The record-union., 1898-03-06
CRISIS IN BAVARIA.
SEPARATISTS FAST GAINING
STRENGTH.
Something Will Have to be Done
In the Near Future to Prevent
Serious Trouble.

BERLIN, March - copyrighted 1898
by the Associated Press).-In the Reich
stag this week during the debate on the
reform of the military code. remark
able statements Were made by Baron
on Herting. the Bavarian Centrist
leader, and Count Won Leechenfeld. the
representative of the Bavarian Govern
ment- Both asserted that if Bavaria
was not allowed to retain separate
hlSh military court there was danger of
q very serious crisis. Baron Won Hert-
ing added: THE Separatists have been
much strengthened lately. their sentj-
ment being shared not only by the
masses, but by the upper and the high
est circles''
The Minister of War, General Won
Gossler, admitted that Bavaria insisted
upon separate military courts, and
thought the question was debatable,
which contention, he added would be
supported by the Federal and Imperial
Constitution. The Reichstag, like the
Bundesrath, supported Bavaria's claims
AT dinner which the Imperial Chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe, gave to the
parliamentary leaders the sane evening
he asked the Bavarian repre- sentative
what was the actual feeling, and re-
ceived the reply that Bavaria for some
time has been decidedly Prussiophobic,
the regent and the whole Bavari an courr
sharing this feeling.
Passages in Emperor Williams speerh
at the swearing in of the naval reserves
at Wilhelmshaven recently already
cabled to the Associated Press. and one
intimating the proximity of a naval war,
III which Germany would be cone erned,
in which his majesty said that when
the day comes that Germany will have
to show her power at sea. | hope and
trust all of you viii be ready to spill
your blood as your forefathers did are
much commented on. The address was
impromptu and the correspondent Of, the
Associated Press learns that upon sthe
Emperor's return Prince Hohenlohe' at
the first opportunity demonstrated with
his majesty, pointing out that his ut
teranceS were calculated to seriously dis
turb Germany's good foreign relations.
A discussion is proceeding between the
Emperor and the Evangelical Council
OF Prussia, relative TO the programme
and the aims OF the trip to Palestine in
October, the court martial fixing all the
details which will be submitted to the
Emperor before they are adopted One
OF his majesty's main objects is TO de-
termine authoritativ-iy the exact sites
of Golgotha. the temple of Jerusalem,
the crucifixion, the Pretorium and SIM
liar places.
There have been large strikes sin a
number of German cities. In Berlin H.
GOO shoemakers have struck for Il uni
form scale Of wages, and it is thought
that the shoemal1ers elsewhere will join.
The cabinetmakers of Hamburg and Al
gona have struck for nine hours per day
ana at Dresden S,0G0 cigarettemakers
have gone out on strike. There are SIM
liar reports from Charlottanburg. Stet
ten. koerigsberg and Sorau. and bis
strikes are impending in the Rhenish
mining district. At Baron Won StummS
request a detachment of troops has been
sent TO the Saar district to preserve
order.
Statistics just published show that
during 1897, under the new law the
prices of cereals in Berlin increased only
ten marks per ton, against an average
increase of 3J marks per ton at all other
grain centers of Europe.
The United States Embassy has adj
dressed another strong remonstrance 10
the German Government. calling atten-
ton to the unfair methods adopted at
many of the revenue stations in relation
to the importation of dried American
fruit. The complaints were mainly from
the Rhine district. Several carloads
We're stopped at Kaldenkirchen several
weeks ago, on the pretense that an ex-
pert examination was necessary. which
has not yet been made. The Officials OF
the Embassy point out that such meth
DDS are contrary to the wording and 10
the spirit of the Bundesrath decree.