Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-16
CABLE LETTER.
A Review of the Affairs of the Ger.
man Empire.

BERLIN, March 15.-[Copyrighted, 1890,
by the New York Associated Press. +
Shortly before the time fixed for the In
ternational Labor Conference to open,
the Emperor visited Bismarck and had
long interview with the Chancellor.
Baron Won Berlepsch, Prussian Minister
of Commerce, was summoned to the con-
ference, and received instructions before
going to the congress hall. His opening
address to the delegates had no distinct
i've character. In the view of the EN-
peror, he said, the labor question de-
manded the attention of all civilized
nations, since peace between the
tions appeared to be imperiled
by industrial complication. To seek
solution of this question, was
not only the duty of humanity, but
also the duty of statesmen upon whose
sagacity the task devolved of providing
for the welfare of the citizens and pre-
serving TO them the inestimable bless
ings arising from centuries of Christian
civilization. All the nations of Europe
were in similar situation, hence the
attempt was justi6able to bring about an
agreement between the governments in
order TO meet their common dangers by
combined preventive measures. He
trusted the deliberations would not be
without results. In conclusion he ex.
pressed the conviction that the labor
conference would have O beneficial in
fuence throughout Europe. The En-
peror gave grand dinner to the dele
gates and the whole diplomatic body. 1t
is expected that five plenary sittings will
suffice TO register sectional decisions,
most of which will have an academic
character. The conference will termi-
nate at the latest, March 30th.
Negotiations over the formation of a
cartel-clerical majority are progressing.
The Emperor accorded an audience to
Dr. Windthorst, the clerical leader, on
Wednesday, and Bismarck and Wind
thorst had a prolonged interview on
Thursday. The terms of the entente
urged by Windthorst included interven-
tion against the Quirinal. The Emperor
is credited with advising Windthorst to
use discretion in his demands, saying he
must not forget that he was a steadfast
ally of Italy.
The Hamburger Nachrichten, in eemi.
official article, alludes to the overtures
made by Bismarck to Baron Schorlemer,
the leader OF the conservative section of
the Centrists, and SAYS move is directed
against Windthorst if he persists ia refus-
ing to agree to the entente, unless he OBJ
aims an alteration of Germany's policy
toward Italy. The Baron attaches less
immediate Importance to the Vatican
Quirinal question than to the restoration
of the privileges of German Catholics.
The debate in the Lower House of the
Prussian Diet discloses the fact that the
Conservatives are alarmed over the EN-
peror's couree in favoring the working
men. The complaints of the strikers,
according to Bergee, are unfounded, and
have affected the trade OF the whole
country. The Emperor's countenance,
he declared, has assisted in strengthen
ing the Socialists.
The Magdeburg Israelitisches Wochten-
blat reports that a petition is in circul-
alton among the rabbis of Europe and
America, begging the Pope to end the
calumny that the Jews used human
blood in sacrifice, by ordering formal
denial throughout the Catholic churches
Premier Leitz, in the Bavarian Diet to-
day, declared that the Government had
informed the Old Catholics that they
could no longer be recognized as mem.
bers of the Catholic Church., in view ol
their rejection of the Vaticanum and
other doctrines of the church.
The visit of the three United rife
corps from New York is announced.