The herald., 1897-03-14
Naval Projects Seem Doomed
to Failure
OLD BISMARCK TALKS SENSE
And Opposes German Interventisn in
Cretan Affairs
The Failure sf Prosecutions Of Socialists VIII
Result In . Complete Reorganixa-
tion Of Prussian Laws
A..oc,ated Pres. special wire

mittee in refusing to vote the naval
credits for new vessels, 1t 10 understood
the new secretary Of the navy, Vice.
Admiral Won Hollmann, will resign. In
the voting today the credit for cruiser
was rejected by the committe by q vote
of 16 to /. The credit for the dispatch
by q vote Of Is to one, but the credits for
the two new gunboats were adopted by
big majorities. The credit for an IRON
clad to replace the Koenig Wilhelm was
adopted yesterday. the vote standing 20
to 6. Regarding the other means to COM
plete the construction OF vessels. the
committee showed q disposition to
| tighten the purse strings. Admiral Won
Holman violently appealed to the com,
mittee to facilitate the greater rapidity
of building by adopting the govern
ment's demands. dwelling upon the su-
periority Of Great Britain in that respect.
The imperial chancellor. Prince Ho-
henlohe. and other members of the cabi-
net are said to be still sore over the man
ner in which they were ignored In pre-
senting the naval projects. through Ad-
miral Won Hollmann. but the emperor's
support of the latter compelled them to
pocket their wounded pride.
| In the meanwhile the Centrists, Lib
erals and Socialists are apparently pre-
pared to maintain their opposition to
these projects, and combined, they can
secure the rejection of the naval
| schemes.
The Catholic Cologne volks Zeitung
points out that since 1872 the annual ex-
penditures for the navy have increased
from 21, ,21S, 900 marks to 81. .407, 900 marks
and the Cologne Gazette suggests the
funds required be provided by the taxa
tion Of all trading vessels according to
the value Of their cargoes. and ten marks
per ton is suggested az the amount Of
the tax.
| Primes Bismarck, in the Hamburger
Nachrichten, continues to oppose Ger
man intervention in the Cretan imbro-
Clio. He says that 60 far as Germany
is concerned the Cretans may out each
others throats until none Of them are
left and that European peace should
not be menaced by this Cretan farce"
The final outcome of the sensational
prosecution of Herr Auer and forty
seven Socialist leaders for the violation
of the Prussisn laws governing political
associations, is hailed by the Socialist
papers as a signal defeat Of the govern
msnl. rne outcome Of this suit win pe
a bill to thoroughly recrganize tho Prus-
sian laws in this connection.
There is a movement among the stu
dents of the Berlin university and other
high schools against the continuance Of
the fuelling nuisance. but 1t has been
officially squelched, and the leaders OF
the movement have been forbidden to
continue the agitation under pain Of ex-
pulsion.
Prof. Zombardt. one of the professors
who has been disapproved Of by the gov
ernment by reason OF his financial views.
has received an ovation by the students
at Breslau. He responded with the
toast, II drink to free speech In free
German universities"
Prof. Wagner. of the Berlin university,
also had big ovation.
Another drawing by the emperor is to
be published in March. 1t shows his
grandfather. William I, surrounded by
symbolical personages. A Berlin art
firm is publishing It in connection with
the centenary fetes.
The memorial hall In honor Of the SOL
diers killed during the war Of 1901
will be erected beside the Brandenbere
gate. 1t will be in the form of semi
circle colonnade around an open space
leading to the Thiergarten and will be
inscribed with nearly 10000 names.
Prince Bismarck continues in poor
health. and he breads the excitement Of
his birthday ovations Nevertheless he
has accepted a torchfight procession, in
which his Hamburg admirers will take
part during the evening Of April Is.
Speaking to a friend. regarding the
cognomen OF "the great" foisted upon
his grandfather by the present emperor
Prince Bismarck SAID; Great Is per-
haps hardly. appropriate: but knight
and hero he oertAinly" was.
Prof. Koch's report on leprosy in the
eastern provinces has been published.
1t shows that ~ cases still exist. 1t was
originally imported from Russia and
several new cases have Just been dis
covered. There are more in the western
districts and at Frankfort on Oder.
A rupture has occurred at Mayence
among the organizers of the centenary
fdtes. because the bishop and onicial
dignitaries have forbidden toasts in
honor Of Prince Bismarck.
Count Herbert Bismarck, In a speech
which he delivered at the conversation Of
Conservatives at Drssden, compared the
period since hts fathers retirement to
the seven lean years Of Egypt All the
German press fear that the regime Of
President Mckinley will bring new
tariff inimical to Germany.
With reference to the new American
sugar bill and reciprocity clause, the
opinion in reichstag circles:is that the
export bounties will not be abolished
since the nesotiations with Austria and
France eailed.
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