The morning times., 1896-12-14

Berlin, Dec. 13.-The statement pub
lislied in the Reichsanzieger, the official
journal, that as long ago as October the
kaiser was informed or the source OF the
IibeIs against FreiherT MaFschall Won
Bicberstein, minister of foreign affairs, IS
taken as proof that tie prosecution OF both
Baron Won Luetzow, the editor who few
da Us ago was sentencedtO eighteen months
imprisonment for perjury and forgery, and
Major Baron Won TaBsCh, the chief or the
political police who is now in Jail awaiting
trial for perjury and forgery, and also for
aiding and abetIing others IN the com
mission of those crimes, has received the
full sanction OF the emperor.
The conservative newspapers are rather
retIcent concerning the matter, knowing
that the dominant influence in the
enperor's encourage is now that or Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein-
EFFECT or THE PROSECUTION.
One Immediate and practical effect Of the
prosecutions has been the cessation or III
spir"d utterances in the newspapers The
court and government officials now eYade
and ignore journalists and the office or
the court marshal even refuses cards OF
admission to any court festivities, which
have hitherto been regularly accorded TO
members of the press.
1t Is only the independent papers that
are now trying to penetrate the mystery
remaining around the prosecutions.
The Tageblatt, in al article ON the sub
ject, says that trial, conviction and SEN
tence Of Baron Won LuetZow was q mere
prologue to the political drama, OF which
the trial OF Baron Won Tausch will De the
central development. The Lokal AnZeiger
asserts that aIter his arrest Tausch offered
TO reveal everything, even to the dis
closure of the names OF the persons who
were behind him and inspired the acts OF
which lie now stands accused.
ATTITUDE OF THE PRESS.
The National Zeitung insists that the
government shall institute at once an ener
getic publication OF the police None OF
the independent papers, however, Is so
boldly explicit as the VOrwaeTts, the lead
ing organ OF the Socialist party, which
is daily bowling in triumph over :he down
fall OF its old enemy, Baron Won Tausch-
Hitherto the Socialists nave denied that
Baron Marschal Won Beberstein was pos
sessed OF any grit, and their present sup
port of him causes true Germans 10 doubt
whether he was well advised in forcing
for his own interests the most extreme
publicity of matters In regard To the dis
senSiOns and sources OF dissensiOns within.
tie government, and especially official
circles, and are asking whether the welfare
OF the public would not have been better
served through some other mode OF in
quiry. say by bringing disciplinary pro-
Ceetiings against Iausch for abuse Of lis
office
The world outside OF Germany possibly
fails 10 conceive OF tue awful impression
made by the revelations concerning the
weakness OF tue government and especially
the disclosures OF the kaiser's subicCtiOn
| 10 possibly corrupt and unpatriOtic In
| flucnCes, which give a sense OF the inse-
| cuTity OF the fathcrland that has never
| been felt before.
| GUESTS OF THE COURT.
Princess Henry, OF Prussia, sister in-la "
! or the kaiser. and her family, viii become
| the guests, on Christmas Day. OF the En-
| press Frederick, and will remain in Berlin
| during the first part OF the season. En-
| press Frederick will also entertain her
| daughter, Princess Frederick Charles, OF
| HeSst- CaSsel, and her four sons. and Prince
| and Princess AdOlphus. OF SChaumburg-
| Lippe, the princess also being a daughter
| of the dOwager empress. The Berlin
| season does not appear likely TO be bril-
| liaut one, as the court fetes are under some
| sort OF blighting influence.
| Mr. Charles ID De Kay, United States consul
| general, win give small dance Monday
| evening, at which will be present Am
| bassador Uhl, Mrs. Uhl and their daughter
| Alice, the French ambassador the Japan
| ese minister, the Russian consul general
| and others in official and diplomatic cir
| cles.
| Miss ChickhOlm, young American lady
| who was studying music at Weimar, has
| committed suicide at that place by drown
| ing. The young woman had been afflicted
| with meianchoha for some time.