The herald., 1896-03-08
THE ITALIAN IMBROGLIO
Drives the Spanish.American Question
Into the Background
A Strong Possibility That the Sugar Bounty
Bill VIII Not Pass the Reichstaz.
Political Notes

BERLIN, March 7.-(Copyrlghted, 1895,
by the Associated Press. 1.-THE defeat of
the Italians at Adowa is warmly discussed
in political circles here and the opinion
prevailing is that it will lead to practical,
If not a formal dissolution of the dreibund.
That Emperor William has telegraphed his
sympathy to King Humbert does not alter
that fact that international politics will
take on new shape.
Count GoIuchowski, the Austrian minis
ter of foreign affairs, who is coming to
Berlin for three days next week and who
will be banqueted at the palace by Prince
Hohenlohe, is undoubtedly visiting this
capital on an important political mission,
which may include readjustment or modi-
flcation of the dreibund and the expression
of Austria's wish for rapprochement with
Great Britain. A conservative leader of
the Reichstag, who is in touch with the
foreign office, informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press today that the
withdrawal of Italy from the dreibund was
inevitable as national bankruptcy stares
her in the face. He added:
"In the event of great war Italy would
be financially impotent. Besides, her dis
asters in Africa have shaken German
confidence in the usefulness OF her army.
The fall of Signor Crispi will also bring a
strong anti.dreibund sentiment in Italy on
top. The dreibund. however, may nomi-
nally continue until the expiration of its
present term but it will then lapse.'
The Spanish American dispute has been
somewhat driven into the background by
the Italian imbroglio. Some papers, how.
ever, still comment on it. The Lokal An
zeiger, for instance, says:
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at the present moment Chauvini SIN no.
where flourishes as in the United States,
the land of the militia system and count
less peace societies. Europe will know
hereafter what to think Of those hollow,
Observation-Disclosures phrases which Amer.
disputes do not touch their own
interests. When these are touched
the peace-loving republic behaves more
impudently and unjustly than any modern
autocracy. The most laughable feature is
that it is President Cleveland, the leader
OF the party styling itself "the apostle of
peace" who famed American Chauvinism.
II is possible that the sugar bounty bill
will not pass the reichstag as even the
Agrarians are not unanimously i'm favor
of it. The feature of the bill to which OBJ
jec ion is made is a proposed increase in
the consumption tax of from lS to "a
marks. 1t has been repeatedly stated in
the reichstag that higher bounties would
amply cheaper German sugar in America
ami England at the expense of GERMANY
The big navy plan is attributed to Adj
miral Dibran, chief of the emperor's naval
cabinet, DR.. Peters and ex-Amhassador
Brand, while his majesty's opposition to
reform in military procedure is said to be
fathered by General Won Hahnke. The
latter subject will not be submitted to the
reichs ag, in spite of the government
promises.
The imperial yacht Hohenzollern starts
for Abassis today, where 1t will! be met by
is fixed at eight weeks. Trips will be
taken on board the yacht and the imperial
family will probably visit the czarewitch
at La Turboe. 1t is considered fairly GER
tain that there will be meeting be-
ween Emperor William and King Hum
bert and Emperor Francis Joseph during
the spring.
Emperor William during the past fort
night has practiced with select party of
court ladies' and gentlemen at tennis and
football in the large hall of the exposition
building in the Moabite quarter. His
lawn tennis tournament at Hamburg this
summer.
Tho espionage trial at Leipsic is attract-
ing considerable attention. The chief de.
fendant is LuXemburger named Schoren.
but it has been shown that the most inn
portant culprit. a trenchman named Mon.
tier, has avoided arrest. Prisoners we're
tools and Montier received his orders
directly from the war ministry at Paris.
The inquiry into the premature publishing
Of the amnesty decree of January, in the
Vorwaerts, has resulted in the arrest of
three men who stole a copy from the
printsrs of the German foreign Office.
Lieutenant-Colonei Ludlow, the military
attache of the United States embassy at
London, after three days. visit to the
canals of Holland, has returned to the
British capital.