The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-03
Emperor Williams Fondest Hopes
TO Be Realized.
TO BUILD MORE WARSHIPS
GERMANY TO RANK SECOND TO
GREAT BRITAIN.
Difficulty Experienced By American
Ambassadors at Berlin and Vienna
In Securing Houses Euitable For
Embassies-Are Forced to Fay In
Advance For Everything.

Copyright, 1879, by Associated FreSS-)
Berlin, Dec AFTER a fortnight of
preliminary szirmishing. the reichstag
during the coming week will begin Sc
rious work, starting with the first
reading of the budget, which always
leads to serious and headed debates,
the important part of which will be the
advance of the fight for and against
the new naval bill. The whole energy
of the emperor and the government
will be used toward making the bill a
law and thus securing for Germany the
second place in the world as naval
power
After surveying the parliamentary
field it seems pretty probable that the
bill will pass, as the whole right. part
of the center and portion OF the LETT
SCENE in favor of its passage. No doubt
German public opinion Overwhelmingly
favors the bill. as the people believe
with the emperor that 1t is absolutely
necessary for Germany's continued
prestige az a world power and for the
extension of German trade and inf1u-
ence abroad.
Besides the conviction is now held
generally here that France could no
longer be feared as a serious -comoeti-
tor militarily. she having reached her
ultimate limit in increasing her army
and being unable to compete with Ger
many's additional 100000 of inhab-
itants. Thus it must be said that Ger
many now has her hands free for naval
expansion.
Improve the Ship Yards.
The governments purpose to trans
form Emden, hitherto a small north
sea harbor into first-class naval port
1,1 aIoir daU IN aX
ceptionai authority it is learned that
these plans embrace the deepening of
the river bed so as to allow the largest
warships to enter the port. The first
installment of 9.500000 marks for this
Improvement will reach the Prussian
diet after its reconvening. The govern
ment will also erect big nayay ship
yards and dry docks a Emden. The
dry docks will be pushed SO that a
number of the vessels demanded by the
new naval bill can be built at Emden. |
The desirability of the United States
having suitable permanent embassies .
abroad is again unpleasantly illus
trated by the humiliating experience of
Ambassador White. as cabled to the
Associated Press Wednesday. and by +
the fact. just revealed, that Minister
Harris at Vienna is undergoing worse /
experience. Mr.. Whites trouble is !
likely 20 be tided over. as it is UNDER
stood the little government of Baden
has offered to allow the American am /
bassador to continue to occupy the top
fiat of the building ii purchased until
the end of President McKinley's term.
Since Mr.. Harris arrived in Vienna
he has been vainly searching for a
suitable house. The difficulty. is the
unwillingness of Austrian landlords to
rent to Americans.
Trouble With Landlords.
NJ BARTLETT
Trip. had dispute with his landlord
and the latter sued Mr.. Trip success
fully. He pleaded eX-territOrialty. but
without effect. Even the Vienna
tradesmen are disinclined to supply
anyone connected with the legation I'M
less paid in advance. Both these in
ci6ents are causing much astonish-
ment and talk in diplomatic circles al
Vienna and Berlin. and many dispar-
aging remarks have been made against
the United States policy in this respect.
Dr. Won MIGUEL, whose skill in finan-
cially squeezing the German subjects
for the benefit of the state is proven
bal, has fallen a victim to his own
tax gatherers. They have rejected DR..
Won Miquers income tax return, de-
claring ne omitted the income of the
Silesian estate, which DR.. Won MIGUEL
claims is unproductive. The controver-
sy, which the courts viii probably have
TO decide. involves only small amount.
but the department insists upon its
alleged rights against its own chief.
The Imperial Budget.
Berlin. Dec. 1.-The imperial budget
estimates, copies of which were dis
tributed among the members of the
reichstag today. differs but slightly
from the figures telegraphed to the
Associated Press November 20. The
revenue expenditure balance is 2.G5S,-
33333. SOL marks. showing an increase OF
los. e7S ,544 marks.
The permanent expenditure is esti-
mated at 1.7S3.O42. 49S marks. an in
crease of 107, 004. $50 marks, this COM
prising an additional outlay for the
army of 1.495, 40 marks. and for the
navy 4.S95.065 marks. The non-recur-
ring expenditure is estimated at 2I5,-
291, 593 marks. being a decrease of l.
COS, 21l marks
The estimated revenue shows an in
crease of 47,464.040 marks, under the
heads Of customs and taxes and arti-
cles of consumption.
Make Bogus Credentials.