The San Francisco call., 1899-12-03
WILLIAM NAVAL
BILL WILL PASS
Certain of Success i'm the
ReiChStag.
EFFECT OF THE MEASURE
WOULD MAKE GERMANY GREAT
MARITIME POWER.
Whole Energy Of the Emperor and
the Government Directed Toward
Carrying Out This
Purpose.
WOULD MAKE GERMANY GREAT
MARITIME POWER.
Copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Dec. 2.-After a fortnight OF
preliminary skirmishing the Reichstag
during the coming week will begin Sc
rious work, starting with the first read
Ing OF the budget, which always leads
TO serious and heated debates, the i'm
portant 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 II seems probable
that the bill will pass, as the whole right
part Of the center and a portion OF the
left seem 10 favor its passage. No doubt
German public opinion Overwhelmingly
favors the bill. as the people believe with
the Emperor that IL Is absolutely neces-
sary for Germany's continued prestige as
world power and for the extension OF
German trade and influence abroad Be
sides, the conviction is now held gener-
ally here that France need not be feared
as serious competitor militarily, she
having reached her ultimate limit in in
creasing her army and being unable to
compete with Germany's additional l5.
100000 Of inhabitants. Thus 1t may be
said that Germany now has her hands
free for naval expansion.
The Governments purpose TO transform
Emden, hitherto a small North Sea har-
bor into a first-class naval port, has be-
come palmer every day. on exceptional
authority ii is learned that these plans
embrace the deepening of the river bed so
as to allow the largest warShips 10 enter
the port. The first installment of 9,000,OoO
marks for these improvements Will reach
the PruSsian Diet after its reconvening.
The Government will also erect big naval
shipyards and drydocks at Emden. The
drydocks will be pushed so that number
OF the vessels demand by the new naval
bill may be built at Emden.
The desirability OF the United states
having suitable permanent embassies
abroad is again unpleasantly illustrated
by the humiliating experience OF En-
bassador White as cabled to the Asso-
ciated Press on Wednesday, and by the
fact Just revealed that the Minister At
Vienna is undergoing a worse experience.
Mr.. Whites trouble is likely 10 be tidtd
over. as 1t is understood that the little
Government of Baden has offered 10 al
low the American ambassador TO occupy
the top fiat of the building 1t purchased
until the end of President McKinley's
term. Since Mr.. Harris arrived in Vienna
he has been vainly searching for suit
able house The difficulty is the unw.l-
lingness of Austrian landlords 10 rent 10
Americans.
Mr.. Harris predecessor, Bartlett Tripp.
had a dispute with his landlord, and the
latter sued Mr. Tripp successt,uLlly; ne n.
pleaded eXterritoriality, but without ef-
feet. Even the Vienna tradesmen are dis
inclined 10 supply any one connected with
the legation unless paid in advance. Both
these incidents are causing much aston
ishment and talk in diplomatic circles at
Vienna and Berlin. and many disparag1ng
remarks have been made against the
United States policy in this respect.
DR. Won MIGUEL. whose skill in financially
Squeezing the German subjects for the
benefit of the state is proverbial, has fall
en- a victim 10 his own tax gatherers.
They have rejected DR.. Won Miquefs in
come tax return. declaring he omitted the
income of the Silesian estate, which DR..
Miduel claims is unproductive. The con-
troversy, which the courts probably Will
have to decide involves only a small
amount, but the department insists upon
its alleged rights.
Mrs. William Walter Phelps has arrived
here She and her daughter, Countess Won
Rottenberg and Count Won Rottenberg
will go to the Riviera for the winter.
Dr. Won Mumm Schwartzenstein, re-
Gently acting German ambassador Mt
Washington, took luncheon with the En-
peror to-day. The conversation turned
incidentally to American affairs and the
surprising development of TIE United
States Among the guests was Prince
Regent Albrecht of Brunswick. who told
about his recent mission TO Spain. lie
said the young King evinced considerable
intelligence, but that he was still kept
from all state affairs and treated alto
gether as a child.
Germany to-day renewed her prohibi-
ton against the importation OF Rouma-
nian meat, issued in 1892, but long IN
allegiance.