The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-04
THE CARS PROPOSAL
GERMANY Taking THE LEAD IN
FURTHERING THE SCHEME.
Conference of Diplomatic Representa-
tives at the Ixafs er's Court, but
France Is Ugly


Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Sept 3.-The astounding dis
armament proposal of the Car has over
Swallowed everything this week. The men,
| bers of the government. the newspapers and
the public have alike exhibited the liveliest
interest in the matter There is no doubt
the German government views the project
with favor. sincerely and with no Interior
motives, as an official of the Foreign Office
said to the correspondent here of the As
ISOLATED Press. and that Germany will make
strenuous efforts to bring about, first. the
conference itself and then realization of
its object, at least so far as it is humanity
possible.
While it is not literally true, as France
suspects, that Emperor William is RESPONSE
bic for the Cars proclamation, neverthe-
less it is fact that ever since the Cars
accession to the throne the German Emperor
has repeatedly discussed partial disarma-
| ment with him, and during the last year
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor,
and Count Mouravieffe, the Russian min
lister of foreign affairs, have exchanged
views on the same topic. But it cannot be
said that the government is very hopeful of
the Cars ideas prevailing and the officials
of the Foreign Office fully realize that there
are enormous and apparently insurmounta-
Die diff1cultleS in the way.
Baron Won Buelow, the minister for for
eign affairs, invited the foreign diplomats
to the Foreign Office for the purpose of
cleaning their views and imparting to them
the ideas of the German government, but
owing to the fact that a number of the
members of the diplomatic corps were en-
joying their holidays, the meeting was
sparsely attended. The secretary of the
United States embassy Mr.. J. G.. Jackson,
advised the United States ambassador, Mr..
Andrew ID. White, who is at Hamburg, CT
the invitation and the object of the meeting,
but in the absence of special instructions
from Washington and in view of the deli
cate position of the United States at the
present moment, with peace negotiations
about to CONNIE nce, the embassy concluded
that it was advisable to abstain from par
ticipation in the meeting or communicating
in any way with the Foreign Office on the
subject The British. Russian, Austrian and
Italian ambassadors came to town specially
to attend but the Spanish ambassador did
not take part in the meeting. A representa-
tive of the French embassy was present.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
learns from the Foreign Office here that the
Dreibund powers heartily favors the Cars
proposal, and Great Britain signified her
sympathy with the suggestions made from
st. Petersburg. All these powers are ready
to participate in the proposed conference,
on the understanding that the actual status
of the powers political entity should not
be discussed The representative of France
contented himself with listening, and did
not enlighten the others in regard to his
| governments views. The German Foreign
| Office believes that. while France will
| shortly adopt more conciliatory attitude,
| her adhesion to the resolutions which the
| conference may adopt is very doubtful.
| A member of the Russian embassy tells
the correspondent of the Associated Press
that the Car has been planning a partial
disarmament for years, and that he was
upon the point of issuing a proclamation
twelve months ago, when" the official
added, lat his request sent him all the
recent German publications touching upon
universal peace and disarmament
Continuing, the official remarked "All
who are acquainted with the real purpose.
and objects of the Car are perfectly aware
that he aims at the preservation of peace.
In regard to the power with which Russia
has the closest political ties, let us wait
and see whether the proposed conference
| will not also be acceptable to it,
| The press and public opinion on the SUBJ
| ject vary. The inspired and radical press
hail the disarmament proposition with joy,
and the agrarian, military and a portion of
| the Conservative press look askance and
question the sincerity of the Gar The vor-
waerts fatty dubs the proposal of Russia
| as trick, and the Hamburg Nachrich-
| ten, which prefaces it's editorial by saying
| that if the late Prince Bismarck were alive
| the subjoned would be his views, expresses
| the opinion that the Russian proposal was
only made with the intention of reminding
the world of it later. when war will have
| broken OUT $3.50
Emperor William has marked the Queen
of Hollands accession to the throne by ap-
pointing her honorary colonel of the Fiji
| teenth Hanovarian Hussars. His Majesty
personally called at the Dutch embassy ami
| sent the young queen expressions of his ioy
| and good wishes for her happy life and sue
cessful reign Germany will not be spe-
| cially represented at the coronation cere-
monies, but individual rulers will attend in
strong force.
| There YVES big Bismarck memorial cele-
| bration at Dresden on Wednesday. Prince
| Frederick August, nephew of the King of
| Saxony, represented the King. and the civic
| and military authorities were present.
| Emperor William has ordered large wall
maps Oh the latest types OIL German war
| ships to be placed in the class rooms of the
| Prussian schools.
| The remains of nnety-eight French pris-
oners who died in the fortress of Glatz dur
ing the month Of July. 1871, are being re-
moved to France, at the request of the
| French government.
Emperor Williams annual review of the
guard took place Thursday on the Tempel-
hof field. The weather was unfavorable.
but half the population of Berlin attended
] the ceremony. Those present included
enormous crowds of strangers and many
Americans including Mr. and Mrs Henry
| Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman, Mr. w. II.
| Morgan and Professor Chandler, all of New
| York. The Empress, who was on horse
| back and wore a curasser uniform, looked
| charming and in excellent health. She was
enthusiastically cheered. The Emperor.
who was sunburned twice led the troops
| past the Empress.
| Secretary jackson, of the United States
embassy, has gone to The Hague in order
| to attend the congress of diplomatic his
tory.