The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-15
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FOREIGN LANDS
Bavaria Cheers Ludwig for His Course
At The Moscow Banquet.
NOT vAsSALS OF GERMAN EMPIRE
England's Egyptian Campaisn..Rus.
sin Aids Turkey in Crushing Crete
and Other Christian Powers Are In.
diherent..Other News Of the Old
World.

Berlin. June 14-The incident which
occurred at the banquet of the Deutscns
Verein In Moscow upon the occasion OF
the festivities in connection with the
coronation Of the czar, causing Prince
Henry of Prussia. brother of the en-
peror. and his majesty's representative
at the coronation, to leave the banG,e:
hall, has raised a great Partlcu,arist
storm throughout all the southern
states OF the German empire. The or
igin Of the trouble was In the fact that
at the banquet given to Prince Henry
and the other visiting German princes
the chairman, in toasting the guests, al
| luded to the minor German princes as
| members of Prince Henry's suite.
whereupon Prince Ludwig Of Bavaria
arose in a rage before the chairman's
speech was finished. and. pounding the
table with his fist. declared:
I'VE are not a part Of Prince Henry's
suite: nor are we vassals of the German
empire. We are the emperor's allies;
| otherwise l am an Independent repre-
sentative Of Bavaria"
All southern Germany IL exercised
over the affair, and the Prussian news
| papers are filled with articles on the
subject lamenting the indiscretion Of
| the chairman or condemning the hasty
| actions Of Princes Henry and Ludwig.
The incident created so much public
excitemen! that 1t naturally led to o
demand upon the part of the kaiser
that the two princes should explain the
matter in detail, and this, It is UNDER
stood, has been done. According to the
North German Gazette, Prince Ludwig
anticipated the cmperpr's request for
an explanation. and took the initiative
| In communication laying before his
majesty the exact words Of the presi-
dent Of the banquet In proposing the
toast to Prince Henry Against this
Prince Ludwig protested to the kaiser
explaining. as he had declared to the
chairman Of the banquet. that he and
the other princes referred to were not
vassals, but allies of the kaiser. All
Germans. Prince Ludwig added, be-
sides fulfilling their duty to the father
land, ought not to forget the duties they
owed to their own particular countries.
LUDwIG's PERSONALITY.
Prince Ludwig Is so years Of age, and
apart from the fact that he is the future
king Of Bavaria. he is of much weigh
tier presence than Prince Henry. Upon
the occasion of his declaration at the
banquet he is said to have spoken with
great impressiveness and In a manner
wherein his meaning could not be mis-
construed. In concluding its article
upon the subject the North German Ga
zette curtly states that "the incident Is
closed"
Other semi-official newspapers, how
ever, hint that the emperor found MOTH
ing in Prince Ludwig's remarks worth
quarreling over. and intimated that
Prince Henry's resentment Of them was
childish. These papers also state that
the emperor saw Prince Henry in regard
to the matter and probably rebuked
him for his hasty demonstrations at
the Moscow banquet, as Prince Henry
Immediately left Berlin for Kiel after
his return from Moscow without stay
ing in the capital over night
Apart from the official and semi. off,
cial newspapers the other Berlin journ-
ais are severe in their comments upon
the action of Prince Ludwig.
The Tageblatt takes SO serious view
Of the matter as to advocate the recall
of the Prussian minister from Munich.
The National Zeitung expresses sor-
row at the spectacle which prince
destined to be king Of Bavaria has af
forded to foreingners Of the enmities
among the Germans. The action OF
Prince Ludwig is invoking the idea OF
particularism, the paper declares, has
already shaken German unity.
The Vossische Zeitung recalls the fact
that Prince Ludwig ignored the fetes
upon the occasion of the celebration OF
the Frankfort treaty Of peace, but
throughout southern Germany the
words uttered by Prince Ludwig at the
Moscow banquet and reiterated to the
emperor are fervidly acclaimed by tht
press and public.
The Stuttgart Beobachter, in an ex
haustive article on the subject, says
ut was great political act and q pro
test against Prussianism. Prince Lud
wig expressed the sentiments of thu
South German states, and his words
will find echo from the forests of Bo
hemia to the Rhine. 1t is we'll that Ber
lin should know that We will not ALLOW
ourselves to be degraded to the role o
Prussia's satellites"
. The speech made by Prince Alexande
: Won Hohenlohe, son of the imperia
; chancellor, in the Reichstag last Mon
J day, in which he attacked the clause o
the government trades bill forbiddinl
! commercial travellers to transact re
tail business, has found support in
remarkable address delivered by tn
minister Of finance of the grand duch'
Of Baden, DR.. Bushenberger. to the Ba
den chamber Of deputies few days age
The minister said in the course OF hi
remarks:
1--WE live politically and economically
: in q period Of transition and we are no
! yet able to accommodate ourselves to tn
new order Of things; hence so many out
cries for more laws and new laws ar
bad and make people believe in the ma
|, gical effects Of legislation. Self-actio
, must remain superior to state protec
tion."
DEFEAT OF AGRARIANS.
Following the parliamentary electio
last week In the towns Of Ruppin an
. Templin, near Potsdam, in which tn
:. Conservative and Agrarian candidate
Herr Won Arnim, was defeated by tn
. Radical candidate, who had majorit
Of 1900 votes, the Agrarians have me
: with another significant defeat In Auf
. back and Schwabach, the Freisinnis
= candidate heading the poll by a major
a ty Of 1 100 votes.
: Prince Bismarck has written lettt
a to NJ. Herbette. last French ambassade
a to Germany. who was recently succeed
h ed by the Marquis de Noailles as a n
a suit of serious differences having arise
4 between him and Emperor William,
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