The morning times., 1896-02-03
RELATIONS STILL TENSE
Italy Involved in the German
EngIish Ulpleasantness.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE EXPIRES
Germany Fears That Italy's War
Troubles May Lead to "A Change in
the Conditions of the Old Agree
ment-The Press Using Intemper-
ate Language on Salisbury's Action.


Berlin. Feb 2.-The relations between
the governments OF Germany and Great
BritaInhavcnot shownany signs nsUfimprove-
ment within the last few DAYS and par
ticuarly since il became known that the
diplomatic efforts of the latter have been
directed toward involving Italy in The
arrangement between Russia and Turkey
independent OF ner present allies.
The treaty binding the triple alliance
Austria, Ger many and IiaIy-wIn fan
renewable in 1897.
Hithertotiermanya and Austria have had no
reason To suppose that Inere would be any
change ia the relations Of the contracting
governments wnicn would cause IlaIy 10
desire Ia alter the terms Of the Drcihund
pact; buI wiUnin the last two weeks SlgH0F
CrIspi, prime minister or Italy, is repurtcd
10 have sent instructions TO the Italian
ambassadors at Vienna and Berlin 10 sound
Tie respective governments To which those
diplomats are accredited as To theIr views
IL regard TO important notifications OF the
respons Utilities OF Italy under the con-
1itIOns OF the present treaty and us the
result Of CrispIs correspondence with his
representatives at foreign courts Count
Nigra, Italian ambassador to Austria, an
dHtlNhA oHBtyIttl u lilt tFsDlt dAidkANE udS
gone 10 Rome 10 influence the maintenance
or the Dreibund.
IN official circles here no alarm is felt
that Italy's entire withdTa wal from the
terms OF the treaty upon its expiration
Will be sought and accomplished, II being
held that as long as Crispi is in power. that
would be improbable if not impossible.
EFFECT OF THE WAR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF the Italian govern
mcnt through its expenditures of men and
money in Abyssinia are recognized as
supplying Il fair reason for the belief that
there may be some reason for j lew minor
changes in the treaty, but the Vienna
government seems TO have taken an alarm,
especially since the intrigues OF Lord Sails
bury against Germany have assumed a
tendency to cut off Italy from the triple
alliance.
As an immediate result OF the new
developments negotiations with view 10
the determination OF a new treaty are
about 10 be accelerated. That he Berlin
government viii not await the movements
of tEe British government 10 ascertain how
tie Dreibund stands. goes without saying.
The passionate language INDUCED in by
the senli-official German press in referring
10 Lord Saiisburys policy in Armenia has
behind it more 1hanOfficial inspiration dare
denote. Not only does the divergence of
policy between tie German and English gov
ernnleniS increase, but the hostility OF their
respective policies increase aIsO.
The British blue book on the situation in
Armenia, which has just been is,u ued, has
IN the meantime become a surface motive
for a German attack upon England.
The North German Gazette finds in this
official publication a reason ca silly arrived
at that the British government delayed
publicity Of the report contained in the
book, not because England did not desire
80 further arouse the public gainst the
Turk hut because the current stories of
The massa cres in Armenia were found,
npon investigation, 10 have been greatly
minimiZed.
PLOTS IN ARMENIA.
The conflicts between the Armenians
aud Turks or Kurds, at Sasom, have been
shown 10 have had their origin in the
deviltry Of Armenian gitators VINO hatched
plots involving violence in order to obtain
The sympathy Of the credulous Christian
world.
The Cologne Gazette, in an article upon
this snbject, coDgratulates Germany and
The other continental powers upon having
escaped following the British lines, in
volying the possible breaking up OF the
Turkish empire, and the National Zeitung.
the Hamburger NachriChten and most of
the other Influential German jou rnals
concur in rejoicing ever the defeat of
Lord Salisbury and in denouncing British
hypocrisy and meudacity in connection
with affairs IN the East.
The critical condition Of foreign affairs
has altered the plans which the emperor
mad made for his spring outing. Accord
ing TO his present program he has aband'
oned bis notion of going TO the Mediter'
raneau on a yachting trip, and the empress
has also given up her sojcurn at AbaZZia.
The kaiser on Thursday had long cen
ference at the foreign office with Baron
MarschaH Won Bieberstein, minister of
foreign affairs. aud had a pTOlcnEvu IN
ierview on Friday with NJ. De SZegycny'
Marich the Austrl ambassador.
According to the Berlin Post the reform
Of the military laws, which has been
promised, viii not be brought before the
Reichstag this session. The time of that
body viii be absorbed by consideration oi
the civil code. An active agitation is pro
ceeding among the German women with
the object OF obtaining redress OF griev
ances which the present code ignores, and il
is the intention of the leaders OF the move
ment TO petition the Reichstag for the in
PRODUCTION of clauses into the code which
will c0ncede 10 married women power tC
dispose of their own property without
requiring the consent of their husbands