The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-22
WILHELM'S MONEY BAGS
THEY ARE NOT so NEAR EMPTY AS
HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Herr Won KassOw on the Condition of
the German EmperOr'S FINANCES
Debate in the Reichstag.
Copyright 1899 by the Associated Press.)

|
perial finances, by Herr Won Kassow, who
| was apparently inspired from high quarters.
| He takes pains to expose the baselessness of
the rumors rejecting upon Emperor Will
| liam's monetary re S JurCes. The Greuzt otens
| article was prompted more particularly by
recent rumors that his Majesty intended
| to ask the Prussian Landtag for a vote to
| defray the expenses of his Palestine trip and
| that he had written to Emperor Francis
| Joseph, of Austria, begging for a loan of
| 1909, 600 gulden. In view of these reports
| implying that the court finances are en-
! barrassed it has been deemed advisable to
| explain that the Prussian crown funds are
| in a most fourishing condition. Herr Won
| Kassow asserts that although the mainten-
ance Of the imperial dignity of the navy has
necessitated large calls upon these funds.
| and while no assistance has been received
| from the Emperor, yet other factors have
| placed the Emperors finances in a much
more favorable position than those of any
! of his predecessors. The writer reminds
| the public that the princes of Prussia do
not receive state allowances apart from
their private means and that they are de-
pendent upon the money granted them by
| the King. When William 1 assembled the
| throne he had to subsidize the courts of the
|
| Frederick Prince Charles, his son; Prince
| Frederick Charles, Prince Albrecht and his
son, now the Regent of Brunswick; Prince
Frederick and his two sons, and the Princess
I4iegnitz, who have all lived in great style.
| But now most of those are dependent upon
| the present Emperor and either living in
| comparative retirement or have inherited
! large properties or requests, which have
| placed them beyond need of royal assist
ance
Herr Won Kassow then proceeds to COM
pare the expenditure of the present En-
peror and of his predecessors, and concludes:
THE Berlin court, if anything, is too eco
nomical. The Kaiser has expended little
on new buildings and lives the greater part
| of the year at Potsdam a scale far less
| pretentious than wealthy commoner. The
! number of festivities has been much re-
| duced and foreign pOtentates are now en-
| tertalned more frequently than desirable in
| the interests of the state. In fact" this i'm
spired article concludes, the Kaiser is regu-
| lating his expenditure on lines which will
/ enable him to view with equanimity, the
| time when the six young princes will
| quire separate establishments"
In the Reichstag to-day Herr Wiener, of
| the Freisinninge party, said he hoped the
National Liberals would joint the Leftists
! in opposing the anti-strikers' bill an
nounced in the speech from the throne.
The speaker then proceeded to refer to EN-
| peror Williams speech at Oeynhausen, in
which he first intimated the introduction Of
| the measure, but he had only uttered the
words In Oeynhausen" when he was in
terrupted by President Ballestem, who de-
clared he would not stop any member from
| referring to speeches of Emperor William
or other federal sovereigns, provided au-
| thentic versions of such speeches had come
| to the cogniZance of the Reichstag, as In
| the case Of the speech from the throne or
Reichsanzeiger but, he added reverence is
| due to the Emperor and the dignity of the
| house did not admit that notice be taken oil
| speeches, authentic versions OF which had
not been published
Herr Wiener replied that he would will
| ingly bow to the ruling of the president. He
| thought the Oeynhausen speech belonged TO
| the category regarding which Count Won
| Posadowsky- Wehner, the minister of the
| interior. had said he did not know anything
| which had ever happened in the empire,
| for which the imperial chancellor had not
! assumed the fullest responsibility.
Count Won Posodowsky. replying to ques-
| tons, said that the matter of admission or
women to medical and dental professions
| would shortly be settled. Women who had
| been allowed by special favor to take the
| necessary courses in the nigh school would
| be admitted to practice provided that their
| naturalization was not merely of a formal
| character. Count Won POsodowsky then re-
| ferred to the talk of political dlScontent
| with the imperial government. lie sad:
| There is certainly no one who IS not NJ
| heart glad that the German races have been
| made one in the German empire. AT the
| foundation of the empire many wishes and
| hopes were cherished. all of which naturally
| could not be fulfilled because too high an
| estimation formed of the power on the
| state. This was bound to lead TO many
| establishment With progressive political
| development, however. this sense of disap-
pointment would disappear and give place
/ more and more to a feeling of joy. We have
| become strong nation, enjoying great pres
nh
In the lower house of the Prussan Diet
to-day the minister of finance. Dr. MIGUEL,
as vice president, referring to the Danish
| expulsion, said the state had done nothing
| to intensity the existing antagonism. The
| government, he added, for many years had
| not interfered with the agitation which
was clearly directed against the union of
| North Schleswig to Prussia. But finally
the increasing holiness of the agitation had
compelled the government to defend itself,
though the government. even under these
circumstances. had acted with the utmost
| leniency.
were very much disappointed with the new
| building The acoustics proved so bad that
| even those sitting close to the government
beach were unable to follow closely the
| budget speech of the minister of finance. DR..
| MIGUEL, while the reporters understood
| hardly word. The members declared they
| could not discuss the speech until they re-
| ceived the stenograp hic report as they had
not heard 4 quarter of DR.. MiqueIs re-
| marks In consequence of that the house
! adjourned to-day. the builders being in
| structed to endeavor to remedy the evil in
! the tnea ntime.
DR.. MiqueTs estimates contained nothing
| remarkable except an unusually roseate
| view Of Prussan finances based on the vast
| increasing revenues. In previous years, how
| ever. Dr.. MIGUEL has always taken an I'M
! favorable view of the future in order to
| discourage agitation for increased expendi-
! ture and liberal projects respecting educa-
| ton and other progressive movements Now,
| however, Dr. Miguel has persuaded Parlia-
ment that the country is perfectly able to
bear the burdens entailed by the new army
bill, hence his cheerful forecast.
Severe weather has prevailed throughout
Germany, where the gales have been caus-
| ing considerable damage Very disquietng
| reports have been received from the Rhine
and it's affiuents. The new dam near May
ence was washed away by the floods while
a freight train was traVerSing it, The en-
CINE and six cars fell into the harbor, but
there was no loss of life. The rivers con-
tinue to rise and are causing anxiety.
Emperor William has turned his attention
to designing battle statues, and has commits
stoned Walter Schott, the sculptor, to exc
cute design by himself of a monumental
figure of q mailed archangel, ten feet high,
resting both hands on huge sword which
will be erected on the battle field of st. Pri-
vat, facing the French frontier
The chair of military Jurisprudence has
been instituted by the Berlin University
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