The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29
AFFAIRS In AFRICA
BERLIN PAPERS CONTINUE HOS
TILE ATTACKS UPON THE
WORK OF BRITONS
ALL WANT A GREATER NAVY

Really Disturbing Element-Cah-
met Changes Probable.
Copyright by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 2S.-Emperor William is
looking for another cabinet, but 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 tsche-Reischbank, and
In place of Herr Thielen, the minister OF
public works. he wanted Herr Jencks,
the krupps' general manager. But they
both declined on Sunday, the ca: on being
that their present posts are more lucra-
tive, so the emperor is still seeking Other
suitable men. One Of the potent reasons
why he desires new men is that he wishes
the navy greatly increased, and faster
than at the present rate, and he deems
the existing cabinet too yielding to effi-
GENTLY push these wishes before the
reichstag.
The emperor's Hamburg toast is gen.
orally interpreted as urging the necessity
OF a much larger navy, while an INSPIRED
article in the Nord Deutsche Allemeine
Zeitung, apparently contradictng the
idea, is regarded as intended to smooth
matters. Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary
of the navy, has received his majesty's
sanction TO project an enormous increa e
of the navy, giving it fifty-seven battle
ships, fifteen large and thirty-siX small
cruisers, and making it equal in size and
efficiency to any other navy, Great Brit
aims excepted. This would Involve an
expenditure of 1,7O00O0,OpO marks, and
make the naval budget 212, 500, 600 marks
annually.
NEW NAVAL PROGRAMME.
Late today 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
three will be built annually until 1916.
From these vessels a new third squadron
will be formed, and also reserve squad
rons in place of the Siegfried 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 plan was
adopted, that the political situation of
the world has changed so enormously
since the Spanish-American war, the
seizure Of Kiao Chou, the looming up Of
the whole Chinese question and the de-
Velopment of Japan a big military
power, that 1t would be suicidal policy
for Germany to stick to that plan, that
it would be tantamount to her abdication
as big power, and that he trusts there
IL
insure the increased navy which Germany
needs to fully play the role he believes is
her due.
NOT A MENACE.
The correspondent here of the Associat-
ed Press recently had conversatio with
All employe of the foreign office who full
ly enjoys the emperor's confidence, and
he took particular pains to assure the
correspondent that the projected increase
must not be taken as a menace to any
power group Of powers.
Colonial protection" he said, requires
the services of a great German navy Re
cent experiences show how necessary this
is
The Agrarian press seizes the oppor-
tunity to assure the emperor that the
Agrarians are willing to vote for great
er navy if he will drop his canal scheme
The Kreuz Zeitung declares there is not
money to pay for both. The Centrist or
gans state the absolute necessity for the
increase before the delegates to the
reichstag vote for new navy. The Lib
erals, Reichspatrie, Anti-Semtic and a
number of non-partisan papers discuss
the plan rather favorably. On the other
hand, the whole Radical and Socialist
press decry the necessity Of the increase.
These organs claim the people have
reached the limit of taxation, and ought
not to be further burdened under any cir
cumstance.
The opinion Of we'll informed politicians
is that Prince Won Hohenlohe will be too
glad to resign soon as the emperor
finds a suitable successor, but 1t will be
difficult to replace him in these critical
times. So far his majesty does not know
who to ask to step into Prince Hohen-
lohe's shoes. He has no intention of re-
placing Count Won Ruelow, the minister
OF foreign affairs, although the latter for
some time has been the butt of large
portion of the press owing to what the
newspapers call lack of courage and luck
in dealing with recent questions of foreign
politics. The entire lingo press violently
attacks him this week for his alleged sub
serviency to Great Britain and the United
States in Transvaal and Samoan matters.
The press continues to discuss these ques-
tons heatedly.
ANTI-BRITISH UTTERANCES.
The war news arrives here in a contra
dictory shape, and is often unintelligible.
The comments of most of the papers, ir-
respective of party, is anti-British, and
often couched In satirical and haunting
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 cable censorship, the result of which,
4 A1e t-
cessary that Germany should construct
and operate cables, for, in the present
state of things, with Great Britain own
ing all the cables, Germany in the event
Of war, would be entirely In the power of
Great Britain as regards news. Hence
many papers advocate the construction Of
new German cable. There have been
many complaints this week of the non
delivery of cables to and from South
Africa, and 1t is charged that the British
authorities have been suppressing them.
From the enormous percentage of loss
of British officers in South Africa, the
papers here argue that the Beers have
not lost their workmanship during the
long term of peace, and they also &C
knowledge the superior bravery of the
officers The Tageblatt says:
THE losses furnish a brilliant testi-
monial Of the heroism of the officers. No
matter how the war and its causes may
be regarded We do not scruple to say
this
The newspaper strategists have proved
over and over again that every reported
British success is really a defeat a
retreat This is conspicuously displayed
In the head lines. The only important
daily siding with Great Britain is the
Cologne Gazette, though the Bremen
Wezers Zeitung does so halfLheartedly.
A NIT RRITISH CAMPAIGN
1t has been learned by the correspon-
dent of the Associated Press, from re-
liable source. that the ant-Rritish CRU