The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-20
FOR
THE RE|CHsTAG
German Government Fast Los.
ing Hope Of Victory-Beth-
mann-Honweg Out

Berlin, Sept. 2O.--Before the end of
the year, or at the very latest in
January, 1912. the general elections
for the reichstag are to take place,
and as the time approaches the
anxiety of the government, which ex-
poets great defeat, is becoming
more and more evident. While the
patriotic Germans have little or no
fault to find with the foreign policy
of the present administration, the
great masses of the voters are thirst
ing for revenge over the ultra-con-
servative landowners Gunkers), who
in conspiracy with the Catholic centre
in 1909 placed enormous new burdens
of taxation upon the middle classes
and the poor, while they absolutely
refused to tax the great fortunes.
The supposed representatives of the
people favored the millionaries, but
taxed all the necessaries of life, even
down to matches. The budget which
the allied groups of Conservatives
succeeded in passing was so utterly
unjust that even Prince won Buelow,
as stanch "junker" as any, refused
to accept It, refusal which ultimate
| ACO W ulo VOWuldlls
During the two years wkseh have
passed since then the new Chancellor
of empire, Herr Won -Holl-
veg, has everywhere in his domestic
policies revealed himself as SO ultra
conservative and ultra-P -Prussian that
he has made himself the most hated
man In all Germany. The only thing
which might have saved him would
have been a great victory in his for
e1gn policy, but his victory has failed
to come. No matter how Franco
German relations in regard to Moroc-
co are arranged in detail, the agree
ment will never approach anything
like German victory, and many are
those who will continue calling It q
disgraceful German retreat.
There is now nothing for the chan
cellor to do but calmly await the COM
Ing of the end. He knows as we'll as
anybody that next spring it will no
longer be his hand that steers the
German ship of state.
Antlpnthy to England
To the German who takes any in
terest in foreign politics, Great Bri-
tain is the power which in every di-
rectton blocks Herman's way to her
place in the sum-" to use the phrase
first employed by Prince Buelow in
connection with the seizure of Kiao-
chau. and recently borrowed from
him by the emperor.
Kaiser Wilhelm's Hamburg speech
IN which he used this expression was
all over Germany taken to mean that
he intends to exert all his personal
influence and restlessly continue his
propaganda in favor of a stronger
navy until Germany's fleet is the
equal If not the superior of that of
England on the worlds seas. The
fact surprises nobody in spite of the
many official and semi-offlcial dec
larations that Germany had not
thought of ever disputing England's
naval supremacy.
The existence of such an intention
does not, however, mean that an i'm
mediate attempt will be made to car
ry it into execution. The reichstag is
rapidly approaching the term of it's
natural life. Its successor will be
very differently constituted, and in
all probability, for the moment little
disposed to lay upon the nation the
burden of increased ornaments. No
doubt strenuous efforts will be made
to use the Morocco difficulty for the
purpose Of obtaining a docile cham
ber. From the commencement of the
negotiations 1t has been precisely
those parties which have most to fear
at the polls which have been most en-
acting in their demands and most
noisy in their professions of patriot
ism. They recognized that an excel
lent opportunity had come for divert
ing public displeasure from them
selves to the foreigner. Undoubtedly
maneuver of the same kind will be
tried by the government at the elec-
tions, and 1t may count on a certain
measure of success. At the same
time it is more than doubtful whether
the new parliament will, in the OPEN
ing years of its life, be prepared to
vote fresh navy bills.