Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-05
The Duty Of the State as to Its
Poor.
THE TASK POINTED OUT BY THE KAISER
Evil Influence on National Pros
perity Of Speculation.
PROTECTION OF MERCHANTS

morning, and the two latter afterward re-
turned his majesty's visit an hour later.
They then started for England.
After the departure OF the Prince of
Wales and the Duke Of York Emperor WILL
lam donned a Prussian uniform and pre-
pared to open the reichstag.
The session of the reichstag was opened
at noon in the rittersaal Of the castle in
stead Of in the usual white hall, which is
being renovated.
Emperor william in person read his
speech from the throne.
The xufser's Address.
1t was as follows:
Honorable Gentlemen: In the name of
my exalted allies bid you welcome at the
beginning of your constitutional work. You
will transfer your labors to your new home,
which, after ten years Of earnest work. is
now upon the point of completlon-a monu-
nent of our national industry.
May Gods blessing rest upon the house
and may the greatness and welfare Of the
empire be the goal for which all who are
called upon to work within it's walls will
aim, with self-denying loyalty. l entertain
this wish all the more strongly in view of
the economic and socio-political tasks which
must be solved with your cooperation.
Faithful to the traditions of
cestors. my exalted allies and myself re-
gard II al our foremost duty to the state to
protect the weaker classes and to assist
them in attaining higher economic and
moral development
THE duty of the state becomes the more
imperative the struggle for existence
upon the part of certain sections of the
people grows more serious. The federal
governments will continue their efforts to
promote feelings of content among the peo-
pie by the mitigation OF economic and social
differences
But if these efforts are to succeed it
appears necessary to oppose more effect
ll, tl,,. al
of those who attempt to disturb the ex-
exutive power in the fulhllment of it's duty.
Experience has shown that the existing
legislation does not afford the means re-
Quired by the federal governments. You
will therefore consider measures supple
menting our common law and a necessary
bill will be submitted to you without de-
lay which, chiefly by extending the present
penal provisions, will increase the protec-
ton OF public order.
II entertain the confident hope that you
Will lend your energetic cooperation to
this serious task
Injurious Effect of Speculation.
His majesty next alluded to the prejudi-
Cial effect of the abuses of boerse specula-
ton upon national prosperity, and said
that to remedy these evils a bill was being
prepared which would probably be submit
ted during the course of the session.
Continuing the emperor said: ''The same
is the case in regard to a bill which is
intended to protect the trading community
against competition which does not scruple
to employ unfair means and which will
contribute to strengthening confidence in
business and commerce.
In consequence of the change in the
financial situation TO the disadvantage of
the individual states. which, instead of
receiving, as heretofore SURPRISES from
the imperial revenues. have lately been
called upon to contribute to the imperial
expenditures, the creation of fresh sources
q
oppressive state of affairs can only he
partially femedied by an increase of the
stamp tax. and the opening of other fresh
sources of revenue rs INDISPENSABLE To
this end a bill for the reform of the tobac-
CO taxation will be submitted to YOU
TO my lively satisfaction, my confidence
in the maintenance of European peace has
been further strengthened during the past
few years. Faithful to the spirit of our
alliances, we cultivate good and friendly
relations with all the powers.
During the course of the last few
months two neighboring empires have been
deeply stirred by grave events. Germany
has sincerely Joined in the sympathy which
was evinced on all sides. and which once
more gave evidence of the solidarity of
human feeling and peaceful wishes. In the
death OF the Emperor of Russia l deplore
the loss of friend and tried co-operator
In works Of peace
His Impressive Delivery.
Emperor Williams delivery Of this speech
was impressive and was ACCOMPANIED l,y
gestures. Several times he raised his voice
and looked sternly around. especially at
the passages in regard to agrarian lues-
ton and the revolutionsts and during his
pathetic reference to the late car.
His majesty afterward went to tie
reiChstag building in order to formally
perform the ceremony of laying it's corner
stone, which is combined with the dedica-
ton of the building and the formal OPEN
ing of the new session of the reichstag.
Immense crowds of people were gathered
along the route and outside Of the new
building. and cheered the emperor and tie
German reigning princes on their way there
and upon their arrival. Prince Hohen-
lobe, the chancellor, and Field Marshal
Bluementhai, chief Of the general STAFF of
the Prussian army, who Is about eighty
four years old. were accorded an especially
warm welcome from the people
The imperial carriages arrived at the
new reichstag building at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. The portals set apart for the
imperial and royal princes were alone used.
The portal. opposite the Column of Vic
tory was conspicuous from the fact that it
was decorated with velvet canopy.
The weather was raw and clustering; but
this did not deter immense crowds of peo-
rle from gathering everywhere in the
neighborhcCd Of the new building. The
dedication ceremonies passed Off without
hitch. The scene was most brilliant.
large dais had been constructed for the
favored guests, and over 1T was a canopy
topped by the imperial crown. Beneath
this canopy the emperor and empress and
the German princes were gathered. OPP
posite this structure were the military and
other notabilities, as well as the members
OF the diplomatic corps. Prince HOhen-
lChe, when everything was ready, advanced
toward the emperor with agile and springy
step, and asked his majesty's permission
for the ceremonies to begin. The prince
spoke in a clear, but strident voice.
The ceremony was a tedious affair, all
the participants climbing down from the
dais to the stone and giving it three taps.
At the conclusion of this ceremony three
"hochs" for the emperor were given, the
band played the national anthem. and his
majesty and the imperial party retired to
an inner chamber of the reichstag build
ing.
The crowds then gradually dispersed,
while the emperor inspected the building
thoroughly under the guidance of Herr
Wallot, the chief architect.
The absence of Gen. Won Caprfvi, the
former chancellor, from today's ceremonies
was much commented upon.
Defeating the New Building.
Emperor William, in his speech dedicat-
ing the new building, said:
II have decided, in the name of the SOW
ereigns and free cities of the empire, in
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