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WHAT THE KAISER WANTS.
Caprivi Outlines tho Army Bill for the
New Reichstag.
By Gable to The United Press.

BERLIN, July z, 1S93.-When the new
Reicntag met today for the first time for
the consideration of regular parliameut-
airy business nearly all the three b u ndred
aud ninety-seven members were in their
places, for it was known that bne Goyerp-
ment would at once INTRODUCES the
amended Army Bill, aud general interest
was felt as to the concessions. IL any,
that the Cover ment had made on the
original bill.
Immediately the formal opening of the
House was concluded. Chancellor Won
Caprivi assembled the tribune and in a
long speech introduced the amended
measure. He stated that the present
form of the bill represented the minimum
that the Government would accept in
men and money.
The Governments demands were the
lowest possible consistent with the safety
of the Empire. The previous bill had
been before Parliament and the country
for nine months, and everybody under
stood what the Government wanted. 1t
WAS therefore needless TO repeat the ar
guments that had heretofore been adj
vanced in favor of the measure.
The gallaries of the Reichstag were
crowded with people, among them many
prominent in the political and social
worlds OF the Capital.
During the delivery Of his speech the
Chancsilor was frequently interrupted
Right, "Quite True"
The keynote OF the speech was that
foreign countries not having intimately
the German character had been led to be-
Iieve that Germany had lost contidedce
in herself, and that the countries COM
posing the German Empire were no
Iongersunited.
This the Chancellor declared was an
erroneous impression which ought TO be
quickly dispeiled by the speedy adoption
Of the new bill.
In the course of the speech the Chan
cellor referred to the action of Russia in
Increasing the peace footing of her army
by $4,000 men since 1889. and
said thatshe had not yet exhausted her
resources. Germany he declared must
increase her peace footing If her voice
was to continue to have weight in the
European areOpagus. The assertion made
by the opposition that Germany did not
have sufficient men to answer the Call
for recruits was disproved by the fact
that 10000 serviceable men had not
been recruited.
Referring to the expense shat would be
antailed bv the granting or the govern
menus demands, Chancellor Won Caprivi
said that the new lakes that must neces-
sarily be levied would be borne on surong
shoulders. These taxes would not touch
the middle classes OF tQe 9Sr.CulCuFal
population He could not now, ne added,
definitely state the tax plan, but it was
the Governments Intention to again in
troduce the old financial proposals, es-
pecialIy the enc providing for tax on
bourse transactions.
Herr Payer, member of the Volks-
partei, followed the Chancellor. Herr
Payer declared 1t was not true that the
country had pronounced for. nor did u
majority of the House support the Army
bill. Such small majority as the Govern
ment might obtain would only be secured
thronght diplomacy.
Freiheer von Manteuffel, a Couserva-
tive aud an active supporter of the Gov
ernment. said he regretted that the Gov
ernment had abandoned its own bill for
the Hueue compromise. 1t WAS iinpos-
sible for Germany TO be too strong. The
riots in Paris. he added, furnished strik:
ing proof of this assertion. The mob now
shook, and possibly might overthrow, the
French Government and establish q
regime that might seek strength through
foreign diversion.
Herr Liebknecht, the well-k1own
| Social Democrat, said that the Govern
ment did not want an increased army
because it feared France or Russia, but
because it desired TO fortify itself against
the German people.
This assertion was greeted with cries OF
'Shame Shame p