The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-29
BISMARCK CRITICISED
CHARGED WITH REVEALING IMPOR-
TANT STATE SECRETS.
HIS Revelations ReGa riding the Russo
German Entente Have Raised
storm i'm Political Circles.

LONDON Oct. 2S.-Prince Bismarck's
disclosure of the existence of the Russo
German entente during the last years of
his tenure of office has had very start
ling and disturbing effect both in Berlin
and Vienna. to say nothing of Paris, and
the eruption is regarded periling the
dreibund. feeling of distrust has been
aroused between the allies and doubts are
expressed in some quarters as to whether
the dreibund will be renewed in 1897.
A dispatch from Berlin says: Public
opinion generally in Germany condemns
Prince Bismarck's revelations in the Ham
burger Nachrichten regarding the alliance
between Russia and Germany which existed
during the last years of his chancellorship,
etc, and illusions are made to his 'indis-
Greet loquacity which is gradually tarnish
ing his glorious reputation There is little
doubt that the Prince has divulged i'm
portant state secrets in his attempt TO tri-
umph over his successor, General Count
Won Caprivi. and an official communca-
ton in the Reichsanzeiger yesterday indi-
rectly admits the truths of the article and
sharply rebukes Prince Bismarck by say
ing: Diplomatic events of this kind are
strict state secrets, and to preserve them
conscientiously is an international duty,
breach of which would prejudice important
state secrets. The imperial government
must. therefore, decline any attempt to
clear up the matter and it will neither cor
rect what is false nor supply what is in
complete, ETC.
The official Austrian organs are still
silent on the subject of the revelations.
but an article in the Neue Freie PresSe
the subject has attracted much attention,
declaring that a written treaty agree
ment between Russia and Germany actu-
ally existed without the knowledge of other
powers
A dispatch from Hamburg says: The
hamburger Nachrichten, Pr nee Bismarcks
recognized organ, denies that the inter-
Vienna on Oct. 25 was with Prince Bis
mack S consent was intimated at the
time. The statesman interviewed that
occasion was reported as expressing the
necessary to keep the French in good
humor, and that the overpowering ques-
ton before the world now is the Russo
english antagonism. The Hamburger
sertion that the secret Russo German
treaty of 1SS4-90 the existence of which was
first disclosed by this journal last week,
was not renewed in $780, owing to the out
break of the chancellor crisis which
suited in Bismarcks retirement and to the
opposition to the treaty of General Won
Caprivi, Bismarck's successor in the chan
cellorship.
The hmes's Berlin correspondent says the
official references to the Bismarck reVela-
lions have only served to increase the un-
favora bic impression already produced The
Berlin Post also deprecateS the revelations,
but admits that 1T is not uncomfortable that
patriotic anxiety to protect Germany from
Bismarck to kindle this warning beacon
visible to every one from afar. The cor
respondent thinks that Bismarck's chief
motive was to create a sensational diver
vent the government from trying to i'm
prove it's relations with England.