The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-02

Berlin. May 1.-(Copyright. 1897. by the
Associated Press 1.-The correspondent in
this city of the Associated Press has had
an interview with the Austrian ambas-
sador, Count Won Scziogyeny- Marich. on
the eastern question. The ambassador
said:
The meeting of the rulers of Austria.
Germany. Russia and France were mainly
for two DurDoseS-to re-establish peace
in the Lavant and come TO a joint under
standing as to the steps 70 be taken in
case hostlkties break out afresh in the
Orient o. elsewhere, notably SOUTH
Africa. The conviction rules that there
are enough mutual interests TO protect
among those powers and Italy to make
4 specific understanding and agreement
on the subject necessary. Greece VIII
undoubtedly soon come to her senses.
and. if not she will be brought to them.
That small. turbulent country whose
very existence depends upon the great
powers. cannot be allowed to act the
part of a pike IN a carp pond. TIE
powers. however. are still, as from the
first. full of good will and forbearance
for Greece. Turkey will not do more. nor
will she be permitted to do more than
restore the status quo.
NO MATCH FOR TURKEY.
Greece IS 10 match for Turkey. and
she VIII have TO learn that or suffer
therefore
LAS for things in South Africa. the CON
tinental powers have the same peaceful
and just aim TO maintain the present
status. resting upon international agree
meets. which cannot be broken with i'm
punity by either Great Britain the Trans
val or Portrayal. The facts brought to
the notice of the continental powers :.-e
such as to show that peace is threatened
in South Africa. and the emperor of Ger
many has taken the lead in suggesting
joint steps TO neautilize the danger of
hostilities. HISS plans are heartily en-
dorsed by Austria. and Russia with the
conditional approval Of France.
Great Britain will not be permitted to
annex the Transvaal or to destroy its
Independence.
THE circumstances of the continental
powers VIII soon be presented to Great
Britain AID no doubt they will hare
we'll as commercial Importance to Europe
that the present political conditions in
South Africa should be maintained"
CREATED A SENSATION.
Emperor Williams cutting remarks
about men without patriotism which
brother. Prince Henry of Prussia, but
also in a public address delivered at
Carlsrube- in reply to the greeting of the
municipal officers of that place haze
created = sensation His naiestvs tele-
gram to Prince Henry commanded him to
attend the celebration of Queen Vic /
toria's diiamond Jubilee with the German
cruiser Koenig Wilhelm. and regretting
his inabilit.- to send a better ship the |
emperor said:
This is the result of the conduct of the
unpatriotic people who refused the recent |
credits for the navy
Herr Bebel. TIE socialist Ieade- referred !
to the matter in the reichStag. quoting the {
words and condemning them. |
ing Centrist organ. says: Those words |
condemn themselves" and advises the |
emperor to see if majority of the ma |
ton. at the reichStag elections endorses |
his net schemes more than the present |
IechstaG. adding: The reichstag must !
insist upon more respectful treatment" |
PETERS DISMISSAL.
The dismissal of DR.. Peters. the former /
German high commissioner i'm Africa is t
approved by the press. The /
koeln,sche Volks Zeitung on this sub
ject saws:
THE great African has played his last .
role in Germany and let us hope that !
with this sentence an epoch in German
colonial policy. so full of scandals and
misdeeds. is closed.
DR. Eysner of Marburg. a writer for
Die Kritik. and DR.. Weld. its editor. have
beer sentenced TO nine and six months
este. IN ridiculing Emperor William.
NO FRENCH NEED APPLY.
The French language is now forbidden
SpeecheS. and several speeches have been
dissolved upon that account. The matter
p III be raised in the reichStag. IL being
claimed that the prohibition is Illegal.
1t transpires that during the recent trip
IF Emperor William to Dresden. the i'm
le-:al train was stopped en- route for
ull-- two hours, owing to the train gear
Deirg broken. The engineer discovered
hat the gear had been tempered with.
md that there would have been serious
accident if 1t had passed unnoticed.
The whole court has now moved to
ootsdam.
The empress has become very thin and
Ter hair is quite gray. The emperor has
gained II pounds during the winter. but
lie looks very sallov and unhealthy.
Consul Kickbush of Stettin is to be
married within a fortnight TO a wealthy
ferman lady.
The reichstag meets on Monday and
count Ksnitz will question the govern
nc-t on the subject of the new United
states tariff.