The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29
WILLIAM WANTS
A NEW CABINET
Desires Changes to Get
a Big Navy.
Copyrighted. 1899, by the Associated Press

BERLIN, Oct. 28-Emperor William is
looking for another Cabinet, but has not
yet found the material for 1t. In place
OF DR.. Won MIGUEL, the Minister Of
Finance, his Majesty wanted Herr Sic
mems OF the Deutsch Reichsbank. and n
place OF Herr Thielmann, the Minister of
Puolic Works, he wanted Herr Jencke.
the hrupps' general manager. But they
both declined on Sunday, the reason
being that their present Jobs are more lu-
crative, so the Emperor is still seeking
other suitable men. One of the reasons
why ne desires new men is that he wishes
the navy greatly increased. and faster
than at the present rate and he oeems the
existing Cabinet too Welding to efficiently
push these wishes before the Reichstag.
The Emperor's Hamburg toast is gen
| orally interpreted as urging the necessity
or much larger navy, while an inspired
article in the Nord Deutsche Al,egemeine
Ae1tuns, apparently contradicting the
idea, is regarded as intended to smooth
matters. Admiral Won Tirpitz, Secretary
of the Navy. has received his Majesty's
SANCTION 10 project an enormous increase
OF the navy, giving 1t fifty-seven battle
snlps, htteen large and thirty-six small
cruisers, and making IL equal in size and
einciency to any other navy, Great Brit
I ans excepted. This would involve an eX-
penditure Of 100000 marks and make the
'it1N Oh buOSeL z1E,JvU.BtU MARKS annually.
Later to-day it was learned from an alb
solutely reliable source that Prince Ho-
henlohe had agreed to the following new
naval programme, and that the Govern
ment, the Emperor consenting, Will pre-
sent the programme to the ReiChstag be-
tween 1901 and 1903 Instead of one ship
each year three VIII be built annually un-
til 1916. From these vessels a new third
I squadron will be formed and also reserve
squadrons in place of the Siegfried class.
me me number of cruisers in foreign waters
will be Increased by six large vessels.
The Emperor has been Of the opinion
since 1897, when the present plan was
adopted, that the political situation OF the
world has changed so enormously since
the Spanish-American war. the seizure
Of Kiaochou, the looming OF the whole
Chinese question and the development of
Japan as big maritime power that it
would be a suicidal policy for Germany
10 stick 10 that plan; that Il would be
tantamount TO her abdication as a big
power: and he trusts that there is enough
| increased navy which Germany needs TO
fully play the role he believes is her due.
The correspondent here of the Associ-
ated Press recently had a conversation
with an employe of the Foreign Office
who fully enjoys the Emperor's conf
dence. and he took special pains to assure
the correspondent that the projected in
crease must in no sense be construed as
menace to any power or group Of powers.
He added For colonial power like Ger
many, II has become matter of necessity
:
how necessary Ii ie
It is interesting how public opinion has
taken this idea Of the Emperor. Its re-
ception has been most varied. The whole
Agrarfar press seized the opportunity to
assure the Emperor that the Agrarians
are quite willing TO vote for bigger navy
II he will drop his canal project. The
kreuZ Zeitung says there is not enough
money TO pay for both. The Centre or
gans declared that the absolute necessity
for the increase must be shown before the
z Al u, ~ II -@ta u
and the National Liberal, Reichsparte,
Pan-German. Anti-Semte and a number
Of non-partisan papers discuss the plan
rather favorably
On the other hand. the whole Radical
and Socialist press decries the need OF the
increase. These papers claim that the
masses have about reached the limit Of
taxation and ought not 10 be further bur-
dened under any circumstances The
opinion of well-infoFmed politicians is
that Prince Hohenlohe will be only too
finds q suitable successor, but II viii be
difficult to replace him in these critical
times. So far his Majesty does not know
whom to ask TO step into Prince Hohen-
lOhe's shoes. He has no intention of re-
placing Count Won Bueow, the Minister
Of Foreign Affairs. although the latter for
some time has been the butt OF a large
portion OF the press, owing to what the
newspapers consider lack OF courage and
pluck in dealing with recent questions Of
foreign politics. The entire lingo press
violently attacks him this week for his al
legged subserviency TO Great Britain and
the United States In the Transvaal and
Samoan matters. The press continues 10
discuss these questions repeatedly.