The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
FRANCE GOT BADLY FOOLED.
COUNTED ON GERMANY TO OPPOSE
THE SOUDAN WAR.

isbury-AmbassadOr Herbette so
Unpopular at BerIin That His Re-
call Is Almost Certain-The Fight
On American Meats Resumed.
Berlin March 22.-The official announce
ment that Germany had given her assent
to England's drawing on the Egyptian re-
serve fund 10 defray the cost of the Brit
ish expedition up the Nile valley, which
was published i'm the North German Ca
zette, was worded in such a manner as to
convey the impression that Germany's as
sent was not given to conserve English in
terests but rather for the sake of uphold
ing the interests of the allies of Germany
included III the dreibund, especially those
of Italy. Two articles ON the subject,
which We're subsequently published in the
Gazette, were a great deal more cordial to-
/ ward England and the intention seems to
have been to dispel all traces of the recent
| German irritation toward England, to de-
| fend the Dongoa expedition an inevi-
| table and Indispensable movement and to
| predict the ultimate recognition by Europe
| of the value of the operations of the eXpe-
| dition i'm controlling the destructive power
| of the dervishes. Other inspired journals
are now taking the same view.
The National Zeitung denies the conten-
tion that France can possibly create in
ternational trouble because of the fact
| that the Egyptian troops are seeking to
re-occupy Egyptian territory. AS late as
| 1894, during the dispute over the Congo
| Free state agreement, the Zeitung says,
! the French government maintained that
the Soudan provinces were legally Egyp-
| tian territory although they were in the
| hands of b3rbarians.
I uhfafr holds that the evacuation
| of Egypt by the British is Englaud.s own
| affair, and the kreuz Zeitung, says france
| cannot oppose a punitive eXpedllloh
| against Sou0anese malefactOrs
| The Cologne Gazette, in an artlcle oD-
| ViOusly inspired by the LOrelgn once
| contends that the DOngola expedition Is
| absolutely imperative. "The union of the
| dervish forces, which are now divided ~
| the EgVptian advance" it says might
| have the effect to drive the Italians out
| of kassala and so strengthen ADysslhld
! against Italy and ultimately enable France
| and Russia, who are now lurking IN Jhe
| background, to determine the rate OF
| Khartoum and the whole region OF the
| Upper Nile"
| good will toward England is unquestion-
| ably German sympathy with Italy. II the
battle of Adowa, fought on March l. IN
| which the Italians were disastrously de-
| feated, had not occurred, Germany would
| not have countenanced the expedition up
| the valley of the Nile and probably would
have sided with France and Russia TO
| prevent ii. A curious incident connected
| with the situation has arisen from the
| oVertures which We're made by France
| with the object of ascertaining Germany
| intentions in regard to the expedition. The
| communications from the French for
| eign office which passed through the
hands of NJ. Herbette, French ambassa-
| dor to Germany, were couched in Ian
| ggage which indicated an expectation that
| Germany would Join the trench pro-
| test against Englands action. 1t conse-
| quently must have been a very unpleas-
| ant surprise to NJ. Berthelot the Frenen
| foreign minister, to learn that the as
| sent of Germany had already been sent
| to London and to Cairo and the fact GER
| tainly must have caused the French gov
| ernment TO surmise that the emperor
! knew at an earlier date OF the designs
| of Great Britain than could have been
| obtained through the ordinary diplomatic
| channels.
! 1t is now conceded on all sides that NJ
! Herbette must be recalled by his govern
| ment and speedily, too. The position de-
! scribed in these dispatches on Feb 16
| mas become lntolerable. NJ. Herbette has
| made himself so obnoxious TO the emperor
| that his majesty is reported to have on
/ more than one occasion absented himself
| from Berlin in order to avoid the duty
| of receiving him. NJ. Herbette's rank as
dean Of the diplomatic corps would nat
| urally bring him Oftener into personal
| contact with the emperor than II some
| other diplomat held the rank and there
| IS reason to believe that a personal meet
/ ing with the emperor is as distasteful to
| the French ambassador as it is offensive
| to the emperor. The feud between them
| is of long standing. Besides this difii-
| Guilty, NJ Herbette has made himself dis
agreeable to many of the German off
| cials with whom he has come into con-
tact because of his exceedingly brusque
! and altogether bad manners, and to Prince
| HOhenlohe, the imperial chancellor he
| has become almost intolerable. The con-
! sequences mas been that Prince HOhen-
| lohe has formally asked NJ Berthelot to
| appoint NJ. Herbette's successor and the
| German ambassador to Paris had advised
I the chancellor that the difficulty experi-
| enced by NJ BerthelOt in sending to Ber-
| lin an ambassador who would be pergona
/ i- flsaltr
| overcome by the acceptance of the posi-
| ton by NJ. Decrais, formerly French am
| baSSador to London.
An interesting debate arose in the un-
| terhaus on Wednesday during the dis
cusslon Of an Interpolation asking the
! intentions OF the government in regard
! TO dealing with the question of American
| meats Prof Won Mendal launched a nro-
| longed TRADE of inVectives against SYoar
| ican corned beef and all canned meats
! and in the course of his remarks gave an
/ instance of the wife of a Berlin iourna-
| Ilst having been poisoned by the use of
i such goods. Other similar cases he said
| were not uncommon and amid the cheers
| Of the agrarian members of the cham
/ pef ne urged that ii was not sufficient
/ that American meats should be certified
as healthy by American inspectors. but
/ that the whole carcass must he insneofej
| by German inspectors before it could he
| admitted into the country. In regard to
| American oieomargarne, he declared that
| control Of the inspection of that product
| by Americans was Inadequate. Americans
1 not having exercised proper sanitary Dre-
! cautions their interests being solely com
| mercial.
Freiherr Won Hammers tein-Loxten, min
| !ster Of agriculture, replied that it was
| impossible to enclose Prussia within
| Chinese wall. He held that the existing
! precautions were sufficient and thought
! that the Agrarians could make capftal
| enough out Of the alleged cases of Texas
/ fever in German cattle said to be tracea-
/ bic to the Importation of American cat
tie.
The Freissinige Zeitung says that the in
| tention Of the member whose interpella-
] ton precipitated the debate was merely TO
/ ask the minister of agriculture for an Of
/ fetal report upon American meats The de-
! bate closed before the question became op-
! perfume and the matter viii be brought
! UP again, as there is reason to believe that
| the allegations made against the Ameri-
/ can products are mere fiction
/ The kaiser was present last week at
/ conference of art experts, ministers and
court officials. who had been summoned
/ to inspect a site and plans for monuments
] of the rulers of Prussia which are intend
/ ed 20 be erected In the Sieges Alice of the
/ Thiergarten. The kaiser criticised the de-
/ signs freely and urged the artists in
/ trusted with the modelling Of the statues
! To axqrrfea rfgOrol1e void arlre4 # atra~,r-