Show BRIGHT BITS FROM BERLIN German Authorities Indignant Over Late Reports THE CASE OF THE SDLTAN ATT1TDBI3 OF THE POWERS MAY Ufa ABAXDOn3D Germans Are Mot Satisfied With thc Attitude That the Government Has Assumed ami Deplore the Fact That the EmliaAS sit Constantinople Constanti-nople Showed Xo Sympathy With the Armenians During the Late MnsMicre There BERLIN Sept 26The authorities of the foreign office are greatly indignant indig-nant at finding that reports have obtained ob-tained credence that it is Germany and not Russia that is befriending the sultan Acting under the influence of this feeling the foreign office has issued is-sued a statement declaring that complete com-plete harmony in regard to Turkey exists ex-ists at present among the powers If a recurrence of the troubles in Constantinople Con-stantinople should make the question acute however it is possible that the great powers will abandon their attitude atti-tude of disinterestedness and proceed to TAKE COMMON ACTION to restore order and communications sounding the powers upon this question are already passing between the various var-ious European governments Nevertheless Neverthe-less the Germans are not satisfied with the attitude which the government has assumed and especially deplore the fact that the German embassy at Constantinople Con-stantinople showed no sympathy with the Armenians during the late massacres massa-cres there While the disturbances were I going on in the streets of Constantinople Constanti-nople the other embassies gave asylum to hundreds of Armenians but Germany Ger-many says the St Petersburg Novo Vremya in order to keep in the good graces of the sultan kept the doors closed until the massacre was over even while the Turks massacred fugitives fugi-tives before the very doors of the embassy em-bassy Despite repeated denials on the Part of the Russian authorities and the Russian Rus-sian press the Frankforter Zeitung maintains its assertion that the Russia Rus-sia Black Sea fleet has been cruising since last Monday within six hours sail of the Bosphorus The bundesrath which has been summoned to reassemble I reassem-ble at the beginning of October will be called upon to consider MANY IMPORTANT MEASURES at its coming sessions such as the compulsory com-pulsory organization of workingmens guUds modifying the state system of old c je and sickness insurance etc The great question of the < report procedure pro-cedure in military trials remains in a critical condition The bundesrath just before its adjournment merely conceded conced-ed the question of oral debates before military courts but rejected the proposal pro-posal to compel the publicity of all proceedings pro-ceedings before such tribunals The emperor retains the same right to confirm con-firm or suspend sentences The reichstag reIch-stag will meat on November 10 and heated debates over the leading questions ques-tions which that body will be asked to consider are certain to take place The Vorwaerts the leading organ of the German socialists has published a series of reports showing the position and progress of the social movement in Germany as a prelude to the coming com-ing congress of the socialist party which is to be opened at Sieblichen near Gotha on October 11 Though these reports show that the direct subscriptions sub-scriptions to the party funds have diminished di-minished there is nevertheless a surplus I sur-plus of 40000 marks in the partys treasury treas-ury and in spite of the private subsidies subsid-ies which are required to maintain som2 of the provincial newspapers the party I possesses fortyone daily and twenty three triweekly papers The concensus of opinion among disinterested outsiders outsid-ers is that the socialists vote will be I largely increased at the next election |