The morning call., 1894-12-06
CALLED TO DUTY.
Kaiser William Opens the
Reichstag.
NEEDS OF THE GERMANS.
Principally There Is a Lack of
Money.
NEEDS OF THE GERMANS.
NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING.
The Cornerstone Laid by the EN-
peror With Great Deal
of Ceremony.

Relchstag was opened at noon in the
Rittersaale of the castle instead of the
usual White Hall, which Is being reno
vated. Emperor William delivered his
speech from the throne. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Honorable gentlemen: In the name Of my
exalted allies bid you welcome at the begin
ming 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 completion, monument 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 its walls
will aim with sef-denying loyalty. l enter.
tain this wish all the more strongly in view of
the economic aud social political tasks which
must be solved with your cooperation.
Faithful to the traditions Of our ancestors
my exalted allies and myself regard it as our
foremost duty TO the state TO protect the work
ing classes and to assist them in obtaining
higher economic and moral developments. The
Federal Governments will continue their efforts
TO promote feelings OF content among the people
by mitigating economic social differences But
If these efforts are to succeed it appears neces-
sary TO expose more effectually than hitherto
the pernicious conduct OF those who attempt to
disturb executive power in the fulfllment of
legislation does not afford the means required
by the Federal Government. You will there
fore consider measures experimenting our
common law, and a necessary bin will be sub
mitted to you without delay which. chiefly by
extending the present penal provisions, Will in
crease The protection of public order.
entertain the confident hope that you will
lend your energetic cooperation to this serious
task.
His Majesty next alluded to the preju-
dicial effect of the abuses of bourse spec
ulation upon national prosperity, and said
that to remedy these evils bill would
probably be submitted during the course
of the session. Continuing, the Emperor
said:
The Same Is the case In regard 10 q bill
which Is intended to protect the trading com.
munity against competition which does not
scruI ie TO employ unfair means and which Will
contribute to strengthening confidence In busi-
ness and commerce.
In consequence of the financial situation to
the disadvantage OF the individual States
which instead OF receiving, as heretofore, a
surplus and the imperial revenues have
been called upon to contribute to the imperial
expenditures, the creation of fresh sources of
revenue has become necessary. This oppres-
sve state Of affairs can only be partially
remeded by an increase OF the stamp tax and
renders the opening of other fresh sources of
revenue indispensable. To this end bill for
the reform of the tobacco taxation will be sub
m itted TO you.
To my lively satisfaction my confidence In
the main tenance of European peace has been
further strengthened during the past few years.
Faithful 10 the spirit of our alliances we cult.
vate good and friendly relations with all the
powers. During the course of the past few
months two neighboring empires have been
deeply stirred by grave events. Germany has
sincerely Joined in the sympathy which was
evneed on all sides and which once more gave
evidence OF the solidity OF the human feeling
and the peaceful wishes. In the death OF she
Emperor of Russia depore the loss of friend
and tried co-operator in works of peace.
Emperor Williams delivery of this
speech was impressive and was accom-
panied by gestures. Several times he
raised his voice and looked sternly around,
especially at the passage In regard to the
agrarian question and to the revolution
ists and during his pathetic reference to
the late CZar.
His Majesty afterward went to the
Reichstag building in order to formally
perform the ceremony of laying its corner
stone, which is combined with the dedica
ton of the building, and the formal open
ing of the new session Of the Rechstag.
Immense crowds of people were gathered
along the route and outside the new build
Ing and cheeTed the Emperor and the Ger
man reigning Princes on their way there
and upon their Arrival. Prince Hohenlohe,
the Chancellor. and Field Marshal Blumen-
thai, chief of the general staff Of the Prus-
sian army, who is about 80 years o f age,
were accorded an especially warm recep-
tion.
The imperial carriages arrived at the
new Rechstag building at O'Clock in the
afternoon. The portals set aside for the
royal and imperial Princes were alone
used. Tue portal opposite the column of
Victory was conspicuous from the fact
that 1t was decorated with velvet canopy.
The weather was raw aud clustering, but
this did not deter immense crows of peo-
pie from gathering everywhere in the
neighborhood of the new building.
The dedication ceremonies passed off
without hitch. The scene was most
brilliant. A Large dais had been con-
structed for the use of the imperial family
and highly 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. Opposite this structure were
the military aud other notables, as well as
the members of the diplomatic corps.
Prince Hohenlobe. when everything
was ready. advanced toward the Emperor
with agile step and asked his Majesty's
permission for the ceremonies to begin.
The Prince spoke in clear but strident
voice. The ceremony was tedious affair,
all the participants climbing down from
the daS to the stone and giving it three
taps. At the conclusion or this ceremony
three 'hochs" for the Emperor were given,
the band played The national anthem and
mis- Majesty aud the imperial party retired
to an inner chamber of the Reichstag
building. The crowds then gradually dis
persed. while the Emperor inspected the
building thoroughly under the guidance of
Herr Wallet, the chief architect.
The absence of General von Capriyi, the
former Chancellor, from to-day's cere-
monies was much commented upon