The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-26
THE EMPEROR IS ACTIVE
Large Sums OF Money Will Not
Be Needed.
Attitude of Great Britain Toward
Germany May Cause Some of Our
Cousin Germans to Change Their
Views on the Necessity For a
Nnvy-COIoniaI Party Encourage
ed By the EmperOr's Speech.

BERLIN, Jan. 25.-[Copyrighted 1896
by the Associated Press.]-A project is
now being seriously considered by the
emperor and the cabinet Of providing
for formidable increase in the Ger
man navy 1t is well known that his
majesty has long wished to do this;
but, the refusal of the reichstag to
vote the necessary funds has rendered
the scheme impossible up to the pres
ent. Recent events, however, especially
the attitude of Great Britain toward
Germany, have
RIPENED THE PLAN
to accomplish an extension of the navy
without the grant of large sums of
money by the reichstag.
The emperor, during the last fort
night has had number of conferences
with authorities on colonial aftairs
with reference to the position and
needs of the German colonies, COM
pared with the naval resources and the
inadequacy of the German navy, par
ticularly in first class ironclads and
cruisers, to maintain Germany's pre-
tentions as a colonial power, was gen
orally recognized This years budget
shows but a small item for new battle
ships, and the present reichstag, which
expires in 1898 will not vote large sums
for the navy. Therefore, in order to
overcome the difficulty thus presented,
it is now proposed to raise a loan of
800, 900, 900 marks, the means for which
are to be obtained by the conversion
of the per cent. funds into 31a per
cents. His majesty sounded the lead
ers of the parties, both in the reich
stag and in the diet, during the recent
fetes and received encouraging replies
DR.. Miguel, the minister of finance, was
favorable to the scheme but Prince Ho-
henlohe, the chancellor, and several of
the other ministers are opposed to it.
IS ENCOURAGED.
The colonial party has been much en-
couraged by Emperor Williams speech
delivered on Jan. Is last, upon the oc-
caSion of the tWenty-fifth anniversary
of the establishment of the German
empire. 1t has stirred them to in
creased activity and at an enthusiastic
meeting of the colonial association on
Thursday evening last, Dr. Peters, the
explorer, urged that a petition be
drawn up and addressed to the chan
cellor in favor of a large increase of
the navy in order to protect Germany's
worldwide interests at, for instance,
Adelaide, San Francisco on the ORR
noco and in the Yang Use Kiang.
Among other things DR.. Peters said
that Germany must have the power to
act and not have to waste time in
talking.
Prince Won Arenburg, who presided,
was more conservative in his remarks.
He condemned any precipitate action
and pointed out that it was impossible
for Germany to create a navy which
would rival that of Great Britain. The
meeting, nevertheless adopted DR. Pet
ers' resolution and a petition setting
forth
THE DEMANDS
of the colonial association will be pre-
scented to the chancellor and to the
reichstag. 1t will contain the request
that 300,000,000 marks be appropriated
to increase the navy.
An instructive contrast to these de-
mands is furnished in the official re-
port of the colonies which has just been
published. From this document it APP
pears that out of the thousands of Ger
mans to whom the emperor referred
only 700 have apparently elected to
take up Il cir residence in greater Ger
many, and of this number $50 are mill
tary and civil authorities. These fig
ures do not include southwest Africa.
for which no statistics are given.
The trade of the German colonies.
the report also shows, is steadily de-
creasing, necessitating an increase of
imperial subventions by 400, 900 marks
making a total cost of over II GOO GOO
marks.
BEASTS OF BURDEN.
Striking testimony of the militarisr
of the colonial government is shown
in the fact that it humps negroes. don
keys and oxen together under the
heading of beasts of burden" of east
Africa.
Emperor Williams birthday on Mon
day next viii be celebrated in the usual
way. Among the princes present will
be the king of Saxony, the Grand Duke
of Baden and others of almost equal
rank.
Prince Hohenlohe will give a ban
quet to the foreign ministers in honor
of the occasion.
A heroic size monument of Prince
Bismarck is to be erected on the north
ernmost point of Germany's frontier
on the summit of the Konisberg.
Schleswig Holstein.
The amnesty decree which Emperor
William issued on Jan. Is was so in
definitely worded that the courts doubt
how to apply it. In Hamburg and
Altoona 500 prisoners were reseased,
but of this number 164 had to be re-
incarcerated the following day. The
imperial court at Leipsic on Monday
last ruled on a case which affects the
rights of German Americans. F. w
Beohine of Brooklyn N. Y, was fined
in September last the sum of 200
marks for evading military service by
emigrating. The court quashed the
sentence as not being in accordance
with treaty rights.
The United States ambassador, Mr..
Theodore Runyon, and Mrs. Runyon
dined on Tuesday with the ex-Empress
Frederick. and on Thursday Mr. Run
yon was present at Emperor William S
diplomatic dinner at the palace. His
majesty was very pleasant to the Uni
ted States ambassador, and referred
jokingly to the Venezuelan question
as the "Iate unpleasantness."
A REMARKABLE CHARACTER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-At the re-