The morning times., 1895-08-11
So German Veterans Decorate
French Soldiers Graves.
BERLIN Is VERY SPIRITLESS
Has Taken No Prominent Part in the
Celebrate of the Victories of Au-
gust, IS7O-The Capital Not Grow
ing in PopuIation-Englan Atti-
tude Causing Much Uneasiness.
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Berlin, Aug. IO.-The war celebrations
that have taken place this week have been
complete successes in all the German States
where they were held This proves the
reaIuess of the popular enthusiasm for
German unity.
Daily demonstrations occurred a front
of the Niedra wald monument at Ruedsheim-
on Thursday hundred delegates from the
veteran societies of Dortmund aud Hoerdt
deposited ou the base Of the statue huge
laural wreath and palm branches.
Major Harz then delivered a fiery pa
triotic speech to the veterans and the
crowd that had assembled to witness the
ceremony, and he was frequently inter-
rupted by applause. One hundred aud
sixty delegates from the Saxony Chas-
seurs and infantry societies deposited six
huge oak wreaths at the foot Of the statue,
after which they gave cheers for the en-
peror, the empire aud Prince Bismarck
The town of Tuebingeu celebrated the
battle OF Woerth by field service in the
cemetery aud procession in the Market
Place The Rev. Mr. Gemmler, rector Of
the university, delivered a speech. The
celebration was attended by all the pro-
fessors of the university, the officers Of
the garrison and the members of the vari-
GUS societies aud guilds OF the town. In
the evening a banquet was given at the
museum, Salutes were fired, aud the town
was Illuminated.
Prof Phleiderer, in a speech, said:
The Bavarian veterans generous act at
the beginnin of the celebrations was
everywhere approved. They, in the midst
| of a great crowd, had deposited beautiful
laurel wreath on the tomb of the French
soldiers killed in 1870 and 1871 and buried
at Munich. The secretary of the veterans
in depositing the wreath said:
Il place this laurel wreath in the name
of the veterans on the tomb of the French
soldiers. They, too, fought and died for
their fatherland. They doubtless were our
enemies, but in death there is neither en-
emy nor friend. We pray in silence for
them'
Berlin alone has as yet taken 40 spirited
part in the celebrations. The Socialist
leaders are greatly displeased, seeing that
great numbers OF Socialist wOrkmen else
where are taking part in the celebrations,
they believing that the patriotic demOnstra-
tions will result in a slackening of the
workmen's allegiance to the party and IN
weakening party discipline.
The Berlin chamber of commerce has
issued its report for 1894. The general
state of business is described as unfayorable
except in certain branches.
The latest census of Berlin showing that
the city does not contain near as many in
habitants as it was supposed it did has
caused the shOpkeepers to shake their
heads and to remark tha formerly the pop
ulation rose from fifty to sixty thousand
yearly, while now it is nearly stationary.
1t appears to be hopeless for Berlin to over
take Paris, which is now 100000 ahead
in population.
Vienna is pressing Berlin closely, while
St Petersburg progresses more rapidly
than the German capital In Berlin there
are now more than forty-five thousand
apartments without tenants.
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