The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-30
NEWS FROM THE
FOREIGN LANDS
The Kaiser Fears to Act ID the Bismarck
Case.
HE IS WARNED AGAIN, HOWEVER
The Aged Statesman May Be Given
Some Of His Own Mcdicinc..Must
Not Tell Why He Retired-.French
Press Seeks to Allay the Excitement
the Disclosures Have Caused in
Europe.

London, Oct. GA special dispatch
from Berlin says that it is understood
there that the proposed prosecution or
Prince Bismarck's organ, the Hambur-
ger NachriChten, for publishing state
secrets has been abandoned out OF fear
of the harm such a step might do to
Germany's foreign policy. 1t Is added
that, however, should Prince Bismarck
publish the circumstances under which
he resigned office the government Will
be forced to act, and II is said 1t would
probably treat Prince Bismarck in the
same manner that the latter treated
Count Won Arnim.
According to the Times Berlin cor
respondent. 1.-The official references to
the Bismarck revelations (recording
the secret Russo German treaty. have
only served to increase the unfavoraole
impression already produced. The Ber-
lin Post also deprecates the revelations,
but admits that 1t Is not inconceivable
that patriotic anxiety to protect Ger
many from the danger OF war may
have induced Prince Bismarck to kindle
this warming beacon visible to every
one from afar.
"The Correspondent thinks that Bis
marck's chief motive was to create
sensational diversion in favor OF the
Dreibund and to prevent the Govern
ment from trying to improve Its rela-
tions with England"
Paris, Oct. 29.-The Temps declares
that the alliance between Russia ana
rance has nothing in 1t inimical to Eng
land.
THE SECRET ALLIANCE.
The Figaro, referring to the disclos-
do hv
secret alliance between Germany and
Russia from 1884 to 1890, says: RUS
sia discovered that the treaty was q
veritable delusion for her, and when
Prince Bismarck asked her In 1887 to
renew her declaration Of her neutral
ity in the event of the attack upon
France which was then planning in
Germany, Russia formally refused to
do So. and thereafter all the blandish-
ments Of Prince Bismarck only served
to increase the friendship Of France
and Russia"
The Matin is of the opinion that the
disclosure of the secret treaty was in
tended to make France suspicious Of
Russia. and adds that 1t has had the
contrary effect.
Count Won Arnim was arrested In
October, 1874. and confined in Berlin
for refusing to give up documents sent
to him as ambassador. On account Of
illness he was released on bail some
three weeks later, but was again ar
rested in about two weeks time. He
was tried in December 1874. was con-
victed of making away with ecclesio-
political documents, was acquitted of
other charges and was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment. He ap-
pealed, was tried again in June, 1875.
and a verdict was rendered confirming
the sentence.
In November of the same year it was
announced that Count Won Arnim was
to be prosecuted for treason in con-
nection with a pamphlet he published
at Zurich entitled PRO Nihilo." In
January, 1879, the count published
"Quid faciamus nos?" and in May, 1881.
he died at Nice as a result, 1t was
said by Prince Bismarck's enemies, Of
the persecution to which he had been
subjected by the chancellor.