The record-union., 1896-11-16

Authorities rluzZilng the News
papers That Dare to Speak of the
Military Scandals.
BERLIN, Nov. .13.-(Copyright1 1896 by
the nited-Associated Presses. Public
interest has been greatly excited over the
promised Interpolation 81 the Centrist
leaders in the Reichstag Tomorrow de-
manding that the Government disclose
the nature of the Russo German neu-
trality treaty, the existence of which
from 1884 to 1890 was revealed in
Prince Bismarcks recent artic es in his
personal organ, th- "Hamb rger Mach
richten," and an explanation why the
treaty was allowa.. 10 relapse. Peu-
tionS for admission t. the galleries
have been enorrr ouSly in excess CT the
capacity of the space devoted to visit
ors, and a full attendance of members
of the Reichstag is also assured. 1t
was given out last evening, however,
that it is not the intention of the Cen
trist leaders to press the debate upon
the Interpolation concerning the rev.
L
tent of embarrassing the Government
btu it is nevertheless certain that the
debate will be very spirited one and
likely to lead to sharp exchanges of
personalities.
1t is also understood that Count Her
bert Bismarck, who it has been sug-
eested was responsible to a great degree
for the publication of the revelations
but it is nevertheless certain that the
WaS-will take part in the discussion of
the Centrist motion. An article in the
Hamburger Nachrichten" indicates
that the line of the ex-Chancellors de-
fense of his course in making the dis
closures will be that it was in the in
terest of the country, which ought to
learn the motive which actuated the
late Chancellor, Count Won Caprivi, in
severing the bond between Russia and
Germany which existed from 1884 to
1890
If the Government is able to explain
this action on the part of Prince Bis
marck's successor to the Chancellor
ship, the ''Nachrichten" says it will be
very easy matter to tranquillize Ger
many by showing in what way German
relations with the other foreign Pow
ers made a Russian alliance unaccept-
able.
1T will be equally important" the pa
per continues, ''to ascertain whether
the policy of England exerted an inf1u-
ence such as did not conform to Ger
man interests, and the question whether
a powerful neighbor like Russia was not
in closer sympathy with Germany
than with Germany's adversary in Eu-
rope-meaning Francis one of the
grandest Importance"
This line of argument, however. does
not meet the charge that the exChan-
oellor committed a breach of the law
in disclosing state secrets and is rather
Of the character Of an insufficient apol-
ogy for his course, an apology which
only out of Difference to the great name
of Prince Bismarck can possibly be ac-
cepted.
Prince Bismarck's persistent attacks
upon his successors and the crown as
we'll are supposed to be based upon the
presumed leaning of the Kaiser toward
England, and has distinct connection
with the ex-Chancellors old feud with
the Empress Frederick, to whose inf1u-
ence he has attributed the thwartlng
of his Russo-German policy. Nobody
suspects the Prince of being actuated
by other than patriotic motives, but his
bias for his personal opinions has al
ways made him intolerant of oppoSi-
ton. A majority of the press of all
shades, while discussing the matter
from their respective political points
e t. 1,ay hnf
the old Chancellor than otherwise.
LORD LONSDALE'S SPEECH.
The speech recently delivered in
White Haven, England, by Lord Ions
dale who is an intimate friend of the
F,mperor. in defense Of the Kaiser's
course in sending telegram some
months ago to President Kruger of
the TransVaal republic, congratulating
the latter upon his prompt and effective
suppression of the Jameson raid has
greatly added to the antl-Engl1sh feel
ing prevailing in Germany and hight
ened the suspicion that Engllsh 1amlly
influence is still very much too strong
in the German court. Lord LonSdaie's
explanations of the Emperor's course
certainly do not make amends for his
UNQUALIFIED assertion that the Kaiser
was never hostile to England's policy
in the Transvaal.
Commenting upon Lord Lonsdale's
speech, the "Vossische Zeitung says:
Whatever may have been the Kaiser's
sentiments. the whole of Germany was
clad to see the English get lesson
from the Beers
MUST KNOW THE PRICE.
The popular German antipathy to
England. however, does not imply
general acceptance of Prince Bis
marck's pro-Russian policy. The
.Reichbote' shrewdly points out the
danger of according to Russia's alleged
endeayors to reconcile Germany and
France and adds that Germany must
first know the price at which France
will abandon her ideas of revenge. If
France now wants to oust England
from Egypt and make France master
there, the paper says, it will make
England Germany's enemy while
French pride will be increased and lead
to a great incitement to wipe out the
defeat of Sedan.
The semi official Hamburg Core
spondenz speaks in the same strain,