New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-25
to-day starting from Jerome Park, but owing to
the severe frost IL has been postponed.
SOCIALISTS FROM GERMANY.

IMMIGRATIo or NEWSPAPER MEN-hRiVAL ~
Ngw-YoRK OF AN IRRECoNCILABLE OPPONENT
OF PRINCE BISMARCK.
One effect of tho recent action OF the Imperial
Government of Germany against the SOCIALISTS Das
been to DO aSay Win the Gny
ago under tho name of Hamburger 4 HoaqF ,ON.s-
bIdtt and was subsequently suppressed but only 70
appear again under ITS present Name ne F't KIN.
journal Editors, reporters and composlVoI7
all received twenty-fOur hours notice 10
leave the country. These persons and others or
similar opinions are expected 10 arrive in This city
to-day by the steamer Sesla from Hamburg
Among them are Mr.. Auer, an ex-member OF the
The Gerichtszciiung: Mr.. Dietz, the publisher;
Messrs Praast. Bloss, Oedenburg and Hillmann, OF
the editorial staff; and Mas, Baumann. SchieIe,
Keute and Gfelienberg conpOsltots.
The first Socialist 10 leave Hamburg fQr New
York after the proclamation Of the state OF siege
was perhaps the most prominent and certsIni; cue
best known in Germany. This man is Wilhelm
Konnecke, the Berlin printer. who arrived here on
the steamer Gellert Friday KonDecke, VINO ~ now
almost sixty years of age, was rather young wneh
the revolution OF 1SfS broke out IN Uer-
many but he, nevertheless, cspOused the cause
of the revolutioniss with ardOr and earned
a certain prominence in the party OF reform. IL
1866 lie appointed to represent the interests OF
the SocialIstic population of Dudendorf Magdeburg
at the great Congress at Eisenach. For seVefai
years previous dssensioDs had sprung up ~ the
ranks of the Socialists some of whom Drofessed the
extreme principles of the TevOutiOnlsts OF 1878,
while others believed IN more moderate policy.
The object of the Elsonacb Congress was 10
reunite the conflicting elements of the party.
1t was at this meeting that Liebknecht assumed the
virtual leadership OF tho 6Ocal-Democracy. no
result was achieved at the Congress-other tgan
that of splitting the party more lrremediabiy
than before The one side henceforth took
the name of the General Workmans
Union.D while the other side called itself the
Eisenach Union. KOnnecke became n devotee aud
one Of the leaders of the latter party. his heai-
quarters being at Spandau near Berlin. From 1877
until the beginning of 1879 he took 10 very active
part IN the propagation of SOclalisic theories
throughout the Empire.
A Tribune reporter found the old man yesterday
in the house of a friend in Lewisst. Konnecke is
short. slender man. bent with advancing wears and
suffering from complaint engendered during the |
confinement be has undergone But ms eyes sparkle
tive of the enthusiast whom neither time |
nor trouble have been able to calm. -, lie |
spoke at length IN regard to the present condition
OF his country, but was with difficulty prevailed |
upon to speak about himself. In February, 1879, |
it appears, the police OF Berlin were informed that
KOnnecke was subscriber to and a dis
trlbutor of the German Revolutionary sheet |
FrtiheH published in London. Has home was
officially searched, aud number OF COPIES OF tins
paper being found, he was locked up for some time
and then expelled from Berlin Leaving his family
behind him. Konnecke went to Hungary but soon
decided TO settle III Hamburg There were no
means for dong so without passing III me
course OF travel through Berlin In that
city, where he remained but one night, konnecke
was Identified, and again arrested. During
coarse prison fare. He then taken before
ma gistrate. who in consequence of his good ante
cedents sentenced him to only " SIX weeks I'M
prisonment at POtzeDsee. After serving portion
oi his term KOnnecke regained his liberty. and was
allowed to proceed on bis journey to Hamburg,
where he received hearty welcome
from the Socialists IN general and
from the GerichtSzieiung in particular Instead Of
to his old vocation of printer. konneche
now devoted his time to the writing OF revolutionary
pamphlets, especially to the composition of poetry
)n political and social subjects. These writings
created no little stir IN Government circles, and
IN a great measure to the subsequent !
iecrees. kOnnecke arrested Tor the third tune
and was incarcerated III the city prison for nearly
hree months before being brought to trial. Then
ne was formally acquitted.
The old veteran of Socialism intends 10 remain in
his country only while the frontiers of his father
and are closed to HIM. His belief IN the ultimate
lelveTauce of Germany from what he terms the
yoke Of Prince Bismarck Is firm.
At the last meeting of the New-YOrk County
Medical Society the president empowered to
appoint committee, If necessary, "a take action re-
,ardiug the use of part OF Central Park as site
or the Worlds Fair. A resolution to that effect
fered by Dr. Jacob, emphasizes the necessity for
anltary reasons OF preserving the park intact as a
ecreation ground for the people.