Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-08
MUST FIGHT ON LAND
Germany Will Not Be a Great
Naval Power.
National Opinion is Adverse to
the Kaiser's Scheme.
The Bill to Increase the Navy Can
Not Pass the Reichstag.
william is Disconnected Over the De-
feat OF His Cherished Idea-NIin-
isterial Reaction.
Associated Press Dispatches.

AccoSA"eCu ACoS OASpusCAco.
BERLIN, March 7.-(Copyrighted, 1891
by the New York Associated Press. T.
BY his personal influence, the emperor
succeeded in preventing the defeat in
the reichstag of the government on
the proposed addition to the navy, but
this has only been done by inducing
some Of the members to abstain from
voting. The debate on the subject dis
closed the fact that both the Center and
Freisinnige parties were strongly OPP
posed to conceding the amounts required
for the construction of two or three gum
boats, one iron-clad and one dispatch
boat. The question, though mot Of
striking import, became one of serious
moment for the government when the
two parties combined to oppose the in
crease OF the navy on general principles.
Today's division in the reichstag gave
the government 12l against III. The
constitution requiring that one-half of
the members must vote, and there being
one short OF that number voting, the
question will be resumed Monday.
Since the committee OF the house
heard Admiral Hollman's frank diselos-
ures of the admiralty projects to raise
Germany to the rank OF great naval
power, the reichstag has been thorough
ly alarmed, and it has been difficult to
persuade that body to concede even
Reasonable demands.
y 1t was painful to hear Chancellor Won
Caprivi yesterday evening plead the
necessity for two more gunboats to
guard the approaches to the Baltic
canal. DR.. Windthorst, the Centrist
leader, contended that the canal would
not be completed before 1898, and that
the building and equipping of the gun
boats could we'll wait. Chancellor Won
Caprivi asserted that the canal would Ne
opened in. 1895, and held that Germany
ought to have vessels ready toprotecf II,
as it could not be protected by land
Notifications alone.
The action Of the house clearly de-
ciares that national opinion is adverse
to any attempt to make Germany q great
naval power, and that any contest with
foreign power must be fought on land.
Emperor William is very much dis
concerted over the defeat OF his cher
lshed idea OF good navy. His majesty
lays the blame for defeat upon the indis-
cretion of Admiral Holman in making
his disclosures, and the chancellor's
want of parliamentary tact. Admiral
HOLMAN has offered to resign the secre-
taryship of the admiralty. The emperor
has openly taken Waldersee into favor,
but it is improbable that he will succeed
Caprivi. 50
The emperor, it is believed contem-
plates stronger foreign policy, together
with return to the rigorous system of
socialist repression practiced by Bis
marck. Signs of the readoption of the
princes method of government have
given rise to reports that the emperor
has opened communications with the
ex-chancellor.
Ministerial reaction against liberal
principles in dealing with labor ques-
tions is an undoubted fact. The Reich
sanzeiger, in denouncing the demand of
the miners in the government pits, warns
the men that if strikes are resumed they
will be vigorously suppressed.