The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-03
GERMANV'S NAVAL PLANS.
DILL FOR AN INCREASE QUITE
CERTAIN TO PASS.
Public Sentiment Endorses the Prop
osition 70 Make the Country the
Second Maritime Power Of the
World and Reichstag VIII Follow

Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Dec. 2.--After fortnight Of
preliminary skirmishing. the reichstag dur
ing the coming week will begin serious
work. starting with the first reading Of the
budget. which always leads to serious and
heated debates, the important part of
which win be the advance Of the fight
for and against the new naval bill. The
whole energy Of tho emperor and the gov
eminent will be used toward making the
bill law. and thus securing for Germany
the second place In the world as a naval
power. After surveying the parliamentary
field. 1t seems pretty probable that the bill
Will pass. as the whole right. part of tho
center and portion of the left seem IN
favor OF its passage. No doubt German
public opinion overwhelmingly favors the
bill. as tho people believe with the EN-
peror that It Is absolutely necessary for
Germany's continued prestige as a world
power and for the extension Of German
trade and influence abroad Beside. tho
conviction Is now held generally here that
France could no longer be feared as a seri-
GUS competitor militarfiy she having reach
ed her ultimate limit In Increasing her
army and being unable to compete with
Germany's additional 15.000,o0 OF inhai,i-
tants. Thus 1t must be said that Germany
now has her hands free for naval sxpan-
sion.
Emden to he q Naval Station.
The governments purpose to transform
Emden, hitherto small North sea harbor,
into a first-class naval port, has become
palmer every day. On exceptional author
ity It Is learned that these plans embrace
the deepening Of the river bed so az to
allow. the largest warships to enter tho
port. Tho first installment Of $500, 900 marks
for this Improvement will reach the Prus
sian diet after Its reconvening. The gov
eminent will also erect big naval ship
docks viii viii be pushed so that number s q of
the vessels demanded by the new naval bill
can be built at Linden.
Ambassadors Cannot Rent Houses.
The desirability OF tho United States
hsvinF suitable permanent embassies
abroad is again unpleasantly illustrated
by the humiliating experience OF AM
bassador White. as cabled to the Associ-
a s,tst Press, "Wednesday; and by the fact
Vienna ts undergoing q worse experience.
Mr.. Whites trouble Ii likely to be tided
over. az It is understood the little govern
American ambassador to continue to oc s
chased until the end Of President Nc
Since Mr.. Harris arrived in Vienna he
has been vainly searching for a suitable
house. The difficulty Is the unfriendli-
ness OF Austrian landlords toward Ameri-
Harris predecessor, Bartlett Trip. had
q dispute with his landlord and the lat
ter sued Mr.. Trip successfully. He
pleaded extraordinarily. but without
effect. Even the Vienna tradesmen are
disinclined to supply anyone connected
with the legation unless paid In advance.
Both these Incidents are causing much
establishment and talk In diplomatic
circles at Vienna and Berlin, and many
disparaging remarks have been made
against the United States policy in this
respent.
Victim Of His Own Tax Gathcrers.
DR.. Won MIGUEL, whose skill In finan-
cially squeezing the German subjects for
the benefit of the state Is proverbial, has
fallen a victim to his own tax gatherers.
They have rejected DIR. Won Miquers in
come tax return. declaring he omitted the
incmoe of the Silesian estate which DR..
Won MIGUEL claims is unproductive. The
controversy, which the courts will prob
ably have to decide. involves only a small
amount, but the department insists upon
its alleged rights against its own chief.
American Visitors I'm Berlin.
Mrs. William Walter Phelps has ar
rived here She and her daughter
Countess Rottenberg. and Count Rotten
berg. will go to the Riviera for the win
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