Evening star., 1915-12-01
TEUT0NS SUPREME
IN WAR, IS CLAIM
President Of Reichstag De-
cIares Military Situation Is
Highly Satisfactory.
ENGLAND HELD FEARFUL
OF KEY TO SUPREMACY
Economic Situation in Germany Will
Be Improved by Food Supplies,
Dr.. Kaempf Says.

| BERLIN, December 1.-The opening
| Of the reichstag yesterday was marked
| by an address of welcome by the presi-
dent, DR.. kaempf, In which he compli-
| mented Germany on the highly salts
| factory military situation in the west
and east and the successful conclusion
| of the Serbian campaign; and speech
| by the secretary of the imperial treas
ury, DR.. Karl Helfferich, in introducing
i bill arranging the preliminaries for
| the taxation of war profits. DR..
Helfferich urged the speedy discussion
1 of the bill, so that no war profits could
escape taxation.
The secretary said that the govern
ment itself had as yet reached no con-
clusion on the taxation rate, and it
would obviously be unfair to make it
| confiscatory. or regard the project, as
| some wish to do, as a punishment tor
daring to make profits during the war
The bill was referred to a committee.
Cites Military Situation
| The presidents opening remarks to
the house, which. as on previous oc-
casions. showed a large proportion of
members in army gray, were heard
with enthusiasm. He said:
while in the west the enemy's at
tempt to break through. undertaken
| with strong forces, failed when con-
| fronted with the contempt of death of
| our troops and their commanders;
| while in the east the German and
| Austro- Hungarian armies hold by an iron
grip what they have won in battles,
| which were boldly planned and hero
| ically carried out. while on the 1sonZo
the Italians by force of arms are at
! tempting to conquer the least part of
what before the war they could have
| got from Austria without striking a
| blow, in the Balkans feats of arms
J have been accomplished and events
have occurred which, from both mil
| itary and diplomatic point of view,
| have been carried through with splen-
| did and unsurpassed certainty and
which have enabled us in combination
| with our allies and with the Bulgarian
! army to avenge the murder of Sarayevo
| and to bring to an end, as we hope, for
| all time Serbian intrigues, which have
proved to be SO mischievous to Europe.
| Victory Is Welcomed.
I'm close union of arms with the
| brave armies of the King of Bulgaria
and the Bulgarian people We have
crowned our victory. We welcome this
| from the bottom Of our hearts. The
Serbian army has been triumphantly
defeated. The Turkish army has lived
| up to it's old reputation and has
| brought about the failure OF the Darda-
nelles enterprise.
| proud England is troubled about the
| key to her supremacy. All our en-
| emies have recognized that we are in
yincible on the battlefield; so, the more
eagerly do they cling to their hope to
destroy US economically. to conquer US
by hunger. AS they allow themselves
to be deceived regarding our financial
strength. which has been proved by the
astonishing results Of our war loans, SO
they have also been deceived in their
estimate of our economic strength.
I'VE have corn for bread. Potatoes,
the most important food of the people,
are abundant. If in other things there
may be scarcity. as cannot be dis
puted, yet the hardships thus caused to
a majority of the poorer population
will be surmounted by the organization
of the provision market. We therefore
financially and economically have every
reason to contemplate the future with
firm determination and unshaken conf
dence-
Martial Law Modified.
Tba raichstsp then adopted the final