The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
MS ROUTE IS 4 SECRET
|LlPPE- DETM0lD SCANDAL
n - 10e Late Now 10 Stop the Matter
and Il VIII Be Taken Up BY b
Dundssrafh-The Emperor
Regrets It.
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Dufaln, Nov. N.-Emperor Williams
sudden abandonment OF his intention
to visit one or more Spanish ports on
NJ return to Germany by sea. m his
determine tion to 60 home by way OF
the Adriatic sea. landing at Pola and
taking the train there for Potsdam. via
Innsbruck. has given rise TO considera-
BILE speculation as to h real motive
Of his change OF programme. The on
cal explanation giving the health OF
the empress ~ the sole reason for his
ma5esty's rapid return IL only partial
~ excepted here. though IL In well
known that the empress suffers severe
" from sea ickness and dreaded the
possage across the Bay Of Biscay. espe-
perature and the prospects of stormy
weather. The Impression among lead
ing politicians. however. Is that the
state OF home politics and the fnappro-
pr5ateness OF his proposed visit 20
Spain 1T the present j%uncture mainly
influenced the emperor's decision. The
imperial chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe.
represented to his majesty the neces-
atty for an early opening of the reich
stag. In view OF the mass Of work that
body has to get through. and suggested
Nov. - or Dec. I for the opening cere-
monies. Emperor william. who in
tends to open the session In person,
thereupon decided to return directly
TIT decision of the government ON
euti-strike measures promises 60 make
the sessions OF the reichstag extremely
lively. IL " suggested In some quar-
ter that Emperor Williams round
about detour from Pola to Potsdam.
by way of Innsbruck. capital 81 the
Austrian Tyrol. was dictated by a plan
which. since the assassination 81 me
A. -
Of . plot against the empress life "a
Alexandria, Egypt. has governed MS
majesty's movements-nameiy, com
p1ete secrecy as to the time OF his de
parture from n place and the fact 10
be kept secret until the last moment.
The municipality Of Potsdam. where
the imperial family will reside until the
new year. Is preparing n warm recep-
ton for their majesties. The burgo-
master will read an address and the
guilds inc corporations will line the
Ooute from the station to h palace
<nnd afterward file past the emperor.
z The absorbing topic IN the German
press during the past week has been the
Lppe-Detmold case. The verbatim
publication OF the documents. which
hrst appeared In n Vienna paper and
which were afterwards copied by the
entire German press. enabled the ma
ton generally to form an Intelligent
idea OF the whole matter. and since. in
the continued absence OF the emperor,
the government has deemed n best 10
keep silence. the comments OF the news
papers have been both varied In
teresting. In the verbatim reprint the
regents original letter OF complaint Is
shown TO have been couched In very
respectful. calm language. n that ap-
.parently the emperor had no reason
whatever TO reply by the curt. insulting
telegram f~orbidding HI regent ever 10
address him In a similar manner again.
circular letter sent by the regent
"a the rcigning princes also set forth
his grounds for complaint In a very
diGnided manner.
None of the answers received to the
circular letter have thus been so FAR
divuiged. but IL is said In diplomatic
circles that several conciiiatory replies
have been received by the regent, espe-
cially one from the Prince Regent OF
Bavaria. while the replies OF the king
Of 8axony and the grand duke Of Ba-
den counseiled more moderation. IL Is
understood that all the replies of the
princes will be published later.
According TO reports from those who
are near to the emperor. his majesty
has lately changed his opinion Of the
whole case. and now regrets treating
che regent OF Lippe-Detmold so hsught-
fly. and allowing the case TO go as far
a. Il has and becoming a national
scandal. II is too late. however. TO
stop the matter and the bundesrath
will take up the case at an early op-
portunity. Practically the entire Ger
man press sides with the regent OF
Lippe-Detmoid.