The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
GERMANS RAIL At
GREAT BRITAIN,
Scornful Commentaries on
the Speech of Lord
Salisbury.
BITTER PRESS ATTACKS.
England Accused of Hypocrisy
in Dealing With the
Turk.
ITALY AND THE DREIBUND
Belief That King Humbert's Govern
ment Will Not Desert to the
Island Empire.

iAOAo bStHSSn luc governments OF JeI-
many and Great Britain have not shown
any signs of improvement within the last
few days and particularly since it became
known that the diplomatic efforts of the
latter have been directed toward involving
Italy IN the Arrangement between Russia
and Turkey, in an agreement independent
of her present allies. The treaty bind
ing the Triple Alliance-Austria, Germany
and ltaly-will fall renewable in 1897.
Hitherto Germany and Austria have had
no reason TO suppose that there would be
any change in the relations of the con-
tracing Governments which would cause
Italy to desire to alter the terms of the
Dreibund pact, but within the last two
weeks Signor Crispi, Prime Minister of
Italy, Is reported to have sent instructions
to the Itatian ambassadors at VIENNA and
Berlin to sound the respective Govern
ments to which those diplomats are ac-
credited as to their views in regard to
important notifications OF the response
bll1tleS OF Italy under the conditions of the
present treaty, and as the result of Crispi' s
correspondence with his representatives
at foreign courts Count Nigra, Italian En-
bassador to Austria, an ardent supporter
of the Triple Alliance, has gone to Rome to
influence the maintenance OF the Drei-
bund.
In ofhcial circles here no alarm is felt
that Italy's entire withdrawal from the
terms of the treaty upon its ex xpiration
will be sought and accom- plished, it being
held that as long as Crispi is in power that
would be improbable, if not impossible.
The embarrassments of the Italian Gov
eminent, through its expenditures on
men and money in Abyssinia, are recog-
nized as supplying fair reason for the
belief that there may be some reason for a
few minor changes in the treaty, but the
Vienna Government seems to have taken
an alarm, especially since the intrigues Of
Lord Salisbury against Germany have
assumed tendency to cut off Italy from
the Triple Alliance.
As an immediate result of the new de-
velopments, negotiations with a view to
the determination of new treaty are
about to be accelerated. That the Berlin
Government will not await the movements
of the British Government to ascertain
how the Dreibund stands goes without
saying. The passionate language INDUCED
in by the semi-official German press in
referring to Lord Salisburys policy in
Armenia has behind it more than official
inspiration dare denote. Not only does
the divergence of policy between the Ger
man and Engl ish Governments increase.
but the policy of their respective plans
increases also.
The British blue book on the situation
in Armenia, which has just been issued,
together with Lord Salisbury's speech, is
in the meantime becoming surface motive
for German attack upon England. The
North German Gazette finds in this official
publication reason easily arrived at that
the British Government DELAYED pub
licity of the report contained in the book.
not because England did not desire to
further arouse the public against the
Turk, but because the current stories of
the massacres in Armenia were found
upon investigation to have been greatly
minimized. The conflicts between the
Armenians and the Turks at Sassoun have
shown their origin in the deviltry of agi-
tators who Matched plots involving yio-
lence and disorders.
The Cologne Gazette, in an article upon
this subject congratulates Germany and
other Continental powers upon having es-
capped involving the possible breaking up
o. the Turkish empire; and the National
Zeitung, the Hamburger Nachrichten and
most of the other influential German Jour-
nails concur in rejoicing over the defeat of
Lord Salisbury and in denouncing British
hypocrisy and mendacity in connection
with affairs in the East.
The critical condition of foreign affairs
has altered the plans which the Emperor
had made for his spring outing. Accord
ing to his present programme he has
abandoned his notion of going on the
Mediterranean yachting trip and the
Empress has also given up her soiourn at
Abazzia.
The Kaiser on Thursday had long con-
ference at the Foreign Office with Baron
Marschall Won Bieberstein, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and had prolonged in
terview on Friday with NJ. De Szegyeny-
Marich, the Austrian ambassador.
Having been successful in getting rid of
DR.. Stoecker, formerly court chaplain,
through his enforced resignation on ac-
count of lis refusal to declare himself
against the doctrines of the Christian So
cialists, the Conservatives are thinking of
throwing overheard Herr Won Ploetz, who
is the president of the Agrarian league.
The Boersen Courier, in an article on this
subject. says 1t has been only through the
Intervention of Baron Won Manteuffel that
Herr Won Ploetz has been thus far saved,
his excess of zeal in behalf of purely Agrar-
ian interests having embarrassed the lead
ers OF the Cons ervative party in their plans
for reconciliation with the Government.
The Munich Allgemeine Zeitung accu-
rately gives expression to the conservative
sentiment in procIaiming the necessity for
the return of the party to its old traditions
and the cessation of its opposition to the
Government rather than pursue the aim
of a union of all parties of order against
the common foe-socialism.
According to the Berlin Post the reform
OF the military laws which has been prom
ised will not be brought before the Reich
stag this session. The time of that body
will be absorbed by consideration of the
civil code. An active agitation is proceed
ing among the German women with the
object of obtaining the redress of griev-