The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23
FERNENT In GERMANY
Indignation Over the Recent
Acts Of the Emperor.
he rs GETTING RID OF OLD MEN.
Veteran Generals, Judges and Council
Hehenlohs, Toe. VIII Retire.


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Berlin. Aug. Zs-Tne Berlin press has
rarely b4sa 50 unanimous as al present
In csz6sna1rg the canarzl.a which caused
r1s downfall o. Gen Brons2rt Won Schel-
ien9or<. the former minister for war. and
tas present crisis. Even The Conservative
newspapers. excepting the kruex Zeilo1g
and the seEni-ofnciai press. JOIN 81 de-
roanczag the snperor'e military cabinet
vatcn exercises over ais majesty lEfia-
cree beyond itx constitutional preroga-
tsves, thus paralyzEag the constitutional
rights ard functions u tie ordinary rn1n-
issers- The civil cabinet Of the emperor
Il sacdlad vita share Of the blame. fer
similar reasons. and even the strictly 10y
a. Conservative newspapers. like the
EsicAsbote. as well as the papers inspired
Dy the imperial chznce3ory. Ike the Ham
burger Correspondent. speak cerisively u
the auxiliary government run By En-
peror Williams private cabinet. and point
cut that this means . grave infracuoa
OF the constitution. which 10 bound to end
II troubse.
The true story Of ne retirement Of Cen
Won Schellend0rf leaked out this week
The emperor and his cabinet, IL appears.
believe u = thorough re5nvenatlon Of tire
army. as well as the civil administration,
and IL = due to this that not Only all
the elderly. experienced generals and Of
flcers OF tte general staff had been grad
uAlly replaced by new and untried men.
but the courts and al The civil officers
are similarly suffering. In the imperial
court eight judges have resigned within
a very short time. as the emperor viii
not allow any Judge 70 remain IN Office
who IS older than -. II appears that be-
sCre Gen. Won Gossier was offered rhs
portfolio OF minister Of war Il had been
offered and refused by Gems. Won Collas
sn1 Bork- Gen Won Gossler has the rep
utatiOn OF being more OF q courtier than
a soldier, and he is, moreover. the author
Of the unfortunate half-oattalion scheme
and favors only mild reform in the Mill
fary trial procedure. His majesty refer
red Gen. Won SchsTlendorfs scheme 10
Gen. Won GossieT. with instructions 20
modify IL and insert ia IL as one OF the
principal features the imperial right OF
confirming the sentence OF every military
court a right which the constitution gives
him only king of Prussia. and not OF
Bavaria, Saxony and WurtemoQrg.
In this connection IL is interesting 70
note that the emperor, addressing the
first guard regiment at Potsdam during
the week, said. Never forget that you
have sworn obedience and fidelity unto
death TO me. your war lord Let no other
considerations ever interfere with this.
your highest duty"
The same day the aide-de-camp OF the
king OF Saxony handed the emperor an au-
tograph letter from the Saxon monarch, in
which the latter Is understood 10 have
mildly and firmly protested against the
present crisis and TO have sxhorted En-
peror William to leave more freeiom Of
action to his constitutional advisers
IL appears that the emperor's differences
with Prince Hohenlohe include the labor
policy OF the government, his majesty
wishing to end the period Of Cancellation
so far as the socialists are concerned. and
al dfe4r-
ing the passage Of a bin providing for an
increase OF I50, 10000 marks IN the expen-
ditures. The chancellor insists that the
passage OF the latter measure is impossible
II the military reform btu is shslved.
Prince Hohsnlohe however, VIII remain in
Office until he has conferred with The car
and Prince Lohanon- Rostoysxi the Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs. on the
state OF Europe and tho future policy OF
the empires.
The Hamburger correspondent in an In
spired article. speaks OF American IN
trigues'' In Samoa, adding. There is a
strong feeling In the United States in
favor Of annexation. and German interests
demand prompt and decisive action"
The heath Of Prince Bismarck is less
satisfactory than could be wished. lie has
a growing sense OF his physical weakness,
his deafness is increasing and his eyes
have weakened when compared with bis
condition six months ago.
The government physician, DR.. Uroaxz
who has been touring In East Prussia, re-
ports an increase OF leprosy, especially on
the Russian frontier. and advises the es-
tzblishment OF Ieprosy hospital.
DR.. Miguel, the minister OF finance. has
recently been occupied with the operations
Of the oil trust In Germany. and he pro-
poses, In order 10 cope with the Standard
OIL Company. that the government pur-
chase all existing oil wells IN Prussia and
Systematically oore new wells. as well IS
encourage the lntrodac ton OF new llumi-
nants.
There are enormous crowds OF strangers
now IN Berlin and they include about 1900
Americans.