The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-29
THIS LACKS VERTEBRATE
FAILS TO PUSH HIS WISHES Be
FORE THE REICHSTAG.
PROGRAM TO BE LAID BEFORE THAT BODY
Germany Also Wants Cables, Believing Eng
land is Suppressing News of Reyerses In
Transvaal. Anti-British Crusade
Against Emperor's Wishes.

Against Emperor's Wishes.
Copyright 1899 by the Associated Press.
Berlin, Oct. 28.-Emperor William
is looking for another Cabinet, hut has
not yet found the material for it. In
place of Dr. Won Miguel, the Minister of
Finance, His Majesty wanted Herr Sic
mems, of the Deutsche- Reichsbank, and
in place of Herr Thielen, the Minister of
Public Works. he wanted Herr Jencke,
the krupp's general manager But they
Doth declined on Sunday, the reason be-
ing that their present jobs are more lu-
crauve, so the Emperor is still seeking
other suitable men. One of the potent
reasons why he desires new men is that
ne wishes the navy greatly increased and
faster than at the present rate, and he
deems the existing Cabinet too WELD
ing to efficiently push the wishes before
the Reichstag. The Emperor's Hahn
burg toast is generally interpreted as
urging the necessity Of a much larger
navy, while an inspired article in the
Nord Deutsche AllegemCine Zeitung, ap-
parently contradicting the idea, is re-
garded as intended to smooth matters.
admiral Won Tripitz, Secretary of the
Navy, has His Majesys sanction to pro-
ject an enormous increase of the navy
giving it % battleships, IL large and 36
small cruisers, and making it equal in size
and efficiency to any other navy, Great
Britatn's excepted This would involve
an expenditure of 700,000,000 marks,
and make the naval budget 212, 100000
marks annually.
Later today it was learned from an
absolutely reliable source that Prince
Hohenlohe had agreed to the following
new naval program and that the Govern
ment, the Emperor, consenting, will pre-
sent the program to the Rechstag be-
tween 1901 and 1908. Instead of one
ship. three will be built annually until
1916. From these vessels a new third
squadron will be formed, and also re-
serve squadrons i'm place of the Sieg-
fried class. The 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 Flotten
plan was adopted, that the political sit
uation of the world has changed so enOr-
mously since the Spanish-American war,
the seizure of Kiao Chou, the looming
up of the whole Chinese question and the
development Of Japan as a big mari
time power, that it would be suicidal
pOrcy for Germany to stick to that plan,
that it would be tantamount to her aibdi-
cation as big power, and trusts there
is enough patriotism in the ReichStag to
ensure the increased navy which Ger
many needs to fully play the role he be-
.eves is due her.
1t is interesting to note how public
opinion has taken this idea of the EN-
peror. It's reception has been most va
ried. The whole Agrarian press seizes
the opportunity to assure the emperor
that the AgTarians are quite willing to
vote for a bigger navy if he will drop his
canal project. The Kreuz Zeitung says
there is not enough money to pay for
both. The Centre organs declare that
the absolute necessity of the increase
must be shown before the delegates to
the Reichstag vote for it, and the Ma
tional Liberal, Reichspartei, PaneGer
man, AntiISemite and number of nom
partisan papers discuss the plan rather
favorably. On the other hand the whole
radical and Socialist press decries tie
need of the increase. These papers |
claim that the masses have about reach
ed the limit of taxation, and ought not |
10 ne WuFllleE UuTueueu ullutI uily NlE- |
cumstances.
The opinion Of we'll informed politi- |
clans is that Prince HOhenlohe will only |
be too glad to resign as soon as the EN-
peror finds a suitable successor; but it |
will be difficult to replace him in these
critical times.
The war news arrives here in contra |
dictory shape and is often mntelligible |
The comments of most of the papers. |
irrespective of party, is anti-British and |
often couched in a satirical and taunt- |
ing tone. The belief is general that |
Great Britain thus far, has got the |
worst of the fight, but that the news is |
suppressed by the Cabinet censorship, |
the result of which it is argued. demon
strates that it is necessary that Ger
many should construct and operate ca
bles, for in the present state of things,
with Great Britain owning all the ca
bles, Germany in the event of war, will |
he entirely in the power of Great Brit
ain as regards news.
II has been learned by the correspond
emf of the Associated Press, from re-
liable source that the Ant-British cru
SADIE is greatly against the wishes of the
Emperor and the Government as |
whole. The correspondent also learns
ON exceptional authority that Germany
has mo idea of interfering with Great
Britain in South Africa, now or later.