GERMAN AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1895, 23 May 1889, Page 1

GERMAN AFFAIRS.

Berlin, May 19. The Fremdenblat says that the Emperor's action in receiving a deputation j from the strikers will be ever memorable, that it is not tho length of the Monarch's reign, nor his rale, but his labors that make him the supreme mediator and arbiter in the cause of truth. During a debate on the Workmen's Insurance Bill in the Reichstag, and while Prince Bismarck was speaking, Herr Richter interrupted the Chancellor, interjecting the remark, " bosh." Prince Bismarck retaliated, commenting on the impudence of the interruption. Herr Bamberger, another member, thereupon violently attacked Prince Bismarck, who retorted by calling Herr Bamberger an insolent fool, and left the Chamber in a j rage. A tumult ensued and the Reichstag adjourned till Monday. May 20. In the course of a speech in che Reichstag. Prince Bismarck, referring to the utterances of M. Antoine (Deputy for Metz, Alsace-Lorraine), who recently resigned bis scat in the Reichstag hit! returned to France, said that it was impossible to forecast the events of 1890, and expressed the opinion that the con. quest of Frauoe by Germany would be

useless if, as in the present case, deputies from the conqaered territory were to be permitted to inoculate their brother deputies in tho Reichstag with their opinions. Prince Bismarck, referring to the strike among the Westphalian colliers, said tho Government would take meaeures to prevent a minority from paralysing all industry. The Chancellor in the course of his remarks urged the Reichstag to pass a Bill providing for tho insurance of indigeut workmen. Iho Westphalian strikes will terminate on Tuesday, the masters having agreed to concede everything except the demand for overtime, on which point they are bound by the regulations of the standing committee, composed of masters and men. Strikes are, however, spreading in Silesia. May 21. The city is gaily decorated, and a number of triumphal arches are erected in honor of the visit of King Humbert. The Press is devoting flattering articles of welcome to the visiting King.