The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-26
GERMANYS PART IN THE GAME.
THE KAISER AWAITING DEVELOP
MENTS BEFORE ACTING.

ity to Pay German Firms for Arms
Looked Upon as the Result of FL
nhnciaI Aid Advanced by the Gar.
All Europe May Be AHame with the
Fires of War.
Berlin, Jan. 25.- Despite the affectatlon
of incredulity which pervades the foreign
Office in regard 10 the alleged agreemen,
between Russia and and Turkey concluG-
ing a treaty which cements the two cm-
pires in an offensive and defensive alli-
ance, the popular belief grows that the
convention is an accomplished fact. News
received from Vienna upon this subject
gathered from semi-oficial authorities has
had the effect to greatly weaken the power
of the official denials Of the story which
has been put forth most assiduously WITH
in the last forty-eight hours. The Vienna
advices have also led to admissions that
the fact that an entente of some kind
has been entered into by the sultan ana
the car is not at all improbable As a
matter Of fact, the diplomatic circle here
credits NJ Nelidorff. the Russian ambas-
sador TO Turkey. with having achieved
grand coup under the noses of the En-
glsh and Austrian ambassadors. though
both OF the latter were known to have
been watching the Russian diplomat. hav-
ing had good reason TO suspect that Rus
sia was playing her own game while pre-
tending to act in concert with the other
powers.
In the early part Of the week reports
were in circulation that Turkish orders
had been placed for large purchases OF
arms and other munitions of war. with
German firms. Those rumors have
awakened tho attention of the
German public to the fact that
previous negotiations Of the same charac-
Ter had collapsed, owing to the fact that
the porte was unable to give drafts for
the amount which would cover the pur-
chases, and IL was generally believed that
the reports We're unfounded. The con-
tractors made another refusal TO deliver
the goods without a cash equivalent or
adequate security, but they were astound-
ed Dy receiving drafts for the accounts
on Constantinople banks, together with
assurances from the agents of the Ger
man government in Constantinople that
not only would the balance be paid, but
additional Onders were impending. the
payment for which would be guaranteed
AS the financial embarrassment of the
TURKISH government is well known IL Is
reasoned that Russian monetary assis-
tance Is part Of the compact between
the two powers.
The correspondent of the Cologne Ga
zette In COnstantinople telegraDhs 10 his
paper that the public treasures Of Tur-
key, are empty and that the officials aud
soldiers, even to the highest rank, who
have been called out to proceed against
the Armenians have for a long time past
been unpaid, IT being absolutely true that
they have not had a penny for months.
For many weeks, too, the authorized
purveyOrs to the army have stopped furn-
ishing supplies to the soldiers who are in
a starving condition, to alleviate which
they have been preying upon the peo-
pie. In some places the troops have be-
set houses at the instance of their COM
and demanded
Under these circumstances and many
other kindred disorders Russian alli-
ance would be more than desirable. and
the forced drafts upon the people would
be certain to cease.
How an alliance between Russia and
turkey would affect the triple alliance
is matter of uneasy speculation. News
papers, which have no official cOnnec-
tons, in the meantime ignore the bet
ter informed view that the whole situa-
ton as regards the Dreibund is a blow
to the aspirations of Austria and agree
that the subject Is a delicate one TO
handle. Some OF these papers pursue the
line of the Hamburger Nachrichten,
Prince Bismarck's organ, that the inter
ests of Germany are not being Immediate
ly affected and the government must
await developments before interfering.
1t Is certain that the Berlin government
cannot be expected, even by the more in
terested of its allies, to take the iniative
in demanding that Russia shall explain
when the existence Of the alleged treaty
is verified. The situation, as IL now
stands, win involve the denunciation OF
the international stipulations Of the treaty
of Paris, concluded in 1886, and renewed
later in the Berlin congress. This may
finally set Europe ahame. whereupon there
will be long pause which will be de-
voted to active diplomacy. After that
what?
The scandalous exchange of abuse be-
tween Dr. Barth and Herr Won Kardorff
in the Reichstag Thursday continues to
be the talk of the lobbies of the repre-
sentative house. A duel between the two
was expected but the president and vice
president Of the chamber intsrvened, and
that phase of the quarrel was stopped
The quarrel really owed it's climax to the
fact that Baron Won BuOl-Berenberg, pres
ident of the Reichstag, who was in the
chair at the time, is deaf, which fact pre-
vented him from hearing the Wordy war
between the two and consequently he |
did not catch the fun meaning of the ex-
change of words, which began with an in |
sulting remark by Herr KarJorff who
directed his words i'm the form of a re- |
buke to DR.. Barth. The latter's response !
though harsh, was fully justified and the |
Judgment of the house was with him. |
With the exception of this episode the |
proceedings of the Reichstag We're rather |
slow.
Yesterday. during the sitting of the |
Reichstag, DR.. Bachem, one Of the cen |
trest leaders, accused the government Of |
having hindered the Catholic officials in |
their work Of assisting at the funeral |
functions upon the occasion Of the burial |
Of Cardinal Melchers. in the course of |
his speech this question Or |
Bachem gave other instances of a sim |
liar discrimination against Catholics on |
the part Of the present government Of |
ficers, whereupon DR.. MIGUEL. Prussian |
minister Of finance replied that no dis |
tinction was made In the treatment OF |
Catholic or Protestant officials or others |
connected with religious bodies Catbo- |
lies, he declared, had not been forbidden |
to take part in unofficial capacity in /
the obsequies of Cardinal Melchers, or at /
other funerals
In the course Of the debate upon this |
question which ensued, the conservative 1
speakers were called upon to defend the |
laxity upon the part Of the government in |
prosecuting Baron Won Hammerstein the /
absconding ex-editor Of the Kreuz Zei- |
tung, who was recently arrested by the /
German police in Athens, and is now in /
Italy awaiting eXtradition to Germany
These gentlemen declared that the prose- /
cution of Baron Won Hammerstein had !
been delayed because the proofs Of his /
guilt had not been sufficient until after /
his flight.
In the Reichstag to-day the socialists
introduced a motion which was the sub
iect Of a lively debate 10 reduce the age
limit emitting persons to old age annII
ity from 10 to 60. and also to increase the
allowance to invalids.
DR. Won Boetticher vice president of the
imperial council. ETC. said that the govern
ment would be delighted TO give workmen
a larger degree Of benefit. but such a thing