Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-20
Germany Has Own Troubles in
Southwest Africa.
Budget Passes Reichstsg to Combat
Against Rebels.
Confidence at Berlin That Russia Will
Satisfy Japan.

t,erran Southwest Africa, made rec
essarv BY the dispatch of reinforce
mer-s CT troops TO Southwest Africa,
owinc t. the revolt Of the Hereros
tribesn.rn passed their first ana Sec
and reading in the RoichSt5S. TO-DAY.
DR.. Stuebel, director OF the colonial
dcpart,l.ent of the foreign Office, mace
- mn eX,osurc or the Cove. rnentS HI
rorr,!tien about the HereTGs rising an /
eqid thqt he regarded the situation IS
helm; extremely grave. The actih@
...,v.vnor 81 German Southwest Africa
was demanding Il battalion OF ftlt ar
tilicrv. Tho territory involving III rs
Ing embraced ! ropul ltion 81 l't-
vtites. Thn fundamental cause OF the
!. revolt was the inability of the EatlN1'
10 forget their former freedom. Inc
Germans had becn accustomed to re-
gard the Iicrrros as allies against the
~Yitboys. Tho Hercroi remained loyal
IN 1856. when tn. first rising Wds SUP
pressed. LII.
"NevertEe le.e," Ijr StIthI coAtiH-
ned. the Hcrero5 yenain d &c Ill = Oh
no,itic9l ard 50. ial order" when the
Gorr,nns were striving 70 ihtr" tuce-
Moreover, with the railroad cane ''""i-
tionaI farmers and the dispossessloA OF
ro,;vc. through thr purchase OF lana.
The government had EllIoiu' - "
short repurchase term fJr !l;!.i h'aS"t
or natives Int. The interests ii the sell
tiers and natives confiicted IN many
,.~:,.ett. Apparently til" present ms
ing had been planned long ago ara had
hn4p kerJt secret 1t was slGnlilralt'
continued Dr. stuc5e, that Numerous
laborers employed in the 1rhhsNi'al
lime; Oh learning of the EondelZWafts
rising returned to participate in - Inc
ftrIl,c?s and missionaries We're coal
Ilrt, ly surprised
~, S,Uchel directed attention TO the
,,,,..t services rendered by the rail-
,o,d IN this enc. gency, il protecting
thr base Of operations Co,dIet"t Tor
intn fine Interior. TIE government
sbouId Immediately attempt 20 repair
~. railroad and relieve tn" h"leaG-
rred settlers. The risinGE proved the
rcccssity for disarming =" natives.
IT, spahn. Il member Of tn, Center
Marty sail he thought it safe 70 pledge
IN. whole House to support the govern
mpui. although it was true, as the
ETINRiNFlFc Z'IluIiS lI't '>P-''ii'SN-
that the rising was due to otter causes
thin the government had referred TO-
rrlrticu!;rly to the severity WIN Wticn
traders he'd rnfort Il til" payment OF
debts contracted by tho natives. How
ever, III Sr:thn added thr W" cent mo-
mont MIS- not s.iitod Tor such dis us
. siD.I...-
ilfr = ,l,,l. tho s,acirljet lc:'.le;', said
he vsS rot opposed 10 ~ cd: action.
he "A!,Iu,ugG, shat ~jni y ring; had
ch,ra.i,rized colonization "1 arac-
tircl IS Tho civilization :hrnCchout the
world ana quoted from Il letter from
Southwest Africa saving that if the
Hcrrrus began a strugGl" i would be
in desperation. Herr i5;thc ADDED that
III believed the HcTrros had sufficient
roasou for desperation. Missionaries
there complained of til" furtherInce OF
immortality and drunkenness lY IL"
sctlcre. and IN additional cause for
desperation was the freedom with
which bodily oh stisen"nt was prac-
ticeG
Herr EcI,al fu"ther e,r.'I.:r"'l that The
uptivrs in dcfrnGin" their "c"r"mic e.
iytr.,.n were only initiating tn Incinnt
Germans who rc"''iri IN" Romans at
II" battle OF I'eut ohurcc" Forest. Pend
ing the arrival of more exact j:lforml-
ton the Socill!sts would abstain from
voting.
TIE leaders of othcr rartirs briefly
declared ti,riY readiness ro support the
supplementary estimates r"sorviuG
their criticism fnr = mo!r secniy oc-
cisiru.
when Finance Minister EhcinhaIa:
intro lurcd the budget h" said he VAS
able To max" thu gratifying HDnounc"-
n,cnt tE;it owing to the revival % trad,
4 surplus Of $5.J0n.0o0 Was EXPECTED
frv thn r"a~ t9c4. instead Cr tn m
tiriiatcd a. NCi"ncy of $iI.15o 900. Tit
government also hopci Ia b" ";,I" Il
dsyrns" with 4 loan in i9o+. Til" est
m%tce, therefore, balanced 1T nearly
$.5o.00oonD The reverb" showed ~
estimated increase Of $4I.15o.00o CON
pared with 1902 The estimates; 70
1894 place thr r,-,cnue ut SEQ, ,2G2
ordinary expenditures nj S616.5G5.1G ~
a'aj extraordinary expenditures mt SIS
6"t.tI5. Fhc "Sti.latcI revenue %hCT
80 i'rsr:@r Gf 81 92i.S29.
-, apprehension that there Nigh
Nh;oh prevailed at The foreign Off"
h'rr tWp o. three days last Week. In
been replaced BY temperate conGdcnc
THAT Russia will he able To slti@f
J"nau.
The intimate relations brt,;ccn Co.
many ana Russia were brought c,:t in ii
E"irEsta". today. d.fia: q discussion owe
the PRIVILEGES given to Russian scCEc
agents oi, this sid" Of the frontier. tn
Socialists c2vc notice some time ago TIA
ri the rCopeniug ot Parliament tic
would question III government on Ia
:Uli"rt lI"rr Ernst HtaSc was uut T.,
NAid 10y the party. today, To- make n
attack. In Il iI-minut. speech he ii
RUSSIA maintained chief of slcs III I:,.i
lin. named 'Tardi. vino received $J%si yo;l
" and "rinycd tn" title ar his cNcclicnc,
Herr tt:t%n then m Iti0neG by name Ia
dis i:ifrip0l assistants, whose reiati"r
win the German government We're ; &C
IS 10 Permit them Herr H1asH affirm =;
I" Use the German police agencies IN
cthHr i1StrurNcniS Gf the goTC rnInert d
though they wcr" Russian. These @T:t
mad" Gom.cifary visits to tho homes
RUSSIAN students or other residents. y,
'a>:ona!I ~ getting IT the postal oftiCia
and opening mail addressed t. Russian
II" GtputE accused the spies Cf using Il
methods If house breakers. seeming
without exciting police vigilance.
ltTrr iiaaSa thea asked The ministers