The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08
FETED AT STOCKHOLM.
Williams Visit May Result in
Delaying the Threatened
Crisis.
THE KEEL CANAL A FAILURE.
Considered of Small Military Value
Owing to Errors In Con-
StruCtion.

BERLIN, GERMANY, July I'm his visit
to Stockholm the Emperor is accompanied
by Count Won Eulenburg, the German En-
bassador to Vienna, who is his close con-
fidant in matters pertaining to foreign
affairs; Count Won Goertz, DR.. Gussfeldt
and Herr Kiderlin- Wachter. Among the
others of his suite is naval engineer, with
whose assistance the Emperor is studying
the newest type of warships. Count Won
Goertz has charge of the amusements
which are provided on board the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern, the special features
of which are the dramatic performances
given in the salon of the yacht under the
personal direction of the Kaiser, whose
intention is to assume the leading roles in
pieces treating of Prussian history.
Nevertheless, while the monarch is enter
tanning others and being amused himself,
he is also engaging in serious work. No
body now believes that his weeks soiourn
in Stockholm is undertaken merely as a
matter of pastime. The relations between
King Oscar and the Storthing continue
strained, and the Emperor's timely visit to
the Swedish capital may create such an
impression on the Norwegians as to render
them open to compromise.
- The advices received from Christiania on
Tuesday last gave promise OF a speedy set
Element of the difficulties, the Radical
majority in the Norwegian Parliament
voting the diplomatic and consular budg-
cts apparently under the influence of a
scare, but the thought of what will I'M
Il he, - 81 ha
thus voted shall be used to cover the ex-
penses of the royal reception of the
German Emperor at Stockholm Yesterday
and his entertainment throughout his
stay, gives darker aspect TO the situation,
the Storthing's vote having explicitly
stated that the budgets were carried under
certain conditions, which stipulations are
of character rendering it almost impos-
sible for Sweden to accept.
The Emperor had long conference with
the King yesterday and afterward made a
tour of the city. visiting the Northern
Museum, accompanied by the Crown
Prince. Later the Crown Prince and
Crown Princess dined with the Emperor
on board the Hohenzollern. The city was
profusely decorated with flags and trium-
phal arches. The Swedish cruiser Getion
and two torpedo-boats escorted the royal
launch to the Hohenzollern and back to
the stairway in front of the palace. Dur
ing the Emperor's stay in Sweden he will
pay visit to Count Carl Won Wedel, at his
estate at Stora, in the vicinity of Stock
holm. This estate was acquired by the
Count through his marriage to the
wealthy and beautiful Swedish Countess
Won Platen, and since his retirem ent from
the German diplomatic service the Count
has resided there permanently. He is
still great favorite with the Emperor,
and so is the Countess.
The attempt to force the retirement of
Baron Won Hammerstein from the man.
agement of the Kreuz Zeitung, and the
actions for libel brought by DR.. Won Bet
ticher against the Hamburger Nachrichten
and the Berlin Zukunft, are promising
some rich revelations if high authorities
do not speedily intervene The conserya-
tive committee, which was appointed to
manage the affairs of the Kreuz Zeitung,
expected that Baron Won Hammerstein
would vacate the editorship of the paper
on July l. and the trouble appeared to be
over. Suddenly the baron announced that
If he should be obliged to quit his post he
would go to Switzerland and there publish
pamphlet containing the full text of let
tiers written to him by Baron Won Man
teuffel, making disrespectful criticisms
upon the Emperor's public policy and at
tacks upon his private life. The letters
bear dates covering the period when Baron
Won Manteuffel was an especial favorite of
the Kaiser, and in them Manteuffel in
dulged in expensive condolences to Ham
merstein concerning the Emperor's private
acts and freely expressed his views in re-
gard to the Kaiser's public policy. The
committee succum bed to this threat and
Hammerstein still remains in editorial
command of the paper. but those who are
in position to know are confident that the
scandals are only temporarily smothered
and that before great while they will be
revived with greater Intensity than ever.
Dr. Won Betticher's actions relate to the
charges which the defendant papers made
that Won B9tticher had been guilty of
privately communicating official secrets to
the great banks with view of assisting
them in large operations on the Bourse.
If the cases come into the courts the de-
tense will contend that the charges are
true, and evidence will be adduced which
the opponents of Won Botticher hope will
result in his official extinction. DIR. Won
Betticher has faced equally great dangers
before, and has survived them. He is one
of the Emperor's henchmen, and while
his Majesty may not esteem him any too
highly, he finds him good working Minis
ter and a capable administrator, who has
brought the departments over which he
presides Chose of Minister of State and
Imperial Secretary of State for the In
teriorl to high state of efficiency, besides
having shown himself most competent
Vice-President of the Council of Ministers.
In these circumstances. the Emperor may
intervene in such way as to prevent the
actions from being taken into the courts.
The Cologne Gazette deems it advisable
to treat seriously the question raised by
Russia as to Germany's exclusive right to
levy tolls upon vessels passing through the
Baltic Sea canal, ignoring the historic
points concerning the Cars claim in Hol-
stein. The paper argues that the law of
nations distinguishes between the justice
OF tolls levied upon natural maritime