The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-19
Prince Herbert Bismarck Criticises
the EmperOr's Zigzag Course
and Praises Won BuelOw.
CONCESSIONS TO STUDENTS
REFORMS PROPOSED BY RUSSIA'S
MINISTER OF INSTRUCTION.
Labor Troubles Feared the First
of May-Red Hats Publicly Be-
slowed on New Cardinals.

BERLIN, April 1S.-Prince Adelbert, third
son of the Emperor of Germany formally
entered the navy at Kiel this morning. The
Emperor and Empress and other members
of the imperial family participated in the
attendant ceremonies. At divine service
Prince Adelbert took the oath OF loyalty to
the flag and subsequently reported himself
to the Emperor, his superior officer. The
divine service, which was held on board the
battleship Kaiser Wilhelm II. was impress
sive. The Emperor and the imperial family
were present. Prince Adelbert appeared at
the altar, which was draped with war flags
and took the oath with uplifted hand. The
imperial party afterwards proceeded to the
training ship Charlotte. The Emperor in
spected the crew and formally installed
Prince Adelbert in the service. His Majesty
delivered an address. at the conclusion of
which cheers were given. Emperor and
Empress then inspected their sons quar-
ters and the party returned to the Kaiser
Wilhelm III for luncheon.
Later Emperor William, the Empress and
Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia vis-
tied the battleship Kaiser Friedrich III at
the dock, where she is being repaired. His
Majesty made a speech and conferred dec
orations on a number of the officers and
men.
The German Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam left Vienna to-day for Berlin. En-
pe~or Francis Joseph accompanied the
crown prince to the railroad station. The
parting of the aged Emperor and his youth
full guest was most afrectionate The crown
prince stopped and kissed the hand Of the
Emperor. whereupon the latter raised the
prince and kissed him on both cheeks.
Prince Herbert Bismarck. in a speech at
Burg, criticised Emperor Williams zigzag
course, quoting the elder Bismarck's words:
The way of destruction of the government
to do first this and then that, and prom
Use to-day what 1t does not do Tomorrow"
Prince Herbert praised Count Won Buelow
as the most capable German diplomatist
and recognized Won Buelows interest in
agriculture, but demanded that he follow
up this with the assistance needed, which
was an agricultural tariff
Considerable comment is attracted 10
Prince Bsmarcks criticism of the EN-
peror. which is referred to as showing a
wide breach between the Prince on the one
hand and the Kaiser and the chancellor on
the other" prince Herbert has no right
to find fault with the present regime" says
the Vosslcne Zeitung, "or to talk of zigzag
courses. Inasmuch as his father throughout
lIis whole career, avowediy made politics
zigzag science"
Discussing the Bagdad railway schemes
of DIR. Won Siemens, which were recently
the subject of conversation between the
EmperOr and DIR Won Siemens the
Deutsche Zeitung disapproves them, char
acterizing them as 1.-The main cause of
Russia's embitterment toward Germany"
1t blames Emperor William for lending
the assistance of the empire to the under
taking and expresses the opinion that there
will be new German diplomatic steps in
Constantinople
Tho Vossische Zeitung and the Nueste
Nachrichten publish special dispatches from
Russia. apparently showing that the Rus
sian government is already preparing for
the tariff war with Germany. AS confirm
ing this theory it is held out that Russia
has forbidden Russian distillers to sell Ger
mans raw spirits for rectification at Ham
burg and has made an agreement with the
Swiss government TO take the whole sur
plus of Russian spirits not wanted for the
Russian government monopoly.
The Vorwaerts. the Socialist organ, as
serts that literary instructors for German
army recruits are uniformly forbidden to
teach the doctrine that Socialism is the
opponent of the German empire This is
accomplished" it says. by falsifying
facts"