The morning times., 1896-01-19

Berlin. Jan. 1S.-The emperor's speech
in the White Hall OF the SchIoss on the oc-
casion of toda VS. celebration of the founding
of the German empire is admitted upon all
sides To have been n carefully prepared sta te
manifesto and a dignified ami pacific docu-
ment.
HIS majesty read his address slowly and in
a clear voice. giving to each sentence "a
deliberate emphasis. Besides the members
OF the BundesraJh, most OF the meIuDers of
the felchstag were present, with the eX-
ccption OF the Socialists and Freisinngs.
There were also present lO4 members
OF the North German Reichstag OF go and
allo the highc hcour tand government orriciaIs
FROM the procession which marched To the
W Nhltc Hail the figure of the venerable field
marshal, Won BumenthaI, who ought to have
carried the imperial standard, was nisSing.
That officer being compelled by illness 10 he
absent.
Those present listened with rapt attention
To the emperor's speech the hush which
ptrHaded the hall being brokenby occasional
cheers. The only moment of demonstrative
enthusiasm was when the emperor, raising
the standard of the first guards, said:
II swear to guard the safety of the
empire at home and abroad upon the
principle OF one empire, one people and
one God
A BRILLIANT PAGEANT.
Directly after this the emperor pro-
cecded directly to the court ward OF the
castle, where nc mounted his horse AID
rode at the head Of the color company
To the Lust gartcn. There the kaiser took
up position under balcony upon which
were the Empress Frederick ard
the young princes. The parade OF the troops
which followed was very fine, and included
large number of veterans. After the
parade WAS over the imperial party
turned 10 the castle.
The state banquet which took place
tonight vas grand ceremonial, of which
the public were permitted to see nothing
except the. arrival and departure of the
guests, who drove up 70 the castle in car
Tiages through acucsses which We're closely
guarded. The day was one o: festivity
throughout Berlin. The government build
iDgS and private residences were pro-
fuscly decorated with flags and the former
were brilliantly Illuminated in the even
ing. presenting a fine spectacle. In ad-
ditiun TO this. AL the great business houses
were splendidly lighted up, as Were also
many private houses. The entire Celc-
bration was IA repetition OF the Sedan
Day fetes.
In the division in the ReiChStag yesterday
on the grain monopoly bill introduced by
Count Won kanitz, the ma jority included
the Centrists, Freissings, Socialists, and
most Of the National Liberals.
A good many members who had here
tofUre been alb bsent from the chamber
the session We're present on
this occasion and voted. AS the debate
on the measure progressed it became known
that the groups which were opposed TO the
bill would not permit the project to be
sent Ia committee. but the Agra rians were
nevertheless bitterly disappointed at the
result.
GRAIN BILL KILLED.
The strength OF the majority against the
measure buries the kanttZ and any similar
scheme during the life OF the present
ReICnstIg. Ine speech nIade III the course
of the DEBATE by reIherr ON HanIucrsleln.
minister o: agriculture, was especially Of
TcnSivc to the Conservatives ana Agrarl1ns,
who raised a tunuit over the remark tina
the project was supported only by pre-
tended Conservatives in The lobby.
When Baron Won Hammerstein made this
remark Count Won MirhAch, one uf the lead |
ing Conservatives, Sprang To his feet and |
said:
Ste how the government now treats the |
ontheeve eOftheannversary !
OF the founding of the empire they ignore |
our services and call US a source of danger |
to the state
Themeeting of the Colonial Society, which |
was held here on Thursday, proved to |
have been of the highest importance in |
view of the attitude assumed by Germany |
in regard to the TransyaaI. Duke A Albert of |
Schwerin presided. Among |
those in attendance were Prince Arenberg, |
an ardent Centrist; Or. Hammacher, the Ma |
tional Liberal leader in the Reichstag; ex !
Ministers Won Rittkamer and Hoffman, and |
A number of prominent members of the |
Reichstag.
CHEERS FOR TRANSVAAL.
Declarations that questions affecting |
south Africa were OF s,roDg practical in |
erest in Germany and that the future of |
south Africa depended upon whether it
,hOuld become the United States OF |
Africa or mainly of German or of English
were loudly cheered.
DR.. Nerensky, who for many years has
,ecn a missionary in the Transvaal, was
.heered to the echo when he said that
iermany was filled with Joy at the victory
" the Beers and that the people supported
he emperor and the government in back
ng up the Transvaal republic
He hoped for everything that was hcnc-
icial from German union in the Transvaal
s. upon that depended the solution of the
question whether South Africa would take
German character or whether it would
eCome another Yankee or English State.