The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-05
NEWS FROM FOREIGN LANDS
HAMBURG NACHRICHTEN PUB.
LISHES ANOTHER ARTICLE
ON THE SECRET TREATY.
CAPMV| Responsible FOR RUPTURE
OF Relations With RUSSIA Letter
From Cuba Throws Light on Recent
Events-Consul General Lee
Sails for Home.

Hamburg, Nov. 1.-The Hamburger
Nachrichten, the organ of Prince Bis
marck, has another article on the subject
of the Russo-German treaty, which ter
minated in 1890, and the disclosure of
which by the Nachrichten has created
such a sensation in Europe. This ar
ticle is entitled, "The Russian Treaty"
and describes Prince Bismarck's entente
with Russia as brilliant success of
German craftsmanship. The article
then says:
''We do not admit that rapproach-
ment with Russia had lost all value by
the conclusion of the dreibund, nor will
our allies share this opinion. Reconcilia-
ton is not unknown or undesircd by
them. On the contrary, it has been
noted with satisfaction that Germany
always employed the Russian entente to
prevent and settle disturbances between
Russia and Austria. Had Austria and
Italy thought otherwise they would, dur
ing the reign of Emperor William |, have
made protestations on the subject This
aware of our cultivation of political rela-
tons, and an entente with Russia, despite
all military preparations and bourse
regulations, was never pretermitted at
Berlin. Among our expose of the
Russo-German relations, all of which
we do not feel called upon to disclose, is
the continued fabrication of historical
facts by the clerical and liberal and even
the semi-otticial press, with the dishonest
purpose of making the government of
William l and of Bismarck responsible
for all present evils, especially the rup-
ture of former favorable relations with
Russia; rupture which certainly does
not improve Germany's position in
Europe. Therefore we publish the fact
that the rupture was brought about
during the administration of Won Caprivi,
through his unqualified refusal of Rus
sia's request for the continuance of the
entente. Against this authentic proof
that breaking of Russian ties occurred
under Won Caprivi the infamous calum-
NATION of Germany's policy under Viii
liam l can be proved. We should be
deemed more correct had an official
documentary explanation of the truth
been Forthcoming, as in the case of the
emperor's dispatch, and we even now
recommend this course
The reference to the emperor's dis
patch is doubtless the publication by
Prince Bismarck's authority, upon the
eve of the outbreak of the Franco
Prussan war, of the draft of treaty
between Prussia and France guarantee
ing to the one country its conquests and
permitting to the other the annexation
of Holland. a draft which Bismarck
claimed to possess written by NJ Benc-
detti, the French ambassador to Ger
many, by his own hand. The pubica-
ton Of this secret document, bearing the
date of the end of 1866, raised a great
parliamentary storm in France and
necessitated ministerial explanations. 1t
was claimed, on behalf of NJ. BeDedctti |
that the German chancellor had dictated
to the French ambassador these condi- |
lions of a future entente and had then
put aside the plan to bide his time for
its use.
AN AUSTRIAN CO\JIE\rI'