The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29
Empcros Anxious for N Navy.

Tie smpeyor's Hamburg toast is gener-
ely Interpreted us urging the necessity
O. a much larger navy. While an !nsi l!fel
Article in the Nord Deatsche Alisemeine
Eas. is regarded as intended 10 smooth
matters
Admiral Won Tirpitz. secretary OF the
saYy. received his majes:ys sanction to
project al enormous Increase 0f the navy.
giving Il ufty-seVeu battseships fifteen
large and thirty-six SINAI! cruisers. ana
making Il equal In Size and efficiency 70
Gay ether navy, Grest Britain excepted
Thus would Involve an expenditure OF
l'WDo00S marks and make the naval
budget a25o0.glo marks annually. Later
Today II vs.. learned from All absolutely
Telable source that Prince H0heulnhe
had agreed 10 the following new naval
Programme ard that the government, the
emperor consuming. Will present the pro
fs s"n' 10 the f''e"T'aS between 1871 and
Instead OF one each three VIII be built
annually until 1915 From these vessels
new thIrl squadron viii I've formed
snd also reserve sQtadrou1 ia place of
the Siegtrs3 class The number Of cruis-
sFs tn foreign waters viii be Increased by
tu large vessels.
The emperor has been to the opinion
since - when the presen. fotten plan
Was adopted that th> roli,i,.i situation
o. The world has changed So enormously
Since The Sr2 ulsh American wHr. the sctg-
IRE % Kiaochau. the looming lip of the
Whole Chinese question aud the develop
rent 81 Japan IA n big maritime power
that 4 wotli1 be- a suicidal policy fer Car
many 10 stick - that plan: that II would
De tHntamoupt % her abHirAtion az p bic
power. anS he trusts there Is enough
patriotism On tho rrichEtaE - insure the
increased navy which Germany needs II
t1liF piaF TIA role he believes II her due.
Not Intended "a Menace
The correspond, her, II tho Associated
Fress T6ceuflv had , conversation with
On emp'ore - the foreign office. wbp fully
.ht'Ns -" fnfrrcts coNf6"n G. ma he
TX sis q : pai0s 20 assure the et,sre pond
ent tat fHf trspased fuercssa must IN n
senSr h' 'iff~' rle9 as 4 menace. - any
i9esr ar ggoua II powers. lie added
For Z ratnD-3l power Ike Germany. Il
mas become a matter % necessity to sc
bigger navy Recent events show how
Necessary 8; is
orinion on the Subject Divided.
Il /. To- eres,!ug = note hos t.u}isr opln.
sah has t4ktn ibis tdea. of the emperor. It's
's~.p'i'l. has tecr most Varied The " hole
AE@r-F. pfoss seia the OPPORTUNITY -
$500 " emperor that tie AgfArt8us arr
~ ~ 'o rote Ter a hisEe7 navy &
r. @f-p hss canal pyojer; TIE k:eus
t+s 'hers Is no. -uch money
u pay 10TH Tho C'en.rr organs de-
e.ere3 .-at .he ahs-,u.a II, cess'ty r5r the
m.f'a<' ts. Z" shown before tAc ieie-
kA'ts /" .N. --ictstaE Vafe f-v 5f ana h.
m MAJ 'arA Ke.chsTaetei. pan Ter
ma. an ..ie ana Il nuuher - ann-
partisan nt.ess .it,s--s~ :he rlao rather
,,tFarat'N- $50 the ataer hand .hc Whole
Radical "a Socialist press DEGREES he
@ a's g. the ia'rfeee The 9aNsr 7neTs
,1h iof 0a~s atte tf.. p. rtar1e3 The
.sAi - .7Xf-'o1 ant ought ~-t ~ 20 far
'iifv hu-i~e.,: t.is- 4rt ...,.+-tt-s~
I"oh'nx fo~ "a Prime Minister.
re eff1ior we' ~ q mes politicians
= Ia t-irca Il nea.sAv NJ - oelv TOO
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