Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-02
Or. Kaempf on Opening German
Parliament Declares TeutOns
Have Been Successful on All
Fronts.
SAYS ENGLAND Is TROUBLED
Maintains That Germany's En-
emies Admit She Is Invincible
on the Battlefield-Economic
Conditions of the Country
Are Pointed Out.

Berlin, Nov. go via London, Dec. 1,
2:T a. m.-The opening of the Reich
stag to-day was marked by an address
of welcome by the president. DR..
Kaempf, in which he complimented Ger
many on the highly satisfactory mill
tary situation in the west and east and
the successful conclusion of the Ser
bian campaign; and speech by the
secretary of the imperial treasury DR..
Karl Helffcrich, in introducing a bill
arranging the preliminaries for the tax
alton of war profits. No reference was
made to the subject of peace.
DR.. Helferich urged the speedy dis
cusson Of the bill so that no war pro-
fits could escape taxation, and promised
an actual measure on the taxation of
war profits for the next sitting of tho
Reichstag in March. He intimated IT
would impose a graduated scale of taxa
ton based on the amount of the war
profits and would also include tax on
incomes which had increased during
the war, but he gave no indcat ton Of
the extent of the prospective levy.
The presidents opening remarks to the
House, which, as on previous occasions,
showed a large proportion of members
in army gray. were heard with enthus-
!asm. He said:
''Whilc in the west tic enemy's at
tempt to hr al: through. undertaken
with strong forces. failed when con-
frontel with the contempt of death of
our troops and their commanders: while
in the cast the German and Austro-
Hungarian armies hold with an iron
grin what they have won in battles.
which We're boldly pannel and hero
icallv carried ont; while on the IsonHo
.he Italians ny force Of arms are at
tempting to conquer the least part Of
what before the war they could have got
from Austria without striking blow.
in tho Balkans feats of arms have been
accomplished and events have occurred
which, from both a military and diplo-
matte point of view. have been carried
through with splendid and unsurpassed
certainty and which have enabled us in
combination with orr allies and with
the Bulgarian army to aVenGe the MUIR
der of Saravern and TO bring to an end.
as We hope. Coz al time Serbian intriEues,
Waich haze prove! to be so mischiev-
ious 10 .urpoc
In CLOSE union ~ arms with the brave
armies Of he >.n@ Of BULGARIA. AMI the
Puisal.ar psor1o We have crowned our
yictory We welcome this from the bottom
Of Oug h, arts Tho Serbian army has been
triumr sanity defeated. Tho Turkish army
has lived MP TO its old reputation and has
brought about the failure of the Darda-
nCllaS enterprise.
"ProGd England IS troubled about the
key u her supremacy. All our enemi, s
hav' recoenized that we are invincible
on the battle field; so, the more eagerly
do they cling to their hope to destroy us
economically to conquer us by hunger
AS they allow themselves to lie deceived
regarding our financial strength. which
has been proved by the astonishing re-
suits Of our war loans. so they have also
been deceived in their estimate of our
economic strength"
We have corn for bread, potatoes. the
most important food oC the people, are
abundant II In other things there may
be scarcity, as cannot he disputed, vet
the hardship thus caused 10 n ma iority
of the poorer population will be sur
mounted by the organization Of tho provi-
sion market We therefore, financially
and economically have every reason a
contemplat" the future with firm deter
mnation and mistaken confidence"
The Rcirhstag then adopted the final
reading of the bill, modifying certain fea-
lures Of martial law giving the option Of
fine instead of imprisonment for minor
offences