New-York tribune., 1896-09-28
GERMANS REBUKE GLADSTONE
HIS LIVERPOOL SPEECH GENERALLY AT
Tackled BY THE JOURNALS.



lcopyrighf: 1896; BY rnfted annotated Pressesl
Berlin. Sept 27.-The anti-Turkish speech de-
lvered by Mr. Gladstone at last Thursdays mass
meeting In Liverpool has been widely published
here and generally commented on by the news
papers. a majority OF which speak OF the address
unfavorably. The "Vossische Zeitung Is the most
ndulgent OF any OF the leading journals In It's
criticisms and goes no further than to express
hope that the words of the former Prime Minister
OF Great Britain will have n SOLDERING effect upon
the Sultan and the palace clique behind him. AT
the same time the Nossische" suggests the possi-
bllity that the almost violent language employed
by Mr. Gladstone may reawaken the fanaticism OF
the Moslems and the Armenian revolutionists ana
their followers. leading TO the very results which
he so strongly denounced. Among the other leading
German papers the OF opinion Is that the
speech is more likely to do harm than good. The
suggestion made by Mr.. Gladstone of severance
of the diplomatic relations between Great Britain
and Turkey is regarded by the papers as fantastic
and only likely to encourage renewal OF the
massacres In the Sultan's dominion.
Additional criticisms OF Mr.. Gladstones speech
show that the nti-English campaign which the
German press have entered into has reached
high state Of Inflammation. The North German
Gazette In its issue OF to-day. prints te enu,e
speech translated verbatim and attacks MI; "Tn Tho
stone viciously I'm its accompanying editorial Inc
German papers are al so much stung py tne ,aunts
OF the Russian Journals which are asking M,iS ~ ,,
u Military grnatncss and readiness for war.
shows itself to be more awed than any OF .he
other Powers before the phantasm OF war. as
Consequence OF an attempt to coerce the SulIHii
These journals continue their taunting OF fei Her
hetravs such n degree OF nervous eagerness 10
hinder all practical steps toward solving the InrK
Ish problem yc Gcrmanys interests IN the Mcdi-
terrancan are only indirect
The practical expulsion from Berlin Few days
ago OF Professor Thoumayan. the Armenian lecturfr
who came to Germany for the purpose OF organizing
anti-Turkish meetings. has had tendency 10
dampcn any possible official sympathy with the
Armeniars To the German official mind. Professor
Thoumdyan Is mere agitator. who perhaps may DE
personally rreproachable but politically Is indis
tinguishablc from the widest and most fanatich
IIuntchakist or Armenian revolutionst. According
TO the scm-onlcia version OF the incident published
I'm the Cologn" "Gazette." Professor Ihonnlayah
owes hin life to the German Ambassador 10 turkey
who interceded I'm his behalf when the professor
va. sentenced to death as consprator In Armenia
and procured him repriev" on the strength OF
Thoumay yan's undertaking to abandon his anti
Turkish agitation.
The death Of Frau Katharine Klafsky-I.ohse. the
prirna DONNA which occurred In Hamburg last
Tuesday Is greatly regretted here. and the crcum-
stances attending her demise are being widely dis
cussed Her friends are highly indignant at the
medical treatment which she received and declare
that she was the victim OF the incapacity OF the
Hamburg physicians who attended her. The story
the cause OF n't utdtn mas many N'iS''"'' D"N
the most generally accepted IS that while she was
singing In the United States she struck on the
head by "A topping cupboard, which caused II pain
fuI Inflammation OF the scalp. She never fully
recovered from the effects OF the mIshap. and later
the pain became almost unbearable. The liam
burg physicians diagnosed the case and pronounced
her afflicted with tumor OF the BRAIN which could
only be r moved by the operation OF trepanning.
which the doctors decided 10 resort to- The opera
tion WAS performed with the result that IL ais
prOVDI the tuIuOr theory. but killed ln' pdtH.HA'
The fact that her ailment WAS re9ly 0I a
comparatively trhng nature Frau klafskys
funeral which took place at Hamburg on Friday,
was attended by large number OF her professional
her wish was clothed in the white robe OF penl-
ience worn by her In the cmaractel oi EsaDstn IN
Flute" sung at the grave Frau kafsky VAS
and married Jewish tradesman in leipSlc before
she became prominent as singer. AFTER her mar
hands failure in business compelled her to return
to III. stage. after which she rapidly rose to
celebrity.
Suspicious are expressed within the circles OF the
German colonial party that the British are fomcnt-
ing the trouble which has arisen In German East
Africa into which the Wawemba tribe have made
inroads from English territory More serious than
this however is the rising Of the Wahehe tribe.
which have re-ercctcd the fort at Kwkuru when
the Germans had previously destroyed. and have
also driven tho small detachment Of German troops
there out Of the country An expedition consisting
and II this measure IL not successful Baron Won
Wissmann. the Governor OF German East Africa
who is now I'm Berlin. Will return 10 Africa I'M
mediatcly with larger force.
J. B Jackson FIRST Secretary OF the United
States Embassy here. gave a farewell dinner last
week TO Captain r. X Evans. the retiring military
attache to the Embassy. and Mrs. Evans. at which
a large gathering OF friends OF the captain and his
wife were present.
General Thomas Wilson is among the number Of
American visitors here.
+. Ritschl Vicc-Consu of Germany in New-York
sailed for America on board the steamer Augusta
Victoria Friday.