Show geftman COLONIAL SCANDAL berlin the downfall of von tho minister of agriculture on account of his partnership in the firm of which is tho center of the colonial bribery scandal is significant as a victory of the chancellor prince buelow dovw the conservative serva tive agrarian clique the cham plon of choso whoso interests hern von has always been tile war between the chancellor and the minister eventually assumed the form of a personal feud conducted in the government organ the north german gazette by prince bublow and in the by harr von finally prince buc low undertook thu bold move ot announcing noun cing in the north german gazette that herr von had sent inels resignation whore upon the latter writing in the bokal anze igor immediately answered thai ho had only written an lottor to prince buelow but that he did not regard it as an announcement of resignation consequently arose foi could not continue tue or the minister had published a disavowal of the chancello rs statement alio consensus of opinion is that Buo lows victory in tills battle of intrigues willston will soon be complete although von Is among the most intimate personal friends 0 the kaiser in any avont tho minister cannot deny having for many years grossly violated the old prussian tradition that no minister of the crown must bo a partner in a business enterprise in the present instance there has boon an especially tl agrant breach of this rule aa the firm of with which the minister was connect odi la making large crouts prouts by monopole mono ing state supplies by means of bribery london tribune |