Germans Will Fight Taxes.

New York Times 100 years ago today, April 7, 1913:
Prospect of Long Debate Over the Financing of the Army Bills.
    BERLIN, April 6. —With the submission to the Reichstag to-morrow of the Government's armament and taxation measures a contest will begin which is  almost certain to last until the Summer vacation and possibly will not be ended before Fall.
    The Imperial Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, will speak, explaining the political situation, and the Minister of War, Gen. von Heeringen, will elucidate the technical features of the measures.
    There is no question that the army increases will be accepted practically without alteration, but there is widespread disagreement and dissatisfaction; over the financing of the proposals. The new Army bill calls for the expenditure of about $250,000,000, and the financial measures include a non-recurrent tax of from $243,750,000 to $250,000,000, spread over two years, and a  permanent yearly increase in taxation of from $45,000,000 to $47,500,000.
    Herr Bassermann, the National Liberal leader, in a speech recently made at Hanover, said that the National Liberals had agreed to the armament increase, but that the tax measures were  unjust and would require the most thorough revision. This also is the view of other non-Government parties, and the measures will be subjected to an overhauling, which will probably result in important amendments.