The San Francisco call., 1896-11-16
Public Interest Is Excited
Over the Interpolation
in the Reichstag.
But the Government Will Not
Be Embarrassed Concerning
the Course of Bismarck.
Attempts Made to Suppress the News.
papers That Expose the Brutality
of Army Officers.
copyrighted, 1896. by the United Associated
Presses

BERLIN, GERMANY. Nov. 15-Publie
interest has been greatly excited over the
promised Interpolation of the Centrist
leaders in the Reichstag tomorrow, de-
manding that the Government disclose
the nature of the Russo-German neutral
ity treaty, the existence of which from
1884 to 1890 was revealed in Prince Bis
marck's recent articles in his personal
organ, the Hamburger Nachrichten, and
an explanation why the agreement was
allowed to lapse. Applications for ad-
mission to the galleries have been enor-
mously in excess of the capacity of the
space devoted to visitors, and a full at
tendance of mem ber3 of the Reichs tag is
also assured.
1t was given out last evening, however,
that 1t is not the intention of the Centrist
leaders TO press the debate upon the inter-
peilation concerning the revelations of
Prince bismarck to the extent of EN- bar
RAISING the Government, but it is never
theless certain that the debate will be a
very spirited one and likely to lead to
sharp exchanges OF personalities.
1t is also understood that Count Her
bert Bismarck, who it has been suggested
was responsible to great degree for the
publication of the eveiations-though no.
body now believes that he was--will take
part in the discussion OF the Centrist mo-
tion. An article in the Hamburger Mach
richten indicates that the line of the ex-
Chancelior's defense of his course in
making the disclosures Will be that it was
in the interests of the country, which
ought to learn the motives which actu-
ro,@
Caprivi IN severing the bond between
Russia anu Germany which existed from
1884 to 1890.
If the Government is able to explain
this action on the part of Prince Bis
marek's successor to the Chancellorship,
the Nachrichten says, it will be very easy
matter 10 tranquilize Germany by show
ing In what way German relations with
the other foreign powers made Russian
alliance unacceptable. at will be equally
important" the paper continues, "to as
certain whether the policy of England ex-
erted an influence such as did not conform
to German interests, and the question
whether powerful neighbor like Russia
was not in closer sympathy with Germany
than with Germany's adversary in Eu-
rope (meaning France) Is one of the
STdHueSt I'D npOrtauCe.
This line of argument, however, does
not meet the charge that the ex-ChanceI-
lor committed a breach of the law in dis
closing state secrets and is rather of the
character of an insufficient apology for his
course-an apology which only out of
difference to the great name of Prince
Bismarck can possibly be accepted.
Prince Blsmarck's persistent attacks
upon his successors and the crown as well
are supposed to be based upon the pre-
sumed leaning of the Kaiser toward Eng
land and has a distinct connection with
the -Chancelior's old feud with the EN-
press Frederick, to whose influence he has
attributed the thwarting of his Russo.
German policy. Nobody suspects the
Prince of being actuated by other than
patriotic motives, but his bias for his per-
sonal opinions has always made him in
tolerant of opposition. A majority of the
press OF all shades, while discussing the
matter from their respective political
view, are rather sympathetic with the old
Chancellor than otherwise.
The speech recently delivered in White
haven, England, by Lord Lonsdale, who
is an intimate friend of the Emperor, in
defense OF The Kaiser's course in sending a
telegram some months ago to President
Kruger of the TransvaaI Republic con-
graduating the latter upon his prompt
and effective<suppresslon of the Jameson
Iaiu, mas Ereatiy auoeu 10 sne anu-Eng-
lish feeling prevailing in Germany and
heightened the suspicion that English
family influence is still very much too
strong in the German court. Lord Lons-
dale's explanations OF the Emperor's
course certainly do not make amends for
his unqualified assertion that the Kaiser
was never hostile to England's policy in
the Transvaal.
Commenting upon Lord Lonsdale's
speech the Vossische Zeitung says: What
ever may have been the Kaiser's senti-
ments the whole of Germany was glad to
see the English get lesson from the
Beers.
The popular German an.ipathy to Eng
land. however. does not imply general
acceptance of Prince Bismarck's pro- Rus
sian policy. The Reichsbote shrewdly
points out the danger of acceding to Rus
sla's alleged endeavors to reconcile Ger
many and France, and adds that Germany
must first know the price at which France
will abandon her ideas of revenge. II
France now wants to oust England from
Egypt and make France the master there,
the paper says, it will make England Ger
many's enemy, while French pride will
be increased and lead to great incitement
to wipe out the defeat at Sedan.
The semi. official Hamburger Core
spondenz speaks in the same strain, argu-
ing that Germany cannot assist in an at
teupt W uIlfe IiiBlanu out OF ESypt un-
der any circumstances.
"A project is now before the Bundesrath
connected with the leform of the military
judicial procedure which includes the
creation of a supreme military tribunal,
but the Federal Governments disagree as
to the advisability of the measure, so the
bill will be postponed until later in the
session.
The sentence of Lieutenant Baron Won
BrusewitZ, the murderer of Herr Siebe-
mann in a cafe in Carlsruhe, has been
confirmed, and the disgraced lieutenant
is now prisoner in the castle at Ehren-
breitstein. Since the cropping out of
great number of military scandals OF late,
the authorities have endeavored 10 sup
press all mention of them by the press,
and the consequence is that they are not
now permitted to be made the subject OF
free comment.
The Treves Tageblatt has been seized
by the authorities on account of the paper
having published an article which was
officially alleged to be- insulting to officers
OF the German army, and other journals
have been warned against continuing
their comments upon current reports of
military abuses. The article published
by the Tageblatt was II reference TO the
case of Lieutenant von Brusewitz, whose
confinement is believed to he neralv