The morning news., 1899-10-29
WILLIAM WANTS A BIG NAVY.
PROPOSES TO HAVE 1T RANK NEXT
TO GREAT BRITAIN's.

/ mus htCh A4utu Out II 10
I9I6-Opp ositiOn 90 the plan Is Not
ENtensive-Empcror Finds Trouble
in Securing Vigorous Cabinet to
Push It-Emperor DisapproVes the
Growing ana Popular autI-British
Feeling.
! Copyright, 1899 by the Associated Press)
Berlin, Oct. 2S.-Emperor William is
looking for another cabinet, but has not
| yet found the material for one.
! Tn place of DR.. Won MIGUEL, the Minister
of Finance, his majesty wanted Herr Sc
mems of the Deutsehe Reichsbank. and Ia
place of Herr TheIen the Minister of
Public Works he wanted Herr Jencke
the Krupps' general manager But they
both declined on Sunday, the reason be-
ing that their present jobs are more lucra-
tive, so the Emperor is still seeking other
suitable men.
One of the potent reasons why he de-
sires new men Is that he wishes the navy
greatly increased, and faster than al the
present rate, and he deems the ex-
listing cabinet too yielding to efficiently
push the wishes before the Reichstag
The Emperors Hamburg toast Is gem
/ tAdlAS ltApitltQ dS QIS SlnB Nne necessity
of much larger navy, while an inspired
article in the Nord Dutche Allgemine Eel
tung. apparently coutradieting the idea, is
regarded as intended to smooth matters.
Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary of the
navy, has received his majestys sanction
to project an enormous increase Of the
navy, giving it 1fty-seven battleships, If
| teen large and thirty-six small cruisers
and making IL equal in size and efficiency
to any other navy, Great Brtain's except
ed This would involve an expenditure of
100 oC0,00 marks and make the naval bud
! get 2l2 GOO marks annually.
Programme Agreed Upon.
Later to-day it was learned from an alb
! solutely reliable source that Prince Hohen-
! lohe had agreed 10 the following new naval
| programme and that the government, the
| Emperor consenting, viii present the pro-
! eramme to the Reichstag between 1901 and
| 1903:
| Instead of one ship three win be built
annually until 1916. From these vessels
new third squadron win be formed and
| also reserve squadrons in place of the Sieg-
! freid class. The number Of cruisers in for
| eign water will be increased by six large
vessels.
! The Emperor has been of the opinion
| since 1897, when the present hotten pl1n
was adopted, that the political situation
of the world has changed so enormously
since the Spanish-Amercan war, the sez-
ure of Kiao-Chou, the looming up of the
whole Chinese question and the develop
| ment of Japan as a big maritime power.
! that 1t would be a suicidal policy for Ger
many to stick to that plan, that il would
| be tantamount to her abdication as a big
Power, and trusts there is enough patriot-
ism In the Reichstag to insure the in
creased navy which Germany needs to
Fa.T1.v vNg
No Menace Intended.
The correspondent here of the Associate
ed Press recently had a conversation with
an employe of the foreign office, who fully
enjoys the Emperors confidence, and ne
! took special pains to assure the CORE,
spondent that the projected increase must
IN no sense be construed as a menace to
| any Power or group of Powers. He added
For colonial power like Germany 1t
! has become matter of necessity to get
bigger navy Recent events show how
| necessary it is"
1t is interesting to note how public opin-
| ion has taken this idea of the Emperor
! It's reception has been most varied. The
whole agrarian press seizes The oppor-
tunity to assure the Emperor that the
| Agrarians are quite willing to vote for
bigger navy, if he will drop his canal
! project. The Kreuz Zetung says there
| is not enough money to pay for both. The
! Center organs declare that The absolute
| necessity for the increase must be shown
| before the delegates to the Reichstag
vote for IL, and the National Liberal,
! ReichsDahtei Pan-German, anti-Semite
and a number of partisan papers dis
| cuss The plan rather favorably. on the
| other hard the whole Radical and Socia-
| list press decries the need of increase
! These papers claim that the masses have
| about reached the limit of taxation and
| ought not to be further burdened under
| any circumstances.
HohenIOhe Mny Resign.
| The opinion of well-informed politicians
| Is that Prince Hohenlohe viii only be too
! glad to resign as soon as the Emperor
| finds a suitable successor; but it VIII be
! difficult to replace him in these critical
! times. So far, his majesty does not know
! who to ask 10 step into Prince Hohenlohes
| shoes.
| He has no intention Of replacing Count
! Won Buelow, the Minister OF Foreign Af-
| fairs, although the latter. for some time
has been the butt of large portion Of the
| press, owing to what the newspapers con
| slider lack of courage in dealing with re-
| cent questions Of foreign policy. The en-
| tire jingo press violently attacks him this
week for his alleged subseryiency to
| Great Britain and the United States in
/ Transvaal and Samoan matters The press
continues to discuss these questions heat
! ed.y.
The Anti-Britisn Feeling.
The war news arrives here in contra
| dictory shape, and Is often uninteligible.
| The comments Of most Of the papers, ir-
| respective Of party is anti-Brtlsh, and
| often couched in a satrical and taunting
| 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. II is argued, demonstrates that il
Is necessary that Germany should con-
| struct and operate cables for, in the pres
ent state of things. with Great Britain
owning all the cables, Germany. in the
event OF war, will be entirely in The power
| Of Great Britain, as regards news. Hence
| many papers advocate the laying OF a
number of German cables.
There have been many complaints this
week OF the non-delivery Of cables 20 and
| from South Africa. and it is charged that
| the British authorities have been sup
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