The morning times., 1897-01-25
Copyright, 1897 by the United Associated
pIessesD

ANOpaTlSNls 1SS ,bN t!it Oilitu <f'Gt'OiS'bNu
pTesses.)
Berlin, Jan. 24.-Thc empeIor's allusion
at recent court dinner To the reported
existence OF a camarilla, or court cabal,
and his statement that he knew rothing of
any such clique as has been alleged 10
exist, does not alter the fact that beside
his majesty's public ministerial council
he has his ail-rotent private advisers.
The influence of Gen. Won Hahnke APP
pears row in the ascendant with the kaiser
WHO has on several occasions dined BIS
chef OF the military cabinet alone, a dis
tinguisliing mark of imperial favor and con
fidence
Gen. Won Hahnke's ascendancy implies
much 1t means the active prosecution of
the plans for increased armaments, and
i'm the sphere OF internal politics tfor
Hahnke Is 10 mere professional soldierl
il also means a return 10 Policy Cf re-
press. on OF liberal ideas ana especially of
so o,iaiiSm 1t is known that the kaiser
has for some time past regretted the line
he Took in : 50 in endeavoringto reconcile
the radical workingmcn He finds that
they VIII o. be placated OH any terms but
their own, and that his efforts al rocoHcilia-
ton have been taken a proof Of weak
ness on his part.
In gong back to policy Of restriction,
OF which the UmSturz bill in the RcichStag
was an instance, the kaiser Will have the
heartiest supp ort from the Hahnke circle.
There is ood reason for expecting gov
ernment measure in the Landtag pro-
losing such amendments to the existing
common laws rs viii supply the Prussian
autl critics with ample means TO countcract
the still growing Socialist propaganda
| The law touching political organizations
| rights of meeting and press criticisms OF
/ public events is 10 be amended and the
! srvercst repress on resorted 10, as III the
worst period OF the Bismarck regime.
| The compositiop-of the Landtag renders
these proposals more likely of acceptance
! 10y the LaHdUag than was accorded by the
/ Reichstag TO the Umsturz bill.
On Wednesday last Amha Ssador Uhl and
his wife, Miss Alice Uhl, Mrs. Guy Thomp-
son tnee UhD, Mr.. J b. Jackson, first
secretary of the United States embassy;
Mrs. jackson, Mr. Il. e.. SquierS, second
secretary Of embassy, and Mrs. Squiers,
! Lieut. NiblaCk, naval attache to the Ameri-
| can embassy. and Miss Rutter attended II
! grand defiling court, given by the en-
/ peror and empress a. the Royal SchloSs
The American who were presented to their
maieSties included Mr.. Jones and wife,
Of Cincinnati Miss Uhlmann, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, and Prof. Guy Thompson
| OF Yale University. who recently became
the husband OF Miss Lucy Uhl. The ladies
of the ambassadors party wore court
dresses OF unusual splendor. Mrs. Squiers
was attired in a white satin gown, en-
broi 1ered with gold and silver arabesques
Her corsage was embroidered with gold
| flowers, each glltteriDg with diamond
dewdrops.
The kaiser is understood to have con-
suited Minister MIGUEL on the question OF
the Turkish finances, especially in the
light OF the recent report of Sir Edgar
Vincent, president OF the Imperial Otto
man Bank. The result has confirmed the
kaiser in his determination to support
the sultan in his project of q council OF
finance. composed of Turks and Europeans :,
appointed by the sultan himself. and moi
as desired 10y Lord Salisbury, under Euro
pean control. The conclusion OF the Vim
cent report that Turkey Will soon b.,
financially sound and prosperous, unde
even moderately good administration. il
now the. official German conclusion. tn,
kaiser appears still TO rely on the sultan
as being desirouS TO obtain an honest nd
effective administration.
Immediate developments in the East vii
tend 10 diSprOve the generally accepted
notion that German interest in and influ
ence upon Turkish matters are only of q
minor character. Upon this all importau
and initial question of financial reforms
the sultan with, the support of Germany
will have his way German policy adroit
Iy passive regarding Armenia, has beel
equally adroit on the leading question be
fore the ambassadOrial conferences. 0nt
result Of this ;sreement between the kais
er and the sultan viii be seen in increased
concessions to German subjects who now
hold tie concessions for the leading Ana
tolian railways, supply the officials thai
work them, and get the principal contract
for arms and munitions.
The marriage of Miss Ledyard. OF De
troit. to Baron Herman Kettcller German
minister to Mexico, which is about to taxi
place at Washington is known here to bC
purely n love match. The attachment has
faced andovercone many serious obstacles
Baron Ketteller would have married Mis-.
Ledyard several years ago when Chan
cellor Caprivi was his chief, but Capriv
declined to sanction the match. A regula
tion of the foreign office, introduced by
Prince Bismarck, prohibits the marriage o
members of the diplomatic staff toaliens
They can marry, but marriage to an aliel
involves resignation or discharge from tn
service. Bismarck, VINO made the regula
| Pn. n rti ppul6 eppt ,,y-a
it when he wanted to. Caprivi i'll his hon
est way, made 10 exceptions. Prime
Hohenlohe has not actually rescinded til
rule, but interprets it literally, so Baro
! Kettellcr is at last enabled tic marry.