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Show the iLJiri:iton- meech A the Oprnlnc of Ihe Urrman Relli.a-i Berlin, May . Following is a continuation or the Knij-tror's sjicech, the first Jiortiou of which appeared lu yesterday's News "The resolution adopted by the recent labor conference in lleriin esrrejed comman views on the (Host important m.)J of work mid culture of our times. I do not doubt but tlie principles laid down in these resolutions will form the seed, under God's help, from which will spring up happiness. Thu workingmeu will be blessed by the fruit, wliklil will be liarraonlvus re-la tionabetw eenl tho people." I Inferring to tlie foreign relations fcf.Oirrh-'nrhisMslettysaidthathis tttorts weiG UnCincIliglr directed toward thu maintenance of pcait He said: "I am able tn exprtss a conviction that my ndcat is t. strengthen the cnnf.i irei- f all foreign givi-ruiiirii:i lit thr se urlty a ironic I by inir !lr-, liave tre-li pucctsrfiil. With the I.itiin rar-d his exalteil alll.-t. the ii.iMhi ircig nixes the duly of pn-hcling p-a.-. by cultnaling the ultiame tun cludeil fur the ptirjore-sof defclise. Any di'pUcrmeut of the balance of txiwcr endangers Uie political equll-itrlllm,andcon-euently, thexuar-ante-c thereby atlortled for a successful success-ful MAINTENANCE OK I'EACE. Since Uie basis o'ourmllltuy cou-stltutlon cou-stltutlon were settlftathe military organizations of our neighbors have beett exiendM to fn tlnfon-Sfen degree. Wliat has been lioiiutijr tiH has Inren thus rendered inadnpiate. In order to t revrnt a ili..Lcinir of the whole situation lo our db advantage It l iiite-ta-y to I urn rue ou oTe. t 5 ere Ill-tie c en ur dillerent uriijt i-spnially Uie rl.l nttillery. A bill will be Kuli-tilfe.1 euicting that an increase of tlie army shall come Into force on the 1st of October." Touching colonial nflUirs,the Km-poror Km-poror said the action taken in ast Africa for the suppression of the slave trade and the protection of Germany's Interests has progrrsed during the lut lew mouth. It is hoped that tranquility will soon prevail In thoe region. The reading of tho Kmperor's speech Was freiiJeiitly interrupted by cheers. After the delivery of the speech. Chancellor Von Cnprivl declared thu Ilelchsbtg open. The members of the Frelslnnlge 1-arty laid a motion ou the Lible, ueniaiid-Ingthata ueniaiid-Ingthata bill bo pastil reducing the corn duty to three marks i-cr double quintal, alio!lshln- the teet tax aud export bounties, and with-drawing with-drawing from distillerirs the existing exist-ing privileges In relation to a spirit tax, and, finally, demanding a general revision of the tarlfTwllh a view to the abolition of tho corn and rattle duties, and a reduction of the duties on other articles of general consumption especially farm products. TUB HCM.-IAUSTS will Introduce a bill for the immediate im-mediate retieal of the com duties. The new military bill fixes the peace effective force at 5S8,7b3 troops, exclusive of one year volunteers. After October 1st, the army will consist of53S battailous of Infantry, 38 squidroiM of cavalry, 431 field batteries, 31 batteritsof foot audJ0 piotii-erand 21 train liatterlcs. The non-rrcuiTlng c-x-cnd!uiie rn-tailed rn-tailed by the new measures amount to.lLOOJ.OOJ marks. The Increase in the permanent yearly expenditures expend-itures b IS,000,000 mirks. riiEbS oriNioN. IIehmn, May 8. The TasUait, commenting on Emperor William's speech, say-: "It is signlfisant that Itshowsno Intention to maintain the socialist law. Hb view on the duties ef Uie govcrnmentmustbeap-proved govcrnmentmustbeap-proved every w here. Thescopeofthe measures to protect workmen is limited lim-ited by vows that Germany's Industrial In-dustrial activity will not be anected. Therefore, the workmen's interrsb will not ho affected. Tlie radlcab, animated by patriotic zeal, will doubtless be willing to grant all that Is required to strengthen the country's defensive forces." A Itlll Killed. ALBANY, N. V., May 6. Tlie Senate judiciary committee this afternoon, by a vote of T to 2, postponed post-poned Indefinitely the Curtis bill to alwlbli cajiital punishment, thus kllllDg the bill. JforeAnarrhlat-i ArretrI. liARCEUiNA, May ti.-Flfty.two anardil-ls have been arrested here. Documents seized reveal plans for destroying the railroad with dynamite dyna-mite and for setting fire to the factories. fac-tories. Thr. Clayton Inve-illcallon. ijrrLK rtoCK.May C The Clayton Clay-ton committee heard a number of witnesses today, tlie must !mirtant one being Olhcr T. Ilentley, the man whom General Clapton aulecu) of having killed his brother. Ilentley b Deputy Sheriff of Conway Con-way County aud claims to have Irn in Morrillton ou the night Clayton Clay-ton wm killed atPIiimmrrvllle. Today To-day be brought lu tapers to corroborate corro-borate this claim, and Chairman Iiacey bad read to Ilentley a letter received by tho town marshal of Morrillton after the killing, signed Jack the Hlpjier Xn. I," aud rem-Ulnlngiuaiiydlmtlhrrali.. rem-Ulnlngiuaiiydlmtlhrrali.. There was uo similarity whatever Utweru hebaudwiitiug nf thu h tier and fiat of Benlley. Eocland anil Ihe Miter Qunllon. London, May C Mr. Gibls, ex-governor ex-governor of the Hank of .England, and president of thu lll-metallle League, cabled to Senator Jones in the name of the lli-met-illic League, "deeply regrcttlDg the death of Senator Itec-k, wheso rcrvlcts iu the cause of monetary reform nre most warmly appreciated," anil added: 'The bl-nietalbt iarty In the United Jvingdom, now Including over one hundred members of tlui Ifruu nf Commons, attach the greatest value to the debate about to commence com-mence In your illustrious chamber. cham-ber. We. fully reccgnlze not only Ih.tt the support ofTe-red sliver by youf legislation during the past twelve years hSs helped to pro-tect pro-tect Ihe industrial world from an acute monetary crisis, but also that the debates iu Congresa have served more than all else to educate our people to a recognition of tlie important import-ant issues involved. We believe, also, that the increased coinage of silver contemplated by Congress will restore wholly or consMer-tbly oUrcolnrge rates, and will thus make International sentiment on this complex question comparatively comparative-ly easy. We anticipate, further, with much confidence, that the advance ad-vance In the price of sliver which must follow your action, will stimulate stim-ulate the export trades of your country, and while tending to the prosperity of jour agricultural classes, class-es, will also assist tlie manufacturing manufactur-ing industries of thu United Jvingdom Jving-dom nnd Hie whole laxly of our wage-cameis.'' |