The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
QUARREL OF THE
GERMAN PRINCES
Kaiser William Adds Fuel
to the Fires of Their
Wrath.
REVIEWS THE UPROAR.
Honors Bestowed Upon Him Who
Styled the Bavarians
Vassals.
THEY RESENT his ACTION
South Germany in Arms Against the
Arrogance of the Prussian
Regime.

BERLIN, GERMANY, June 2l.-The ex-
element which prevailed throughout the
South German States over the incident at
the banquet at the Deutsche Verein in
Moscow upon the occasion of the Cars
coronation, when the president Of the
banquet alluded to the German Princes
as mem bers of the suite of Prince Henry
of Prussia, was subsiding rapidly, but it
has now received a fresh impulse by the
bestowal of the Order of the Red Eagle by
the Emperor upon the chairman whose
words evoked q violent protest from
Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, who resented
the presidents words by Indignantly de-
cIaring that the Princes alluded to were
neither members of Prince Henry's suite
nor vassals of the German Empire.
The Bavarian press, in commenting upon
the act of the Emperor in decorating the
president of the banquet, interpret it as
new act OF provocation Oh the part of
Prussia, although it is clearly customary
action toward an official receiving a rep
resentative of the Kaiser. in which capacity
Prince Henry went to Moscow.
Prince Luitpold, Regent of Bavaria, has
sought to hush up the the uproar caused
by the words OF the president of the ban
quet, and the resentful speech of his son
and the heir 10 the Bavarian throne,
Prince Ludwig, but popular feeling has
been too strong, as was shown in the en-
thusiastic demonstration at the closing of
the session of the Bavarian Landtag in
Munich, when Prince Won Walther
thanked the royal house for watching and
jealousy preserving the independence of
Bavaria and her guaranteed treaties This
expression was received with cheers, which
were prolonged many minutes. In addi-
ton to this the patriotic associations in
all parts of South Germany are sending
ongratulatory messages and addresses to
Prince Ludwig in great profusion.
The Catholic party is especially taking
the lead in the resurgence of the particu-
larist agitation and the Catholic press is
vehement In its denunciation of the per-
sistent attempts to force the Prussian
regime upon the independent States Of
Germany. The Berlin Government, in
the meantime, is viewing the agitation in
the South German States very quietly, and
the Berlin newspapers treat the matter
lightly, as though the particularist senti-
ment in the south of Germany were
quantity not worth serious consideration.
The National Gazette characterizes the
excitement az puerile, but however lightly
the Government and press may view the
agitation it cannot be dismissed in that
fashion. The fact is that the present out
burst is due to feeling which has long
been in the air of South Germany, where
| the people and the princes alike have
| silently resented the autocratic acts
and speeches of the Kaiser. Legislative
proposals like the wine tax which hits
all Germany hard without touching Prus-
| STA, the vexatious treatment of the South
German lines by the Prussian railways,
and the dealings between the pos
tai authorities of Prussia and the
! South German States have combined to
keep particularism alive. The present ag-
itation, which is giving free vent to long
restrained sentiments, is likely to do good
to the whole country, and after all it is a
family squab bile which does not in any
way affect the unity of the empire.
In the meantime Prince Ludwig, whose
violent words at the banquet were the sig
nal for the popular outburst of feelings,
has found IL prudent, or at least convent
ent, to go to his hunting seat in Hungary,
to rem ain until the excitement is allayed.
1t is said by those who are in position to
know that his departure for Hungary was
taken with a view OF avoiding the rousing
ovations which the people of Munich and
other places were preparing to give him.
The passage of the Governments bourse
bill, prohibiting futures and certain other
transactions on the German bourses, has
already resulted in eight Berlin bankers
dealing in stocks opening branch estab-
lishments in Copt Hall in London and
also in Brussels and Antwerp, with view
OF continuing their dealings in time trans
actions, which are forbidden here. The
statement made by the Rhenish West
phalian Gazette, that the German Govern
ment, acting upon a motion made in the
Reichstag by Count Won Kanitz, had made
| oyertures to France with view OF having
that Government join Germany in the
suppression of time dealings in grain, is
believed to be baseless. Just now it would
be impossible for France to entertain such
proposal.
The nomination of Mr.. Mckinley for
the Presidency of the United States by the
Republican convention is hailed here with
satisfaction, so far as the security of a gold
currency is concerned, but there are fears
tlldG Ills cIcCllOH WOuiu Iuedn tut SiidCl-
ment of a prohibitive tariff by the Ameri-
can Congress Several Berlin exporters
who have recently visited the United
States for the purpose Of studying the situa-
| ton, with view of devising means to give
| impetus to German trade. have returned
here With the conviction that no improve
ment can be expected within measurabl BILE
time. However, it is only German drugs,
colors and chemicals that are stationary
Kid gloves and paper goods find a ready
market in the United States.
| Herr Lutgenen, who was recently cleo ted
| to the Reichstag by the Socialists of BORT
mund, has become involved in a libel suit
between the Dortmund Anzeiger and the
Arbeiter-Zeitung, Socialist newspaper
The Anzeiger published an article alleging
that Lutgenen had been alone in private
room of restaurant owned by man
named Osthues, Socialist friend of Lut-
genen, with Frau Osthues, and that they
were playing chess for kisses. The An
zeiger asserted that the servants in the
restaurant bored holes in the door of the
private room, through which they observed