Ottoman Diplomats

Synopsis

The majority of the French Senate was in favour of the plebiscitary right and the French Legislative Corps would probably also agree, despite the resistance from the centre-left. Glavany describes the Legislative Corps debates. He also reports about the debates in the Danish Reichstag on the fifth article of the Treaty of Prague, concerning the retrocession of septentrional Schleswig to Denmark. This was a touchy subject for Berlin. Moreover, in the Reichstag of Northern Germany, a deputy of Hesse demanded new rights for Hesse, which could be interpreted as a lack of confidence in the new government of Stuttgart. However, Glavany also noted a positive side to the parliamentary debates in Berlin: sometimes they offered an insight in the real situation. In Vienna, a terrible crisis occurred: around fifty Polish and other deputies resigned during a session in the Reichsrath. Their demand for more authority had been rejected, and the news on the government’s suggestion to introduce direct suffrage was the last straw. Glavany evaluates that this situation could lead to the dissolution of the government. He blames the tendency of certain men of power to keep looking back to the past and shows his support for ‘real liberals’ such as Giskra. About Madrid, Glavany reported a new change in government. This time, the crisis had been provoked by the parliament, because it adopted a bill – by a small majority – accusing the Minister of Public Education of having the intention to abolish religious education in the public schools. As a result, the Minister of Public Education and the Minister of Colonies resigned. During the same parliamentary session another incident occurred: MP Suner, who had been sentenced to death, returned from abroad and seated in the parliament as if nothing were wrong. His political friends managed to convince him to leave the room.

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