The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
TROUBLE WAS FORESEEN
Germany Glad of a Chance to Re-
open the Samoa Case.
DR.. MIQUEL'S ROSY REVIEW
Vastly Increasing Revenues of the Ger
man Empire Emperor William
Obliged to Live in Comparative
Poverty Bismarck Beacons.
Copyright 1899 by Associated Press.

moa has not caused great surprise here.
1t was foreseen long ago that trouble
would break out sooner or later The
tripartite arrangement has always been
considered in official circles here as be-
ing most peculiar diplomatic docu-
ment, creating an unsettled situation
which is really at the bottom OF the
present disorder, although the election
dispute precipitated hostilities. It can
be safely said, however, that the Ger
man government is not particularly an
noyed at the fact that matters have
come to crisis, as it will give Ger
many an opportunity for reopening the
Samoan question with view of estab-
fishing order on permanent basis.
At the opening of the Prussian diet
the members We're very disappointed
with the new building. The acoustics
proved SO bad that even those sitting
close to the government bench were I'M
able 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
received the stenographic report as
they had not heard DR.. Miquels re-
marks. In consequence of that the
house adjourned to-day, the builders
being instructed to endeayor to remedy
the evil in the meantime.
DR.. MiquePs estimates contained
nothing remarkable except an I'M
usually roseate view of Prussian
finances based on the vast increasing
revenues. In previous years, however,
DR.. MIGUEL has always taken an un-
favorable view of the future, in order
to discourage agitation for increased
expenditure and liberal projects re-
specting education and other progress
sive movements. Now, however, Dr.
MIGUEL has persuaded parliament that
burdens entailed by the new army bill,
hence his cheerful forecast
In the reichstag, while discussing inn
perial home office estimates this week,
the liberals called unon the government
for greater activity in social legislation.
Count Won Posadowski Wehner, minis
ter of the interior, replied by denying
that social legislation had come to a
standstill. He insisted that slow mace
was necessary for the practical and
sure development of such legislation,
and declared the government would not
allow itself to be carried away by
"hysterical dilettantism or submit to
doomed to failure" At the same time,
he promised to Introduce a measure to
prevent abuses in connection with the
labor of children in their own homes.
While discussing the estimates for
Kiao- Chou, DR.. Lieber, the representa-
tive Of the commission, mentioned that
sales of land taxes and dues had al
ready produced 226,300 marks and Adj
miral Tirpatz. secretary of the navy,
said the purchases of land included
some of the best East Asiatic farms, so
he looked forward to a promising flu
ture for the colony
Some stir has been created by an ar
ticle in the Grenzboten on imperial
finances by Herr Won Kassow, who Vas
apparently inspired from higher quar-
ters. He takes pains to expose the
baselessness of the rumors rejecting
upon Emperor Williams monetary re-
sources. The Grenzboten's 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
loan of 100000 gulden. In view of
these reports, implying that the court
finances are embarrassed. it has been
deemed advisable to explain that the
Prussian crown funds are in a most
fourishfng condition. Herr Won KassoW
asserts that although the maintenance
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 emperor's
finances in much more favorable posi-
ton than those of any of his predeces-
sors. The writer reminds the public
that the princes of Prussia do not re-
celVe state allowances apart from their
private incomes and that they are de-
pendent upon the money granted them
by the king. When William I. assembled
the throne he had to subsidze the
courts of the dowager Queen Elizabeth,
the Crown Prince 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 NiegbitZ, who have all lived in
great style. But now most of those are
dependent upon the present emperor
and either live in comparative retire
ment or have inherited large properties
or requests which have placed them
beyond the need of royal assistance.
Herr Won Kascow then proceeds to
compare the expenditures of the pre-
sent emperor and of his predecessor,
and concludes:
1.-The Berlin court, if anything, is too
economical. The kaiser has expended
q 'iStiS vi liz" anu llVeS
greater part of the year at Potsdam on
scale far less pretentious than a
wealthy commoner. The number of
festivities has been much reduced, and
foreign potentates are not entertained
more frequently than desirable in the
interests of the state"
In fact" this inspired article con-
cludes, 1.-The kaiser is regulating his
expenditure on lines which will enable
him to view with eQuanimity the time
when the six young princes will re-
quire separate establishments"
Emperor William has turned his at
tention to designing battle statues, and
has commissioned Walter Schott, the
sculptor, to execute a design by himself
of a monumental figure of mailed
archangel, resting both hands on a
huge sword, which will be erected on
the battlefield of st. Privat facing the
French frontier. The chair of military
jurisprudence has been instituted by the
Berlin university. This is an indirect
result of the agreement between the
emperor and the regent of Bavaria, on
the subject of a supreme military penaI