The morning news., 1889-05-19

an eight hour shift and further urging tne
owners retaining longer shift TO Keep the
men at work only in case Of absolute neces-
| sity.
THE EMPEROR IMPATIENT
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PreSs)
BERLIN, May 1S.-rhe emperor, inpa-
tient at the delay in bringing about peace
| between the miners aud employers, has di-
rected the president Of tho province of
| Wesbphalia to convey TO the mining COM
pa les his emphatic desire 10 accelerate
compromise II Is reported that the pgesi-
| dent has resigned, the emperor blaming
him for allowing affairs TO drift, and also
| for sending out false alarms as to encounters
between tho strikers and military.
DIR, Hintz Peter, who is now, by command
| Of the emperor, making tour Of the strike
districts in order TO hear both sides, is
| charged to warn mine owners that tho gov
| ernmont will resent their action If thoy re-
fuse to grant tho essential claims of tie
mon. The power Of the government TO
! make employers feel the weight of its dis
| pleasure is at hand. The mine owners have
| obtained, during recent years, many favors.
| They have secured special tariffs through
| out Germany, and have been granted low
| freight rates to Hamburg, Bremen, Belgium
and Holland, I'm order to enanle them to
| compete with English coal These privi-
| leges are readily assaiable il tho companies
are contumacious. While the state of the
mines is most prosperous, the condition Of
| the mon Is yearly moro wretched.
BoUEsE QUOTATIONS..
Bourse quotations show an enormous ad-
vance in shares. For instance Dortmund
! Union mine shares have risen 80 per cent.
within two years, and meanwhile soma Of
| tho men ~ DOrtmund have earned a
beRgarly II shillings, pense weekly. Re-
| comfy the owners have withdrawn some
| allowances hitherto granted to the mon,
| and have inc eased the severity OF tho fines
| imposed upon the miners. For instance
there IS a practice called mullen, by which
| nothing is allowed a minor for any carload
| Of coal which lacks full weight. The
| owners sell this coal, but tho man
working underground, often naked,
in temperature upwards of
20 Roaumur. which is common to tho deep
| Westphalia pits, gets nothing If the car is
not quite full. Public feeling is becoming
| more aud moro pronounced In favor Of the
men. The paralysis Of tho iron and steel
| industries, consequent upon the lack Of
| sufficient supply Of coal, intensidos the feel
ing Of discontent existing outside Of the
coal districts In the event Of the failure
II a speedy settlement Of the trouble, the
government will convene conference of
| employers and workmen, under n neutral
president which shall bo empowered ~ ar
bitrate upon the differences.
MS SHOOTING THREAT.
Criticisms on tho alleged violent phrase
Of tho emperor to the workmens delegates
that II they resisted the troops he would
have all Of them shot, lod 10 a s3mi-oiiicll
denial that the emperor made use Of the
phrase, which Lado tair TO become a his
toic illustration Of his despotlc disregard Of
tho life Of the masses. Tho official version
. H.. q. 4, a
tain the words. The delegates say that the
emperor. striking the p0mmol of MS sword,
warned them that he could make them feel
his power If thoy resisted the authorities.
His subsequent assurances of sympathy
softenod the severity Of tho warning.
Herren Liebknecht and Bebel invited the
delegates to confer with tho socialist mem-
bers Of the Rsichstag, but they declined,
having noted the emperor's remark, "Don't
associate your movement with the social
lists.
BERLfN's BUILDERS.
Tho building trades strike in Bsrlln is
extending. Many OF the workms' lave
given their masters until AiHtagy to
answer their demands. Tho clim1- a. tho
movement will probably DO re4cI.d in
June, several Of tho largest worli1ll - as
soclations having postponed a general
strike until then.
la tho Rechstag to-day, when tbs azsd
workmen's insurance bill came up fog Chird
reading, Prince Bismarck made an 0cril
speech. He said that ho was n0y surprised
that the socialists, tho Fri0ssinniG0 party,
aud the Poles opposed tho bill, hut he
had not expected that tho conservatives
would assume a hostile attitude toward
proposals affecting the innermost dep hs Of
tho whole empire. In concluding hs said:
81 wish the bill 10 bo disposed II be ,.1 the
next elections, for no one knows wl1 ar we
shall have as much leisure ncv. yopr
as now. / bog conservatives, irueraiistB
aud uati0nalists 20 fre3 thensslyrs from
tho socialist, Polish, Guelph, Frcacl ald
Freisonnige parties.n After a reply from
Herr Bamberg0r, tho House al ru1l
Prince Bismarck's appeal is likely o. 'dIca
the gOyernment groups 70 give Wa ler
support 10 the measure. The op .os.ng
natiOual!5ts and ultra consorve'lyss viii
again refrain from voting, lsayiue Primer
Bismarck ~ rely upon his forne. nai jr-
ity
In his speech Prince Bismarck extra sad
doubt whether the freisinuige parry had
not supported the army bill from costly
rather than from patriotism. "Fe;n ox-
claimed Herr Rlchtor, rosontlng th3 impu
tati0n.
"Whoeyer says File to mo-" wsrfu'y re-
t0rtoi 10 chancellor, 'is impuduIt.n
Herr Bnmbergsr declared that tl. o.an-
celor3 action could only produce Jlrlolal
hatred.
At this point Prince Bismarck abruptly
lefl tho Chamber.
Prince Bismarck will entertain n iergo
number Of members OF the Rolchstag at
the Fruhschoppen Monday morning.
Tho Bundesrath has approved, without
alteration, article 4 OF the penal code.
embOdying common-law provisions hith-
erto 8pcci lly applicable 10 social st7. The
government will not venture 10 tQst tue
keichstag on the code during the present
| session.