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Show THREHrCBOR's ipeecii At Ihe Openlac r the German Relehslax; Beiii lv, May . Following is a continuation of the Emperor's speech, the first portion or which appeared In yesterday's JE s "The resolutions ado ted by the recent labor conference in Berlin expressed common views on the ZSOst Important field nf wnrtr nml culture of our times. ! do iM doubt but Uie principles laid down In theso resolutions will form the seed, under God's help, from nhlch will spring up happiness. The worklngmeu will be blessed by Uio fruit, whleh will be harmonious relations beta een the people." Be-fcrring to the foreign relations or Germany his Majrsty said lhat his eOorts were unceasingly directed toward Uie maintenance of Peait He said! "I am able to express a conviction that my rudra.iii to strengthen the conflict e-e I all foreign g-ivermncnlK lu the m mil t affbrde-l by imr .llcy have been successfuL Ith the i-jnptn rand his exa.lj allK-xtne nil! .11 ier.g nizca the dut of r. te:inic pear, by cultivating the -il.iauie iuii eluded for thu purpose-s of defeust . Any disilacenientor tbe balance of power endangers UieiihUcal equll-ibrium.anilconscpjentiy, equll-ibrium.anilconscpjentiy, Uio guarantee guar-antee thereby afforded for a successful success-ful JIAINTE.NA.ti;E OS I'KACE. Bince the losls o'ourmllittry constitution con-stitution were settled the military organizations of our neighbors have been extended to an unrorrseen degree. What has been done by us has been thus rendered inairquate. In order to 1 rut rut a dis , Liclior of the whoI situation to uir ills advantage It lMiceea'j fu-iurrrase ou eTot e ore it ItTc g en ur different arms, misnlam itm field artillery. A UllwiU bewibmlfed enacting thit au Increase uf the army shall come Into force on the 1st of October." Touching colonial aflalrstbe Emperor Em-peror said tbe action taken in East Africa for the suppression of Uie slave trade aud Uio protection, bf Germany's Interests has progressed during Ihe last lew mouths. It is hoped Lhat tranquility will soon prevail In those regions! The reading of Uie Emperor's speech was frequenUy Interrupted by cheers. After Uie delivery of the speech, Chancellor Von Cairivl declared tbe Reichstag open. The members of the Freislnulge party laid a motion ou Uie table, demanding demand-ing that a bill be passed reddeln? thocorn duty to three marks per double qulutal, abolishing Uie beet tax and export bounUra, and withdrawing with-drawing tram dlsUlleries the existing exist-ing privilege In relation to a spirit tax, and, finally, demanding a general revision of the tariff with a view to the abolition of Uie corn and ratUe. duties, and a reduction of Uie duties on other articles of general consumption especially farm products. tile socialists will introduce a bill for the immediate im-mediate repeal of the com duties. The new military bill fiii-th...-.. efleeUve force at 5S6,7S.t troops, exclusive of one year volunteers. After October 1st, the army will consist of 19 battalions of Infantry, 38 squadron of cavalry, 1 field batteries, 31 batteries of foot and 3) pioneer and 21 train batteries. The non-recurring expenditures entailed en-tailed by the new measures n-oount to3I.S00,0sl marks. Tbo increase) in the irmanent yearly expend llures Is IS, 000, 000 nvurlt. PBES8 Ol'IMON". Berlin, May C The TatblaU, commenting on Emperor William's speech, says: "It Is significant that It shows no Intention to maintain the socialist law. Hi view on the duties ef Uio government muttbeap. proved every where. Thescopeufthe measures to protect workmen is limited lim-ited by vows that Germany's industrial in-dustrial acUvity t HI not be aiTrcted. Therefore, the workmen's interests will not bo affected. Tbe radicals, animated by patriotic zeal, will doubtless be willing to grant all Uiat is required to strengthen tbe country's defensive forces." A Hill Killed. Alca-sv, X". Y May C The Senate Judiciary committee this afternoon, by a vote of 7 to 2, postponed post-poned Indefinitely the Curtis bill to atolieb capital punishment, thus killing the bill. XforeAoarcaUlo Arrested. Barcelona, May C Fifty-two anarchist hae been arrested here. Documents seized reveal plans for destroying tbe railroad with dyna-mlte dyna-mlte and for setting' fire to Uie factories. fac-tories. Tbo Clarion Inrnllcatlaa. Little BoCK.May 8. The Clay, ton committee heard a number of witnesses today, Uie meet important one being Oliver T. BenUey, the man whom General Clayton suspects of bavins killed his brother. BenUey is Deputy Sheriff of Can. way Cottnty and ckdms to have been lo Morrillton on tbe night Clay, ton was killed at Plummerrilie. Today To-day hebrought In papers to corroborate corro-borate this claim, and Chairman Lacey had read to BenUsy a letter received by the town marshal of Marrillton after the killing, tlgued s'Jack the Jtlpec 2Co. V.aucLoon.. talnlngruany direct threats-. There was no similarity whatever Iwtwpen thehandnrltlne ef Uie Itlleraod fiat of BehtUy, -ssss 1 anaaaaasi Excland and toe s.lltrr (larsllon. j LolSdo.v, May G Mr, GIbbs, ex. governor of the Bank of England, and president or the Bimetallic League, cabled to Senator Jones In the name of tbeBl metallic League, "deeply regrtUiug the death jif Senator Beck, w boe) services la the cause of monetary reform are most warmly appreciated," and added: VrV"" .s-'-nst-allat party In Uie United islngdoa, ri3w Including over one hundred member of th- Hcus of Commons', attach the greatest value to the debate abodt to- commence com-mence Jn your illustrious chamber. cham-ber. Ve fully reccgnUe not only that the support offered sliver 1J jour legislation during tile past twelve years haa-iiehied to pro-i tect Ihe Industrial world mm ad acute monetary cris!'-', but hM Uiat the debates In Congress have served more than all else to educate our people to a recognition of thelmport-antlsiua thelmport-antlsiua involved. We belieTe. also, that the Incfeftied coinage of silver contemplated by Ctragre-s will restore wholly or considerably your coinage rate, and will th.i. make International sentiment on tnis complex question comparative-r. comparative-r. ry- We autlclrsale, further, with mucii confidence Uiat Uie ad T"Di,1I5 the price of silver iilch mustfollow our action, will sUm-uiate sUm-uiate the export trades of your country, and while tending to the prMp?."' of jour agricultural classes, class-es, will also assist the manufacturing manufactur-ing Industries' of the United Klttg-dom Klttg-dom and the whole body of our wage-earners." |