The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-01
THE GERMAN ARMY
To Be Augmented in View of the
French ArmamentS.
PASSPORTS IN ALsACE-LORRAINE.
Petitions to Mitigate the Rigors Of their Regu-
latiOns-German Press Comments on Eng
land-Purchases of Bonds.

BERLIN, Aug 3D. Copyright 1899, by
the New York Associated PressT.-The
coming session of the Reichstag is not ex-
pected to be stormy or sensational. Among
the most important measures to be intro
duced is bill which thegovernment is pre-
pairing for credits to augment and re-
organize the army in view of the continual
increase of the French and Russian arma.
ments. The members of the reichstag and
the public are being prepared FOR this bill
by significant articles in all the official or
ga1s. These papers are demanding an in
crease of the German forces, which it is
calculated will be an offset to the force that
the new French military law will enable
France to put into the field
| { Several petitions have been sent to the
government from Alsace-Lorraine asking
that the authorities be instructed to miti-
gate the rigors of the passport regulations.
The ! etitions thus far have met with no
respt use fr I'M the government
TIE egrami from Copenhagen represent
the hing OF Denmark as surprised that his
son-in-Iaw should have so long delayed re-
turning the Emperor Willilms visit, and
Is most anxious that this act of
courtesy should be no longer de
ferred. Still, after so many dis
appoln tments, the statement that the
Car has decided to come next week meets
with deal of scepticism even in official
circles. The bitter articles of the Berlin
Post and other papers may be attributed to
the annoyances caused by these repeated
delays. The Post declares that the only
way to turn the attention of Russia from
war is for the European powers TO agree to
give her free hands in Asia or the Balkans.
There is no cessation in press polemics
on African affairs. The VOsstsche Zeituug.
commenting upon the appearance of the
English blue book, says its object seems to
be TO demonstrate anew in spite of German
Indignation meetings and reyil-
ings against England in regard
to the Emin relief expedition.
the fact that the Anglo-German under
standing has not undergone the slightest
interruption. The VOsSische Zeiturg be-
lieves this .entente precludes the posi-
bility of Germany lending the smallest
Peters to interfere with the English
plans in Central Africa. The Boersin
Zeit,tng declares that during the negotia-
tons for joint blockade Germany gave
formal assurance, that Emin's province.
including Wadelai, though officially aban-
doned by Egypt, should still be regarded
at least Professionally, as belonging to
Egypt. Inc assertion that formal
agreement was made is perhaps ex
aggerated, but the North German
Gdzette's attacks on the Cologne Gazette
and the National Liberal organs favorable
to DR.. Peters indicate that Prince Bis
marck's firm intention is not to give
offense to England in colonial matters. The
Hanover Courier, Herr Benningsen's or
gan, deplores the misunderstanding created
by the North German Gazette and regrets
that the friends of Prince Bismarck and
the Emerporin high positions should be at
tackled because they failed to foresee a year
ago rapproachment with England. The
Frankfort Gazette similarly expresses sur
prise, considering the license Prince Bis
mark formally allowed, that it should be so
dangerous to endeavor to ascertain in a
perfectly passionless manner what are
German rights as compared with English
private transgressions. The Gazette asks
in tone of sarcasm what is the enormous
price England must be paid for the
total suppression for even the most modest
public opinion regarding German colonial
subjects. The VOssiscEe Zeitllng supports
the attitude of the North German Gazette
in the belief that England's scheme affects
the German colonial policy.