The San Francisco call., 1897-01-25

dominant Socialism has the smallest rela-
tive mum ber of adherents. In Ham burg,
for instance, where the numerical ma
jority is Protestant, the Socialists hold
59.3 per cent of the suffrage. In districts,
as in Hesse, where the Catholics form an
important majority, the Socialist vote de-
scends to "a per cent, and in districts such
as Posen, Catholic province. there are
only per cent of Socialist votes.
Centerist papers draw the inference that
the Catholic religion affords resisting
force TO the growth of anarchism and
argue that the Government in combating
socialism ought to recoe nize its best ally
in the party of the Center.
On Wednesday last ambassador Uhl
and his wife, Miss Alice Uhi, Mrs. Guy
Thompson, nee Uhl, j. B. Jackson, first
Secretary OF the United States Embassy,
and Mrs. Jackson, H. G.. Squires, second
Secretary of mbassy, and Mrs. Squires,
Lieutenant Niblach, naval attache to the
American mbassy and Miss Rutter at
tended grand defiling court given by the
Emperor and Empress at the royal schloss.
The Americans who were presented to
their majesties included Mr.. Jones and
wife of Cincinnati, Miss Ullman of
Grand Rapids. Mich, and Professor Guy
Thompson of Yale University who re-
Gently became the husband of Miss
Lucy Uhl. The ladies of the Embassa-
doris party wore court dresses of unusual
splendor. Mrs. Squires was attired in q
white satin gown EN- broidered with silver
ara basques. Her corsage was embroidered
with gold flowers, each glittering with
diamond dewdrops.
The movement for a common German
national fete day, which was started in
1898 by some wel'-meaning folks, and con.
sidera bly, discussed at the time, but with
out practical issue, has been revived. An
executive committee has come to the front
with proposal that the first celebration
be fixed for 1900, that being the earliest
year when the gigantic arrangements con-
templated can be carried out. There are
opponents to any national fete of this
kind, who say that 1900 will find particu-
larism in Germany stronger than in 1897.
The economic differences between north
and south, west and northeast the old
| jealousies between Sudbraus, Bavarians
and Prussians, continue wide and deep.
The Kaiser is understood to have con-
suited Minister MIGUEL on the question OF
the Turkish finances, and 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 20 support the
Sultan in his project of a council OF
appointed by the Sultan himself and not,
as suggested by Lord Salisbury, under Eu-
ropean control.
The conclusion of the Vincent report
/ that Turkey will soon be financially sound
and prosperous under even moderately
good administration is now the official
| German conclusion. The Kaiser appears
still to rely on the Sultan as being de-
sirous to obtain an honest and effective
administration. Immediate developments
in the East will tend to disprove the gen.
orally accepted notion that German in
terest in and influence upon Turkish
matters are only of q minor character.
Upon all this all-important and initial
question of financial reforms the Sultan,
with the support of Germany, will have
his way. German policy, adroitly passive
regarding Armenia, has been equally
adroit on the leading question before the
EN- bassad orial conferences. One result of
this agreement between the Kaiser and
the Sultan will be seen in increased con-
cessions to German subjects, who now
hold the concessions for the leading Ana
tolian railways, supply tho officials that
work them and get the principal contracts
for arms and ammuni:ions.
The Under Secretary to the Turkish
Finance Ministry, Bertran Effendi, who
recently resigned rather than countenance
the bogus budget, is likely to withdraw
his resigLation. Bertran was sent from
the Berlin treasury nearly sixteen years
ago to reorganize the Turkish customs.
Nominally he is still Prussian official,
holding tie rank of sturerrath (Councilor
OF the taxes), and he has been told to re-
main at Constantlnople.