The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-30
GERMAN AND PRUSSIAN COURTS
Are Hardly on Civil Terms Any MOre
The Meat Bill

| Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.)
! Berlin, May 2'.-Interest this week has
conferred on the doings of the reichstag
and diet and Prince Ludwig's speech. II
mas long been murmured in court circles
at Berlin and Munich that the relations
between the two courts were seriously
disturbed. A number of facts bore this
put. The prince regents birthday is no
/ longer kept here by a special dinner, nor
is the emperor's birthday kept liz Munich,
/ where it was even, forbidden that the
government and other buildings display
/ hags on the day. During the crown
princes coming-of-age festivities and the
presence of the emperor of Austria here,
neither the Prince Regent of Bavaria nor
the heir to the throne of that country
came TO Berlin. only an insignificant
prince being present. Nobody seems able
to tell exactly why this state of feeling
exists on both sides, but Prince Ludwig's
speech certainly shows his sentiment is
more anti-Pruscian than ever. Not only
the North German press sides against the
prince, but even q large part of the Ba-
varian newspapers and even several Of
the Munich papers nearest to the Bavari-
an court. The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press learned today on good au-
thority that the breach was started by
gossipers at both courts, who reported
unpleasant utterances alleged to have
been made at Munich about the emperor,
and by the emperor about the prince re-
gent and his family. Next. the canal bill
which the emperor did his best 10 push
+l,a
including Prince Ludwig. because it was
looked on as a further ATTEMPT to isolate
Bavaria regarding navigation, especially
on the Danube
The imperial government still .ejoices
at the passage of the meat inspection bill
particularly because of its demonstrating
that the extreme Agrarians have no pow
er to dominate the reichstag, as had been
feared hitherto The Agrarians loudly
proclaimed that the meat bill was too Sc
we're as a test to their relative strength
and as preliminary TO the struggle 70
decide the nature of the projected COM
mercial treaties. In this sense the pas
sage OF the meat bill was a defeat of the
extreme Agrarians. This fact is now
pointed out by the semi-official press. Mr..
calls this a reason for congratulation
The obstructive tactics whereby the lex
heiIze was defeated by the minority are
now strongly disaDproved by the govern
ment and its press as being a two-edged
sword which, II 1t once became an estab-
lished institution, might Easily lead 10 the
destruction OF German Darliamentisrn.
Herr Bebel publishes in the vorwaerts
an article on the book OF the French
Captain Moch recommending the substitu-
, on OF militia for a regular army Herr
Bebel approves Of this and says social
ism vii draw powerful weapons from the
book to fight militarism.
The regatta OF the imperial yachting
club at Kiel this week was q miserable
failure, mostly because Of tbs unpro-
pitious weather. The emperor took no in
terest IN the races
Five officers Of the Twelfth regiment %
Uhians, after riding without stop from
Insterburg TO Strasburg. have just re-
turned here from Strasburg They made
sixty-eight kiIomelers each dag. in spite
OF the most unfavorable weather The
guard Uhsns here are today fsting the
ave officers
The foreign office has pointed out 70 III
correspondent Of the Associated Press
that the recent speech OF Andrew =
White. the United States Ambassador
here. has made an excellent impression f.
Berlin. many OF me papers. including the
North German Gazette, rsprinczE &