The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-07
WILLIAMS POLICY.
Peace Best Secured by Preparing for
War,

! BERLIN, May 6-The reichstag was
| opened by the emperor today. In his
opening address his majesty declared that
| the effort to maintain the peace of Europe
! increased and he expressed the conviction
! that he will succeed in confirming the con-
! tidence of the powers in the pacific policy of
! Germany. Germany the emperor said,
| recognizes that to protect peace by culti-
waiting an alliance for purposes of defense
! and also by perfecting his armamentS, for
| which purpose a new military credit will
/ be asked. The emperor then announced
that measures will be presented for i'm
| proving the condition of the working men.
Referring to the foreign relations of
! Germany, his majesty said that his efforts
| were increasingly directed towards the
maintenance of peace. He said: Il am
able to express the conviction that my en-
deavors to strengthen the confidence of all
/ foreign governments In the security afford
ed by our policy have been successful.
! With the emperor and his exalted allies
the nation recognizes the duty of protect
ing peace by cultivating an alliance con-
cluded for purposes OF defense. Amy dis
placement of the balance of power
endangers the political equilibrium.
Consequently a guarantee Is thereby
afforded for the successful maintenance of
peace Since the bases of our military con-
StitutiOn were settled the military organ
izations of our neighbors have extended to
an unforeseen degree. What has been
done by US has been thus rendered made
Quate. In order to prevent the dlSplaclng
of the whole situation to our disadvantage
it is necessary to increase the peace etfec
tive and strengthen our different arms,
especially the field artillery. a bill will
be submitted enacting that an increase of
the army shall come into force on the lst
of October"
While the emperor was delivering his
address he was surrounded by the Prus-
sian princess and Prince Ruprecht and
Duke MaXillian Emanuel of Bavaria.
The empress and princess occupied seats i'll
the imperial gallery. When the court en-
tered the white hall of the legis-
lative palace Field Marshal General
the imperial family Chancellor Won Cap
rivi handed the speech to the emperor and
his majeSty read in clear tones. The read
ing was frequently interrupted by cheers.
After the delivery of the speech Chancel-
lor Won Caprivi declared the reichstag
open. The diplomatic gallery was crowd
ed The members of the FreiSsinige party
laid a motion on the table demanding that
a bill be passed reducing the corn duty to
3 marks per double quintal, aboliShing
the beet root tax and export bOunties and
withdrawing from distilleries their existing
privilege relating to the spirit tax ana
finally demanding general revision of
the tariffs with the view TO the abolition
of the corn and cattle duties and reduc-
tion of the duties on other articles of gen
eral consumption and especially farm pro-
ducts. go JA-.. I
The socialists viii Introduce aLbfll for
the immediate repeal of the corn duties
The new military bill fixes pHe pence
effective at 4S6 iS3 troops exclusive of the
one year volunteers. After October
the army will consist of 53S
battalions of infantry, 465 SQuadrons
OF cavalry. 534 field batteries, 431 batteries
on foot and twenty pioneer and twenty
one train batilions.