The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-06
III WORLD News.
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Tho Spanish cabinet is much excited
over the discovery that the great industrial
province Of Catalonia is honeycombed with
socialism. OF hundreds OF thousands Of
workingmen In that province it is said that
very few ARE outside the labor o~r0anina.
tons, which in Spain means agreat deal
more than in England, their character be.
ing not only political, but also from q
Spanish point of view revolutionary.
Notwithstanding the examples Of
England, Germany and France, where the
heads of the state are giving a serious at
tention to the problem connected with Ia.
Dor, the spanish ministry aud tho mon.
archical party generally in that country
show the utmost indifference to the needs
and demands OF the laboring Glasses, and
treat with poorly concealed contempt the
suggestions that Spain should follow in
the wake OF the more progressive nations
Of Europe.
The condition Of the Spanish labor is
worse than in any other country in West
cru Europe. the only amelioratlon being
such as is secured by strong organization
in certain localities. The effect IL that
the ~workingmen are learning to look Il
revolution as their probable relief, though
there is no information of any existing
conspiracy against the government.
The Socialist Question In Germany.
1t is reported from Berlin that the anti
socialist Law, which will expire on October
l, will not be renewed. This is Q part Of
tho uovoe,, N, ov<so Ria fo, 49, ,>..-Ral.
socialist members Of the reichstag, who are
also expected to be won over to the EN-.
peror by the bill amending the present fac
tory aud workshops act, which goes very
far IN ameliorating the condition Of the
laboring people.
Although the bill permits women to
work eleven hours q day, this is still quite
a reform in Germany, where women are
often employed for thirteen and fifteen
hours q day. Regulations regarding the
hour OF commencement and ending Of work
must be hung up in the shops, also tho
time and manner of the calculation Of the
payment of wages, the amount Of notice
to be given before dismissal, whom such
period is not already fixed by Law, and Q
list of grounds for instant dismissal with
out notice; the penalties proposed, their
nature and extent, and if by fines, regu-
lations as to payment and the pur-
poses to which the money will be devoted.
Children can not be employed under 10
years of age, and then only when they have
completed the requisite attendance at
primary schools. On Sunday each work.
man must have twenty-four hours rest,
and at Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide
forty eight hours. This includes all
workmen in mines, quarries, salt works,
foundries and similar branches of indus
try. In certain other handicrafts workmen
may work for five hours on Sunday aud
holidays. Children can work six q day,
aud persons between 10 and 16 years Of
age not over ten hours.
NEwFoUNDLANDERs EXCITED.
They Talk of Insurrection and Eventual
Annexation to tho United states.
A gentleman who has arrived at Ottawa
from Newfoundland in connection with
business with the dominion gov
ernment, says that the people
OF that colony are in q thor
oughly demoralized condition, almost on
the verge of rebellion against the British
government for the manner in which they
have been treated by tho imperial:.authori-
ties In surrendering to France one of
the most valuable sections of the
islands, while France continues to dis
criminate against them. From this dis
tance, he says, it is impossible to picture
the excitement that prevails throughout
the colony. No action of the British or
colonial government has ever done more to
create q desire on the part of the colony
for annexation with the United States than
the apathy now shown by the British gov
eminent.
Should we not succeed in securing our
rights" he said, there will be an insur.
%rection, and the United States will be an.
pealed to by nine.tenths of the people Of
Newfoundland to admit us into the
union. All idea of entering the dominion
has been abandoned, as not only has Sir
John Macdonald and his government
expressed themselves unwilling to as
sumo the responsibility such a step would
involve in the present unsettled state of
affairs, but the people see that their posi-
ton would not be In the least improved
by such an alliance, the only remedy be-
ing to enter the American Republic, which
would insure the protection of the United
States against French aggression"
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The Truth About tile Lower California
Eilibusterers.