The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-11
TRYING TO STIR UP STRIFE.
FRENCH SEEKING TO ANTAG0NIzE
GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

Efforts of French Diplomacy and
French Press said to Have Been
Put Forth in That. DirectiOn-Lool<s
as If These Efforts Have Failed.
status of the German Naval Bill.
Its Chances Now Seem Less FaV-
orabIe.
Copyright. 1900 by the Associated Press)
Berlin Feb. 10.-An official of the Ger
man foreign office who was questioned 90
dav by the correspondent OF the Associated
Press regarding the utterances of Duke
Johann Albrecht, the regent Of the grand
duchy Of Mecklenberg- Schwerin, to
French newspaper man, said;
1T is true Duke Albrecht received the
Eclair representative. but the latter evil
IDENTIFY exaggerated the Dukes utterances.
The French are doing everything posi-
BILE to disturb the friendly relations be-
tween Germany and England. After
Fashoda frances most reasonable policy
would have been 10 establish an under
standing with England in regard 90 the CO.
lonial question. but instead of this the
Paris cabinet seeks every opportunity to
create enemies for England. If NJ. Del
casse thinks it to Frances advantage 10
Systematically agitate against England, he
can do so, but he must not try to rupture
Anglo-German friendship"
Referring to the visit of Prince Henry of
Prussia the foreign office officials said:
THE immediate object is to present
himself to Emperor Francis Joseph as an
10
was recently nominated. A political pur-
pose may be assigned TO the visit, as Ger
many wishes to show that all recent at
tempts to shake the Dreibund have been
fruitless. The Dreibund's enemies in
Paris and St. Petersburg must be shown
that all the recent intrigues have had no
result Germany emphasizes this by Prince
Henry's visit first to Germanys ally"
The Great Naval Bill.
The Reichstag debate on the naval bill
and the question, will it pass?" over
shadows everything just now But the
queer fact deserves recording that the
much heard-of enthusiasm and so-called
"hurrah stimmung' seems to have sud
denly oozed away as the naked facts con-
fronted the speakers for both the govern
ment and the opposition.
Intrinslcaly, the best speech so far made
was that of the Secretary of the Interior,
Count Won Posadowsky- Wehner, who made
a strong case in favor of the contention
that the nation win not need new taxation
after doubling the navy. He also proved
that after passing the bill Germany pro-
tects her merchant marine with one ton
of navy against seven and a half tons of
merchant ship, while the United States
proportions is five to one, Italy's three and
Russias and Frances in even less. He
also made strong point in insisting that
the Bundesrath passed the bill at both
readings unanimously.
The absence and probabl death of DIR.
Leber, the Centrist leader, lessons the
chances of the bill, as DR.. Lieber would
have acted as a mediator between the
government and the center. There Is no.
body fit to take his place as chief of the
Center.
Efforts of French Press.
Count Won Buelow. the minister of for
eign affairs and the Emperor, still take
care to vigorously destroy the impression
in England and elsewhere that Germany
at any Tune UltdIt ~ Jun III StNjS gaining
on Great Britain to halt in South Africa.
This impression has been cunningly nurs-
ed and fostered by French diplomacy and
in the French press, and Count Won Bue-
low believes it has been for the purpose
of projecting Great Britain into an openly
hostile attitude to Germany This purpose
may be considered now to have failed. The
whole German semi-oficial press during
the week has published facts showing that
Germany wishes to remain friend with
both Russia and France, and with Great
Britain.
Influenza has attained an enormous
spread throughout Germany. In Berlin
there is hardly one family without suf-
ferers
The coal strike is gradually extending
in Germany The Halle and Leipsig dis
tricts are also affected. Daily comes the
news that large factories have closed be-
cause of lack OF coal.
The Society OF German tool .nanufac-
turers has resolved not to attend the
Russian machinery exposition and that
movement is now considered to have mis-
carried.
XEhTInKN AHnEEHENT