The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14
PRINCE LUDWIG IN A PASSION.
VIOLENT OUTBREAK AT A BAN
QUET At MOSCOW.


lie Resented the Chairman's Ro fer-
ence to the Minor German Princes
Present as in the Suite of Prince
Henry of Prussia-Prince Ludwig
Spurns the Idea That the Minor
German Princes Are VassaIs of the
German Empire and Classes Them
a. Allies OF the Emperor.
Berlin. June 13-The incident which oc-
CURED at the banquet Of the Deutsche
Nerein ia Moscow upon the occasion Of
the festivities in connection with the cor
onation OF the czar. causing Prince Henry
OF Russia, brother OF the emperor, and his
majesty's representative at the coronation
TO leave the banquet hail. has raised
great particularist storm throughout all
the southern states OF the German en-
pire
The origin 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, alluded TO the minor German
princes as members OF Prince Henry's
suite, whereupon Prince Ludwig OF Ba-
varia arose In a rage before the chair
mans speech was finished and pounding
the table with his fist declared: 1--WE are
not part OF Prince Henrys suite; nor
are we vassals of the German empire. We
are the emperor's allies; otherwise 1 am
an Independent representative Of Bava-
ria"
All Southern Germany is exercised over
the affair and the Prusslan newspapers
are hlled with articles on the subject la
menting the indiscTeuon Of the chair
man, or condemniug the hasty actions Of
Princes Henry and Ludwig. The Incident
ct 5dttu so much public excitement that Il
naturally led TO "a demand upon the part
or the Kaiser that the two princes should
explain the matter IN detail and this AZ
IS understood, has been done
according TO the North German Ga
Aetle, Prince Ludwig anticipated the em-
peror's request for an explanation taking
before his majesty the exact words OF the
president of the banquet.
Prince Ludwig is man Of 50 years OF
age and apart from the fact that he is
the future king of Bavaria he Is OF a
much Weighuer presence than Prince
Henry. Upon the occasion Of his declar-
atlon at the banquet he is said to have
spoken with great impressiveness and In
manner wherein his meaning could not
be misconsuued. In concluding It's an
ticle upon the subject, the North Ger
man Gazette curtly states that the "in-
cident Is closed"
Other semi-omcial newspapers. how
ever mint that the emperor found notn-
ing IN Prince LudWigs remarks worth
quarrelling over and intlmated that
Prince Henry's resentment Of them was
chilulsh. These papers also state that
the emperor saw Prince Henry in regard
TO the matter and probably rebuked min
Ior ms nasty demonstrations at the
MOSCOW Danquet, as Prince Henry im-
medately left Berlin for Kiel after his
return from Moscow, without staying IN
the capital over night.
Apart from the Official and semi-O0i-
cial newspapers the other Berlin tour
nals are severe IN their comments upon
the action Of Prince Ludwig.
Ihe Tageblatt takes so serious a view
OF tne matter as to advocate the recall
or the Prussian minister from Munich.
The National Zeitung expresses sorrow
To- be King Of bavaria has
Afforded to foreigners of the
The action OF Prince Ludwig in Invoking
the idea OF particularism, the paper de-
elared, mas already shaken German unity.
The Vossche Zeitung recalls he fact
that Prince Ludwig ignored the fetes up-
on the occasion Of the celebration OF
the Frankfort treaty of peace, but
uttered by Prince Ludwig at the Moscow
banquet and reiterated to the emperor.
are feryidly acclaimed by the press and
The Stuttgart Beobachter. in an exhaus-
tive article on the subject, says: 1T was
a great political act, and a protest against
Prussianism. Prince Ludwig expressed
the sentiments of the whole South GER
man states, and his words will find echo
rum LAe loie5t5 uL bOuefnla 10 the Rhine.
II Is well that Berlin should know that
we Will not allow ourselves TO be degrad-
ed In the role Of Prussia's satellites"
The speech made by Prince Alexander
Won HohenlOhe, son of the imperial chan
cellor, in the Reichstag last Monday, IN
which he attacked the clause of the gov
ernment trades bill, forbidding CONNER
cial travellers to transact a retail BUSH
ness, has found support in q remarkable
address delivered by the minister OF
finance of the Grand Duchy OF Baden,
DR.. Buchenberger, to the Baden Chamber
OF Deputies a few days ago. The minis
ter said in the course Of his remarks: we
live politically and economically in a pc
riod of transition, and we are not vet
able to accommodate ourselves to the
new order of things; hence, so many out
cries for more laws and new laws are
bad and make the people believe in the
magical effects Of legislation. Self action
ton"
Following the parliamentary election last
week in the towns of Ruppin and Tenn
pin, near Potsdam in which the con-
serYative and agrarian candidate Herr
Won Arnim, was defeated by the radical
candidate, who has a majority of 200
votes, the agrarians have met with an
other significant defeat in Ausbach and
Schwabach, the Freissinge candidate
heading the poll by a majority of !, zoo
votes.
KILLED nv GrOnrnru