New-York tribune., 1905-11-29
KA ISER OPENS REICHSTAG
Is Glad That He Could Help Press-
dent Roosevelt IN Peace Work.

Berlin, Nov. 2S-Emperor William opened the
Feichstag at noon to-day in the White Hall OF
the palace himself. reading the speech from the
throna The latter was occupied chiefly with
domestic affairs. Turning near the close of the
speech to foreign affairs. the Emperor said:
The German Empire has with all powers COR
rect, and with most of them good and friendly
relations 1t filed me with high satisfaction
mat was able to support the successful efforts
o1 the president Of the United States in bring
ing ABOUT peace between his majesty the En-
peror OF Russia and his majesty the Emperor
OF Japan L greet Japan's entrance into the
ranks or the great powers with sincere wishes
TOT the .peaceable cfvilizing mission OF this
nlghly endowed people, and my lively Sympa~
% I%nles attend the efforts which the neignooring
1rlenoIy Russian Empire is making toward
new order OF things In it's internal affairs
hope that his majesty the Emperor Nioholas
may earn the love and gratitude of his people
as the pathfinder of Russia's happy future.
His majesty also expressed his congratulations
to Norway's government and people upon the
election OF 'the royal couple to whom I am
bound by friendly sentiments"
The Emperor, continuing. said:
A glance at Germany's own international posi-
ron cannot fail to disclose the fact that we have
continually to reckon with misconceptions Of
German ways of thinking and prejudices against
the progress made by German industry. The
difficulties which arose between us and France
IN the Morocco question had no other origin than
In disposition to settle without Gernany's par
Cc1pation questions in which the German EN-
Taction an agreement has been arrived at
through diplomatic methods which protects the
interests and satisfies the honor Of both sides.
and programme was adopted for the forthcom-
ing conference. Peace for the German people is
for me q sacred matter But the signs of the,
times render it the nations duty to strengthen
its defences against unjust attacks. We shall
then succeed all the more surely in continuing
to realize the peaceaole ends of the well tried
alliance with Austro-Hungary and Italy.
In the earlier part OF his speech the Emperor
emphasized the necessity for increasing Ger
many's naval power abroad in view Of the in
creasing trade relations with all oversee coun-
tries, and announced further social reform leg1s-
lation insisted the necessity for augmenting
the financial resources of the empire, and ex-
pressed his expectation of an early ending or
the Southwest African insurrection.
His majesty, who had been reading his speech
in a cold. monotonous tone till this point,
adopted warm, eloquent manner in speaking
of the bravery and self-denial of the German
troops, and the members OF the Retchstag, VINO
had listened silently hitherto, returned a Vlgo-
rous "BravoH' the Emperor announced
further legislation for railway building In the
colonies and Transforming the colonial bureau
into a separate ministry. At the end or MS
majesty's speech Chancellor Won Bulow an
nounced the formal opening Of the Reichstag,
and Count Lerchenfeld, a Bavarian melnoer
of the Bundesrath, called for three "hochs' ZOE
the Emperor, which were given vigorously
The Empress sat in the gallery with several
princesses during the ceremony.