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Show IREICHSTAG GIVES mm um Emperor Himself Reads Speech From Throne at Opening Session. AROUSES ENTHDSIASM AMONG THE LAWMAKERS bays Trouble With France Due to Misconception German Ger-man Ways. BERLIN. Nov. 28. Emperor William opened Jhe Reichstag today at noon in the Whlt hall of the palace, himself ! rpudinj; tii- speech from the throne. j The speech was occupied chiefly with I domestic affair?. Turning, near the ! close of the speech, to foreign affairs, the Emperor I "The German empire has with all powers correct, ami with most of them, (,'oid and friendly relations. It filled I me with high satisfaction that I was able to SUppOli the successful efforts if the President of ihr Cnlted States in brlmrine about peace between hi Majesty, the Emperor of Russia, ami his Majesty, the Emperor of" Japan. Sympathy With Russia ' "1 greet Japans entrain e Into (he rnnks of the great powers with sincere wishes for the pea. -hle civilizing mls-elon mls-elon f this hlKhiy en.dou.-d peoplt and my lively sympathies attend the I efforts which the neighboring, friendly RuQtBlan empire is making toward a new order of things in Its internal affairs af-fairs I hope that Ins Majesty, the Entperor Nicholas, may earn the 1''-and 1''-and gratitude of his people as ihe pathfinder of Russia's happy future." The Emperor also expressed his congratulations con-gratulations to Norway's Government and people upon the election of the royal couple to whom 1 am bound by friendly sentiments." The Emperor continuing said: "A glance of Germany's own Internal possession cannot fall to disclose the fact that we have continually to reckon with mlsc one. pilous of Cerman ways '. nt thinking and prejudices agalnsi the progress mail.' I Herman Industry. 'The d'lT.-i i nt s which arose between ! us and Prance In the Moroccan ques-I ques-I tlon had no other origin than In a disposition dis-position to settle without Oermany's ; participation questions on which the German empire also has interests to protect." Increase Naval Power In i h . aril, r part of his Speech' the Emperor emphasised the necessity for in. reusing Germany's naval power abroad in view of the Increasing; trade relations with all over-sea countries. He mentioned In detail the naval measures already cabled to the Associated As-sociated Press, announced further social so-cial reform l gislatlon. Insisted on the , necessity for augmenting th- financial i resources of the empire and ec press tl his expectation of an early fading of j the Southwest African Insurrection.. Enthu .cs the Mcnibeis. His Majesty, who had been reading I hr- spe.-. h In a cold, monotonous tone until this point, adopted a warm, eloquent elo-quent manner In speaking of the bravery and self-denial of the German if.ir.il. '..nil the members of the Reichstag who had listened silently hitherto returned a Igor.. us "bravo" ns the Emperor announced further legislation for railway building In the colonies and transforming the Colonial bureau Into a separate ministry, Thiee "Hoclis" for Emperor Upon the COnclUBlOn of the speech. Chancellor von Buelow announced he formal opening of the Reichstag, and Count von Leech en f eld, a Bavarian ii.er of the Buhdesrath. called for three "hbchS" for the Rmperor which were given vigorously. The Emperor, sat In the gallery, with several Princesses, during the ceremony. |