The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-29
GERMANS WEARY OF THE GAG.
POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS To BE
GIVEN MORE LIBERTY.

! ficientiy Good Health to Assume
the responsibilities of the Posi-
tiOn.
/ Berlin. June 2s.-At the close of the de-
| bate on the question of the second read
/ ing Of the governments civil code bill N
| the Reichstag yesterda., Prince Hohen-
/ lohe, the imperial chancellor, made an
/ important announcement in relation to
! the existing prohibitory regulations in re-
/ gard to political associations having ram
/ ihcations with each other. The social
lists, upon whom prohibitory regulations
| have been especially operative, had moved
| the repeal Of the measure, but the cham
| Der would not assent to its abrogation.
! Prince Hohenlohe stated that he would,
continue II no further, as notifications Of
the prohibitory measures. which were tam
tamount to their repeal, were already un-
der consideration by the bundesrath.
| In the talk in the lobbies yesterday
| the matter of Prince Hohenlohe's early
| retirement from the chancellorship was
revived. and members Of the Reichstas,
who are associated with the chancellor
inner circle, affirmed that it was abso-
lutely certain that he would resign within
a very shot time. Indeed, they asserted,
the chancellor was only awaiting the
passage of the civil code bin,
/ when he would hand his resignation to
the emperor. Count Philip Won Eulen-
| berg, the German ambassador to Austria,
and a close personal friend OF the kaiser,
| and Prince Furtenburg and Prince Won
| Hatzfeldt zu Trachenburg are mentioned
| most prominently as candidates Tor the
| succession. The claims of Count Eulen-
| berg are based wholly upon the favor
| of the emperor. Prince Furstenburg, al
tf,se fnf f
| tack of the gout is said TO have disclosed
| to his physicians a tendency to diabetes
| which would render the active perform
| ance of the duties of the chancellor
| source of danger to him. According TO the
| court circle the kaiser promptly commu-
| nicated with Prince Won Hatzfeldt zu
| Trachenburg expressing his intention 10
appoint the prince TO the once OF chah-
! cellor of the empire, to which letter the
| latter replied that he did not feel suth-
| cently energetic to undertake the ardu-
Gus duties of the post. The emperor, ac-
| cOrding to the authority quoted, reJoined
| by saying that the princes energy would
| develop once he had assumed the office,
! but it is understood that the prince Is
still begging off, and 1t is generally be-
| lieVed that his reluctance TO take the
| Office is genuine.
The newspapers throughout Germany
| are quoting and commenting upon not
| able speech recently delivered by the
| Grand Duke of Baden upon the occasion
| of his Inauguration OF the ceremonies
|
! in memory Of the soldiers of Baden, who
| were killed in the war of 1870 The speech
| was clearly in response to the remarks
| of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria at the din
| ner given to the German princes by the
| Deutsche Verein at Moscow upon the oc-
casion Of the coronation of the car, when
| the heir apparent to the Bavarian throne
| protested against being alluded to as a
| member of the suite of Prince Henry Of
! Prussia, and declared that he was an
ally, not vassal Of Germany, and was
so intended to rebuke those who have
| taken part in the consequent parucularlst
| demonstrations in the South German
states. The grand duke, in the course of
| his remarks, said: What ought to be
the practical outcome of the celebration
in honor of the foundation Of the empire?
| We must swear to maintain 1t, and must
be ready to engage in struggle, not only
against foreign enemies, but against in
| ternal enemies. L wish to hold fast to
German unity" The grand duke conclu-
ded his remarks by calling for cheers Tor
the kaiser.
The trial of the Berlin lawyer Fritz
Friedman, who absconded some months
ago, leaving debts aggregating large sums
and was subsequently arrested in France
and brought back to Germany, has been
the talk of society during the last week.
The crowds which packed the court room
were openly in sympathy with Friedman
and were largely composed of his former
friends and old clients who were eXtrl-
Gated from trouble at one time or an
other by FTiedmanns adroitness. The
| president of the court treated him with
a degree Of Indulgence that was not
shown to Baron Won Hammerstein, when
the unfortunate politician was arraigned
before the same tribunal During the
| long pause which took place before his
acquittal was announced by the jury,
| Friedman was surrounded by his inti-
mates to whom he narrated in a humor-
Gus way his adventures after his flight
and his experiences in a French prison.
After the trial Friedman celebrated
his release at a grand dinner, at which a
number of his friends were guests. The
court gave him until Saturday TO quit
Germany. 1t is the intention of Friedman
to settle in the United States.
| The newspapers publish varying versions
of so-called authentic reports of the in
tervfew which took place between Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Bismarck upon the oc-
casion of the visit of the Chinese vicerOy
to the eX-chancellor last week, but the
substance of the report published in the
Berlin Post is generally believed to be
correct. According to this version Ii Hung
Chang asked the prince how he would
best set about reforming and reorganizing
affairs in China, to which Prince Bis
marck replied that the best way to bring
about the results sought would be upon
the basis of a weli-driiled army, no mat
ter how small, even $4,000 men, The prince
also told the Chinese statesman that he
thought that he should create means of
| communication which would enable him
to throw his army against any point In
! acknowledging the princes words, Ii
the advice of the eX-chancellor and act
thereon, reorganizing the Chinese army
with Prussian officers and upon the Prus-
sian model Ii Hung Chang had long
conference with Viscount Aoak the Jap
anese ambassador to Germany, yesterday.
The question of the succession to the
throne o.. Lippe has been referred to the
arbitration of the King Of Saxony, as
sisted by the supreme court of the en-
pire at Leipsic.
In consequence of the insults which the
lower sort Of Berlin workingmen are ac-
| customed to offer to officers Of the army,
the latter are becoming very chary Of go
ing into public places In uniform.
An illustration Of the wanton charac-
ter of these assaults may be given in
case which occurred last week. An OFF,
Ger walking in the street with his sister
was stopped by a laborer, who, without
| provocation, addressed him in the foul
est language and finally threw him down
and tried to choke him to death. The Off
Ger was rescued by soldier and as a
result of the soldiers interference the
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