The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-03
eERMANY'S NAVAL PRoWESS.
SHE WANTS SECOND PLACE AMONG
WORLDS NAVAL POWERS.

Every Effort VIII Be Made to Pat
Through the Bill TO Increase the
Navy-Emperor's Plans ON This
! Line Are quite EIaborate-Ameri-
can Ambassadors. Having Trouble
with Their Observation-Disclosures Cam
NOT Get n House in Vienna.
/ Copyright. 1893, by the Associated Press)
Berlin, Dec. 2.-After a fortnight Of pre-
/ liminary skirmishing the Relchstag during
! the coming week VIII begin serious work,
starting with the first reading Of the budg-
/ ct, which always leads to serious and heat
/ ed debates, the important part Of which
will be the advance fight for and against
the new naval bill.
The whole energy of the Emperor and
the government, will be used toward max
ing the bill a law, and thus securing for
| Germany the second place in the world as
naval power.
After surveying the preliminary field, it
seems pretty probable that the bill will
pass. No doubt German public opinion
Overwhelmingly favors the bill, as the peo-
pie believe, with the Emperor. that it is
absolutely necessary for Germany's con-
tinued prestige as world Power and for
the extension of German trade.
Beside the conviction is now held gener
ally here that France need no longer be
feared as a serious military competitor,
as, she has reached her ultimate limit in
increasing her army, and is unable TO COM
pete with Germanys additional Is 900, 600
of inhabitants Thus it may be said that
Germany now has her hands free for naval
expansion.
The governments purpose to transform
Emden, hitherto a small North sea har-
Dor, into a first-class naval port, has be-
come palmer every day. The first INSTALL
ment of $500 900 marks for this improve
ment VIII reach the Prussan Diet after
its reconvening.
The government wiz also erect big naval
ship yards and dry decks at Emden. The
dry docks viii be pushed SO that a num-
Der of the vessels demanded by the new
naval bill can be built at Emden.
Troubles of Ambassadors.
The desirability of the United States hav-
ing suitable permanent embassies abroad
Is again unpIeasantly illustrated by the
humiating experience of Amba ssadOr
White, as cabled to the Associated Press
Wednesday, and by the fact just revealed,
that Minister Harris at Vienna is undergo
ing a worse experience. Mr.. Whites trou-
be is likely 20 be tided over as it is I'M
derstcod that the httle government of Ba-
den has offered 10 allow the American am
bassador TO continue to occupy the top
fiat of the bu ldiog il pun chased, until the
end Of President McKinley's term.
Since Mr.. Harris arrived in Vienna he
has been Yainly searching for a suitable
house. The difficulty is the unwillingness
of Austrian landlords to rent to Ameri-
cans.
Mr. Harris precedessor, Bartlett Trip,
had dispute with his landlord and the
latter sued Mr.. Trip successfully. He
pleaded ex-territoriality, but without eff
feet. Even the Vienna tradesmen are dis
inclined to supply any one connected with
the legation unless paid in advance Both
these incidents are causing much aston
ished talk in diplomatic circles at Vienna
and Berlin and many disparaging remarks
have been made against the United States
policy in this respect.