The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-22
ATTENTION
BY the Kaiser to the Father
lands Needs.
State Council Formed a Valuable
Basis for Future Decisions.

BERLIS, March 22.-Emperor William
formally closed the session of the state
council yesterday. In SO doing he made a
speech, during the course Of which he said:
"After an arduous discussion of eight
days you have now reached the end of your
labors. III, perchance, the result does not
satisfy in every respect the high expecta-
tions formed In some quarters, 1t is, never
theless, of great moment for the govern
ment, whose task 10 Is TO employ all effec-
tive means of relieving the distress OF nus
bandry, that your deliberations rendered
the limits attainabe In this domain more
clearly apparent after exhaustive discus
sions.
"It Is universally admitted that the ag-
ricultural distress, its causes and conse-
quences, besides the careful examination
of the remedies which have been hereto
proposed either publicly or in the course
Of your discussion, form. a valuable basis
upon which the government may found
future decisions.
THE technitsl knowledge and practical
experience which are here represented,
and To which expression has been given
during the course OF the debates, afford
me an especial guarantee that the pro-
posals resulting from your dellbera-
tons will prove. when considered by the
government TO be suitable and practica-
bic.
As to the Future.
"Such remedies, however, as recognized
by you to be unsuited to attain the end in
view, or impracticable or dangerous to
the maintenance of constitutional and
economical order and, accordingly re
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with less hesitation TO exclude from their
further considerations, and their decisions,
intend, shall DO carried into effect with
out delay.
''In conclusion. / beg you to consider
your part In the matter ana to inculcate
the country districts within your reach
with the feeling that when, In the future,
other questions similar TO that of the pres
ent agricultural distress and the measures
TO be taken for its relief excite the mind.
the government should Immediately be
approached with the view of the adoption
OF suitable measures for securing speedy
relief. intend In such a case to instantly
give my personal attention TO the requisite
measures, and, If necessary, to summon
the state council.
'In closing the proceedings, / beg to
offer you my royal thanks"
Opposition to AgrsriAn Proposals
The state council declares that che state
administration of the trade in cereals
Is impracticable. IL would arouse
the greatest discomfort and the most
odious suspicion, besides being, both polit-
ically and socially, exceedingly hazardous
and temptation to other trades To de-
mand similar state intervention.
The second clause of the resolution re-
cords the opinion that husbandry could be
relieved by reducing the costs OF produc-
tion and transport. by protection OF the
sugar and spirit industries and reform
I'm the loan system. IL also considers that
an inquiry into the currency would be
serviceable. but expresses a willingness to
await the result OF the negotiations that
have been initiated by Chancellor Won
Hohenlohe. The resolution advises small
remedies that the Agrarians have often
denounced as worthless.
1t remains to be seen whether the Agra
rians will execute their threat not 20 vote
for the third reading OF the naval esti-
mates should Count Won Kanitz's propos-
ais be rejected, May be they will convert
their so-called non-political visit to Prince
Bismarck into nn Agrarian demonstra-
tinR