Show The Keicustaj BERKS N vc iiiber0YPlie Reiblfetag I opened today with the usual formalities formali-ties The imperial speech called attention atten-tion to satisfactory progress in the work of social reform and announced that bills would be introduced extending the ystem of the Workingmens Accident Acci-dent Insurance and Savings Bank another tQ grant a Subsidy to the Colonial Colo-nial Steamship Company In connection connec-tion with this a communication will be laid befQre the Reichstag concerning settlements placed under imperial protection pro-tection and Concerning negotiations which arc now proceeding in regard to I them Thespeech further stated that it j was necessary to create a new source of I revenue Great depression in the sugar industry rendered an increase of the I tax on beet sugar difficult Emperor Em-peror William in the course of his speech spoke of the continued accord between Germany a France He said Germany has summoned a conference of the powers to secure Africa from disturbance dis-turbance arising from international friction The universal acceptance of the conference proves the friendliness of the various powers toward Germany is ba < = ed on the fact that successes in war which God vouchsafed do not tempt us to interfere with peoples happiness by other means than cultivating peace I rejoice at this recognition and particularly particu-larly that it was possible at Skiernievice to cement my friendship with the Russian Rus-sian and Austrian monarchies who are so connected with me by ancestral tradition tra-dition relationship and neighborhood that I may regard as certain the undisturbed undis-turbed duration of peace for along time to come I thank the Almighty for the certain strong guarantee of peace thus afforded |