The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-06
EMPEROR WANTS BIG NAVY
GERMAN PEOPLE COMING TO HIS
VIEWS on THE SUBJECT.
The Semi-omeiaI Papers Admit That
the Want of q strong Navy Was
All That Prevented Intervention
Between United states and spain.

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BERLIN. NOV The e1nperoTs naval
projects have formed Ihe main subject
Of press discussion this week The GOV
eminent now adEnite that the Floeten
plan really means doubling tie navy. as
compared with what II would q. under the
plan Of ls41. and that 15.elQ additional
men Will he needed for the rev feet
Nearly the whole press express asionisl-
merit al the fact that his majesty per
sonaily conceived and pushed the plan.
while Prince Hone Diohes consent vas
only obtained Later and that The bundles
rath and PrUssian abinet have not yer
been consulted However. the chances of
a bill enoodying the plan which the cor
respondent learns will reach the reichstag
before the end II the year are Increasing.
Even part Of the Freissin;ge seem willing
10 vote for the increase If strong reasons
for Il are shown The Agrarian press
preserves the policy indicated last week.
All sorts Of popular manifestations In
favor Of the bill are being arranged in
order To ;nftueuce opinion. \ number OF
clubs and societies including the Colonial
GeseiiSchaft, are preparing q campaign
OF agitation for the proposed naval IN
crease. How deeply the emperors idea
seems 10 have sunk into the public mind
ss shown b. the declaration IN lis favor
by the Liberal Tasebiatt. while the Lib
y
1ori'y can now be had in the rzichaJas
for the plan without the Agrarians and
Socialists 50 the emperor need not sacri-
fee his midland canal ard new CONNER
cai treaties In order 10 secure the pas
sage Of the navy bill
The United States a BuaaboO.
The government. through Herr krupps
organ, the Official Polltischen Nachrich-
ten. gives among the reasons for the con
t@npiated increase the advent Of the
United States new Weitmacht. the
cooperation Of Great Britain and the
tnreG States In Samoa and the war In
South Africa, which has had much 10 do
with the conception OF the plan. This ar
ticie says;
Recent misuse OF power BY two grea,
nations toward a weaker the sudden
growth Of some nsvies the prevention Of
Intervention Of European powers In
favor OF a weaker by the aid OF the
the impossib'liiy OF European interfer-
ence when America took not only the
West Indian hut also the far i State pos
sessions Of Spain. are sufficient reasons
for much larger German navy"
The article Is Of special interest because
81 vas inspired ard seems 10 he an adj
mission ~ wat Off aial Germany has all
sire 10 interfere with the United States
last year and with Great Britain this year.
which was only curhet by the potent con-
sid"ration that Germany lid not have a
navy large enough 10 carry out her de-
sire.
German Sentiment Boer War.
The news ~ the British rev.rses and
losses has been received In Germany with
less GenofiStra lions OF 10y than might have
been expected from previous expressions,
The mistakes and shortcomings of thu
British preparations ara pointed olt with
much VigOr by the press strateeists and
military writers. but the other newspapers
comment on the weeks events fairly
The Frankfort Zeituug discusses Anglo
American politics editoraiiy. saying:
England II successful VIII have to
thank Germany's neutrality for il ns IL
was the only thing which prevented Rus
sis and France from interfering An IN
derstanding between Germany and Eng
questions. hut no alliance II Was profit
able 10 q with England only SO far ~ our
friendly relations with Russia ara not dis
turbed thereby "
The lingo pa pers AMI the en,ire agra
rian press Of courae are still inlmical to
Great britain
The D4ut-che Zeltuns. commenting upon
the emperor telegram tu the British drs-
COON regiment IF which he fs honorary
colonel. and the Samoan negotiations says:
We stand IN the presence OF & total po-
iiiicai collapse II he German empire"
The TagSs Zctung ana other lingo pa
pers suggest Ar Illumination In honor O.
tse Boer successes The Staats Burger
2eiiung declares the emperor is directly
oPposinE n" aims and convictions Of
great majority Of tina German people
Hope for Democratic Success
The PAPERS are foll0uing attentfveiv the
politica al DEVELOPMENTS iu the nite,i States
Tks semi official Pos, expresses editorial
" the hone that the auti-'in pertalist move
mont viii lead To the defeat az Preetient
Mckinley
The Cologne vo'kS ze,tune discussing
Venezuelan events SAYS 'tsrr.ran raf,-
itai and interests are largely engaged and
Germany must take measures against thu,
anarchy which may 80 expected n reign
there. according u attest advIces
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