The sun., 1890-01-26
EMPEROR WILLIAM SPEAKS.
DHE REICHsTl0 RBCEITES HIg FARE
WELL WORDS At THE PALACE.

NE wants More Laws 90 Better the Con-
dttion or the workingHen - Germany
Does Not like the Samoan Treaty.
Onptvt0AS Ieao bV ne HeO Fora lssociatss Prssa
BERLIN, Jan. 26-After the defeat of
the Socialist bill In the Reichstae to-day,
Herr Boetlicher announced that the sos
sion was closed, and requested tho Dopu-
ties to meet at the Schloss at Q Z. NJ Tho
EmpeTor surrounded by his Ministers and the
great officers Of state, received the Deputies In
tho White Hall Of the Sohloss at that hour and
read to them the following speech:
Tho past three yeern constitute period Of
Sncn exceptional IMPORTANCE In the develop
'nent OF the empire that tny feelings oenstFatn
soe to recall from the Throne itself the results to
which your labors, combined with those OF the
Federal Government, have led. The empire has
been yorely tried by death: but In the trials
tn,s tn,nsdy by the loss OF the Emperors. ny grand
mo m hsrehical feeling Of the people have found
~ edifying demonstration." "
a, The Emperor here expressed his thanks that
she changes made necessary by the death OF
his predecessors had been peacefully and tran
gully accomplished: For that he psi.S, sad: ae-
which. with discerning patriotism, had lebored
willingly to strengthen the defenoes Of the en-
Of the emDS sDSS acps sSo sSCns
been thereby assured and the country enabled
g Pr1s.s @ %O bs IN $ Sssas TS UAS 81 S.sSS and
oivilsatiop. Facilities had bsen given to. arti-
aao syus to & aS Iuon o aS
70 gain In economic prosperity the advan-
II was with especial satisfaction that he
haied the continuous appli ion OF the recon-
fnendations mbodied in the imperial message
aRw for tho Insurance Of invalid and aged work
men. Those measures were guarantees for
aS Sus Ts ss, you'd vi e BE- he @ Win thai so1 @ ee
eults and would contribute to the domestic
peace OF the tatherand. Although much still
been done, On the GROUND already gained
might come to undorstand that the legislative
power had a warm heart for their Just inter
SS poson eoSd be stane4 Sn9 bg he
peaceful and lawful progress.
concert with the Governments OF the Federal
ameliorations necessary in this field. He re-
Garded II as his most earnest and exalted task
che abolition Of the sontribntionst to the
widows and orphapg fund. o}hcialg in the
service OF the Government would obtain the
though It might suffice to satisfy the just
wishes Of less fayorabiy situated GLASSES Of
ernments, the Reicbstag would be enabled to
afford pledge Of improvement in the position
OF middle-cl officials at an early date.
He concluded by saying that In his own name
and that OF the exalted Federal Government
he thanked the Deputies for their faithful and
laborious wo X. and hoped for the cont tinuod
peace and prosperity OF the Fatherland, and
that the content OF the people proceeding there
from might be the ReichstaR's most welcome
reward for its labors.
The Samoan treaty has met with hostile crit
ieism from papers of all parties The kreuz
Zeitun0 complains that. although two-thirds Of
the foreigners in Samoa are Germans and
1our-iltths ofthe trade is German. yet Germany
receives no dominant influence. The Tos-
SiSche Zeitun0 calls the treaty a blow In the
face for German interests. The Germans. It
says holding the trade OF the island, are
OF Americans.
The Hamburg strike is over. the men having
accepted the shipowners' proposal restoring
wages to S5 marks per month.
Tne country q, onnd Cassel anj Fulda is |
Hooded, Part OF Cassel is submerged. The |
rain falls in unceasing torrents The Werra, |
Eder. and Lain have overflowed their banks. |
Tho Maine and Rhine are rapidly rising. and !
many districts OF central Germany are deluged. |