The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-07

!hlo Gown in those resolutions will form a seed.
uhoer GODS help, from which will spring up
! Ia lappiness ana the workingmen will be blessed
ny the 1rult, which viii be harmonious relations
between the people,
Heierling tc the foreign relations of Germany,
I HIS -dalesty said his efforts We're increasingly
e.s Sc1eu toward the maintenance of peace. He
sdld; 4 am able to express the conviction that
NY enuearorS TO strengthen the confidence of
III aorelgn governments III the security afforded
Dy our policy has been successful With the
emperor and his exalted allies the nation
4sSooillzes the duty of protecting peace by cul-
" atIng allance concluded for the purpose of
b fng oelense OF any displacement of the
D1iance OF power and dangers to the
poiitlcai equilibrium. Consequently a guarantee
Is tnerepy Afforded for the successful mainten-
.iice ol peace. since the bases of our military
constitution were settled, the military organfZa-
uonS OF our ne1ghbors have extended to an un-
iorseen degree. What has been done by us has
oeeh tnus rendered inadequate In order to
prevent diSplacing the whole situation to orr
disadvantage. il is necessary to increase the
peace effectiveness and strength of our different
arms, especially field artillery A bill Will be
submitted enacting that the increase in the
army shall come into force on the lst of Oc-
tober.n
:, Touching colonial affairs the Emperor said
Inc actions taken in East Africa for the sup
preston OF the slave trade and the protection
OF Germany 5 interests have progressed during
tee last few months. 1t is hoped that tran
guilty will soon prevail in those regions.
Inc reading of the Emperor'S speech was
frequently interrupted by cheers After the
oellVery OF the speech, Chancellor uon Capriyi
declared the reichStag open. Members of the
trelslnn1ge party laid a motion on the table de-
mandlng that the bill be passed reducing the
corn outy TO marks per double quintal; abol-
lshlng The beet root tax and export bounties.
ana withdrawing from distilleries the existing
privileges IN relation the spirit tax and finally
demanding general revision of the tariff
win view 10 the abolition of corn and cattle
duties and a reduction in the duties on other
artlcles OF general consumption, especially farm
products. Socialists viii introduce a bill for
the immediate repeal OF the corn duties
inc new military bill fixes the peace effective
at 4oo,fs3 troops, exclusive of one-year volun-
teers. After October the army will consist of
oSo pattahons of infantry, 1865 squadrons of
cavalry, 43 held batteries, thirty-one batteries
on ioot, ana twenty pioneer and twenty-one
train battaions.
homecoming expenditures entailed by the
new measures amount 10 81 100000 marks The
N IN the permanent yearly expenditures
is lS000000 marks -
Inc Idg6tdft, commenting on Enperor vii
nan's speech. says: 1T is significant that il
SHOWS no intention to maintain the Socialist
law His views on the duties of the govern
ment must be approved everywhere The scope
OF the measures TO protect the worllinnman
Is limited by VOWS. Germany's Industrial
acllyity VIII not be affected therefore. the
Morklngmen's interests Will not be affected
Inc Radicals, animated by patriotic zeal. will
aoubtless be willing TO grant all that is required
10 strengthen the country's defensive forces.