The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-14
CABLE NEWS FROM GERMANY
INT rypEHoR,S SPEECH TO THE LAND
TAG WIS NOT CHEERFUL.


rpus.ian Finances IN In"
and the Military bh' ""~e "'""f
Thc New Property Tax-Measures th"t
xv,,,. Rr,urtt II. fore the Social Dem
,cr,,,c Congress. Thi. wcek-A Royal
w,n, 80, Wi, r,r. IN n
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Daytime f''''"
German A"s'r'""' M" ,'
Love story Aho"t the i"'e e"ee" VIEW
r. w., ,,-Tbe prussian Landtng was
~, wn,rnoaoy Tho lack of romp and
n'','i..,, ~. NOD n denrcssinc effect upon
y, 80, - ~, ,orti,s, Tho white Room OF
w., ,n, ,,,ano 10 stnl in repui-, and tho
,,',,.. .h,ra,,rc war, crowded into tho
,,s...n, Tba Emn,ror was in Stettin. at
.,i,,, .h. owo,r;p,, in Of naval recruits. lie
,..,.n..aortod nv Count Botho IN Eulenburg
,,r~ssin, St;nistor President. Reporters were
."I,,,i,,,a :, ,b, -onm, But fcw m moets
ten r,usai,n Ministry wero present. Count
Ro,ho 90 Enicnburc read tho speech from tie
tbrors Tbs speech apparently was bauiy
written. for the Minister President hesi'",eu
and r,poatsi himself frequently. ana a'o'
r..bcr made hardly less painful impression
th,n did the speech itself
'rl,. burden of tho Emperor's words was tnat
rrussian finances were depressed. ana that
reforms would BIO necessary to correct the un-
satisfactory condition OF tho budget The
.,eech forecast tho increase OF the salaries
among tho teachers in tho common SCHOOLS.
hut otherwise was calculated to give little
homo to any person or class OF persons IN the
kingdom.
There seems to he little doubt that Prussia.
go long tho model State OF Europe. from
financial point OF view. will now have con-
siderable difficulty in balancing her accounts,
Thctenrorary expedient OF loan will not do
much good. and. although Miuuel's property
and income taxes will accomplish much
eventually through tho growing wealth OF the
country. they are hardly to be counted upon
t,r relief for the need OF the Immediate future.
The bad impression made by tho speech
from the throne has been n boon to the Rich
t.rs and Eickerts and Liebknechts, whose DO
lrical life consists in opposing everything
rronos.d bv the Government. 1t has also en-
cournrel the Clericals and Conservatives to
h,cin nnew tho campaign against tho Military
til Tho result is a display of righteousness
md ant,ponism for its own sake. such as only
German politics can provide.
Tn. ontnjon grows TINT Count Won Capriyi
ill h, unable in the coming session of the
Karhstap TO swim against the stream. as he
AVA, nrorised to do Inst now hs has the
,.adors OF all the nnrtics and their man.
UoA pronns declaring against him that
ths Military hill Is impossible: that its de-
monds for money are exorbitant. and that
avon With IN extonsive comnromise Il ia bope-
Jess,v in tho minority Although these decla-
rations must bo taken with grain OF salt ms
far as the Conservatives and Clericals and
many of the National Liberals are concerned
tbero Ia little douht that the immortal whir
must he swung vigorously before q coalition
can he cot together behind the bill. The Gov.
,
lief from its nresent predlcament in a new
eloction nv the popular hullaballoo raised
AGAINST the hill nv the FreisinniCe and Social
Democratic Tho Conservative Post has di.
rected the aovernment a attention to this state
Of ,fYairs without any mincinR Of words.
Sueh an appeal to the country. the Post says
would he fatal to Caprivi's plans. The Govern
ment professed to believe that a new Rcichs
tag would be more tractable than the presen
ono. This assumption was q mistake
knowledge OF tho details Of the bill had beer
spread before the whole people since tn,
Ltrlniscle Zietrng had revealed the bill. ant
hardly national or local leader had spoken
word In favor OF the Governments attitude
The enormous additional cost OF the bills pro
visions had already damned 1t in tho opinion.
Of the electors. Under the circumstances
dissolution would be a piece OF politica
faulty. Among tho many other disagreeable
surprises for tho Government in Reichstag
chosen on the issue OF the military bill. would
bealarge increase in the number of Social
Democratic deputies.
lIquel's property tax BILL intended to com.
Element his former tax bills. is less radical
than the Prussan capitalists had apprehend.
ed The first step In his plan is tax OF two
marks on capital OF $500 marks. The sue
cessve stcps accord with every capital in
crease Of 1000 marks. the added lax for every
step being one mark. Like the income tax
the new property tax is to DO administered &C
eording to the embarrassment principle bu
extra powers OF administration III certain
cases are granted to collectors. Those 'atte
provisions are likely to make tho new lax ex
cessively unpopular. Blsmarcks organ II
hamburg even goes so lar as TO maintain
mat the7 render the tax unconst!tutienal
tho RUSSIAN constitution prohibit
100 close lnduisitlon into q PERSONS private
aEa'rs. Inc property :ubIect TO tho proposed
YAK VIII Do all real ana personal property. ex