Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-04
Means More Warships.

Another important action of the gov
eminent recently has been to reduce the
age limit of armored ships from twenty
five to twenty years, which will necessi-
tate the construction Of four instead of
three dreadnoughts every year to carry
out the naval program, and thus the
ed that the Krupp establishment can
supply all the component parts, includ-
ing the guns, of eight dreadnoughts in
a single year.
England is the only country that Ger
many is threatening; it is the only coun-
try with which war is possible, accord
ing to the German newspapers and poll
ticians, but it is very difficult for
stranger to understand what the two ma
tons have to fight about. Their SOW
posed to be cordial friends; no casus
beli exists or has existed for years, and
there is not the slightest reason to eX-
pect anything to fight about. 1t is true
that Germany is prosperous and Eng
land is not The German manufactur-
ers are protected against English COM
petition by high tariff duties, while the
markets of England are open to German
merchandise which has driven the do
mestic products out of several markets
among the people to boycott everything
marked made in Germany"
But that is not cause of war No
nation can declare war upon a neighbor
because the neighbor refuses to buy her
goods. There has been no discrmina
English market. French merchandise is
subject to the same treatment, but,
somehow or another, the French manu-
facturers have not enjoyed the great
prosperity which has come to the Ger
mans since a protective policy was
adOpted by Bismarck.
Prosperous as Nation.
Germany today is one of the most pros
porous nations in the world, and
the farmers and mechanics, the land
owners and the manufacturers have
shared the benefits of a protective tariff.
Nowhere have the results of the prOtec-
tive policy been SO conspicuous as in
Germany. During the first ten years
after 1t was adopted the national in
come increased 10 per cent; during the
last ten years 1t has increased 90 per
cent. The aggregate incomes of persons
who pay the income tax In Prussia IN
creased during the last ten years from
$723 OO0, 900 to 81 .6J0WO.OOO
The richest person In Germany is Frau
Krupp Won Bohlen- Halbach, who Inherited
the great iron business. Ten years ago
she paid taxes on an assessment OF
$46 $50, 600; last year she paid taxes on
$58 zoo, COO
Prince Hencael Won Donnersmark. who
is also a manufacturer, is the second
richest person in the empire. During the
last fifteen years the assessment upon
which he pays taxes has increased from
$4,000 600 to $37. 10000. Baron Roths-
child of Frankfort, the head OF that IA
nous family of bankers who still prac-
tically control the finances OF Europe,
pays taxes on SIG. 10000.
The richest man in Berlin is ernest Won
Mendelssohn- Bartholdy. banker, who
pays taxes on 81, 100000.
Seventeen people in Germany pay taxes
on more than ten millions, and this
number has doubled during the last few
years.
Germans Staying at Home.
Another striking evidence Of the pros
perity OF Germany is the cessation OF
emigration. During the ten years from
1891 to 1901 an average OF 122.OOO per-
sons left Germany to seek homes in for
eien countries; during the next ten years
the average was 10000. The population
is now increasing by immigration. as
we'll as from natural causes. In 1882
there were 17,632.OO0 persons employed
in the manufactures OF the German en-
nire: in 1909 there were q, 827 900. In
1Ss3 about 300 900 were foreigners; now
1.O2A OOO persons Of foreign birth are en-
Moved in the German factories, Of whom
S26O0h are Austrians: Russians, Dutch
and italians, about 100000 each; Swiss.
.00(lOO. and French and English. each