So far as Alsace-Lorraine itself is concerned, the sequel was
announced in the papers of Friday. The Statthalter and the four principal Ministers of Alsace-Lorraine have resigned. It seems that the Statthalter, Count Wedel, offered his resigna- tion last month, but was persuaded provisionally to withdraw it. The attitude of the Emperor is not yet known. The resignations have caused no surprise; but it is said, that the Imperial Government wished to prevent any announcement on the subject until plans for dealing with the situation had been formed. The determination of the Statthalter and the Ministers is proved by their insistence on publishing, their resignations at once. The Statthalter has been extremely popular in Alsace-Lorraine. As though to indicate his sympathy with the military pretensions, the Emperor, if the reports in the German papers are not untrue, received the officials of the Reichstag on his birthday with studied curtness.
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