New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
THE KAISER AND BISMARCK.
THEIR REPORTED DISAGREEMENT UPON
THE LABOR PROGRAMME UNFOUNDED.
THE EMPEROR BEGINNING TO REALIZE THE
DIFFICULTY OF CARRYING OUT HIS
PRoJECTS-PossIBLE ABANDONMENT
OF THE LABOR CONFERENCE.


Copyright; 1890: BY the York associated Pre-"
Berlin, Feb. 15.-The Emperor's generous and mag
unanimous purposes and his earnestness and sincerity
in the endeavor to ameliorate the condition OF the
working people, are obtaining full recognition and
chorus of praise arises every side But the doubts
that expressed regarding the practical value OF
his intentions, indicated in the rescripts have
been strengthened by the speech he delivered before
the Council of State. In every part OF this lie shows
an increased consciousness that the utmost power OF
the Sovereign is limited by the 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 brought to realize the difficult
nature of the task he had undertaken when he tried
to frame bill for creating labor councils in which
employers and workingmen might meet to regulate
and adjust labor disputes. His Majesty wrestled
bravely with this problem and consulted upon IL Won
Berlepsch, his Minister Of Commerce, as we'll
Kupp. stumm, Jencke, and other men well
informed upon industrial subjects and the more in
formation he obtained the less clearly he seemed to
see his way toward the completion of the bill. lie
finally abandoned the attempt and handed over the
preparation Of the bill 10 the committee Of the COun-
ell Of state presided over by Jencke.
The address Of the Emperor delivered before the
Council Of state his own, but it submitted
TO Prince Bismarck for his criticism Thursday.
and he and the Emperor held twohours' conference
Emperor has plunged into all this in defiance OF the
Chanccllor'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 they have
presented themselves to his mind. That opinion has
modified the Emperor's purpose and action at many
points but it has not curailed his views 50 far as
to impress upon them any radical change.
Prince Bismarck stated in free spirit in q CONVEX
satOu held al the Parliamentary dinner tbe "a
atlons between himself and the Emperor and his own
position. lie said, The Emperor certainly likes me.
and as to many things he relies upon me:
but he has stubborn will. and when he has once
made mp his mind even | cannot influence it. nor
any other man. Prince Bsmarcks rlght-hand
man, Dr. Koyser, has been appointed Vice-Secretary
to the Council Of state. This appointment dis.
proves the renewed rumor that there is increased
friction in the relations between the Chancellor and
the Emperor. Those relations simply as here de-
scriLed.
After the session Of the Council Of State was ended
there was held interesting and animated reception,
at which Prince Bismarck presented to the Emperor
all the industrial and other nonmili-
tary members. The Emperor went about
among them freely and familiarity, and discussed with
all corners the various points raised in his address
Much was said in the Of this reception upon
the point that the workingmen would not appreciate
the Interest that the Emperor felt in their welfare, and
that gross lngratltudc from them would be the only
response to the effort to ameliorac their condition.
The Emperor responded TO this in language sub
stautally similar to that which he used the same
subject at Prince Bsmarcks dinner He said: To
earn the gratitude Of the wOrllngmen is not my
motive. Ny motive is to see that Justice is Done.
II satisfy my own conscience on that point, shall
he indifferent 10 ingIatitude here or there. II the
souls II the workingmcn hardened that they
cannot properly respond e. what We shall eudeavOr
10 DO for them. THAI also must be Cue 10 the deTa
dalton ut misery, and gives more reason for
coming to their rescue. But / do not believe that
effort to improve their position in the social scale
THE COMING ELECTIONS FOR THE REICHSTAG
thought that during the elections for the Reich
stag Thursday. every part Of the country Will be
quiet. The meetings Of the socialists everywhere
are now undi>turbcd. The police have
been ordered 10 cease 10 interfere with them.
Icb"l speaking NJ a SOci1lstic meeting AT Dresden.
predicted that law AGAINST the Socialists would
their country because they had socialist opinions.
And ID such a law 1, made" he said, with such
clause iu IT, those who enforce II Will have To eNpel
the Emperor himself for he has gone further than
most socialists In declaring the sOundness and the
truth of social.,tc princples.'
\ COURTESY TO MINISTER PHELPS.
The warden Of st. Georges Church, which is under
the patronage of the cN Empress Victoria, widow of
Emperor Frederick, has informed Mr.. Phelps, the
trance 20 the church Will De placed at the disposl-
ton Of the Phelps family.
An AMERICAN COUPLE MARRIED IN BERLIN
The municipal obstacles 10 the marriage OF J. c.
Livingston Of New York, 10 Miss Louise Bowles, OF
Cincinnati have been removed. The civil ceremony
US norforrned TODAY. and the religions ccromonv
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