The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-27
FOR SAFETYS SAKE.
Troops Will Be Ready For May Day
Riots.

Copyrighted 1890 by the New York Associated Press
! BERLIN, April 26.-The emperor has tel
egraphed instructions to Chancellor Won
| Caprivi regarding the attitude of the au-
| thritieS throughout the country towards
| the May day celebrations. In his dispatch
his majesty says that the attitude of the
authorities should be concerted and con-
! Sistent. The chancellor presided at a
| meeting of the Prussian privy council last
night, at which the emperor's suggestions
were considered. Reports from the pOpu-
lous centers showed that the author
tiles In some places were preparing
to suppress public demonstrations
by the use of soldiery In other
places they were conining themselves to
issuing warnings against eXceSSes Chan
cellOr Won Caprivi made arrangements to
secure unity of action between the various
| authorities. Although it is expected in
official circles that the day will pass off
quietly, every precaution will be taken for
prompt and ruthless suppression of dis
order The troops will be kept within their
! barracks in order to avoid a collision with
those taking part in the celebration, but
they will be ready to act if required.
The socialist leaders here continue their
efforts to influence the men against a sus-
pension of work Herren Bebel LieblIen-
icht and Singer, through the central COM
mIttee of the party, are actively operating
to prevent the manifestations. Nothing
like unanimous demonstration through
out Germany is now possible.
The labor agitation apart from May day
becomes more and more threatening. The
papers opposed TO the social reforms of the
emperor can point TO the growth
OF the excitement among work
ingmen since the publication of
the imperial rescripts. As the moment
for the emperor's journey to Bremen ap-
preached the employees of the railway on
K-biph no TO travel CtrnpE for birha1.
wages. Men from other lines had to work
the trains.
The strikes that have taken place here
this week included shOemakers, stone
cutters, cOOpers, screw makers, furniture
pOlishers, draymen and box makers
Preparation for strikes are being made by
carpenters, tinsmiths, locksmiths, print
ers, machinists, coppersmiths and num-
Der of the minor trades.
Reports from Fra nkfort Breslau, Elbere |
ford and Hamburg show that the strike
mania is universal. The government of !
SaXe-W Weimar has been obliged to suspend /
building operations owing to a strike of /
the building trade in the duchy.. An Omi- /
nous feature of the shoemakers' strike |
here has been the issue of violent mani |
feStO in which the existing social order is /
dehed. The emperor's rescript is attacked /
as useless. The wOrkmen, as the domi- /
nant force, the manifesto says, ought to /
overtum and renOvate society.
Prince Bismarck Is expected in Berlin |
on Friday TO meet Chancellor Won Capriyi |
on business relating to the chancellory
Count Herbert Bismarck, while disclaim- /
lug any knowledge of his fathers inten- /
tions, expresses the belief that he will re- |
main quietly at Friederichsruhe and viii /
not seek to appear in either the landtag /
or reichstag unless crisis in the affairs of /
the nation demands his presence.