The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-15
CARP At IHE KAISER
GERMAN PRESS INCLINED TO CRIT
ICISE WILIEELM'S CHINESE
POLICY
HG SAYS HI NEEDS MORE Money
FINANCIAL BILL. INTRODUCED IN
THE REICHsTAG BY THE
GOVERNMENT
HE SAYS HI NEEDS MORE AeIEY
LOAN OF s27o,ooo,ooo MARKS
Is Necessitated by the Extraordinary
Expenditures TO Sustain the
Prestige of Germany in
the Orient


BERLIN, Nov 1.-THE reichstag re-
assembled today. The speech from the
throne dealt a t considerable length on
the events in China, which have excited
such deep emotion among civfl:zs d people,
saying:
''Fanatical hate and dark superstition,
melted by unscrupulous advisers of the
court, have driven misguided Chinese to
acts Of atrocity against the outposts of
Western civilizatio and Christian Wor-
ship dwelling peacefully in their midst.
My minister died at the hand of an
assassin in a courageous attempt to over
come the rising peril. The foreigners
at the capital saw themselves threatened,
life and limb. These things of horror
united the civilized community, where
otherwise there was divergence. All
nations against which the unparalleled
onslaught was directed drew closer.
Their sons fought with one mind, should
er to shoulder, even as yonder standards
float side by side. So the governments
show themselves in council, united with
the sole wish to restore an orderly state
of things as speedily as possible, and
after the punishment of the chief cul-
prits, avert a recurrence in the future
of such a disturbance of the peace Of the
world,
In announcing that the relations of
Germany with all the powers are coed,
the speech recalls his majesty's sorrow
at the assassination Of King Humbert Of
Italy, saying he was my ally and if ar
friend, who fell victim to a damna BILE
outrage"
The speech then continues: "I would
sooner have consulted the reichstag on
the matter in China, but for the neces-
sity for prompt action and the difficulty
of furnishing reliable information.
Whenever the reichstag could form a
decision or estimate the expenditure re-
quired the government felt confident
that the representatives would not re-
4use their subsequent sanction to the
necessary expenditure
FOR A CUSTOMS TARIFF.
Turning to domestic matters, his majes-
ty said that in consequence of the natural
growth of the revenue and the increased
taxation voted last session, more album
dant funds were available In almost
every branch of life in the empire, espe-
cially for measures for the benefit of
workers and for the defense of the coun-
try. A customs tariff he added, would
probably be laid before the bundesrath
curing the present session The spec h
concluded by announcing various bills
which would be introduced.
Inc ceremony of opening the reichstag
occurred at noon in the knights hall of
the Schloss, in the presence of the em-
peror.
at the conclusion of the speech from
the throne, Emperor William was warm
ly cheered and Count Won Buelow, the
imperial chancellor, formally declared the
session opened.
Several of the evening papers announce
that the German financial bill, sub
mitted to the federal council, shows that
to balance the sum of 2240, ,947, ,301 marks
1N;1l
Imperial chancellor to raise a loan of
81, ,2S6,9S4 marks and to issue treasury
bills to the amount of 175000,0 600 marks
to strengthen the ordinary working capi-
tai of the imperial treasury.
bill providing for third supplement
tary credit on account of the China ex-
pedition will be submitted to the reich
stag.
EXPLANATION AS TO CHINA.
A memorandum accompanies the bill
explaining that the uprising in China was
at first such that its suppression could
be left to the Chinese government, but
1t assumed a form menacing to the whole
foreign community. It's object was then
clear, namely, the exclusion Of the whole
foreign element by a reight of terror.
1t is added that the Chinese government,
if not unwilling, was at least incapable
of controlling the movement, and the
powers had to protect their subjects, the
military forces of all the powers particl-
pating to an equal degree in the restora-
ton of order. To stop international
military action now would bring about a
fresh sacrifice of time and the lives of
peaceful inhabitants. Nevertheless, the
object of such action was solely the res
toration of tranquility in China. Its
task did not go beTond the suppression
of open hostilities and all attacks upon
the inner life of China, not essentially
necessary, were being avoided.
The supplementary credit bill asks for
1885, $50, 600 marks, it being assumed that
China will eventually pay all the costs
incurred by Germany.
The Liberal papers express dissatisfac-
ton with the reasons adduced in the
speech from the throne for the emperor
not obtaining the sanction of the reich
stag before sending the Chinese expedi-
ton The Kreuz Zeitung, the organ of
tie Prussian junker squirarchy, while
approving the speech asserts that the
right will not be able to support the gov
ernment on every kind of question during
the session.
The National Zeitung says: 'Parlia-
ment, of course, will grant the expendt-
ture demanded, but it must clearly give
the government to understand that in the
future it expects different treatment"
This afternoon Emperor William went
to Silesia for long trip.