The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-26
FROM OVER THE SEAS.
THE GERMAN RRICHSTAG OPENED
YESTERDAY
b. the Minister Of the Interior
France Thiuks That Russia
Should Rule Bulgaria.

BERLIN, November 25.-Tbe Reich
stag was epeu' d tod y by Herr Won
Blet,icbeT, Minister Of ,he Interior,
who read The sneeeh nom the throne,
iG which the Emperor says: The OBJ
jsct of the police OF the Empire,
which enjoys peaceful rels lions wi h
all States, IS 60 exert in favor of the
maintenance OF God among all the
po6eis, il hdence which accTues to
Germany fom her love If peace,
from the universal confidence reposed
in ths Empire owing to the fact that
Germany is not concerned in pending
questions, and from the Emperors
closs friendship with two neighborng
courts. The Eiuperof's fpeech an
nounees that msa'ure will be intro
duced to raise the fec i've strength Of
The German army, which be cay is
JUSTIFIED by the increasing Of the
armies of nei2hboIiDg States. The
measure, Re rays, is indispensable 10
Germ4n society. The RESOURCES re-
quired will be- raised by Increasing
ma;riculstory c0ntribu'ilns aud sp.
plying them 10 the pnb ic credit. Toe
EN- peror also meut ons q measure to
extend woi kmen's acc dent Insurance.
Toe government abandous taxation
reform until The people more clearly
rerogn re its necessity.
The text of that part Of the En-.
peror's speech relatiog to thu ssp;en-
ste bill is as follows: "By the law Of
May 6, 1850, the pace effective was
fixed until March 81, 1888 Oar mill
tary system therefore requires re-
ne@ing on legal basis. The
army is a guarantee of lasting protec-
iion and OF the blessings Of peace.
AL hugh the Io'icy Of the Empire is
always pacific, Germany, in view of
The development OF the military es'
| tab ish ments of Dtighboring Stats,
cannot longer defer increasing her de-
feDsive force, espe csIly the peace Ell
iective. A bill, therefore, will be sub.
mit,ed providing for an increase, 10
take effect from the beginning OF the
new financial year. The Emperor, in
accord with the federal goverGm cuts,
feels confident that this demand,
VIII Oh is indispensable to the interests
OF national security, will be recognized
with full determination by the whole
German people and their repre-
sentativts
The pacific tone Of the eecA has
strengthen ed the Bourse. There were
large buyings today Of Austrian,
Ru;sia and Hungarian securities. IL
is expected that the septenate bill,
when presented to the RGichstag, will
be- Immediately referred to commits
sion Of twenty.o one members, thus
pos poning the critical debate on the
msa.uye until January.
Theaseptennste bill fixes the peace
Elective of the army until 1894 st
ass, 400 men, not including the sirgle
year volunteers, The infantry will
consist of 534 battalionF, the cavalry
Of 465 squad ops, the field artillery OF
1854 batteries, the fort arti lery OF l3l
batteries, the pioneers Of ll9bltislioDs
aud the military train OF llS bat.
tllions. There will be two divieionsl
and four infantry brigade stats,
FIVE regiments and fifteen ba'talions
Of infantry and one battalion OF Jaeg-
ers. To the field artillery will be add
ed two sectional stats; 10 the railway
corps three battalion Stats and nine
companies, end 10 the transpoit corps
fourteen companies. The permanent
expe nditure Of the army is p aced at
90 GOO 900 marks, and the special and
non recurl ing expenditures vt 24,0O0,-
coo marks. The preamble OF
the bill lays strjss upon the
dangers beset ing Germany in the
large increase Of the. French
and Russian forces, and says the post
ponement OF the ttreng hening OF the
&c man army might be attended with
fatal results, foo which reason it is in
perative that the measure be not de-
ierred until 1883. The shortening Of
the pe,iDd of active service is de.
cared to be absolutely impossible be
cause Germany is Obliged 10 make
compe ga ion ior numerical dshcian-
CIV ia high training.