The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-10
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
THE BERLIN PAPERS LESS BITTER
IN THEIR ARTICLES.

4 Check Also Put on German DipIO-
matte Activity-The Reichstag Not
Expected TO Offer Serious OppOsi-
tiOn to the Proposed Increase of
the Navy-The Vote on the sugar
BiII-ScandaIs over shady Finan-
cial DOings.
Berlin, Feb. 9.-Within the past week,
the officially inspired German press. which
formerly had been pounding England as
hard as violent language could 90, have
suddenly ceased their blasts against Great
Britain, but it cannot be ascertained that
there has been any change in the course
of the policy of Germany except that from
some cause, which is genrally supposed
to be representations on the part of the
other parties to the triple alliance-Austria
and Italy-the emperor has put a check
! upon German diplomatic activity in quar-
ters where there have been jealousies up
on the part of England based upon the
suppositon that Germany's attitude was
| hostile.
The debate In the Reichstag on Friday
upon the naval estimates gave Freiherr
Marschall Won Bieberstein, minister of
foreign affairs. and The members of the
German government an opportunity to
make declarations which were decidedly
friendly to England. and the occasion
was made the most Of
Apart from the reassuring speech de-
| livered by Minister Won Beiberstein. the
most notable of the statements made in
the chamber was the declaration of Prince
Won Arenberg, centrist, the president of
| the Colonial Society of Germany, that at
no time has there been any reason for the
anti-German excitement which has pre-
vailed in England. This utterance was re-
ceived with applause in which members
of all parties Joined with earnestness.
These reassuring utterances and their
! general acceptance have made it almost
/ certain that at the next session of the
| Reichstag, when the governments naval
| scheme is introduced, instead of it's being
! opposed as a warlke measure suddenly
! launched, with a view of taking advan-
| tage of public excitement, it will receive
| the support of the majority of the cham
| 1er II II is framed upon the moderate
| lines indicated in the statements made on
| Friday by the minister of foreign affairs.
| The debate has made an astonishing
! change in the opinions expressed by the
| leading newspapers, even the opposition
| papers admitting that an increase of the
| number of cruisers for the defense of Ger
man trade and the commercial marine is
| necessary.
The vote in the Bundesrath on the gov
| ernments sugar bill has caused a great
| q sal of serious comment in political cir
cles. For the first time since the creation
| of the 'empire, the vote of the Bavarian
| members of the Bundesrath was thrown
| against Prussia, the vote being 80 for and
| q against the measure, Wurtemberg and
| Baden, besides Bavaria, being included in
| the negative column. Apart from those
| who are Identified with the sugar inter
| eStS, the general public are opposed to the
| measure, and when the bill comes before
al 10 ma alnpre of hot
| body from the south and northwest of
| Germany will go Solidly against 1t, while
the eastern and northern sections are gen.
| orally in favor of the measure. Accord
| ing to the Freissnnige Zeitung, the orig
| inators of the bill are Baron Won Wedel-
! Piesdorf, Count Won Alvensleben and the
! other owners of large sugar works
! throughout Germany.
| DIR. Stoecker, formerly court chaplain
| having been expelled from the conserva-
| tive party, has announced his intention
/ TO found a distinct group, to which sew
! eral members of the Reichstag who ap-
| prove the Christian socialist programme
/ will adhere.
The journalists who attended the re-
! ceptlon given by Prince Won Hohenlohe
| at the chancellerie last Wednesday agree
lhat the AFFAIR was distinguished for more
| eating and drinking and less political talk
! than upon the occasion of last years re-
| ceptlon. More than 500 guests were pres
| ent, but there were among them fewer
| members of the press than have been
! present upon similar occasions previous
| ~. This is accounted for in a measure
! by the fact, which has become known
! that after Prince Hohenlohe had given
| his approval to the list of guests, Minis
ter Won Bieberstein contrived to obtain
| a personal revision of it and eliminated
therefrom the names of men whom he sus-
| pected OF Blsmarcklsm, at the same time
! retaining the names of those of his own
| supporters which appeared in the list
| The consequence was that the assemblage
| was far from being so representative a
| gathering as heretofore. Among the no.
table, persons present were Duke Ernest
| Gunther, Baron Hausemann, DIR. Won
| Boetticher, vice president of the council
| of ministers; DIR. Miguel, Prussian minis
| ter of finance; Herren Richert and Men
| delSSohn and Baron Won Stumm The
| chancellor, with his usual urbanity walk
| ed about the salon, chatting with great
freedom with his guests. The announce
ment Of supper at 10 O'Clock, caused a
| general rush for the buffet which had
| been erected i'm the center of the congress
hall. where the guests did fun justice to
an elaborately prepared and admirably
served repast The function concluded at
| II O'Clock. The absence Of DIR. Won Bosse,
| minister of ecclesiastical affairs was
! taken as confirma bion of the rumors of
his early resignation from the Prussian
| ministry.
Baron Hubert Won schorIemer-Alst has
| been arrested upon the charge of forg-
| ing bills or exchange amounting in the
| aggregate 10 $1,000 marks. Baron HUI
| bert, who has long been a thorn in the
| side of his illustrious family. is by no
| means a stranger in New York and Chi
cago, though his sojourns in those cities
/
| of either place. He was formerly an Of
| ficer in the Prussian army but got into
debt and was obliged to take hasty de-
! parture from Germany in conseouence Of
! his connection with a bill of exchange
/ swindle He was next heard of in New
| York and later in Chicago. where he was
/ endeavoring to earn living as a cabman
i and finally as porter. His relatives
| cleared off the debts and secured the sup
preston of the charges against him. en-
/ abling him to return to Germany. After
/ bringing him home his family succeeded
| in marrying him to rich widow and he
| went to live with her upon her estate in
| Grossenheim. Saxony, where she owned
| large amount of property For while
| he appeared to be conducting himself
| properly, and he became an active mem
/ ber of the local conservative associa-
| tfon. He spent money freely, but as his
| wife had plenty and it was known he
| was living upon her bounty, nothing was
/ thought of it, He finally got into debt
| was followed by more serious charges
against him. The conservative leaders