The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26
THE COLONIES NoTA SUCCESS.
Only Seven Hundred Germans Have
Emigrated TO Greater Germany"
Negroes, Donkeys and Oxen Jumped
together In Ofriciai Reports From
East Africa as =. Beasts of Bursien,s
American Petroleum TO Be Ex-
cluded.
Copyrighted BY the Associated Press.


Berlin. Jan. "a project Is now beng
seriously considered BY the emperor 4nd
the cabinet OF providing for a formidable
Increase OF the German navy. il Is wei
known that MS majesty has long wished
10 co this. but the refusal OF the reichstag
10 vote the necessary funds has rendered
the scheme impossible until the present
|. Recent events. however, especially the at
utude OF Great Britain toward Germany,
have ripened the plan TO accomplish an ex-
tension or the navy without the grant OF
large sums Of money by the reichstag.
The emperor. during the last fortnight. has
mad number OF conferences with authoTi-
ties On colonial AFFAIRS with reference 10
the position and the needs OF the German
colonies compared with the naval resources,
ana the inadequacy Of the German navy.
particularly In first class irouclads and
cruisers, 10 maintain GerEnany's preten-
SionS a colonial power was recognized.
This years budget shows but a small Item
for new battlesh!ps, and the present resch-
stag. which expires N lSsS. VIII not vote
large sums for the navy. Therefore, IN Or
der 10 overcome the difficulty thus pre-
scented. II Is Tow proposed to raise a loan
Of 100000 marks. the means FOR which
are 10 % obtained by the Conversion Of
the per cent funds into 80 per cents. His
majesty sounded the leaders Of the par
ties, both in the reIchstag and IN the diet.
during the recent fetes, and received tn
courag.ng replies. DR.. MIGUEL. The mia!s-
ter for finance. was favorable 10 the scheme
but Prince Hohenlohe. the chancellor. ard
several Of the other ministers are opposed
10 IL
The colonial party has been much en-
eouraged by Emperor Williams speech de-
hvered on January Is last. upon the occa-
sion OF the twenty-tifth anniversary Of the
establishment of the German empire. Il
has stirred them to increased activity. and
Ffrqxr Al
association on Thursday evening last DR..
Peters. the explorer, urged that a petition
be drawn up and addressed 10 the ch2ncel-
lor N favor OF a large increase Of the navy
in order 10 protect Germany worthwhile
interests al, for instance, Adelaide. san
Francisco or the Orinoco, and on The
Yangtsekiang. Among other things, Dr..
Peters said that Germany must have the
power 10 act and not have TO waste
time in talking. Prince Arenberg, who
presided. was more conservative IN his re-
marks. He condemned any precipttaie &C
ton. and pointed out that Z was impossi-
BILE for Germany 10 create navy which
would rival that OF Great Britain. The
meeting, nevertheless. adopted pr. Peters
resolution and a petition setting forth the
demands Of the colonial association viii
be presented TO the chancellor ana 10 the
reichstag IL VII contain the request that
SO, 600, ,00o marks be appropriated 10 m
crease the navy.
An instructive contrast to these demands
Is furnished In the Official report OF the
colonies, which has just been published.
From this document II appears that out or
thousands OF Germans 10 whom the emper-
or referred, only 100 have apparently elect
ed 10 take up their residence n greater
Germany, and OF this number 259 are NIL
tary and civil authorities. These ngurSs
40 not include Southwest Africa, for
which no statistics are given The trade
OF the German colonies, the report also
shows IS steadily decreasing, necesslt1t-
ing an Increase OF imperial subventions
bv / 800 0g0 marks, making a total cost OF
oyer II 900 600 marks. Striking testimony
~ the ruilitarfsm Of the colonial govern
rnert IS shown in the fact that II Jumps
negroes donkeys and oxen together. IN
der the heading OF beasts OF burden OF
East Africa
Fmneror williams birthday on Monday
next will be celebrated in the usual way
Among the princes present VIII be the king
of Saxony. the Grand Duke OF Baden ana
others OF almost equal rank Prince no
henIohe will give banquet to the Foreign
ministers in honor Of the occasion
4 heroic-sized monument OF Prince BIS
mark Is 10 be erected on the northern
most noint OF Germany's frontier. on the
summit OF ROnigsberg. Schleswlg- ttoistell.
The amnesty decree which Emperor VIII
lam issued on January Is was so indefinitely
v-nTfal that the courts 43AHA tt|" A@ "tf.-@
:. In Hamburg and Altona so prisoners
we're released. bat OF this number ls4 had 10
"a rsircsrcarated the following day.
The ir11periaI court at Leipsic on Monday
Last rllai on a case which affects the rights
- fC,errnan-Arnericans. F. W. Beohlne, OF
P-ooklvn. was fined in September last
tba sury1 OF 80 marks for evadinE military
service bv ernigrating- The court QlaSae2
,h{s sentence as not being in accordance
with treaty rights.
The secretary of the interior. Herr
r,esoka {s drafting new regulations Tor the
-,,,,-,osa ~ rendering the petroleum mo-
,,--.,1,, harmless in Germany. a ne" sys-
,.ro AZ tariff rates viii put the German re-
6oars uuon equal terms with the foreign
-efuers. and especially with their Amer
lean competitors
W. Knebel -po@beritZ. a high Official OF
tho ministry OF the interior, VINO aFai ,ea
tha rsa7llations excluding the American n
euraDca companies from doing business IN
-5,,.--1srv has received a high decoration
from Emperor william
-T-,,s s-7yernrnert architect. Herr Spoke.
has accepted the post ot professor q si'kl-
,,ss~sre- AT the Columbian university,
Washington City.
ur Ablwar3t has written 20 friends here,
sssv-fr,- n ls his intention 70 remain IN the
r-rf;ad states as editor OF a Western news
paper. ~ --.,..
49,. F,tynvo1. and Mrs Runyon, dried on
Te,as4av with the ex-Empress Frs7lerlck-
ars4 on Thursday Alr. Runyon vas present
Al Emperor Williams diplomatic oinnsF'
a, me rs.isce. His jesty vas very pleas
art 10 the United States Ambassador ana
- ,,a-fv,s-}S- "a fh. EeneZuelan QueS-