The record-union., 1897-02-21
Friendly With Turkeys Representa-.
tive, But Ignores Greece.
AT the Federation of Husbandmen
Meeting, President PIoetz Con-
demns the German Cabinet, Whom
HE Asserts Are Intriguing for a
Radical Revolution of the Parties
to Undermine Royal Authority.

BERLIN, Feb. 20.-(Copyrighted 1891
by the Associated PresS.)-In the re-
ceIpt of the alarming news from Crete,
Emperor William Cancelled a number of
private engagements. and plunged into
1eNerlSh political activity. He even alb
Sented himself from the fetes at Pots
dam, given in his honor by the HuSsar
Guards, and held instead a two hours
conference with Prince Hohenlohe. His
majesty also had lengthy conference
with the leading ambassadors on Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. in which
1t was remarked than on Wednesday
evening. at the subscription ball at the
Opera house. he drew the Turkish EN-
bassador aside and conversed with him
in a friendly way. This was in marked
contrast with his treatment of the
Greek Minister, whom he has ignored
since Monday
AT the wish of the Government the
German newspapers generally have
been extremely cautious in discussing
Eastern matters, and there will be no
discussion of the subject in the Reich
stag until the naval budget is reached.
only few of the German papers have
advanced definite proposals. The
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to occupy Crete herself, until Greece has
paid her German creditors.
The annual meeting of the Federation
of Husbandmen in Berlin this week was
even more violent in tone than that of
last year. The President, Herr Won
Ploetz, a conservative member of the
Reichstag. in his opening speech ex-
pressed confidence in Emperor Williams
promise to aid suffering agricultures
He condemned the whole Cabinet, who,
he asserted, We're intriguing for rad
ical revolution of the parties to under
mine royal authority.
The Prussian and Saxon Governments
took an important step this week They
have forbidden the state railroad en-
ployes to join the National Union IN
Leipsic. and their associations have been
disbanded by the police y mass meet
ing of the workmen of the Prussian
roads on Wednesday near Hamburg
protested against this prohibition as
being unconstitutional, and claimed the
right to strike and fora as societies.
The reason for the action of the authori-
ties appears to be the fact that the So
cialists are behind the railroad agita-
ton.
DR.. Ahlwardt declares he is satisfied
with his American trip, where he says
he formed seventeen anti-semite clubs,
and founded a new paper with 1000
subscribers. He refuses to resign his
seat in the Reichstag, and intends to re-
sumo his anti-Jewish agitation forth
with
While taking his daily constitutional
with the Empress in the Thiergarten on
Tuesday, the Emperor passed a laborer,
who stared at him, but did not salute.
His majesty returned, called upon the
man to halt, and then. touching his hat
in military fashion, he said: My man,
if you do not wish to salute your EN-
perOr, at least you might pay proper re-
spect to the Empress Then turning
on his heel the Emperor left the man
standing in a state of considerable as
tonishment.
The influenza epidemic has now
reached a climax in this town. There
have been few fatalities, but thousands
of cases have been reported and whole
families have been prostrated.