The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
MANY, but only the condition that his should
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MANY, but only the condition that his should
BIO withheld from publication.
OPPOSED To ASSASSINATION.
The worthy gent.oinan. now near his s.xicth sum-
NOR, began by ssy!ne:-"About the attempts 70
ssssnarc shc emperor william can give you no 10
formation whatever These attempts have nothing 10
Do wmh the seesaliss,e movsRs0t In Germany.
can most positively Of Tits fact, because
am well acquainted with the socialistic movement,
not alone IN Germany, but In Europe. II must be
kept IN mind that tho sociast.c movement has little
u 40 with politics. 1t Is purely workinsmans
movement for the advancement OF The social we'll
being Of all the labvrlns classes IL has
nothing TO do with attempts at asssssi nalioa, ana
has nothing TO gain by them. Tho workingmen
know that they have TO deal not with PERSONS but
with ideas. Tho authors Of these attempts ut assas.
snation arc simply lunatics, or persons who from
some cause have lost rncr clear sight-;her power
OF reasoning. Whether they have any conns cion
with the sociali4uc party or not, they persons
who do understand The principles aims of tho
socaiistic movement"
CURSE
"But does It not appear 10 you strange that these
attempts % XII Emperor William folio" each other
SO closely ~
1T certainly very strange. but do not think that
socialism mas anything to DO Win II These murder
ous ACTS must rather b. attributed 10 tue demon.
ahzpg effect OF tho great wars in which Germany has
been engaged within the past we've years Indifference
to the shedding 81 blood one OF tho direct outcomes
or all great because war has irres stibe
delcy 10 destroy respect Tor the comfort anu lie OF
others Exactly tho Same effect was produced in TIE
United States by the civil war Alter the war OF Sc
ccsson crimes aud Of violence greatly increased
because Inc horror Of shedding human blood had been
weakened umony the people ny the sunxuinary ex-
pcrence The struggle between the North South.
NOW, IKE causes produce like results, and tue same
suit OF is also making i,sel elt In Europe. THIS
IL tho true Of these attempts ut snation.n
/ POWER OF FUTURE
"Do you consider tho socialist movement in Ger
many really important"
'ts rauilca.ions are widespread. and the party is
certainly very numerous Ia many districts tho
socialists arc tho Coming power, at least so tar ~
numbers ara concerned. TINS Is especially The case
In Sakony, where the movement Is very strong In
tho OLD Sch!eswi g-Hclstein duchos Tho movement
has also acquired great strength. Tho other principal
centres are Bsrln, Hamburg Dresaon' Lspsic' Bros
"rnen you are Of opinion that tho movement Is
OF Germany ""
"Unquosiionably. II VIII be the party OF tho To-
turo. No matter long It may Ucore scc.ul-
lists eau carry out their IDEAS or reaze Their aims
| they must IN tho end succoed. They arc growing
Is name date Tor asa umpn no am soa
vipced that limo they viii achieve all thor aims.
They have already elected humber Of Deputies TO
Parliament. and will CONTINUE 10 do SO; but
can say how long II may lake them 10 Ob.alu
trolling najor,'y No aoabt as they grow strong the
government win throw obstacles in their way, bet
these obstacles WIN be on'y temporary. Thew WILL DO
| overcome"
sTEEsGTu SOCIALISTS.
| ssCan you give estimate VI the numerical force
OF the socalistic purity III Germanyy'
\
number Of meug II you count tho voters ana their
families of opinion that about one-.enth oil tue
whole population belongs 10 inc cociastic
or is IN sympathy with IT. In the last ole clion we
poliod O0O. 900 votes, and In the doubt Will
poll from $4,000 TO COG 00o unless the government
snouid Interfere and force " put the cmcut
down; but even then the government could only
coed Tor q time, because the people would riso up
againy"
.who considered tho most important leaders
| OF the muvemcntyn
.Ths leaders all we'll known men, and nearly
|
! OF tho bcst known Leipkuecht, BeDel Bracke,
Geio, Auer aud MotteIeL These arc all members Of
| Parliament
lis there not a secret organization In Gcrmanys'
'.rnrrc Is no secret movement ~ Germany, nor In
Europe, II We except Russtn Certainly there mono
IN Germany"
"Aa, ine Russian any influence tho German
.'None a. all II 10 tho other way. The German
movement exerts u very pronounced influence On The
Russian movement, and probably VIII continue 70 DO
"wha. arc tho immediate aims OF the German So
ctaiisisfn
.The ann OF The movement IL tho Same all over the
world-!s y me Of Inc WORKING cA.sss
| tiOu, both physical and meAtsl."
iioPK TO WIN.
'How do you propose 10 effect this Improvement =
"in the irst pace we aim a. organizing tho working
classes 50 rs 10 make thcm power, aud when once
this has Deen accomplished pressure Will be Drou. III
on tie powers that be 10 compel them 10 amcIor-t.
the workingmanss condition."
| ..Do you Intend " abolish private property ~
.bosnus ali private properly. il Is Necessary ss
s,,n.n,sh bc vscn c,rt.i, kinds OF pronsr,v Thar,
!. csr,s,niv nm tn,cntion 10 abaI,sh .runarv An al
| .n,nys wn,ch aro necessary to produc,,vp bccaus,
class ~ nr,vns uroucrtv "a ,.ed 10 uyno,, ~,
wnrk,nynan but Ne ~ NOT intc udcd 10 abol,sn urou
c,,v n, thngs SEQ by crsors Tie m,eIyes u6w.yer
:, ,.ns, 10 c.nslan,lv kept In mind when xarnin,us
,nssa socal,sc tneor,es that these re oniy Too u
'ma,e aims Of the moycmcnt to b. worked GU,
gradually by process vi time. VIZ do hope
rn,n :. ono nouna iuo uarau,s. In, mean ~,
s,sn Nv sien ,oward The ultimate goal when n M
liberation Of apor from Tho Ibtascc aud oppts sslou
under WHEN struggles al Present The arst step ~
| !. me short.nina OF the hours OF LABOR By hi,
amrior.l,on lhe y or Kingman will rcl time ana oppr
tunty 10 mproyc his ply seal nnd enai co1dilivn
r, 4. ~ ,r.manu, ,uportsprc 20 ths suascss OF ou,
,novcmen ana N 40 REGARDED by inc var,ous rroup
| OF ,ne movement M ali counlriesn
| ssWh,t viii b, vour scco nd stcpYv
| s.W.,I when We have gained this much We vii
.to. thc wor lnv IA an 10 AK more tor Limsel In 4
~, aur push tho working cas forwa nd
ao randy wc MY VIA No pyo tLe m ,fue ana oppor
s,sa,y "a ,,nprov. lLxu,.clvr,. ~ thew exp.rene.