The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-14
Strain of the Race for Battle
ships Causes Discomfort
in Empire.
OFFICIALS WOULD GLADLY
STOP IN CONTEST NOW
Initial Cost of Warsllips Is
Enormous, While Their Up
keep Is Very Heavy.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.
able TO The Tribune.

BERLIN, Aug. 13.-There is good rea-
son to believe that even official Ger
many Is feeling the strain Of the race
for battleships. There is no ground for
doubt that so far as tho great mass of
the people are concerned, they arc hear
tlly tired OF the ever-increasing burden
of taxation because Of the frenzy for
dreadnoughts. Indications are not lack
ing that II some plan could be devised
by which an agreement to stop the
racing rivalry between the great naval
nations. II would not be hard to interest
Germany. 1t is coming TO be realized
that the RAGE leads will soon be put an
ending TO. Germany's great rivals. Eng
land and the United States. show no dis
position TO permit the great naval bal
ancc 10 be disturbed. no matter how
many battleships Germany may build.
The initial cost of these fighting ma
chimes is not only enormous. but their
upkeep today Is important part In the
annual budget. Hence the bigger the
navy, the greater the burden. and Il
Germany's relative position Is not 10 he
improved II is not difficult TO understand
the growth OF popular feeling against any
further increase In the navy. AS mat
ter of fact, the political discomfort from
which Germany is at the present moment
suffering very badly, is largely the re-
suit OF the policy OF building battleships
with borrowed money. The conclusive
reason why there will be no fresh naval
bill for year or two Is that there is
not the remotest possibility OF getting
one passed II IL was introduced
Has Internal Troubles.
Germany is at the present and for a
year at least. Will continue to be. far too
deeply preoccupled with her own internal
troubles TO have much time left over for
dreams OF weltpoiitik, The Center.
which keeps In close touch with the
Catholic masses, has already realized the
nature of the situation. and its leader,
Baron Won Hertling, declared only the
other day that 'the German nation could
bear no new taxes" and that not a farth-
out of current revenue. AS for the Prot
cstant masses, the great problem of the
present day Is how TO prevent Socialism,
to which they have been vowed for a
like its due numerical representation In
the next reichstag. and so bringing the
legislative machine to a stands,ill. There
is every probability that the fortieth an
niversary Of the foundation Of the en-
pire will find IT on the eve Of the acutest
crisis ii has ever passed through.
Kaiser Gives Tea.
The kaiser, who has been enjoying his
usual holiday In the beautiful fields of
Norway. recently gave a tea party on
schoolgirls. who all agree that they have
never spent a more agreeable afternoon.
AT Lofthus. near Odde, hamlet near
the head OF one OF the ofIshoots OF the
great Hardanger ford. DR.. Mesendleck,
a Berlin lady who dcvotes her time to
the popularlzatiou of a system of culture
for women, which she herself has
elaborated, Is accustomed 10 spend the
summer months, surrounded by q party
of her most promising pupils. A few
days ago, the girls some twenty In
number. were receiving instruction In the
open air not far from the waters edge,
il,- Gi,,lf -YNI 10,
moment they recognized Il as tho I'M
perlal yacht The occasion seemed to
call for some special tribute OF loyalty,
and 1t agreed TO approach the i'm
perial yacht In boats with offerings OF
fruit and flowers. \ telegram was dis
patched to the emperor with an inquiry
as to whether such demonstration would
be agreeable To him. To the young
shape Of an invitation 10 the whole party
10 take tea with his majesty and inspect
the Hohenzollern.
Appeared in Simple Costume.
The first impulse OF the excited maidens
was TO bedeck themselves in the most
their mistress insisted on simplicity. and
prevailed on them to go out TO the yachr
In unpretentious white orosses, and
without hats and gloves; In fact, just as
mic. Several elrls who had reported
themselves sick and retired TO their beds
declared, as soon as they heard what was
on foot. with singular unanimlty. that all
distressing symptoms had suddenly left
them. While some OF the party collected
roses and carnations. cherries and. straw
borrlcs from the surroundings. others
threw themselves with frenzy into the
study OF the court courtesy" Two motor
boats were sent for and the girls. gay
and laughing, had n two hours journey
to the bottom OF the ford. where the i'm
peral yacht lay shining in the sun At
Ir ciIa NJ fbp TnhnnZDllerp 10
marshal. Count Eulenburs. was waiting
on the gangway ladder to escort them on
board
Each Presented to Kaiser.
AS soon rs they were all on deck the
emperor approached them, surrounded by
his suite, and cordially shaking hands
with Frau Mescndicck, requested that
each member of the party snouId be pre- =
sented To him individually, So one by
one the girls were led up and extended
the monarch. while the other held out
bunch of roses or basket or chcrrtc'
or whatever her particular Offering might
be, In every case the kaiser exchanged
few words with the visitor. asking her
from what part OF Germany she came.
and when the district was familiar to
him inquired how. this and that had been
getting on since ho was last there.
Delightful Tea Party.
When these little courtesies were over
the company sat down to tea. the en-
peror placing Frau Mesendieck on his,
right and converSing with her on the
aims and methods OF her educational
work. The ordinary menu OF the Hohcn-
zollcrn tea table had been enriched by
tho addition of chocolate and whipped
cream. a beverage TO which German dam
sells are particularly addicted This lit
tie attention throws light on the reply
which the young ladies' received on the
morrow OF tho rhymed telegram OF thanks
addressed by them 10 the kaiser,
You who here your chocolate drank.
Lovely maidcnS, We must thank.
May life TO you for ever seem
As sweet as chocolate crowned with
cream
William IL. and His Fellow voyagers.
The above Is II fairly close rendering OF
nunntrain composed for the occasion by
the emperor,
Long Motor Race,
"A motor race OF 100 miles in two hours:
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