New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
PEACE POLICY A FAILURE.
GERMANS TO CELEBRATE AS NEVER BE-
FORE THEIR VICTORY OVER FRANCE.

FORE THEIR VICTORY OVER FRANCE
THE TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
cAPIruLATIoN AT SEDAN - RUSSIA AND
FRANCE MAY QUESTION TIE KAisERs
MONOPOLY OF TIE cANAi~bis-
MARcK sIIGuTED = BIMErAI~
IlsM GAINS ADVOCATES.
RerlIn. June e?-Thc opening OF the Nor'h So"
Canal with Its accompanying fcst'ioeS' ""'
heralded as an event inaugura'ing permanent E'
mean peace. but II Is now seen that " mas w"
Uttered the relations OF Germany with France ~
Russia In consequence OF this state OF AFFAIRS
,he Government has abandoned further attempts
to deceive the public by the use OF geh''e p "'"'s'
,r r.yard to the establishment OF harmony between
Germany and France. and has taken '"o ~
course OF permitting tho semi-omcai o's'"' "
clare that the French squadron curing i's S'", y"
Kiol introduced "a discordant notc into the 'e'es
which were designed TO be memorao'e as III wa
son Of peaceful international rejoicing
The immediate result of the Governments ope"
rocognition of French hostility IL the de'er'n''a
ton on the part OF the Imperial au'hories 10 '"A"'
-. ,or,y am anniversary OF the GROWING We
,orv NJ the Germans over the French al SEDAN On
September |, 1870. a great national ce'eor"''o" "
accordance with this Idea committee composer
:, -o,r,nent soldiers and statesmen. with the iuli
arnroval OF the Emperor. will organize throughout
,h. Empire a series Of vplksfcs,s. extending to all
tho towns and hamlets IN tho country pes"i''"s
NTH the anniversary OF the victory OF the 'er-
mans over the French at Woerth. IN A's"cc'
Aucns, 6 1870 and eliminating In general hon-
dav on the anniversary OF the battle at SEDAN IL
,s expec,ed that the Emperor VIII go 70 "oer'h
- .c,s, 6 and unyeil a monument on the battle
field. . h,, :,
The German newspapers comment nan !" "
enirit OF anger and equally In spirit OF ner's'o"'
upon the statements emanating from ffehch an"
Russian sources that serious dip'o'n""' a"''"O"
"a arising affecting the right OF Germany to aoSo-
,,,a control OF the North Sea Canal According 20
,ho sta,ernents II Is claimed that under the pro-
,,sons Of the treaty OF 1881 annexing schleSws-
Holsteln 10 Germany. Denmark. IN iehouH'hs '"'
toll duties which vessels paid In passing 'h'o"b"
tho Sound included the regions o, the cana" "''''
,ysre then Danish waters. II Is further asserted
that the Cars Paul and Nicholas OF RUSSIA VIM
heid suzerain rights over the duchies or sche'"is
md Holsteln only temporarily oedcd these "'''
tories 70 the Kings Of Denmark and that the 'HA''
consequently can revive his claim ana .h'er'''" "a
INV time In short. II Is asserted that RUSSIA h"'
France may cooperate In an endea'or 10 OBTAIN
the neutrality OF the canal. and place "'o" wv
some footing as the Danish Sound. such pro
,osa, cannot OF course be seriously discussed N
GERMANY but IL clearly indicates greatly ir'rc'"'
tension instead OF the earnestly hoped ior con-
Citation. 49,,
Another unhappy consequence OF he 'c'es - wv
reported rupture between the Emperor ana i''"'
bismarck. who has taken grievous Offence at Inc
absence of all mention CT his name as having III
,,.,ed the rroiect OF the canal. while hon"Ts arc
sbowered upon his detcsici enemy. Or Won
pDe,icher ylce-prcslfcnt Of the Council OF Mn's''fa
and Imper,al Secretary Of State for the INTERIOR
as the instigator OF the work. and upon Baron mar
aohau vo, Beberstein. Minister OF Foreign Al
~ ,ork The ext Chancellor feels 30 strongly the
s,,yb, mt upon him by the Emperor ignoring
him. that he has directed his son-in-la" Count Won
Rau,zau TO resign his post as German MINISTER
~ The Hague. ~ .
The "Hamburger Nachr.chtcn" Is very bitter III
its attacks upon the Government ana nS'S'S ,''"
| the canal Ia almost exclusively due to Prince DIS
| r,arck peeinn,ug with the annexation TO Ger
| many ~ the Danish .luchies. the "Nachrichteh
savs Prince Bismarck perfected the scheme OF
| shin canal from Kiel to Brunsbuttei In INES par
| he persisted for years against the h.sneS' AN
| strongest Influences in Germany. Including 'ou''
von Moltke: yet. says the "Nschrichten. no mon
ton Is made OF him throughout the proceedings
| while officials. whose services were hmI'ed 10 u"
snectine the waterway have been selected 10 receive
honors. The journal ends with these words;
II is obseou,ous ministers Ike DR.. Won Boetcche
| and Freiherr Marshall Won Biebersten. men o. ~
heir Situations with the advsnages attached tserr
to. who remain in favor, we hnoW W. "I Ennire
The article finds a very large measure VI -"
| pathy throughout the country.
The Cologne "Volks Zetung." the Clerical or
gan in an article congratulating the contrasts u
| tho occurrence OF the breach between the kalsc
| and the ex-Chancellor. says:
The Emperor can surely be no longer indignnn
| at the refusal OF the Reichstag 10 DO homage 70
Prince who is always ready 10 show himself 10 DE
| malcontent.
| Iypon the beginning OF passenger and mall seame
traffic in the canal Monday, n separate stcam'
Will be dispatched from Hamburg for kiel stetfii
Dantzc and Koenigsberg, and vice versa Freigi
steamers will sail In the mean time only once
week The engineers OF the canal have been col
rectly credited with stating TO members Oh III
press that it had not been intended to open IN
canal TO traffic until 1886. but that they gave wa
to the Emperors nslstcnce and opened the wate
way prematurely. The consequence Is that III
nassaee will remain unsafe for vessels DRAWN
over fourteen feet OF water until the works al
completed.
In official circles the formation OF n Salisbur
Cabinet In England Is hailed with feelings Of graf
fcation. The Cologne Gazette says II Is FORT
| nate event in the internal history OF Great Britai
also fortunate that Engsnd is to to
. | presses similar sentiments.
DR.. Arendt. who was one OF the German DELEGATE
| TO the international monetary conference IN Brm
|
organs In which he expresses his opinion that u
change in the British Ministry VIII greatly a
sist a solution Of the international currene
troubles. With number OF pronounced blmetall
| advocates In the Ministry. the chances for SUCH
result, he thinks. are certainly enhanced
The banquet ship Niobe. which was one o. Il
principal features OF the fates at Holtcnau. Is
/, be brought to Berlin 10 be exhibited at the Der.
Industrial Exhibition.
, United States Ambassador Runyon and his fami
have returned to Berlin. United states consul !
Kay is now in Florence. Italy. In company wi
: Richard Watson Glider. Editor OF The Century
who. with his family will spend the autumn
. Hartzburg. +. G. Zimmerman. Vce-Consul-Ge
eral OF the United States has gone on holiday IT
TO his home In California.
The American globe trotters. Kosger and Thos
r ner. arrived at Munich six weeks earlier than y
date they had calculated on when they lett ~
= Francisco. They are now In Berlin. They us
their spare time 10 take an excursion to klei. IN
. have also visited Chancellor Won Hohenlohe. he
Won Koel.er Minister OF the Interior: Baron win
h helm. Project OF the Berlin Police. and the Unit
= States Consulate. From the Consul they receiv
certificate enabling them 20 go to Vienna a.
= thence 10 Russia.