The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-26
CRITICIS
EVANS FLEET
A German Naval Ex-
pert Writes.
AVERAGE SPEED IS SLOW
Innocence Of Montenegran Law
makers Appalling.
xewsp.per Of moscow Fi.ds Russian
Tragedy similar IN petaiis to
the Harry TAaw

y 80 .,,,srscsn battfeship fiotilla to-
wards It's goal in the Pacific must nave
hecx 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENT, not TO the greas
kusrican public which Is led BY the
urees Of the country to believe thar "
has broken all records but 10 those IN
the United States who know sometnine
~ naval AFFAIRS" writes Count Ernest
WocenfIow the famous German naval
expert
<~xeen Hampton Roads and Rio de ia
nairo was barely eight knots. two knots
laas than was expected. More than ten
years ago German battleships. which
would be considered almost obsolete to-
day travelled from the North Sea to
China at an average speed OF nina
knots and when IL Is remembered that
the most difficult part Of the journey is
z<x1i ahead OF Admiral Evans's squad
ron. Il fa safe to say that the much
&xalsed American ironclads viii not
even average eight knots an hour"
The Kaasex's Joke.
The Kaiser 10 very fond OF q Joke as
@weryone knows. When he gets hold
II one which he considers . good one
Ne laughs heartily. and tells 1t round
60 all his encourage enjoying IL more
esery time he tells L.
the latest he tells is that when the
6eiogafion Of Bavarians visited Berlin
recsntly In connection with the dedi-
nafion Of the new national museum he
said to one Of them:
well ! hope that you South Ger
xnRns VIII have plenty Of opportunity
% seeing and studying Berlin and its
wuyn.~
X know Berlin. with all its advan-
znEeg rs wen as its DISADVANTAGES
cutie wen. your majesty" said the del
agate.
~, with some astonishment feigned or
xeAl.
3 ~xes, your majesty" said the Bava.
Eznn humbly, II have Berlin wife,
AEsmtenegrin Constitution.
The little mountain state of Monte
ne9ro has q brand new constitution.
and q parliament, which It is very
proud Of. Parliamentary procedure,
however. IL such an absolute novelty
~ the Montenegrins. who have htth-
@Fte been governed by the benevolent
aatocracy OF their sovereign, Prince
Nouholas. that they are rather at a loss
50 understand it's working, and the
technical terms used in legislation.
Quite. an entertainment Ia furnish ed
~ the naive questions asked at the sit
2inga OF the "Skupshtina" By Honorable
members. many OF whom are uncuI-
kured peasants, dressed in the pictur-
esQue native costume and TO whom
parliamentary terms and procedure are
etill puzzling mysteries.
After long budget debate one dep-
my rose and said: MANY times TODAY
the name OF q certain Mr.. Budget has
been mentioned. / ask the govern
ment 10 tell MS plainly who Is this Mr..
Budgetf Is he Montenegrin. or does
ne belong to some other re1igion7 Is
ne mixed up in the conspiracy against
<hs Prince. or II he is not, why do
ministers waste our time talking SO
much about himT
Another deputy remarked: Minis
&nrs have told us that the address IA
nothing but 4 letter written by the
Ekupshina and addressed to the Prince.
But ask the government, why should
we write . letter to the Prince, when
his royal highness lives there across
1he street. and when we can see him
any time we wish. and can tell him ali