The record-union., 1896-12-06
Which is Leaving a Bad Impression
Upon the Country
the Relations of the Official
Bureau and SO-Called Inspired
Newspapers-The Public Shocked
at Some of the Evidence Which
Has Been Brought Out During the
Trial.

the five editors, Baron Won Luetzow
and Herren Ploetz, Foellman, Rickert
and Berger. for libeling Baron Mar
schall Won Bieberstein, Minister of For
eign Affairs; Prince Alexander Won Ho-
henlohe and Count Augustus Eulen-
burg was adjourned yesterday the prev
alent opinion was that disclosures of
even more Importance than those al
ready developed in the course of the
proceedings were impending.
The case is really duel between the
secret police and the Foreign Office, in
the progress of which Baron Won Bic
berstein obviously feels that he is on
trial himself, and needs exculpation
from the suspicion of having unduly
influenced the Emperor's decision and
carried on intrigueS against other Min
listers. When the Minister of Foreign
Affairs accused Baron Won TauSch,
Chief of the Political Police, Of having
inspired articles in the press against
him, and at the same time admitted
that the Foreign Office employs or uses
newspaper men to supply it with in
formation in regard to the writer's Of
articles and other ways, he incurred
the implication contained in the re-
sponse made by Baron Won Tausch that
the political police did nothing different
from what was done by the Foreign
Office. IF it is honorable for the For
eign Office so to work." he said, ''the
political police claim that their method
is equally honorable"
The whole affair is leaving the very
worst impression upon the country re-
garding the relations of the official bu-
reau and the so-called inspired news
papers. The mere mention. to say moth
ing of the fact as shown by the con-
fession of Baron Won LuetZow. that
police agent, on a beggarly salary of
$50 a month, could be employed to force
calumnies in behalf OF the chiefs of the
political police, attacking the heads of
the Government and even endangering
international relations. has utterly
shocked the public Nor is it surpris-
ing that Baron Won Luetzow should
have rounded up on Chief Tausch.
Realizing that the game is up, he nat
urally shifts the responsibility upon the
shoulders of his employer.
Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein.
however, seems very likely to come first
best out of the proceedings, though the
Vaccinations of the defendants and
their allies are so complicated that it
is impossible to predict the issues Of the
case with any degree of certainty. AS
the Public Prosecutor intimated yester-
day, it is probable that Baron Won
Tausch will be accused as accessory
to Luetzow's forgeries yet for Baron
Won Bieberstein can escape criticism
yet.
The explanation of the Minister of
10 fair ho arfiplpC QnnaQrinU
in the Cologne Gazette" the Ham
bug "Correspondenz" and other So
called semi official journals. was rarely
inspired by the Foreign Office, did not
clarity the question why these jour-
nails persistently attacked the chiefs or
the Emperor's Cabinet. The 'Neuste
Nachrichten" says: 1T is not without
considerable astonishment that the pub
lie watches the great machinery set in
motion by the Foreign Office over these
two despicable intrigues. while the
much more serious accusations against
Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein and
others published in the 'Klattera-
datsch' years ago, were deliberately
ignored, and their author, instead of
being arraigned in the courts where
they were eager to appear, We're chal-
lenged to fight duels.'
Another reproach is leveled against
Baron Won Bieberstein, in the reason
which he has given why Tausch and
Luetzow are only now exposed. Some
of their intrigues occurred long ago.
affecting General Bronsart Won Schliiln-
dorf, late Minister of War, Herr Won
Koeller, formerly Minister OF the In
terror. and Count Won Euienburg. YET
he kept silent But he says when
Tausch had the insolence to circulate
calumnies about me and the Foreign
Office officials I decided upon making
the matter public" The people are
asking what the Emperor thinks ABOUT
it all.
The Grand Duchess of Hesse presided
over a meeting in the Palace of Darn
stadt this week, which was attended by
the Burgomasters of Mayence, OHen-
back. Worms, Giessen and Darmstadt.
The purpose of the meeting was the
founding of the Victoria Melita Society
(named after the Grand Duchess OF
Hesse), the object of which IS 10 es-
tablish homes for convalescents
Hon. Edwin F. Uhl, United states
Embassador. and Mrs. Uhl were re-
ceiyed by Princess Frederick Cnaries
ON Mon6av last