The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-25
flNAN NAVAL PROGRAMME
..rrssroy OVER HOW THE Eek.
PEysEs WILL BE NET.
and Prosperity of Man.
.saeturers Unprecedented and All
-. Industries Are Overcrowded
y,fh orders They Cannot FIJI.

c.<v-.sh,ed. 1900 by the Associated Press.
ERIN. March 4--During the coming
~ The naval bill comes UP before the
..eIat relchsta9 committee. The argu-
-. pro and con, were pretty thorough
: srhsusted in the plenary debates, but
x. auestlons OF how the expenses. which
.s..sr,her are supposed to amount to L.
- ~ o6uarks, are to be met. VIII occasion
.sslv discussions The government still
.sfsres 10 the belief that no special taxa
~, q necessary, but that the natural in
LAC OF the population now nearly a
.su,on annually, brings sufficient increase
Z ~ amount of taxes 10 meet the requir-
= srponditures. always provided that the
..tser. state Of commercial prosperity
r,sarhout the empire continues.
srairst this calculation tho Centrists
.rer,ally maintain that IL IS too uncertain
~ must reckon with years OF cepres-
IN. This party proposes new taxes, piac-
- the weight OF the feet expenses on
,rnereial circles. particularly on bourne
ssra,lons and exporters Naturally, the
seraI parties object 10 this.
AsttntIpg Through the Press.
eree ofher important questions like the
al and Hsinze bills have focused public
rss.,ion for weeks past. 'he government
|. aow re-engayed. through the setIi-offi-
III press in tanning the agitation In favor
= ~ feet increase. The official Berliner
rsrte.popderz today presented most po-
~ argument on the subject, In conclusion
.asfessing the belief that Germany, even
,fsr The enormous naval increases, will
u have 10 fight a naval war. las an
:rknowledgcd strong power Is not attsck-
4 GOT 10 vouchsafe Germany's further
-
|, n the navy is absolutely required"
How Germany II booming.
commercial survey for Germany during
4, present month appears In today's
-.aebia,t, apparently based on reliable
erpgss It's glst IL as follows:
Germany for the first time In history
i unable 20 employ about million toilers,
~ because Of lack Of work. but because
X lsck OF fuel. and raw stuffs. The Aus
,saa coal strike Is partly responsible for
M and all the industries here are ever
gpsied WITH orders, the iron industry be-
NJ Inc most affected, the prussian govern
w, alone having recently placed orders
N so locomotives and $500 cars,
s-rhs whole machine industry is In n
SIMILAR condition excepting the bicycle
swress within year thirty-six bicycle
saFkf have ceased 10 exist. The German
Ar yards are overcrowded with war ves-
VII in course OF construction. In thirty
rlrs Yards there are now In progress OF
obstruction ssS vessels OF every kind. The
4 70 iaoo 9o.eo0 marks, of which
IN Nc6n were maritime, meaning an
Aetssse IN the latter OF |, 100. =
tsa0 marks The same ratio OF Increase
4 maintained, German capital invested in
hYinr amounts 70 nearly 6o,co,ooa
rafks and Is yearly increasing. Even the
sxiie Industry Is fiourlshing and the EN-
| slsyes' wages are being raised without
kr.ps"
ne Tsxchlatt concludes: AN this would
ienfardized II Germany legislated anti
Falmereially"
ne meat bill has been shelved until after
| hstsride
tsassent On Hohentohe's Toast.
FRINGE Hoheulohe's toast at the lunch
sh sfven 10 the bi-centenary Delegates