Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-09
HEAVY INCREASE IN TWO YEARS
Fifty Millions Added to Cost in
that Time.
FUND FROM THREE SOURCES
Employers, Workers and the State
Are Levied On.
WORK FOR HOME INDEPENDENCE
No Present Possibility of Legal ReEu-
Iation OF the Wage Agreements
Between the Employers and
the workers.
by MAGICIAN CLARKh

II I hAl4NOlAh ALAfAINNE4
BERLIN, April Especial to The Bee)
-Germany's social policy was alluded to
by Herr Delbreuck during his speech upon
the occasion Of the second reading OF the
budget in the Reichstag. He pointed out
that in 1909 the total expenditure on social
political purposes in Germany amounted
to 500 10000 in round figures, of which
SOL 600 was derived from the employers,
So, 10000 from the workers, and S12, $50, 900
from the state. As soon as the imperial
insurance degree and the private employ
ers' act were completed the social political
expenditure would reach s25OOOO,OOO.
Germany spent fifth part of what
one could claim to be the increment of the
national fortune on social political pur-
poses. One could not assert that the gov
eminent was unproductive in that sphere
There was no doubt of the economic i'm
portance Of the question of the wage tariff
between employers and workers, but legal
regulations were at present impossible
Delbrueck said his time was now taken
up by mis- efforts to make home industry
! independent of foreign materials, especially
cotton.
Speaks from Church Spire.
Peter Todt, an enthusiastic admirer of
the prince of Bavaria, gave an expression
| to his admiration a couple of days ago by
climbing up the lightning conductor above
| the spire of the church, opposite the royal
1 palace In Munich, and affixing a blue and
| white BavaTian flag to the top. From this
| elevated position he delivered a speech
| clarifying the kaiser, the prince regent anC
/ the German empire In spite of the grea
height every word could be clearly heart
by the immense crowd below.
Revenge ON Policeman.
Detlet Won Wlnterfeld, a bank manager.
! is alleged to have taken curious revenge
on a police officer who broke off an en-
| gagement with his daughter. winterfelC
engaged private detectives to have the Of
fcer watched constantly, and every mis-
take he made In his police work they i'm
mediateiy telephoned the chief. of police
Herr Won Winterfeld is said to have hat
the police officers writing table burs
open and important papers stolen in orde
to hinder his work private female de
tectlve made these disclosures when pro
ceedings were commenced against Her
Won Winterfeld and his four detectives.
Relations with Vatican Strained.
Since the Kulturkampf days the relation
Of the Holy See with the empire hav
never been so strained as they have be
come as a result OF the speech Of tn
chancellor, in which he indirectly accuse
the Vatican of stirring up religious dis
cord in the empire and of not ascertainin
the state of feeling in the country throug
the Prussian minister to the Holy See
DR.. Won Bethman- Holwegs allusion [
the Encycical, in which Plus y referre
. to the Reformers was especially surpris
ing in view Of the fact that official deCla
rations were made both in Rome and Beri
that the incident was satisfactorily closed
outside official circles 1t is believed tina
the chancellor's address was made in vie,
OF the coming general elections to secur
continued support of the parties oppose
to the Catholic church in Germany
Fear Standard OIL.
The national liberals call attention to tn
alleged danger that the German petroleum
trade may be monopoliZed as a result {
the policy of the Standard oil company
They suggest the institution OF an imperis
I petroleum ''matnst,' which might exten
its operations over the whole of centri
o Europe and they say, bring the empir
Y G1.5oO,OOO a year without increasing III
!, price Of petroleum.
= Kirachner Reelected.
. At meeting OF the committee Of III
i, Berlin municipality on the choice Of
burgomaster to succeed Herr Kirschner
was unanimously resolved to reeommen
: Herr Kirschner for reelection for a ter
Of twelve years. He is 50 years OF age ar
:. is considered one Of the most brlliar
municipal administrators in Europe II
:, salary is $500 a year
& Railway Policy Agreed On.
The negotiations between Germany az
x Russia ON their respective railway polio
s. In Persia and Turkey will shortly
4 worked out to a satisfactory issue. Ru
In STA is waiting for Germanys reply to a
modified proposals OF the cars minister
The outlines OF the first proposals We
prematurely published in London and.
is stated, they correspOnded in essentia
TO the suggestions in the first Russi.
~ note. After that the draft Of Germany
wishes was handed 10 the Russian mini
ter, who submitted It to the various d
4 partments directly interested.
Since then the views OF the departmer
have been received and the due effe
given them, and the amended Russi
proposals have been drafted approved
, the ear, dispatched 10 Berlin and now
=. Is again Germany's turn to speak