Show GERMAN NAVAL BILL Animated Discussion I the Reichstag Reich-stag Yesterday Berlin Dec 9The relchstag today resumed re-sumed the debate on the first reading of I the governments naval bill Herr Ham I acher national liberal said that his party unanimously approved the principles of the measure and attached the greatest importance to the navy In connection with the export trade the speaker thought the commercial policy of the United States and Great Britain should be particularly par-ticularly considered Herr Gallor peoples party said his party would oppose the bill which he asserted as-serted was the first step toward the establishment es-tablishment of naval absolutism Guns he continued cannot open new I markets South Germany is absolutely opposed to the measure Herr Zimmerman said the reform party desired to favorably consider the measure but they demanded guarantees that the burden of the new taxation would not fall upon the distressed middle classes H believed a majority of the party would vote for the amended bill The Bavarian Peasants association said Herr Helpert reserved its decision pending the governments explanations relative to the manner of providing the money necessary After other speeches had been delivered the naval bill was referred to the budget committee Herr Hamacher said The most important im-portant thing Is the policy of England and the United States Englands policy is evidently directed toward the formation of a i zollverein with her colonies The United States also undoubtedly wish to fl protect themselves against our exports I but matters are coming to such a pass I that other American republics are joining the United States to form a zollverein I PanAmericanism is for Germany still more momentous than Monroeism The United States are not to be considered on I the same footing as a single European state but rather as an entirely new continent con-tinent with regard to producing and my opinion which is shared by eminent statesmen and has also been expressed recently by Count Goluchowski expresset European states will the coming century be obliged to cooperate in order to support sup-port each other in this struggle for exist ex-ist nce with America Germany alone would be powerless in the conflict but we must take care than when the hour comas she is in a position to take her part ome |