St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
Germany's August Ruler
Seeks to Better the Condi-
ton of BreadWinners.
He Convenes the Council Ap-
pointed to Investigate
Toileps' Troubles.
Bloody Balfour's Petty Prose.
cutiOn Of Celts Shown Up
by Parnell.
Russian Women Exiled to ST.
IBERIA Dishonoped by Their
Brutal Jaileps.

BERLIN, Feb. 14.-The council Of
state. summoned in pursuance of the
purpose announced in the imperial re-
script. was opened to-day. The en-
peror presided in person, and in his
opening address he said: "The object
for which the council is summoned is
the consideration of the measures nec-
essary to regulate the position of the
working people before submitting these
measures to the legislative bodies with
whom must rest the decision as to their
wisdom. l regard it as important that
the council shall conscientiously and
impartially examine my proposals and
give its judgment upon the expediency,
practicability and scope of the sugges-
tiOns. The task Is serious and
responsible one." Referring to women
the emperor said: at is especially nee
essary to consider their position in the
households of wOrkingmen. SO impor-
tant for domestic life from the point of
view of
MORALITY AND OF THRIFT.
"The state council should endeavor to
frame scheme for the protection of
wOrkingmen from the arbitrary systems
and operations OF employers by which
gross advantage is taken of their needs
and their inability to help themselves
by any other means than the des-
perate remedy of strikes. It should
also attempt to protect women and chill
dren against prOtracted hours of labor.
At the same time due regard should he
given as to how far German industry
will bear the increased burdens thus
placed on the cost of production without
Jeopardy to Germany'S position as a
in, fhn .IvnfC nq fhEA
world. If that is overlooked, the charges
l propose, instead sOf resulting in
the improvement desire. would lead to
deterioration Of the wOrkingman's posi-
tiOn. To avert this danger a great
measure of wise reflection will be need
ed. The settlement of these questions
Is essential as bearing upon the agree
ment as to labor questions, which. it is
to be hoped, we shall establish through
an international conference. Not less
important for assuring peaceful rela-
tionS between masters and men are the
forms of the guarantees to be offered to
workingmen to secure to them the right
to express through representatives en-
joying their confidence their own state
ment Of their interests in any differ
ence. The endeavOr must be made in
this connection to place the representa-
tives in communication with the mining
officials and state Superintendents to en-
able both sides to be thoroughly in
formed. and to be
KEPT IN CONSTANT TOUCH
with each other. The closest technical
study should be given to making the
state-directed industries patterns and
examples of effective solicitude for the
workingmen's welfare" The emperor
concluded as follows: ST do not lose
ciu ~ tho af hnf III
not be attained by state measures alone.
In those labors of love the church and
the school have also wide field of
fruitful action IN helpful support and
aid of what the law shall ordain; but
if, with Gods help. you shall succeed
in satisfying the just interests of the
workingmen, your work will receive my
royal thanks and the gratitude of the ma
tiOn. Bills will be submitted to you
without delay. 1appolnt the sections
of council to have for tine special
examination of each the subjects of
commerce, trade. public works, rail
ways. mines and affairs of internal adj
ministration, and / will add to your
numbers experts acquainted with these
subjects; and request that you assem-
BILE on the 26th INST. | appoint Herr
MIGUEL the reporter of your proceed
ingS, and Herr Jencke the assistant re-
porter-and l reserve the power to re-
convene the council after the conclu-
sion of the sectional discussion. | in
woke upon your labors blessings from
on high, without which human acts
never prosper" The committees, or
sections into which the council is di-
vided, are pledged to absolute secrecy
as to the contents of the bills to be laid
before them.
WnpKTNGIrDN NEED DDnTLrrTnN
BERLIN, Feb. 14.-The staatsrath was
opened to-day by Emperor William in
person. In his address he said the OBJ
ject of summOning the council was to
consider measures to regulate the posi-
tion of the working class before sub
mitting them to the legislative bodies,
with which rested the final decision.
The staarsrath ought to attempt the
protection of the workingmen against
the action on the part of the
employers, and it should also seek to
protect women and children against
prOtracted labor. At the same time
due regards should be given as to how
far German industry will bear the in
creased burdens thus placed on the cost
of production without jeopardy of
Germany's position as competitor in
the market, of the World. The settle
ment of these questions was essential
as bearing upon the agreement on labor
questions which it was proposed to es-
tablish through an international con-
ference. He relied upon the devotion
of the council to give earnest attention
to the work before it.
THE SPEECH CONSIDERED WEAK.
The emperor'S speech is regarded as
weakening the effect of the rescripts.
The Freissinige Zeitung has an article,
supposed to be written by Jenckes.
which considers that Bismarck had in
duced the emperor to modify the origi-
nal programme.