New-York tribune., 1896-12-06
GERMAN DUEL OF INTRIGUE.
THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TRIAL
OF EDITORS IN BERLIN.

OF ELI lCtsS i-'
MARscfIALL Won BIEBERsTEIN WANTS EN|'D
PATTON. But Is SEVERELY CRITICISED FOX
NOT BRINGING ABOUT A CLIMAX BEFORE
THE SECRET POLICE PIrTED AGAINST
THE FOREIGN oFFTcE-wIIAT DOES
THE KAISER THINK OF IT ALL?
r,arlin. Dec. 5-When thu trial OF the five edi-
,ors Roron Won I.utzow and Herren Pl0tz. FOIL
mer. Leckert and Berger, for libeiihs oaio"
,arschall Won Bicberste.n. Minister or Foreish
Affairs: Prince Alexandcr Won Hohenlohe anu
Count August zu Eulenburg. was auJou' neo
Yesterday the prevalent opinion was 'h"' u
closures OF even more Importance than 'hose q"
ready developed in the course OF the pro'.e
ings were impending. The case IS rea"s "
hotw.ep the secret police and the Foreign Or
fee in the progress of which Baron Won biepei
stein obviously feels that he is on trial him.
self and needs exculpation from the susPeio'
of having unduly influenced the Enperors de-
cison and carried on intrigues against o'i'e
Ministers. When the Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs accused Baron Won Tausch. the cH'ei vi
the political police. Of having inspired ar''c'es
IN tho nress against him. and at the same tme
admitted that the Foreign Office employs or
,ses nowspaper men to supply 1t with informa-
uon in regard TO the writer's Of articles ana III
other ways he incurred very Justly the impiica-
tion contained in the response made by baroh
Won Tausch that the political police did hotni's
different from what was done by the foreis"
Office "If It is honorable for the Foreign VI
fec so To work" he said. "the poilticai po''e
assert that their method is equally honorap'e'
The whole affair is leaving the very worst I'M
pression upon the country regarding the iei"
tions OF the official bureaus and the so-caheu
inspired newspapers. The mere susseS'o'
to say nothing of the fact Itself az SHOWN pS ."e
confession of Baron Won Lutzow, that police
arcn, ike Iitzow on a beggarly salary OF s'V
q month could be employed to force caiu'"''ie"
ON behalf Of the chiefs Of the poiitlcai ponce
attacking the heads Of the Government anu
even endangering the international relations
has utterly shocked the public. NoT IS 1t sur
prising that Baron Won Ldtzow shouin ha'e
rounded UP on Major Won Tausch keai~ihs
that the game is up. he naturally shifts the re-
enorsiblt;. unon the shoulders Of his employer.
Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein however
seems very likely 10 come first best out OF the
procecdings though the Vaccinations OF 'he
defendants and their allies are so complicated
that It is Impossible TO predict the issues oi
the case with any degree OF certainty AS the
proba bic that Baron Won Tausch VIII DE ac-
cused as accessory to LntZow's forScries' ye,
Raron Narschall Won Beberstein cannot escape
criticism The hard fact remains that actuai
anteronisr1 between certain Ministers Wi'hih
the Cabinet ard the chiefs Of the Enperors
Cabinet not only existed. but SUI, coht.hues
Tho exclamation Of the Minister or Foreign Al
fairs that articles appearing in the CoIoshs
gazette" the Hamburg Correspondent ana
other so-called semi official journals were rarey
inspir.d bv the Foreign Office did not CARRY 'ne
ouesilon why these journals persistentiy az =
tackled the chiefs Of the Emperors Cabinet IL
Earon Marschall von Bieberstcin. who allowed
representatives of these newspapers TO ne re-
ceived daily at the Foreign Office had directed
them To take another course, II Is asked "ouu
thev have vcnturcd to vindlcate their independ-
encc which hc says the Foreign once never
made the slightest attempt 10 ehcroach uPnn'
Tho "Netis,e Nachrlchten" Justly says: III Is
moi without considerable astonishment that IN"
puhrc watches the great machinery set IN mo-
lion bv the FOREIGN Office over these two despica-
llc irfrgiiers. while the much NOR" serious ac-
cusations against Baron Marschall Won fieber-
stein and others published In the 'hlatt"ra
do,sch' vearr ago were deliberately Ignored. ana
thcir authors. instead Of being arraigned in the
courts where they were eager 10 appear, were
challenged Ia fight duels
Another reproach is lr,i'd against Baron Mar
schall Won Bicherstein in the reason which ne
has given why Won Tausch and Lu'Zow are only
now expored He knew OF their intrigues long
ago affecting General Bronsart Won Schellendorn.
late Minister ~ War: Herr won kolcr formerly
Minister OF the Interior. and Count Won Euen-
burg vet kept silent But, n" says Wheh
Tausch had the insocnce 10 circulate calumnes
about me and the Foreign Office officials. ] de-
cidcd upon making the matter public The peo-
pie are asking what the Emperor thinks apou' II
ALL"