Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-13
WASHINGTON CITY:


Mr.. George Wilkes, in a letter to the New
York Herald, analyses at great length the Inter-
oral society o. wCrkinsmen, and reviews
the PTC@I5-s Of the great socialistic society of
Europe sTd ifs influence on the coming issues of
American pO'iCe. He comes 10 the conclusion
that t'ie banded wOrkmen Of the world are to be
tEesuP Cme IOwer of the future. This does not
seem 20 extIavagant, If the late advices from
Europe are true, which represent that Count
Bismarck has already surrendered, and hit
uIOn startling measure for allaying the dis
GOrtCrt o. workingmen. 1t is reported that he
intenSs 70 prepare a "bin for the regulation of
tie Irof,s of manufacturing associations, :" pro-
viding that when the profits reach certain per
centage the surplus shall be divided among the
workinGmen employed in them. The bill applies
only to manufacturing companies, but most of
the large manufacturing Establishments in Ger
many ale in the hands of associations, 30 that
The Importance and bearing of the bill are
obvious. 1t is a bold step towards socialism
The social problem has assumed 80 threatening
an asPcc, that even reactionary organs, such as
the Berlin KreHE-ZeifERg, freely admit that
fOmething must be done, and done very quickly,
to prevent general social CONFUSION
The SHndoy Chronicle has some Just structures
uIon the course of those who are seeking to
cripple the Board of Health. The Board NAV
make mistakes, but ii is undoubtedly giving A
great deal of time and hard work to its duties
and has already accomplished some marked re-
forms that could never have been hoped for
Hnder the old order of things. For instance
toes any one suppose that the insufferable
nuisance from hogs, and other animals running
at large in the streets, would ever have been
absted except by Board created by Congress
and independent Of the hog vote? So, of other
mis- arrhf oh
msinta'ninG, their influence was all powerful
with our old City Councils Naturally the hog-
owners and the nuisance-voters, generally. are
up in arms against the Board of Health. II is
natural, too, that members of, or candidates for,
the Legislature, should bid for the nuisance
vote and denounce the Board Of Health. But
fortunately the Board is independent OF the
nuisanee-yote and those who cater for it.
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John W. Young, son of the Mormon presi-
dent, was interviewed" the other day by
Tribune reporter, and in the course OF the con-
versation let drop remark that has oonsidera-
Die significance, coming from one who NAV be
supposed to know something of the views of the
mormon leaders In answer to the question
would Polygamy be prohibited and finally
abandoned in case of admission as a State p, he
replied: "If our liberties as American citizens
were guaranteed US, looking 10 the future. I am
not prepared to say what concessions might he
made" This language, though guarded. ipdi-
Gates that the Mormons are prepared to give
UP IOlygamy upon certain conditions IL will
be seen, also, that the prophets son cody casts
aside the doctrine that polygamy is a religion,
Institution to which the Mormons are bound he
Divine revelation, and talks OF it as a matter
wholly within the control of the Mormons
10 be conceded" possibly, if made worth
@ TIER while.