Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-19
SILENT ABOUT THE KAISER
Chancellor Confines Address to I'm.
perial Finance Reforms.
BAVARIANS NOT SATISFIED
German Public Inclined to Consider
Meeting With Emperor Will
liam a Failure.
Special Cablegram to The Star.


BERLIN. November 19.-At the assem-
bling of the reichstag today Chancellor
Won Buelow introduced the imperial
finance reform proposals. He made nc
statement in reference to his recent
audience with the kaiser nor to the
political situation.
One passage of his opening remarks
was to the effect that IA new spirit
must be shown in all branches of the
government" At this there was general
laughter and cries OF Hear. hear
The chancellor then introduced the
finance reform measure which. he said
the other ministers more directly con-
cerned will explain in detail later.
Growth of the Empire.
Chancellor Won Buelow went on to COM
pare the empire with house newly built
and still building. The financial main
tenance. he held. has hitherto been d
secondary consideration, the first having
been the development of the military
and economic establishments in CORE
spondence with the great and rapid eX-
pansion and growth of the empire as a
world power.
He also touched upon the size of the
navy. which. he said, was not for ag-
gressive purposes but necessary for the
defense of the coast commerce, which Is
being rapidly pushed on because of the
rapidity of the empires expansion.
The chamber was only half filled when
Chancellor Won Buelow made his speech.
The prince held that the existing un-
friendly feeling toward Germany could
be overcome, and he said he thought a
borrowing policy was unworthy German
progress and industry. He spoke in praise
finance, especially the sinking fund, and
concluded, amid mingled cheers and
Misses. with these words: "Ger-Ians de-
sire quiet at home and abroad. but their
fault is that, although able, they are un-
willing to pay more taxes.
Kaiser's Sincerity Doubted.
Two days have passed since Emperor
William made his statement to Chancellor
Won Buelow regarding his observance in
future of the constitutional requirements
OF the empire in the matter of interfering
in the foreign relations with the state,
and the German people are even less sat
lsfled with the imperial assurances than
they We're in the beginning.
There is today throughout the country
an almost universal tendency to doubt
In fact, the people seem to be thoroughly
dissatisfied with the imperial assurances
as conveyed by the reichsanZeigor. The
press does not hesitate to intimate that
the emperor will not fulfill his implied
obligation to leave the conduct of the ma
tons affairs to the responsible ministers,
and in some quarters his words are almost
classified as untrue.
The matter will not be allowed to rest
by the reichstas. if the indications of to-
day are fulfilled, and there is reason to
DelleNe that the contest between the crown
and the people. judging from the temper
OF the provincial press, has only begun,
and that it will be carried on with a
good deal of bitterness
Today many OF the parliamentary groups
are hololng private sessions to decide
what course shall be adopted in connec-
ton with the imperial declaration.
Bavarians Not Satisfied.
MUNICH, November 19-Public feeling
here is not satisfied with the results of
the interview last Tuesday between Chan
cellor Won Buelow and Emperor William.
This meeting is regarded as a partial
failure because nothing clear and definite
has followed ii. The chancellor NAV he
convinced. it is argued here that the en-
peror will be careful in the future. but
the public men of Bavaria and the
Bavarian press are awaiting the months
to come in order to see for themselves to
what extent the imperial practice will be
changed. The Bayerischer Kurier ex-
presses the hope that the bundesrath will
oppose strongly the personal policy in
foreign affairs. and the Munich Zeitung
SAYS the audience was disappointing The
Neuste Nachricht says:
We can only hope that the imperial
promises will be kept. An urgent obliga-
ton rests upon the reichstag''
Confusion at Stuttgart.
There is much confusion at Stuttgart
regarding the proper construction to be
given the vague assurances made by En-
peror William to Chancellor Won Buelow
last Tuesday. The local newspapers hold
different opinions. The Merkur accepts
the result as bringing relief to- the uncer-
tainty of the people, and says a new
course now will be Steered.
The newspapers and public of Dresden
greet Emperor Williams explanation as
in the main satisfactory The Anzeiger
af!irms that his ma jesty has said enough
to make known Prince Won Buelows task
as a responsible statesman and to build
a bridge between himself and the nation.
The Nachrichten says:
1T may be that the imperial words have
not fulfilled the demand for formal guar
anteeS in the matter of constitutional re-
sponsibilty, yet it is clear that the en-
peror has renOunced his personal policy"
cuAKE TN THE ApNv