Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11
rcopYRIeHr, 1889, BY THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED

| COPYRIGHT, 1889, BY THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PREss.1
BERLIN, May 10.-The Reichstag, be-
ginning the active labors of the session on
| Monday with the debate on the East Africa
credits, has only six weeks work before
propagation, which has been fixed for june
20. The consideration OF the military bill
will precede the measures for benehting the
workingmen. Not much will be heard of
the last mentioned measures before adjourn
ment.
Since the labor protection bill was issued
on Wednesday scrutiny reveals number
of riders 10 the main proposals, tending to
make use of some of the best provisions of
the measure by giving employers means of
escaping them. Thus under special cir
cumstances, employers can be authorized to
break the rule limiting the work of children
under 13 years to six hours and of youths
under 16 to ten hours. The bill mentions
spinning factories and similar occupations
where exceptions may be granted, of which
the employers may readily avail themselves.
EvADING RESPONSIBILITIES.
Another clause transfers direct respon-
sibility for breach of the laws from the
employers to the managers or foreman, thus
opening way for evasions and making
men of straw answerable instead of the
proprietors. The proposed rider to the
breach of contracts sections are held by the
Freisinnige party and the Socialists to be
disguised attacks npon the right Of coali-
ton, leading to further powers for the sup
preston of strikes.
The opposition gathers force, the Social
lists declaring that the supposed new era OF
labor reforms differs little from the
Bismarckian era, aud that the bill will be
deception unless much modified. This
spirit of the opposition promises sequence
OF irritating debates before tie House can
dispose of the labor bill.
Another labor conference having inhu-
ence 10 moldlng the final form of the bill will
be held here. The Emperor intends to sum-
mon delegates from every trade in Germany
to discuss trade questions, and he proposes
to establish special permanent Operatives
Council, under the presidency of Baron Won
Berlepsch, Minister of Commerce, each
member having 1000 marks yearly, with
the title of Arbeitsrath.
LOOKS LIKE A BRIBE.
The members of the council will be select
ed from the delegates to the conference.
line project is OBVIOUSLY In the same line as
the labor scheme, aiming to give imperial
control of the workingmen, with purchase
power over the salaried leaders. Socialists
like Vollmar, Liebknech. and Bebel, who
are impregnable to money considerations,
will resent the En- peror's orderings.
The military bill will be the first to lead
to some definition OF the party groups. The
Socialist section, the Freisinnige section, and
the Center section are expected to oppose the
bill. Still the Government will have a
large majority. The FreisinnIge party con-
tinues to be weakened through international
dissension, largely of a personal character.
Rickert, Barth and Schrader are still aim
ing to get rid of Richter's leadership.
Prince Scoenach- K 1rolath, whose human
itarian grafton at the last session attracted
SO much attention, has receded from the
Reichsparter, and gone over to the National
Liberals. He has just become Grand Master
OF the Orient of Prussia.