The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-26
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FlgTtIsHN. MARCH a. 49, During the
coming week the naval bill comes up
before the special Reichstng committee
Tne arguments pro and con were pretty
thoroughly exhausted IN the pienary de-
bates. but the question OF how the ex-
penses which altogether are supposed
70 amount 20 100000 marks, are to he
snet, viii occnsion lively discussions.
The government still adheres to the be-
lief shat no special taxation Is necessary
but that the natural increase OF the pop
ulation. now naariy a million annually.
brings sufficient In the amount OF taxes
20 meet the required expenditures. al
ways. provided that the present state OF
commercial prosperity throughout the
empire continues Against this calcua-
tion the centre Is. and especially main
tnlns that II Is too uncertain and must
reckon with years OF depression. This
party proposes new taxes placing the
weight OF fleet expenses on commercial
circles, particularly on boerse operators
nnd exporters. Naturally, the liberal
parties object to this. Since other im-
portant questions like the meat and
heinze bills have focused public atten-
sion for weeks past the government f.
now rt.-engaged. through the semi-offcial
press In tanning the agitation In favor of
the feet Increase. the official Berlinor
correspon ience to-day. presenting a most
potent argument on the subject IN COM
ciusion expressing the selief that Ger
meny. even after the enormous naval In
crease viii not have to fight a naval war
as pn acknowledged strong one is not
further maritime growth a powerful
navy Is absolutely requirei."
a cmmercial survey Of Germany during
Eng the present month appears In to-day's s
Tagpblait apparently based on reliable
ngntvs Its sist is as follows:
.'Gernany for the arst time in history
Is unable employ about a mil
8on toilers, not because OF lack OF work
but because OF lack OF fuel and raw
stnifs The Austrian coal strike is part
ay responsible for this and all the IN
xlusiries here are overcrowded With or
,3ers, the iron industry being the mJst
affected. the Prussian government alone
havsng recently placed orders for six
hundred locomotives and $500 cars. The
whole machine industry is In similar
condition excepting the bicycle business.
within year thifty-six aieycle works
have ceased to exist. The German ship
yards are overcrowded with war vessels
an course OF construction, In thirty-nine
yards there are nov In course of CON-
pletIon 5ss vessels OF every kind. The
German foreign trade OF 1899 amounted
4o ten mill yards OF which seven we're
maritime. meaning an increase In the lat
Ter OF 900 marks. The same Hatio OF
tncreasss IL maintained, German capital
xnveated In shipping amounts to nearly
6OoO0o.Ooo marks and is yearly increasing.
even the textile Industry is fiourishing
and the employees wages are being raised
without strikes" The Tageblatt con-
rIudes: "All this would be ieopardized
ar Germany legislated anti-commercially.
The meal I has shelved afnairs ances-
tride.
Prince Hohenlohes' toast at the lunch
xon given to the bi-centenary delegates
In which he deprecated the growing ma
teriaiism. which he said, reminded him
-0f certain processes of animal life
and expressed the hope that science
would continue to counterfeit gross ma
teriallsm. Is commented on vigorously by
the German pres.
The Zeitang to-day says the toast viii
renew the Agragrian attacks on the inn
porial chancellor, but unfortunately the
government, whose head he Is, makes
concession after concession to this same
materiailsm
The yorwaerts draws an interesting
parallel between Prince Hohenlohe's and
emperor williams bi-centenary toasts.
the chancellor calling upon scientists to
avoid in the warfare against threatening
reaotion4ies and his majesty asking
science TO keep aloof from politics
Court circles regard the engagement OF
prince Max OF Baden to Princess Marie
l.Oulse OF Cumberland as indicative OF a
conlpiete reconciliation OF the Guelphs.
The correspondent here OF the Assocl-
ated Press has interviewed capitalists
who have large interests in the Trans
vaai. They say they do not believe the
gold minos Will be uoiested that there IS
40 dynamite except what II In possession
of the government, The claim that In
oivlduals could not break could do NO
damage to the mines The Transvaal
could not afford TO incur the prejudics
Of Europe by molestng the mines over