The Portland daily press., 1896-10-12
GERMANY and THE EAST.
Relation Of Turkish Affairs To
Kaiser's Court.
NEWSPAPERS AWAITING DEPAR
TURE OF CZAR FROM FRANCE
Before Resuming Campaign of Agitation
General Grumbkoff's Defence of the
sultan-A Significant Article in Prince
Bismarck's Personal Organ.

General Grumbkoff's Defence of the
sultan-A Significant Article in Prince
Bismarck's Personal Organ.
Berlin, October 1.-THE Iull In the
excitement over affairs in the east CON-
tinues, the newspapers having decided to
await the developments expected to fol-
low the departure of the Gear from
France before resuming the campaign of
agitation. 1t Ia understood that the
Gar will shortly give audience to Gen.
Grum bkoff, the German officer in the
Ottoman service, who is the bearer of an
autograph letter from the Sultan to the
Kaiser. Gen. Grum bkoff is accompanied
by the Sultan's am bassador Chalib Boy
who will be received by the Kaiser.
The mission Of Gen. Grumbkoff accord
one of great political Importance. An in
terview with Gen. Grumb bkoff appears in
the Berlin papers in which the Turkish
commissioner vigorously defends the
action of the Sultan and the leading
Turkish officials, contending that no
fulfill the demands OF the powers uncon-
ditionaly. The Sultan Of Turkey. he
maintains, must always take into con-
sideration the probable effect of the fulfil
ment of such demands upon the Moham-
medan populace, otherwise there would
be great danger Of an out break of Mos
lem fanaticism leading to the total ami
hilation of the Christians within the en-
pire.
abdul Hamid," the general says sis
wise man. In all his actions he in
variably looks forward carefully to
probable or possible results. If the Sui
tan could follow his own desires Turkey
| would be happy country. His most ex-
cellent aspirations are fettered by empty
public Golfers. The true reform needed in
| Turkey is financial assistance perhaps
administered under control similar to
the administration of Egypt. AS there is
| no money there can be no reform"
| The pro-Armenian movement in Ger
many is making little progress. AL
though the official wet blanket cast over
the movement wherever 1t has existed
has not had the effect to Quench the
flame of agitation altogether, the move
ment has not been seized with any degree
Of ard0r by the public.
| DR.. Lepsius the leader of the Armenian
agitation has been summoned to the
foreign office and requested to desist
from further activity in the matter, he
being informed it is understood that as
the movements was strongly political
the government could not countenance
it.
The Hamburg Naohrichten, the per-
sonal organ of Prince Bismarck, in a
discussion on the Armenian question
argues that the Arlneninns are rebels,
L - n
most friendly relations. Therefore the
German aiders and abbettors of the Ar
menians are liable to punishment under
the German criminal code.
The North German Gazette says that
Ger many has become convinced that
Russia has no intention to exploit her
entente with Branoe for warlike pur-
no political interests opposed to those
of Russia.
The more extreme members of the COL
onial council regard the removal of the
Sultan said Khalet to Dariz
Salam as an important score in
favor of Germany against Great
Britain and are chuckling at tho furious
regard to the incident. These extremists
profess to regard the Said Khalib affair
as being fraught with most valuable re.
suits to Germany and believe that some
thing serious is immipentfrom the fact
that the British warship ST. George, the
flagship of the Cape and West Africa
station, which sailed southwark from
Zanzibar September "a, was ordered to
return TO Zanzibar, and the cruiser Glib
J raltar from Salonica was ordered to join
her, Col. Trotha, commanding the
German troops in German East Africa,
has had another engagement with the
Wahehe tribe. He completely routed
. them, making a prisoner of the Wahehs
hief and carrying him to Darez.