Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-05
CABLE LETTER.
May-Day Gossip, Row it Was Observed
and What Was Accomplished.
It's Asserted the Clouds Between the Emperor
ana Bismark are Clearing Away and
Misunderstanding Explained.
feopyriehted By the Aasoclated Press. !

| lGopyughted by the Associated Press.
BFKLIN, May 3.--The first prominent
result of the Mayday agitation has been
a formidable movement among manu-
lecturers. merchants, mine owners and
others employing large numbers of Social
lists to promote foreign Germans against
strikers. The idea had its origin in
CONTAMINATION that passed between mer-
chants; and manufacturers and kindred
organizations in Chemnitz, Hamburg,
Bremen and Frankfort, regarding the
Mayday demonstrations at the time when
the celebration threatened to paraIyze
trade. These communications led TO
further united action. At meeting of
Chemnitz manufacturers yesterday,
which was attended by representatives of
several Berlin industries, it was decided
to create an employers protection
union. If this plan is carried out
league will be formed covering Germany
with Workmen's employers asso-
Citations. The declared aim
OF those united is for cooperation
against wanton strikes. But there will
be one inevitable transom to co-opera-
ton. at Chemnitz, rejecting the opin-
ion of o majority in the victory of masters
over the men, some of the newspapers
similarly draw conclusions that employ
ers, if working in union. can defeat the
utmost efforts of malcontent work
men. The failure Of the demonstration
is held to be set off to the Socialists
success. The Freissige Zeitung says af-
ter tins Socialist leaders had, by their
ambiguous manifestos, betrayed their
desire for as untenative an abstinence
mr. &c hn
of the movement to Isolated groups DEM
onstrates how weak is the influence
of Socialist deputies in every
thing beyond the registering
of a secret vote at elections. But
both employers and the committee
of the press overlook the fact that So
cialist leaders, with nearly the unani-
nous approval of workmen, are opposed
to any form of demonstration that might
lead to a collision with authorities or en-
ployers.
A Berlin Socialist organ declared on
the evening of Mayday that no workmen
in possession of their senses would resor.
TO Illegal manifestations when trying to
induce legislate bodies to concede their
demands. Socialist leaders do not deem
the celebration a failure.
In conversation on the subject Herr
Liebknecht said the public expectation of
the demonstrations menancing to peace
arose from erroneous reports which were
widely circulated as to how workmen in
Tended to observe the day. It was a
pacific and orderly celebration, in ac-
cordance with the plans of the Socialists.
An ,article in to-day IS Voksolatt extols
the day as the grandest and most COM
plete celebration conceivable, establish
ing an international Social holiday. The
writer adds, although many farmers aud
workmen were compelled to work, this
did not detract from the success of work.
men.
The Hamburg Nachrichten gives q
startling plan to the secret history
of Prince Bismarck IS retirement by stat
i9g as positive fact that the emperor's
mind was prejudiced by enemies who in-
fiueuced him to believe that the prince
took such large doses of morphine that he
often lost the power of connected
thought. Reports reached the emperor
in such a credible form that he
deemed it necessary to summon
DR.. Schwenniger.. in order TO ques-
ton him regarding Bismarck Is
condition and habits. Bismarck re-
scented the inquiries put to his doctor,
although the answers received by the |
emperor convinced IllI1 ludL Lu6 TepOTls |
were groundless. At the same time,
interested parties busted themselves withd
Creating IN the chancellor's mind an
Impression that the emperor was resolved 4
to get rid of him at any price and was
taking steps to find successor, the
manipulators of the intrigue in the |
meantime assuring the emperor that |
Bismarck was firmly resolved to |
resign. The Nachrichten adds: alt will
not be long before the names of the au-
thors of this intrigue are disclosed. :"
The articles indicate desire on the part |
of Bismarck to renew close relations with |
the emperor.
The dispatch sent by the emperor to
the chancellor from Strasburg was
couched IN the old terms of cordially.
Since Imperial Aide-de- Camp Lendhorf
from his sojourn at Friedrichs-
rhue the clouds between the emperor and
Bismarck have been clearing away, and
all misunderstanding are being ex-
planned.