St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23
BALFoUR,S STATEMENT DOES Nor
AGREE WITH THAT OF PRINCE
HOHENLOHE
AS TO A SILVER CONFERENCE.
PRUSSIANS FEEL HURT BECAUSE
OF NEW YoRK,S RETALIATORy
LEGISLATION.
ALLEGED ABUSES IN THE ARMY
Bitterly Complained OF by German
SociaIfsts-Latter Refuse to Take
Part in Coming Jubilee,

BERLIN. Feb. 22-The conflicting
statements r1ade by the first lord Of
the treasury, A ]. Balfour, in the
BRUSH mouse of commons and the i'm
perlal chancellor, Prince Hohenlc he. in
the relchstag, the former, on Feb. 90.
saying it was not true that Germany
had approached Great B1itain with a.
view to the conclusion of a monetary
agreement, and the latter announcing
on Feb. that he had learned from a
preliminary negotiation with the Brit
Ism government that the opening of
the Indian minis was not expected
nave caused great surprise in this
city. 1t was gathered from Mr.. Bal
IoufS remarks that the British gov
eminent is not averSe to the opening
OF scheme for monetary reform, while
the construction placed on the state
ment of Prince Hoher lobe was that
Great Britain had refused to take the
matter into consideration. Count Won
Kardorff, the German silver champi IN.
questioned the government on the SUBJ
Ject this afternoon, and pointed out
that Mr.. Balfour's statement was at
variance with that of Prince Hohen-
lone The minister of foreign affairs,
Baron MarschaH Won Bieberstein. re-
pied that Count Won Hatzfeldt, the
German ambassador at London. had
been directed to inform the govern
ment OF Great Britain that the immortal
chancellor was able to announce in
the re1chstag that it regarded the OPEN
ing of the Indian minis as a necessary
precedent to international negotia-
tons. Count Won Kardorff complained
that Prince Hohenlohe had acted con-
trary to the reichstag resolution of
1888 In making this inquiry in Lon
don. But as Prince Hohenlohe did not
reply, the incident vas dropped The
conflict in Mr.. Balfour's statement
and the reply of the government is
more apparent than real.
The government said that it did not
anticipate to open the minis as a.
precedent to international negotia-
tons. Mr.. Balfour merely stated that
the government would consider the re-
opening of the minis in any salts
factory currency scheme.
NO RETALIATION INTENDED.
The minister of the interior for Prus-
STA, Herr Rech, has asked if 1t is true
that the legislature of New York state
is taking steps to exclude Prussian
insurance companies, and If congress
has also taken the matter up. He said
ne failed to see what just reason the
United States had for so doing. mas
much as nothing more was asked Of
the American companies than of the
Prusslan. Furthermore, the decree of
Dec. 10 ordered a thorough reorgan-
ization Of the whole affair." and the re-
suit would be known in due time. This
reply TALES with one given to j. b.
Jackson, the United States charge
d'affairs to the effect that Prussia does
not contemplate retaliation.
Col. Ludlow, the military attache of
the United States embassy at London,
is now examining the Baltic and North
Sea canal. He has just returned from
a similar exhaustive examination of
the Suez and Corinth canals. The
colonel has collected a wealth of data
Which Will prove useful in building the
proposed inter-oceanic canal across
Nicaragua. He finds that the Suez ca
nal is paying IL per cent on a nominal
capital, and that the Corinth canal
which has not been wisely built, is
paying it's way. After having COM
pIeted his examination of the Baltic
and North sea canal, Col. Ludlow will
then study the large canals of Holland,
and, after returning to his post, will
draw up a report, which will be for
Warded to Washington in time for the
present session.
The Radicals and Socialists seized
upon the debate on the military budget
to make fierce attacks upon the gov
eminent on account of the alleged
ABUSES IN THE ARMY,
the maltreatment of socialist recruits
which association the Vorwaerts pub
lished a long history, tending to show
that the ministry had a confederate
in the ring. Herr Bebel made similar
charges in the reichstag, which the
minister of war, Gen. Schellendorf,
most emphatically denied. Herren Be-
bel and Luzman declared that the en-
peror was not right in severely dis
ciplining the socialist recruits without
reason, but the minister of war main
tanned that it was the unqualified right
of his majesty to maintain discipline
in the army by any means he saw fit
to employ.
1t is now estimated that 10000 men
and women employed in the clothing
and dress goods industry Of Berlin
have been out on strike. The men ob-
tanned all their demands on Wednes-
day, including Is per cent increase in
their wages, and negotiations are
pending between the work people and
the women's clothing department., with
the prospect of an early settlement
In Hamburg and Altoona, the clothing
strike has ended in favor Of the men.
The socialists have declined to take
part in the reichstag peace jubilee on
March 81, owing to the fact that the
participants are to toast the en-
peror. The Centrists threaten to fol-
low suit unless the toast to Prince Bis
marck Is so framed as not to be Of
fensive to them. Prof Quidd, author
of the famous Caligula pamphlet, has
been indicted by the Munich court for
lese majestic.
The German colonial party is likely
to split on account Of the discord
which has arisen among it's members
regarding the
GIGANTIC NAVY PROJECTS
fathered by DR.. Peters, the president
of the Berlin section. The resignation
of Prince Arendburg and Herr Hoff-
man, the secretary Of the organfza-
tion,was due to this, and Dr. Peters an
nounced this as the cause yesterday
evening, declaring that he had the sup
port Of Prince Albrecht of Mecklen-
burg, president Of the whole society.
and stating that a regular Chauvinist
branch of the society was formed at
Hamburg The meeting was unani-
nous in demanding an increase in the
number Of fast cruisers.
The birthday Of Prince Bismarck,
who was born April 1, 1915, will be gem
orally celebrated throughout Germany
this year. Big commers will be held
by the Berlin philharmonic society in
honor of the day.
Maj Abel, director of the artillery
works at Dantzsick, committed suicide
on Wednesday last. Papers found
after his death showed that he had
been in communication with the
French secret military cabinet