Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-11
MEN OF STRAW.
German Labor Reforms are
IllusOry.
Sly Schemes to HOOdwink the
WOrkingmen.
A White Book on East African
Affairs Published.
Emin's Eagerness to Enter the German
Service-Gossip About Bismarck
The Labor Strikes.
Associated Press DISPATCHES. [

Associated Press Dispatches.
BERLIN, May 1O-[Copyrighted by the
New York Associated Press. THE
Reichstag, beginning active labors Mon
day, has only six weeks of work before
its proroguing, which has been fixed for
June Goth. Not much will be heard of
the measures for the benefit of the work
men before adjournment. Since the
labor protection bill was passed on We'd
nesday scrutiny reveals number of
notifications to the main proposals,
tending to make illusory some of the
best provisions of the measure, and Civ
ing the employers means of evading
them. Thus, under special circum-
stances, the employers can be authorized
to break the rule limiting the work of
children under 13 years to six
hours, and youths under Is to
ten hours. The bill mentions
spinning factories and similar occupa-
tlons, where exceptions may be granted.
Another clause transfers the direct re-
sponsibility for a breach of the laws
from the employers to the managers or
foreman, thus, opening way for eva
slons, and making men of straw answer
able instead of the principals.
The proposals relating to breach of
certificates held by the freisinnige party
and socialists, will be disguised by
attacks upon the right coalition, leading
to further powers for the suppression OF
strikes. The opposition gathers force,
the socialists declaring that the sup
posed new era of labor reforms differs
little from the Bismarckian era, and that
the bill will be deception unless much
modified. This spirit of the opposition
promises sequence of irritating debates
before the house can dispose of the labor
bill.
Another labor conference having in
fluence in molding the final form OF the
bill will be held here. The emperor
intends to summon delegates from every
trade in Germany to discuss trade aues-
tions, and proposes to establish special
permanent operatives council under the
presidency of the minister of commerce.
The members of the council will be
elected for delegates to the conference.
The project is obviously in the same line
as the labor schemes, aiming to
give imperial control of the work
ingmen with the purchase power over
salaried leaders. Socialists like Voll-
mar, Liebknecht and Bebe, who are i'm
pregnable to money considerations, will
resent the emperor's offers
A white book of East Africa was issued
today. 1t gives dispatch from Major
Wissman, stating that Emin Pasha
strongly desired to place his experience
at the disposal of the German service,
and begged that his offer might be placed
before the emperor and Bismarck. Bis
marck replied: ''Emin's offer is well
come" Wissmann thereupon arranged
the existing engagement with Emin,
who from his first contract with Wiss-
mann mad been eager to escape from
English influence. The whole book de-
scribes the progress of German power
until the capture of Kilwa.
The Ex-Chancellor.
Bismarck during the week received
several communications from the en-
peror couched in friendly terms, but
practically suggesting that his retire
ment from Office Should involve his
political inactivity. Barons Huchter
and Poschenger stayed two days at
Friedrichsruhe and left impressed with
the conviction that the ex-chancellor
considered himself the most potent in
fuence in the empire, believing that the
emperor ere long would be obliged
to recall him to extricate the
government from the difficulties
into which he will have plunged it. He
freely expressed his discomfort because
the emperor in his speech from the
throne omitted reference to his dis
missal
The Freisininge Zeitung is gaining bad
notoriety through its publication of
scandals in regard to Bismarck. 1t de-
clares that medical specialist knows
that the ex-chancellor is suffering from
alcoholism and not the morphine habit.
Bismarck's friends do not heed the at
tacks, and even his enemies are dis
gusted by them.
Labor Strikes.
At Hamburg 10000 masons and car
penters are on strike, and at Stettin
5000 masons and carpenters are out.
At Cologne the brewery workmen have
quit work The shoemakers demand a
minimum of twelve marks weekly, and
a working day OF eleven hours. At
Leipsic the employers have formed a
permanent union to fight the strikers.
The Berlin ironmasters and metallurgists
have signed an agreement by which
they bind themselves not to employ
strikers.