The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15
Gossip OF BERLIN.
The Fmperer's Naval schemes Meet
Great Opposition

RgRT.TN. FEB. Iz-The declaration n
tn~ r.lcasta< By Count PoSa6oWSSy, Sec
-e,sry os imperial treasury. that TIE So
CD sueororssc tzrlr vii BE adopted n
GERMANY. has created q sensation n GEN.
-ra-~ssf and nEsnciGl cireiss. That suca
a ts-a- AZ tse expiration 9t the existing
~a--7sar-saa treaties. VII be used
v@a ,5u. AGAINST tae countries whose COM
,.a.g-s.- 80 arTartzr< dresa the most and
szatnst tie United States even before
go an orzcfag q the foreign Office, wao
aa4sxx shs confidence OF the minister of
fogesxn anairs. has informed tae cores
,,arSert Of TIRE Associated Press.
re new sa-s1 VII - prepared jointly
nx sna fo-essn Office and the finance de-
rz~rrnsut TIE first stage o. the Work -
s,.. -axur. Expert statements are being
obtained from every point % the empire n
oras- % get ar accurate p1ctGrs O. ne con
ss.s0r, ~ me various Industries ana trades,
and especially hG.han6ry. 50 as 20 tx pre-
~..asy tha degree - protection needed IN
aaeh eas.- The new tariff based on TINS
tnarFtry. WI be passed by the reiens1aS
in tine ID be used as means OF pressure
80 conclude favorable commercial treaties
dating from lsl@ -, -
The scheme provides Tor genera anu
suectaI tariff. Tne latter VIII Dc sfantea
TO treaty nations ana 1as Aoa'i-sr -. -
u.sd AGAINST nations with which Germany
- - treaty. All the present treaties
80 ~ terminated. and there is no doubt
.bat csrwzry's present relations with the
T-nited states and Russia viii DC consad-
erahly modified
TIE connection is yearly becoming
kAensr and more dangerous. but the gov
srnmsnt believes, with the suitable meas
ures proposed. Germany can protect her
sels hv increasing the specialization OF
her products and raising the QaaAty OF
her goods.
Emperor williams remarks at the par
uarnentary dinner given oy DR.. Miquei,
minister OF finance. strongly urging that
the strength OF the German navy De IN
creased. and advocating a coalition or
the Conservatives. Imperialists and Ma
ttonai Liberals in order 70 carry out his
natriotic work, have been commented
upor throughout the empire. and the
NEWSPAPERS point out that IL is evidently
SIN mis- majesty's life dream TO make
GERMANY as powerful at sea as she Is on
land But nearly all the papers. even the
Conservative organs. maintain that his
dream IS unrsalizable, and the Centrists.
as the strongest party in the reicnstag,
are deeply offended at being omitted by
the emperor from his list OF the national
parties The leading Centrist organ, the
Volks Zeitunz says defantly that the
Centrfsts viii not support such inflated
naval plans. adding:
And IL the reichstag Is dissolved for
rejecting them, the elections Will only
put the government in a worse position
The election cry Of new vessels and new
taxes means a sure defeat for the gov
eminent Let the Conservatives and Ma
tiOnal Liberals consolidate. They stu viii
be powerless-'
The .Agrarian organ also fatty de-
nounces the naval scheme. 1t claims that
the national parties will only unite I'M
der the hammer of AgrarianiSm.
Articles published in the French press
as 10 the advisabihty Of a Franco-Ger-
man entente. against Great Britain are
followed with much interest here.
Prince Bismarck's organ. the HAM
burger Nachrichten. says:
Much as We Ike 10 welcome. I'm the in
terests OF peace, the choice Of France IN
favor Of Germany as against England.
yet we do not believe French politics VIII
yet make such a choice. France is ready
temporarily 10 cooperate with Germany
in the instance OF the far East or In the
African colonies when directed against
England. and especially II Russia sane
tons it, but We do not believe for mo-
ment that France. under any Circum-
stances. would relinquish her hope of re-
covering Alsace- Lorraine and regaining
military and political preponderance in
Europe
Both Count Won Mirbach and Baron Won
Manteuffel, the two ablest Conservative
the reichstag.
The Prussian minister for the interior.
Won Der Recke. IS preparing a bin to re-
organize the Prussian municipal electoral
system. 10 deprive them of their present
plutocrafic character.
The four hundredth anniversary OF the
birth OF Melancthon Will be celebrated
February Is throughout the Protestant
part OF Germany. At the Berlin univer-
sity a special address VIII be delivered
by Dr. Adolen Harnick, professor OF &c
cies.astical history. and tho best known
exponent OF broad evangelical theology IN
Germany.
In the Berlin gymnasla orationS on Me-
lancthon Of 3 biographical character. and
pointing out his Importance as a COM
peer OF Luther in the reformation. viii be
delivered.
A monument TO Nelancthon has been
erected In his native place. Brettan. near
Baden, and II viii be unveiled on Febru-
AIRY Is by the Grand Duke of Baden.
Mr.. Edwin 2 TIL the United States
smbassa dor, and Mrs. Uhl viii tomorrow
accompany their daughter and son-in-
law. Mrs. Thompson and Prof. Guy
Thompson. of Yale, TO Bremen. whence
they will embark for New York