New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28
xrwvopK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1851

land had more or less lmblbed the crude SOCIAL
isi and Communist notions then current among
the French workmen. The increasing attention
paid to slmia IDEAS IN France, ever since iSio'
made Socialism and Com runism fashionable IN
Germany 4 so, and rs tar back as ic43, all wspa
pers teemed with discussions Of soclalquestions
A school Of Socialists very soon formed itself IN
Germany, distinguished more for the ooscurlty
than for the novelty Of It's ideas, It's prlnclpa!
efforts consisted IN the Translation OF French
Fou,ierisi. Saint Simonian and other doctrines
into the abstruse language OF German phlloso-
ply. The German Communist School, entirely
different rom this sect. was formed about the
same tiu-
In lsf5 there occurred the Sileslan weavers
riots. followed by the instruction OF the Calico
Printers in Prague These riots cruelty sup
pressed, riots of working men, not against the
Governme nt but against their employers. created
deep sensation, and gave new stimulus 10 90
cialist and Communis; propaganda amongst the
working people So did the Bread riots dur
ing the wear of famine, lsi7. In short. IN the
same manner as Constitutional opposition rallied
around its banner the great bulk Of the proper
tied classes, with the exception of the large
Feudal land hoders,) so the working classes Of
the larger towns looked for their emanclpa-
ton to the Socialist and Communist doctrines,
although. under the then existing press-lawS,
they could be made to know only very little
about them. They could not be expected to
have any very definite ideas as to what they
wanted-they only knew that the programme Of
the Constitutional Bourgeoise did not contain all
thew wanted, and that their wants were no wise
contained IN the Constitutional circle of IDEAS.
There was then no separate republican party
in GERMANY People were either constitutional
monarchisis. OF more or less clearly defined So
cjalists or Communists.
With such elements, the slightest collision
must have brought about great revolution
While the higher nobility. and the older civil and
military officers, We're the only safe supports of
the existing system while the lower nobility, the
trading middle classes the universities, the
school-masters of every degree, and even part OF
the lower ranks OF the bureaucracy and military
officers. were all eagued against the government.
while behind these, there stood the dissatisfied
masses of the Beasantry, and OF the prOletarians
Of the large towns, supporting, for the time being
the liberal opposition, but already mutterng
strange words about taking things into their own
hands while the BourgeOiSe was ready to
hurl down the government, and the Proietan-
ans were preparing to hurl down the Bourgeolsle
in its turn this government went on obstinate
" in course which must bring about collision
Germany was, in the beginning of 1913 on the
eve of revolution, and this revolution was sure
20 come. even had the French revolution OF Feb
ruary not fastened 1t.
What the effects of this Partisan Revolution
were upon Germany, We shall see IN our next.
London, September, lojl hARL MARI