The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-01
THE KAISER UNBENDS
Concluded to Open the Reichstag in
Person.
THE NAVY HIS HOBBY
SAYS TT HAS NOT KEPT PACE
WITH NATIONAL GROWTH.
Touched Upon the Naval Demon
stration in Chinese Waters-More
Stories of Wrecks on British Coast
Austrian Politics-England in
China-Foreign News.

Berlin, Nov. 30.-Emperor William
opened the session of the reichstag to-
day in person for the first time since
white hall of the royal castle His
majesty read the speech from the
throne.
The navy occupied the principal
place in the speech. The passage on
this subject was as follows:
THE development of the German
navy does not correspond with Ger
manys mission at sea. and in the event
of warlike complications it would not
suffice to assure the safety of the
home ports and coasts against
blockade or more extensive operations
on the part of an enemy. Neither has
it kept pace with the rapid growth OF
German trans-oceanic interests. While
German trade is participating increas-
ingly in the worlds exchange Of mer-
chandise the number of our war YES
sells does not suffice to afford our
countrymen abroad the measure of
protection corresponding with Ger
many's position, nor the support which
can only be secured by a display Of
power
GERMANY'S PRESTIGE.
Although it is not our object to vie
with the maritime powers Of the first
rank, Germany must nevertheless be
placed in a position to maintain by
; means of preparedness at sea her pres
tige among the people of the globe"
Referring to the naval demonstration
in Kaio Chaou bay, China, Emperor
William said:
THE murder of the missionaries in
China and the attacks on mission sta
tons which have been placed under
my imperial protection, and their well
fare, which 1 have at heart, has COM
PEELED me to order my squadron in
eastern Asia to proceed to Kaio Chaou
bay, the scene nearest the point of
the outrage, and land troops in order
to obtain full reparation and security
against future lamentable events"
POLITICAL RELATIONS.
Touching the general political situa-
ton, his majesty said:
Our political relations with foreign
states are in every way gratifying and
valuable guarantees of the mainten-
ance of these relations have again
been afforded me by my meetings with
allied and friendly monarchs, as. we'll
as by the brilliant and cordial recep-
tons accorded me in my visits to Pc
terhoff and Buda Pest"
The speech concluded:
All indications justify the eXpecta-
ton that with Gods help we may in
the future, as in the past, look for
ward to the peaceful development of
Europe and the German fatherland.'
LIKE A BLATHERsKITE
After reading his speech, the en-
peror added:
Two years ago, upon this platform,
[ swore before you, upon the conse-
Grated colors of my First regiment of
guards, to preserve the empire as 1
took it from my grandfather and to
protect and safeguard its honor abroad.
You have thus all become parties to
my oath, and 1 pray, in the name of
the empire and the presence of Al
mighty God, that he will assist you in
your work and help me to protect in
the future, as in the past. the honor
of the empire abroad, which I have
not valued too low to give my only
brother in pledge for it,