Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-24
REIOHsTAG or eNEB.
The EMperOr's Address Dwell
Largely Upon the Army and Navl

The EuperOr,s Address Dwelis
Largely Upon the Army and Navy.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The Reichstag opened
to-day. Herr Won Boettieher, vice-presi-
dent OF the Prussian ministry read the
emperor's speech from the throne.
The address says: The active attention
of the present reiehstag has been especially
directed to the securing OF peace abroad
and at home and the tasks of the totthcom-
ing session will be In the same direction.
When tue reichstag met In 1887 the fore
most objecr was the consolidation OF the
defensive powers OF the iatherlend. The
Iectlstdg with patriotic appreciation Of tue
suituation applied Itself thereto. Your CO.
operation to this end will be again claimed
Ia order to develop the efficiency of the
army, and It's readiness for action In
accordance with whatever circumstances,
and thereby impart TO the efforts OF the
emperor aud his exalted allies for the
preservation OF peace the weight which Is
their due in the council OF nations.
A bill will be presented by the govern
ment amending the military law OF May
I'd, 1874. 1t will provide for q fresh dis
trihution OF the army and Is intended to
readjust In the interest of the training and
conduct Of the army, the inequalities OF
organization which have arisen through
Strengthening tho army and the dtsPlace-
ment of troops from time to time. From
Lnl5 CAUSE HEu tue corresponding eAPhtt-
sion of the naval power arises the addi-
tional expenditure set forth In the BudJFt.
The financial statement to be submitted
will present not inconsiderable increase
Hn the matrticular contributions OF the sew
| era states &c the army, compared with
those OF the current financial year. Never
theess these contributions Will not greatly
exceed the sums handed to the Federal
states from the Imperial revenue.
| NaT Socialist and banking btllS are QlSO
announced to be introduced.
In East Africa, thanks to the approval OF
the rsichstag, thorough measures for the
| suppression OF the slGve trade and the pro-
lection of German Interests have been
| taken. The forces organized with means
| provided by the reichstae have, coDjointly
| with the navy, 80 far accomplished thelf
tasks, rendering 1t again possible, after
agreement with tho other participating
| powers, to raise the blockade. Tbs Sultan
| OF Zanzibar moreover has issued compre-
hensive DEGREES promising to Insure the
abolition of slavery.
The costs OF the East Africa expedition
could not for various reasons be limited to
the sum granted by the law passed In jan
uary, 1889 Therefore new bill relative
to the costs OF the expedition will be sub.
mitted. .---,
A special department to have charge Of
colonial affairs will be formed In order to
relieve the foreign officer OF excessive
work.
The hopes expressed by the emperor tc
the reichstag on November 22d, 1888. thai
with Code nelp the peace Of Europe would
be sustained have not only been realized
but have gained strength as regards the
future owing TO the personal relations which
the emperor has sinee cultivated with tht
rulers OF friendly allies thereby helping t.
strengthen the confidence felt abroad II
the love OF peace eliminating Germany
policy and justifying the belief tina
European peace based on existing treatie
God helping, will be maintained during
1890