Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-22
wILHELM'S SPEECH.
Peace on Earth and More Money for the
Army.

BERLIN, Oct 22-The reichstag opened to-
day. Herr Won Roetticher, vice president of the
Prussian ministry, read the emperor's speech
from the throne. The address says: The
active attention Of the present reichstag has
been especially directed to the securing Of
peace abroad and at home and the tasks of the
forthcoming session will be in the same direc-
ton. When the reichstag met in 1857 the FORE
most object was the consolidation of
the defensive powers of the fatherland.
The reichstag with patriotic appreciation of the
situation applied itself thereto. Your coop
GRAFTON to this end will be again claimed. In
order to develop the efficiency of the army and
its readiness for action, in accordance with
whatever circumstances may arise and thereby
impart to the efforts of the emperor and his
exalted allies for the preservation of peace the
weight which is their due in the council OF
nations, bill will be presented by the govern
ment amending the military law of May 2, 1874.
1t will provide for a fresh distribution Of the
army, and is intended to readjust, in the in
terest of the training and conduct of the army,
arisen through strengthening the army and the
displacement Of troops from time TO time.
From this cause, and the corresponding expan-
sion of the naval power, arises the additional
expenditure set forth in the budget.
THE financial statement TO be submitted will
present not inconsiderable increase in the
matricular contributions of the several states
to the army compared with those of the cur
rent financial year. Nevertheless these contri-
buttons will not greatly exceed the sums
handed TO the federal states from the imperial
revenue. New socialist and banking bills are
also announced to be introduced In East Africa
thanks to the approval of the reichstag.
thorough measures for the suppression of the
slave trade and the protection Of German in
terests have been taken. The forces organ
lied with the means provided by the reichstsg
have conformity with the navy so far accom-
plished their tasks, rendering it again possible
after agreement with the other participating
powers, to raise the blockade. The sultan OF
Zanzibar, moreover, has issued comprehensive
DEGREES promising to insure the abolition OF
slavery.
The costs CT the East African expedition
could not for various reasons be limited to the
sums granted by the law passed in February
| 1889. Therefore q new bill relative to the cost,
OF the expedition will be submitted special
department to have charge of colonial affair,
Will be formed in order to relieve the foreign
Office Of excessive work. The hopes expressed
by the emperor to the reichstag on November 22
1888. that with Gods help the peace Of
Europe would be sustained, have not only
been realized but have gained strength as re
CARDS the future, owing to the personal rela
| tions which the emperor has since cultivated
| with the rulers of friendly allies, thereby help
ing to strengthen the confidence felt abroad
| in the honest love of peace animating Germany
policy and justifying the belief that European
peace based on existing treaties, God helping
will be maintained during $780,"