Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
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PRESS.
BERLIN, February 15.-The Emperor's
generous and magnanimous purposes, and
his earnestness and sincerity in the endeavor
to smeliorate the condition OF the working
people, are obtaining full recognition, and
chorus of praise arises on every side. But
the doubts that were expressed regarding
the practical value of his intentions as in
dlcated in the rescripts, have been strength
ened by the speech he delivered to the
counsel of State. In every part of this
ne shows an increased consciousness that
the utmost power of the Sovereign is
limited by the mere fiction that this is
constitutional government and that he may
not succeed in overcoming the obstacles
arising from the inherent difficulties of all
social reforms. The Emperor was brought
to realize the tough nature of the job he had
undertaken when he tried to frame a bill
for creating labor councils, in which em-
ployers and workingmen might meet to
regulate and adjust labor disputes. His
Majesty wrestled bravely with this problem,
and consulted upon it Won Berlepsch, his
new Minister of Commerce, as well as Krupp.
Stumm, and other men we'll informed upon
industrial subjects, and the more informa-
ton he obtained the less clearly he
seemed to see his way toward the completion
of the bill, and he finally abandoned the
attempt and handed over the preparation OF
the bill to the Committee OF the Council of
State presided over bv Jencke.
The address OF the Emperor, delivered be-
r Il ii zcC l.. A,,k
it was submitted to Prince Bismarck for his
criticism on Thursday, and he aud the EN-
peror had a two-hours' conference upon the
subject. 1t is erroneous to suppose that the
Emperor has plunged into all this in de-
6ance of the Chancellor's opposition.
Throughout the inception of this labor
programme the Emperor has constantly
sought the opinion of the Chancellor upon
the main theme itself, and upon its various
phases as they have presented themselves to
his mind. That opinion has modified the
Emperor's purpose and action at many
points, but it has not curtailed his views SO
far as to impress upon them any radical
change.
PRINCE BISMARCK AND THE EMPEROR.
Prince Bismarck stated in a very free
spirit in a conversation held at the last Par
iamentary dinner the relations between him
self and the Emperor, and the position in
which he stood. He said: 1.-THE Emperor
certainly likes me, and, as to many things,
be relies upon me, but he has a stubborn
will, and when he has once made up his
mind even cannot influence it, nor can any
other man."
Knowing the headstrong character he has
to deal with and to guide, if that Is pos
sible, the Chancellor has to give loose rein
to the imperial mule (Die Kugel Schiessen-
lassen), confident that experience will tame
the impetuosity. of the Emperor's yearning
to control and regulate everything. At the
same time the Chancellor gives to the En-
peror whatever. kindly and prudent sugges-
tions he finds it possible to advance at their
regular private Thursday conference.
Prince Bismarck's right hand man, DR..
Kayser, has been appointed Vice Secretary
to the Council OF State. This appointment
disapproves the renewed rumors that there
is increased friction in the relations between
the Cha ncellor aud the Emperor. Those
relations are simply as here described.
VERY ANIMATED RECEPTION.
After the session of the Council of State |
was ended there was held an interesting and |
very animated reception, at which Prince |
Bismarck presented to the Emperor all the |
industrial and other non-military members. |
The Emperor went about among them freely |
and familiarly and discussed with all comers |
the various points raised in his address.
He expressed on this occasion the hope that
other state concerns might be so little press
ing as to leave him the leisure to preside, as
he desired to do, over both sections of the
council.
The Emperor said: ITO earn the gratitude
of the workingmen is not my motive. My
motive is to see that justice is done. If
satisfy my own conscience on that point
shall be Indifferent to ingratitude here or
there. If the souls of the workingmen are
so hardened that they cannot support meas
ures corresponding to what we shall en-
deavor to do for them it must be due to the
degradation of misery and gives more rea-
son for coming to their rescue But do
not believe that they will fail to recognize
our earnest and honest effort to improve
their position in the social scale"
INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE.
The report that invitations had been
issued to the International Labor Confer
ence is without foundation. All that has
been done in the way of appeal to other
nations is that copies of the rescripts have
been communicated to other governments,
through the ambassadors, with instructions
to the ambassadors to obtain the views of the
to which they are accredited
upon the Emperor's propositions.
The miners in Westphalia, in the Rhine
provinces and in Saxony, are holding fre-
Iuent mass meetings, in all of which Social
ism is the great theme. Bebel, speaking at
a Socialist meeting at Dresden, predicted
that no law against the Socialist would ever
include the odious proposition of exDelling
men from their country because they held
socialist opinions. "And if such law is
made, ">he said, with such a clause in it,
why then those who enforce it will have to
expel the Emperor himself, for he has gone
further than most Socialists in declaring
he soundness and the truth of sOcialistic
principles"
The warden of st. Georges Church.
which is under the patronage of the ex-
Empress Victoria (widow of the Emperor
has informed Mr.. Phelps,
United States Minister, that the private
oval entrance to the church will be
placed at the disposition of the imperial
amily.
MUNICIPAL OBSTACLES REMOVED.
The municipal obstacles to the marriage
# Mr.. J. G. Livingston, of New York. 10
Mss Louise Bowles, of Cincinnati. have
,een removed. The civil ceremony was ,
to-day, and the religious ce-e- !
nony will be performed at the English
Church on Monday.
Count Pfeil, the African explorer. has re. !
urned here with his health broken down.
9e will make tour of the United States (
n the autumn.
The new Sultan Of Zanzibar favors a good I
with Germany. and the ]
gents of the East African Company count
Ipon his support.
The police have arrested in Posen several