The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
HOME POLITICS REQUIRE ATTENTION.
Prince llohenIohe Urged His Majesty to
Hurry Back to Germany.
INTEREST IN THE LlPPf.Df1MOlD CASE.
Emperor william Not Upheld I'm HIS
Brusaue Treatment OF the Regent.
Expulsion of Austrinns.
tcopyrehted. 1898. By Associated Press3


iams sudden abandonment of his intention
to visit one or more Spanish ports on his
return to Germany by sea and his determin-
aticn to go home by way OF the Adrlaic
sea, landing at Pola and taking the train
there for Potsdam Via lnnesbrick, has
given rise to considerable speculation as to
The real motive Of his change CT programme.
The official explanation giving the health
i Of the empress as the sole reason for his
maieety's rapid return is only partially
accepted here. though 1t Is well known
that the empress suffers severely from
seasickness and dreaded the passage across
the Bay OF Bscay, especially in View of
the change In temperature and The pros
poets OF stormy weather. The impression
among leading politicians however. Is that
the state OF homo politics and the inappro-
priateness OF his proposed visit to Spain
at the present juncture mainly influenced
The emperor's decision. The imperial chan
oellor. Prince Hohenlohc. reported to his
majesty tho necessity for an early open
ing of the reichstag in view OF the mass
OF work that body has TO get through and
suggested November 20 or December 1 for
tne opening ceremonies EfnpeIDT Within,
who intends to open the session In person,
Lhereupon decided to return directly.
The ministers have all returned suddenly
to Berlin and the groabest activity is OBJ
servable in political circles,
The discussion Of the governments nnt-
strike measure promiRes to make the ses-
eions of the reichstag extremely lively.
1t Is suggested in some quarters that
Emperor Williams roundabout tour from
Pola TO Poitsdam by way of Inneshruek. cap
Ytal of the Austrian Fyrol. was dictated
by a plan which since the assassination of
the empress OF Austria and the discovery
Of a plot against the emperor's life at
Alexandria Egypt, has Eovernnd his ma
jesty's movements-namely, complete Sc
crecy as to the time oil his depari ure from
any place ami the enact route 10 be
kept secret until the last moment
The municipality Of Potsdain. where the
imperial family Will reside until tho new
year, Is preparing warm reception for
their majestaes. The burgomaster Will read
an address and the guilds aud corporations
will line the route from the station 10 the
palace and afterwards file past the en-
peT'cr.
The absorbing topic In the German press
during the past week has been the Lippe-
Detmold case. The verbatim publication
OF THE documents, which first appeared In
a Vienna paper and were taaterward copied
by the entire German press, enabled the
nation generally to form sun intelligent idea
OF the whole matter aud since In the con-
tinued absence oil the emperor the govern
ment has deemed 1t best To keep silence,
The comments OF the newspapers nave
been both varied and interesting In tao
verbatim reprint the regents original let
ter OF comp!asnt is shown 20 nave been
couened in very respectful, calm language
and apparently tho emperor mad no feIAon
Whatever TO reply by The curt, insulting
telegram forb.dodng the regent ever to adj
dress him IN similar manner agala, The
circular letter sent by the regent 10 the
relgnins princes also set iorth mis- grounds
for complaint IN a very dignilLed manher.
None of THE answers received 10 the letter
have thus far been divulged but II is saIl
in diplomatic circles haat several OF the
replies received by the regent are coneil-
iaiory and sympathetic especially one from
the prince regent of Bavaria, while the re-
plies OF the king OF Saxony and the grand
du'lae OF Baden counseled moderation. 1t is
understood that all .lpe replies OF Inc
princes will be published later.
According TO reports those who are near
10 the emperor thing his majesty has
lately changed his opinion OF the whole
case and now regrets treating the regeGt of
Lppe-Detmold so haughtily. and allowing
the case to go so far as NJ has and becom-
ing q national scandal. II is too bate now,
however 10 stop the matter and the bundes-
rath will take up the case at an early op-
portunfty- VI must deal With Two pol!ns
the regents formal complaint against rha
emperor and the protest OF the emperof's
brother-in-law. Prince Adolph Schauin-
bergk- Lipp, against the diets adoption of
the law In succession which declared the
regents lawful issue enAtled to succeed TO
the throne OF Lippe. This protest Is held
a N a
much as the court OF arbitration presided
over by the king OF Saxoly declared tha
Schaumbergk- Lipp line Is only one third
IN THE order OF succession, and Prince
Adolph, therefore, has only remote in
tc-est In the succession.
A leading centrist organ, the Cologne
Nolkas Zeitupg, slys: Emperor William
was ba!ily advised when he sent the dis
patch 70 the regent, AND what happened
subsequently, is not approved by the public
opinlon. What happened to the regent of
I:ttie Lipp today may tomorrow happen TO
the prince regent OF Bavaria or to the kings
Of saxony and Wurtemburg. very dis
tinT declaration was made at Moscow, at
the time OF tho cars coronation. by pr nee
Luis ct Bavaria, that the German princes
are not vaseals. but allies OF the emperor,
~ IL IN the interest OF the nation that they
remnin no.
leading Bavarlan journal, the Angus.
burg Ahend Zetung. declares that few
persons in the German empire side with
the emperor IN this matter, which VIII
doubtless be discussed In the reichstag.
Z,
Tho wholesale explosions from schicswig
Siiesta and Hoistein are IN congonance with
the resolutions adopted by tho Prussian |,
cabinet IN spite Of the opposition TO the
imperiai chancellor last summer The Aus.
trlAn soverzrnert has thus far not pro-
tested against the expulsions Of Austtians |
iofa Silesia and posen. hut the Danish
eovernmest has, although no reply Of ary
kmd has been made To Its remonstranrss.
The Dadtsh. press has taken up the matter
and, y urging tho Danes to stop bnysna
GeTman goods, Tho Prussian government
peyertheless intors,s 70 continue the exs
puasions for National reasons.
tho trial q French spy. lsadoip Dacou.
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