The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-17

le0dcr, were Tho height OF lnsolcnce
and bnsercsS" cloud R!ghtlEt cheers
and Lcfl!st, protcstH.)
IiitherGtcin Again Speaks.
Tho minister for foreign affairs FUR
thcr said:
"In the recent revelations Il was as
goitod that until 1890 complete Russo
German entente existed. by which, in
tho event that either was attacked, the
other would maiEtNin benevolent ncu.
| tfIiity. Whittier this Is correct, ] cannot
| say. d'Ut know that clause one OF our
treaty with Austria, pledges us in the
event Of Il Russian attack, 10 hasten 10
the aid OF Austria with our whole MIL
itary power. But II tho revelations nre
correct, We might DC placed IN the POSI-
tNn that, In the event OF war between
our two eastern Gll!es, we should be
asked on one side 70 maintain bencvo-
lent neutrality and the other 10 sup
port with nll our military strength. We
should then have 20 decide who was
attacked md who wng the attslcker.
"Whcn tho Austro- German treaty OF
1879 NyLs concluded special provision
stipulated that, In spRe OF the secrecy
OF the trtaty,It might be communicated
c0nldcntlally to Russia. This commu-
nlCatlOn was duly made, In order to
avert possible difficulties and mtsun-
dcrs;lndings arising out OF uncondI-
t!onnl secrecy.
"Thc notion that English influence
was the IncOuccivablc ground which In
duccd Caprlvi on that account not TO
renew the treaty with Russia is unin-
telligible. The course OF time has
taught Us that the omission to renew
the treaty has not led TO diminished
TrttO ysNn fn
the acute danger OF war arise at any
time In those years? No. II Is said that
the policy cmbittered our relations with
Russia. resist the temptation to COM
pare our relations with that country
before and after 1890. Comparison Is
unnecessary and useless, and II Will
always rebound TO the honor OF Prince
Bismarck, that he know how In dltil-
cult times TO maintain our relations
with Russia on q good and friendly
footing, make them useful In case OF
war and scrYe indirectly to tho mainte-
nance OF peace. History will place these
services in n still clearer light than I
have done to-day. (Cheers.) but It
seems like attempting TO deprcctate and
uudervalue Prince BIsTarck's services
to assert that prior 10 1890 these rela-
tIons only rested upon the fragile Pc
W
be renewed rrom time To time. Our
relations with Russia now rest upon
nrmer basis, on tho friendship OF the
relgning families, on the love OF peace.
OF the sovereigns, on the governments
c5servunce OF treaties, and on the mu-
tual desire to see them respected.
Whn our archives are opened Il will
be shown that after 1890 German policy
successfully strove to maintain rela-
tSons with Russia on this basis and
that 10 serious political differences has
arisen"
Herr Licbknecht, the Socialist leader,
responded to Count Won Mir5ach'S re-
marks by opening m attack upon
Prince Bismarck, saying that as little
was known OF the object OF Bisgnarck's
revelations Us those underlying the
practice OF confirmed criminal. he
concluded by saying: 'fWc must abol-
ish the old diplomacy which was 20
powerful factor In shaping events
:Shcn Bismarck was an active part IN
3talitlca." -. 49,
Count Won KardoH declared his con-
hdcncc In Prince Bismarck from whom
he said the people were accustomed to
expect startling words and startling
deeds. The liberal conservatives were
convinced that Bismarck only had In
view the veal or woe OF the fathcrland.
Leftlst cr1es OF "Woe.")
At the close OF the debate Count Her
bert Won Bismarck. replying to per-
sounl remarks. said that after Prince
uohenIohe's statement discussion be-
came purely objective and his sense OF
propriety forbade him to say any
thing.
The re!ohstag then adjourned with
out any vote beng taken on the Ques-
finn