Freherr Won
Manteuffel. Count Won Brankenburg and
Count ~ Dohna-Lauck for the bimetal-
lists. and DR.. Koch. of the Imperial Bank,
for the monometallsts. The COMMITTEES
Is certain to report for the motion. The
fact that all the chambers OF coninerce
In Germany. excepting four. have now de-
clared for the gold standard does not
affect the confidence of the bmetallists
that Chancellor Prince Hohenlohe viii
carry out the negotiations for an intcrna-
tional silver conference.