The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01
Continued Expulsion of Danes and
Austrians from Germany Opposed
by the Statesman Prince.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS NEAR
POWERFUL CLIQUE sCHEMING FOR
A aEACTIONARY CABINET.
Danish Merchants Resenting Treat
ment of Their COuntrymen-A
Rabid Papers Conversion.
fcopvriebt 1895 by the Associated Press,

| BERLIN, Dec 31.-From an inside source
| 1t is learned that another Cabinet crisis
| here is approaching. For some time there
| have been serious differences of opinion be-
| tween Emperor William and the imperial
| chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe. In two in
stances-the question of the highest military
| court and the Lippe-Detmold succession
| his Majesty yielded to some extent to the
views of Prince Hohenlohe. This however,
| was done more because of the Emperors
affection for the aged chancellor. whom he
| calls uncle" in private conversation, than
because Prince Hohenlohe's views convinced
him. In several other equally important
matters the princes views and intentions
have been overridden by the Emperor and
| part of the Cabinet more especially by DR..
| Miguel the vice president of the Council
| of Ministers and minister of finance, the
| anti-strike bill, the refusal to sanction the
| bill to extend the right of political associa-
| ton and the explosions of Danes and Aus
TRANS from Germany being instances of this.
| Prince Hohenohe particularly disapproved
| of the explosions of Danes from North
| Schleswig as barbarous, impolitic and use
less, but they were approved by the EN-
! peror, and the chancellor, although he has
taken pains not to show approval of these
ruthless measures has yielded thus far to
/ his Majesty's views.
The consequences of these ceaseless ex-
pulsions, which were still continued this
week, have been to greatly embarrass him.
| especially in the case of German relations
with Austria, and induced the chancellor to
address the Emperor a long autograph let
ter this week setting forth in detail the rea-
sons why he disapproves of the explosions
| and why, if the home and foreign policy he
1 has hitherto followed in agreement with
| Emperor William is to be pursued, it will be
| necessary to discontinue the explosions. His
| Majesty thus far has not replied to this let
| ter, but he is expected to do so verbally
early next week or soon after Prince Hohen-
lohes RETURN TO Berlin.
Baron Won Koeller the reactionary ex-
minister of the interior and Governor of
| Schleswig- Holstein, is mainly responsible
! for the system of explosions. He is bit
ter enemy Of Prince Hohenlohe, to whom he
attributes his downfall a couple of years
| ago. The situation thus created is one in
which the chancellor considers he cannot
with self-respect father the policy of the
empire unless the Emperor himself calls
halt which the people around him believe
| he will do.
There is a powerful clique working in
siduOusly with the aim of rendering the sit
uation more acute and forcing Prince
! Hohenlohe's retirement, when they believe
an out-and-out reactionary Cabinet will be
| formed, with the temperance of Baron
| Won Zedlitz in a high position after a dis
| appearance from public life during seven
| years past, and at the direct command of his
| Majesty. 1t is adduced in support of this
| beIIe1 lhat government circles Will give an
explanation of the EmperOrS concur
! renee III Baron Won Koeller's wholesale ex-
| pulsions in Mort Schleswig that the political
situation there has been for some time much
worse than is publicly known, and that the
| network of pro-Danish conspiracy mad TO
| be 1ofclDly upTooted In order to guarantee
| the security of the country: and it is further
asserted that the Prussian government, in
| reply to Interpolation early in the ses-
| sion of the Prussran Diet, will advance evil
| dence Of this conspiracy. But IN spite of
this, all private reports, newspaper reports
! and individual reports agree in pointing out
| that the situation prior TO the expulsion was
| harmless.
The expulsion of the Danes is already do
| ing considerable harm to German trade, and
! in Germany exporters are bitterly complain
| ing and are trying to conciliate their Danish
customers. Two WeN-knoWn Berlin export
| firms have sent an open letter to their Dan
| ish clients, which illustrates the feeling of
! the commercial classes here. The letter
| says: In view Of the excited state of feel
| ing produced among the Danish people by
| the measures of the PrusSIan government,
| we beg to point out that in wide circles
| among the Germans this excitement is con-
| sidered perfectly justifiabe. Together with
| our TRENDS ana the great majority OF the
| German nation we shall leave nothing UNI
| done to endeavor to bring about repeal
| of the present severe measures In the
| meanwhile we beg you to use your utmost
! efforts TO induce the Danish people not to
| transfer to the German nation their resent
ment against the Prussian government"
A significant fact this week was the con-
version of the Kruez Zeitung to pro-Ameri-
can views, which is understood to have been
due to the direct interference of the gov
eminent The Kruez Zeitung, which, as the
leading organ of the Conservative party and
exerting vast influence in court, official and
army circles, has tended all along TO main
tain the spirit of untriendiinesS towards the
United States, has now suddenly, without
| giving any reason for its change of opinion,
become a powerful advocate OF better and
more intimate political ana commercial re-
latiOns between the two countries. In d
long and carefully worded editorial the
KreuZ LeltunE Tor the nrSt time Goes JUS
tice to American vaIor during the recent
war with Spain, pointing out how good
understanding in many ways is desirable,
and expressing the fervent nope that such
an arrangement will be arrived at and that
both nations will appreciate each other bet
ter. 1t also reviews the present foreign pol
icy OF the United States anu says 1t sees
no reason why it should not receive Ger
manys support Speaking OF the CONNER
cial negotiations between. Germany and the
United States, the kreuz Zeitung predicts
that way Will be found to reconcile the in
terests OF both countries in reciprocal
treaty.
The official Reichsanzeiger to-day publishes
President Kochs report Of the meeting OF
the central committee of the Reichsbank
yesterday. He said that in consequence of
the raising of the discount rate on Nov. 10
the demands on the bank had been below
those of 1891. Since then the deposits had
fallen S0OOc,O00 marks, compared with 5000 90
in 1881 and 40O0,OV9 in 1886, while last week
there had been an Increase of only y, eco 90
compared with 42J0J0GV in 1887 and 40O9J00U
in 1856 ON the other hand, the total in bills
was rs 900 above 1887, and the bullion
had increased since Nov. 10 to 64OOO,OO0 in
gold. President Koch regarded the gem
eral situation still strained, although dig
count in the open market had fallen to 51s
and as on Dec. 70 the note limit had already
been exceeded by 50. zoo, considerable use
of money might be expected. There was nc
intention Of lowering the bank 5 discount
rate at present.
its annual report, expresses the hope that
Cuba, Porto Rica and the Philippine islands
will be opened to the commerce of the
world on equal conditions, IKE the German
and British colonies In view of the reports
from Porto Rico to the effect that a number
of plantations have been destroyed since
the Spaniards retired the chamber request
ed the imperial government to ask the gov
eminent at Washington TO take steps to
afford efficient protection to German prop
erty, which is considerable there
The correspondent here of the Associated
Press has had several conversations on the