The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-05-20
from the Second Edition of the Sunday Jourmo
Troubles of the Fatherland.

Copyright 1884, by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN, May 1S.-The Emperor inpatient
at the delay in bringing about peace be-
tween the miners and employers, has di-
rected the president of the province of
Westphalia to convey to the mining COM
panies his emphatic desire to accelerate o
compromise. 1t is reported that the presi-
dent has resigned, the Emperor blaming
him for allowing affairs to drift, and also
for sending out false alarms as to encoun-
ters between strikers and the military.
DR.. HintZpeter, who is now, by command
of the Emperor, making tour of the
strike districts, In order to hear both sides.
is charged to warn the mine-owners that
the government will resent their action if
they refuse to grant the essential claim of
the men. The power of the government to
make employers feel the weight of its dis
pleasure lies at hand. The mine-owners
have obtained during recent years many
favors.. They have secured special tariffs
throughout Germany, and have been
granted low freight rates to Hamburg,
Bremen, Belgium and Holland, In order to
enable them to compete with English coal.
These privileges are readily .assailable if
the companies are cOntumacious. While
the state of the mines is most prosperous,
the condition of the men is yearly more
wretched.
The Bourse quotations show an enormous
advance in shares For instance, the BORT
mund Union mine shares have risen so per
some of the men at Dortmund have earned
beggarly lbs Cd weekly. Recently the
owners have withdrawn some allowances
hitherto granted to the men, and have in
creased the severity of the fines imposed
upon the miners. For instance. there is the
practice called mullen" by which moth
ing Is allowed miner for any carload of
coal which lacks full weight. The owners
sell this coal. but the man working under
ground, often naked, in temperature up
wards of twenty degrees Reaumer, which
is common to the deep Westphalia pits.
gets nothing if the car is not quite full.
Public feeling is becoming more and moro
pronounced in favor of the men. The par
quent upon lack of a sufficient supply of
coal. intensifies the feeling of discomfort
existing outside of the coal district. In the
event Of the failure of speedy settlement
q conference of EMPLOYERS and wOrkmen,
empowered to arbitrate the differences.
Criticism on the alleged violent phrase of
the Emperor to the workmen's delegates;
that, if they resisted the troops he would
have all of them shot Lasse or allies neben
denial that the Emperor made use
Of phrase. which babe fair to
become historic historic illus tr Of
the masses. The official version of the
stenographer present does not contain the
words. The delegates say that the EN-
peror, striking the pommel of his sword,
warned them that he would make them
feel his power if they resisted the author
tiles. His subsequent assurances of sympa-
thy softened the severity of the warning.
Herren Liebknecht and Bebel invited the
delegates to- confer with the Socialist men,
bers of the Reichstag, but they declined,
having noted the Emperor's remark. Don't
associate your movement with the Social
ists." said the Emperor; "denn full mich
ist zeder social demokrat gleich pedentend
NIT recht und Vaterland's feind."
The building trades strike in Berlin is
extending. Many of the workmen have
given their masters until Monday to an
swer their demands The climax of the
movement will probably be reached in
June, several of the largest workmen's as
sociations having postponed the general
strike until then.
In the Reichstag, to-day, when the aged
workmans' insurance bill came up for
third reading. Prince Bismarck made an
acsid speech. He said that he was not sur
prised that the Socialists, the Freisinnige
party. and the Poles opposed the bill but
he had not expected that Conservatives
would assume q hostile attitude toward
proposals affecting the innermost depths of
the whole empire. In concluding, he said:
Il wish the bill to be disposed of before
the next election. for no one knows whether
we shall have as much leisure next year as
now. i beg Conservatives Imperi alists
and Nationals to free themselves from
the Socialist, Polish, Guelph, French and
Freisinnige parties" After a reply from
Herr Bamberger the House adjourned.
Prince Bismarck's appeal is likely to in
duce the government groups to give warm
er support to the measure. The opposing