New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

husband, the Car. with whom he is on terms
OF the greatest intimacy. he argues. not without
reason that inasmuch the Federal states
are not vassals but allies. OF Prussia they
should enjoy as much voice as the latter IN sucn
important matters as the selection OF an I'M
peral Chancellor or the conclusion OF treaties
and alliances in the name of the German En-
plre 1t NAV safely he averred that there is not
a single non -Prussian State Of the Federation
which does not feel mortified and disgusteo at
the manner in which its prestige and fair name
have been besmrched in connection with the
recent disclosures of Prince Bismarck
The Governments of Bavaria, Wurtemperg'
Baden. Saxony. Hesse. Meckenburg Odenburg
etc. now learn for the first time through THESE
astounding revelations that during the nrst ten
years of the Triple Alliance which bound the
German Empire by the most solemn and sacred
of ties To an offensive and defensive alliance
with Austria and Italy and which was avowedly
aimed against Russia and France. the Berlin
Foreign Office had unknown to any of them
been guilty of concluding In the name OF the
German Empire a secret treaty of alliance with
Russia, which was to all intents and purposes
directed against Austria, and in fragrant con-
tradiction therefore to the terms Of the tripar-
tite agreement Bound are the reigning FAM
lies of Bavaria, Wurtemberg and Saxony by
terms Of the closest blood relationship to the
Imperial House of Hapsburg. it may safely be
taken for granted that none Of them for
moment would have given their consent to the
Russo German treaty. so treacherously con-
cIuded in their name. but without their knowl-
edge against Austria.
THE CHANCELLORs APPOINTMENT.
tto hou
German Emtire. who speaks and acts not alone
in the name Of Prussia. but in that OF every one
Of the Federal States of the Empire, is selected
and appointed by the German Emperor without
any reference whatever to his brother sovereigns,
and takes his orders from him alone uncon-
trolled. at any rate as far foreign relations
are concerned oven by the Imperial Legislature
or by the Federal Council. And to what extent
the Federal States have confded in the past the
conduct Of their foreign affairs TO the Imperial
Chancellor may be gathered from the fact that
Prince Bismarck had induced nearly every one
OF them to withdraw their legations and mis-
sions from abroad. and to intrust the representa-
ton Of their diplomatic interests to the German
Ambassadors, who received their appointments
from the Emperor and their instructions eX-
clusively from the Imperial Chancellor Prince
Bismarck had even succeeded in inducing most
of the foreign Governments TO withdraw their
legations from the courts of Southern Germany
and TO concentrate the representation OF their
diplomatic interests in Germany in the hands OF
their ENJOYS at Berlin. Both Russia and France
are now taking steps to repair this error. and
for the first time in many years French and
Russian ENJOYS are being once more accredited
TO the minor German courts. and those legations
re-establshed which were maintained with such
care by Napoleon III. so that hencefortn the
Governments OF Hesse OF Wurtemberg, of Ba-