The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
AFFAIRS IN GERMANY
PRUSSIA TO CELEBRATE HER BI-
CENTENARY.
WILL BE A GREAT EVENT.
ALL EUROPE WILL GREET THE
EMPEROR.

Germany's Canal Bills Call for
3S4, 4,OOO.OOO Marks-Opinion is That
Won WaIdersee VIII Remain in
China Another Year. as the cues
tiOn of Damages VIII Occupy Much
Time-The Season of Court Festfvf-
ties Begins This Week.
Berlin, Jan. 12.-The enlarged canal bill
introduced in the lower House to-day
provides for a total expenditure of 1900,
600 marks. The finance minister is en-
powered to sell bonds to raise the neces-
sary funds.
The opening speech of the imperial
chancellor, Count Won Buelow, in the
Prussian Diet, Tuesday, which was large
ly programmatic, is here considered the
leading political event of the week. The
entire press is still busy commenting on
and interpreting his remarks. Only the
extreme Leftists are wholly dissatisfied
Herewith, claiming the chancellor has
gone over, bag and baggage. to the
Agrarians, while the moderate Leftists,
Centre and Nationalists point out that
the chancellor carefully avoided definite
terms in his speech and that, hence he
probably intends to shape his Prussiar
policy especially during the forthcoming
Diet session, according to how and where
he finds the majority favoring the canal
bill, about the ultimate passage of which
Emperor William is stil as anxious as
ever.
The China bin will not be disposed of
by the Reichstag for some time, as the
Bundesrath has only just received the
government bill fixing the China soldiers
pensions.
May Stay in China "a Year.
German political circles opine that the
Chinese problem is still a long way off
from a definite solution, as the question
of damages will occupy much time in Pc
kin. Nobody here believes that Field
Marshal Count Won Waidersee or the Ger
man troops will be withdrawn by March.
The opinion here rather inclines TO an
other year elapsing before that happens,
although it is well known that Russia
strongly desires Won Waldersee's retire
ment, and that of the German troops
court festivities, the Emperor and EN-
press having moved to the Berlin Schloss.
| The last season was greatly subdued, be-
| cause of the death of the Empress moth
| er, hence this winter will be doubly
festive. The festivities commence Thurs
day and Friday next with the bicenten-
ary of the declaration 'of the Prussian
kingdom, which the Emperor intends to
make a great event. The preparations,
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army will have a holiday. After special
divine services at the Protestant, Cath
olic and Jewish churches each garrison
will fire salute of 101 guns and the Of
tcers and men will banquet. The public
schools will have a special fete and the
universities and colleges will have the
same. The main event will be at the
Berlin Schloss, to which delegations from
everywhere in Europe will go to congrat-
ulate the Emperor. Austria sends its
Grown Prince and Great Britain the Duke
of York
His Majesty has sketched and Prof.
Deopler, Jr., has executed a symboical
picture which shows Frederick I. and Will
Clam II. with aliegorical figures. This has
been autographed and will be sold during
the coming week as memento.
The 9th is Emperor Williams birthday
which will also be festively kept.
An official of the foreign office informed
a representative of the Associated Press
that those who are thoroughly acquainted
with the Chinese ho.d that while they are
most crafty, still, when the note is signed
they will consider themselves bound. The
foreign office also hopefully considers the
Dowager Empress case, remembering that
she showed Prince Henry cf Prussia un-
usual >courtesies. 1t believes that while
the Dowager Empress is sill mo. or less
under anti-foreign influences she will
eventually change her attitude and returd
TO Pekin with the who,e court, probably
at the end of March or the beginning of
April.