The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-12-13
Financial PerpIexities are
Not all on This Side
OF the Atlantic
DRAIN OF THE ARMY
Charged with Many Of the Tribu-
IatiOnS of the Land, the Finan-
cierS of Which are Sore Puzzled

BERLIN, Dec. 12.-The Reichstag
today began its debate on the budget,
Baron Won Stengei, secretary of the
imperial treasury, described the IL
nancial position as somber. He called
attention TO the fact that the deficit
in 1907 was 100000 600 marks, and
for 1908, 200,oO0,000 marks. The
postoflice revenue showed a decrease
of 2O,000,000 marks. The tax on
passenger tickets had not met ex-
pectations.
Justifying the increased expendi-
ture for the army and navy despite
the deficits, h said, the budget was
framed in -pirit of the greatest
economy. but there were limits even
to economy This was particularly
true of the army and navy, in regard
to which the greatest economy might
prove the greatest waste. In refer
ence to meeting needs, he said the
government was able to estimate
greater yield frommost of the taxes
during the coming year than during
the current one 1t would suspend
the redemption of the public debt in
and would impose no fresh,
direct imperial taxes, but would in
crease the indirect taxes. There was
no lack of necessary sources of
revenue.
Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary of
the navy, detailed the naval schemes.
He said twas the intention to raise
~. ho t0h
the fleets of other nations and to
maintain it at this level. He regret
ted that it was impossible, owing to
the cost, to Adopt the Navy Leagues
Immediately it falls below modern
requirements. The best that could
be done was to shorten the official
lives of vessels, making them 20 in
stead of 25 years.
Won BueIow Discusses Scandal.
The debate was Unexpectedly inter
rupted by an important speech by
Chancellor Won Buelow on the recent
court scandals. DR.. SPAIN, leader of
the Center party, in the course of
criticism of the budget on behalf of
that party, said the Harden case re-
vealed state of things inside and
greater yield from most of the taxes
outside the barracks that recalled
the condition of heather Rome, and
he made sweeping deductions sug-
gestiye of his belief that certain
regiments were involved in the odius
profigacies.
This brought the chancellor to his
feet with a protest. He explained
that he had not intended to intervene
in the debate, but the absence of
General Won Enem, Prussian minis
ter of war, compelled him to re-
pudiate reproach dealt out in such
general manner. Improved state
ments of this kind, he declared ought
not to be repeated in the Reichstag.
He, like everybody, was filled with
disgust and shame by the offenses of
individuals credibly revealed at the
recent trial, but he did not doubt for
a moment that the military admins
traton would do its utmost to eradi-
cate such practices. He repudiated
the assumption that the German
people and the German army were
not thoroughly sound to the core.
Just as there is no one who doubts
the moral earnestness of our SOW
erigns, who give so beautiful an ex-
ample to the whole country by their
family life the chancellor added,
$50 surely Germany is no Sodom, and
conditions such as marked the decay
ing Roman empire do not prevail in
the German army. You may rely
upon it that our emperor himself will
sweep out with a vigorous broom
everything which does not accord
with the purity of his life and his
house.
Thank God, our nobility as well
as our middle-classes, military circles
and civil callings stand so honorably
that the excesses of few individuals
cannot besmirch them"
The chancellor justified himself
for not bringing the charge made by
the Zukunft, Herr Harden's paper, to
the kaiser's notice, by saying that a
responsible minister could only bring
serious accusations when he could CO.
incidently submit proofs. He added:
what is there nowadays that es-
capes chatter and lies? Have not l.
myself, been the subject of shameful
suspicious and senseless calumnies?"
Defends the Emperor.
Prince Won Buelow referred to the
crown prince 5 Calling tne KAISER
attention to the Zukunft's charges as
an act of filial piety toward his
father, which was also in the inter-
ests of the country. The chancellor
then replied to the assertions that
the emperor was surrounded by the
influence of the camarilla. 1t was
unfair and unjust, he said, to talk
about the king having irresponsible
advisors surrounding him. What
sort of monarch must he be- he
asked, under whom camarilla can
camarilla without influence is no
camarilla at ALL"