The Osceola times., 1881-05-21
SOCIALISM IN LONDON.
Herr Mosrs Newspaper aud ITS Blood
Thirsty Utterances.
London News.

London News
The German socialist newspaper Frel'
nett appeared on Saturday as usual, but
with a red border brinted around the
front page, to celebrate either the anni'
versary of the Paris Commune on the
18th March, 1871. or the assassination OF
the Emperor of Russia on Sunday week.
The leading article of this remarkable
journal is not whit behind the Socialist
speakers at recent meeting in New
York, and far before Mdll. Louise Michel,
who chose to print La Revolution Sociale
of Friday last on red paper. As head.
ing stands AT Last" and this Is followed
by quotation from the poetcal works
of G. Beck, presumably extracted from a
warning TO autocrats, and to the follow
ING effect:
Seize these ize h Sc: aud hold them ias
ButOne will rsNch thee ST II a. last
The writer of the article cries, Triumph,
triumph The word OF the poet Is iul-
filled. One Of the most horrible tyrants
OF Europe, whose destruction has long
been sworn, and before whose wltherlng
and reVengciul breath countless heroes
and herJines of the Russian people sank
into the grave or the prlson-the Em-
peror OF Russia is no more" There IS
rot much mistake abont the ring OF this;
and lest there should be, it is echoed by
a curious account of the assassination OF
the Car. "As the monster continues
the Sccialistic scribe, was returning
from one Of the customary diversions
provided for him by blind hordes Of
blood.and-ironslayes, the death-doom,
long since pronounced, reached ami
smote him." Five times" shrieks Frcl-
heit, chad it been youchsatcd to this
canaille to touch the boundary between
hilher and thither, and TO chatter about
the finger of God as having recently
saved his accursed life, when the hand
Of the people stopped his mouth for.
ever" To the writer of this article the
name of RussakotI is only to be "breathed
with reverence" and the last moments
of the dying Car seem TO have been
passed in rejecting on life full OF
crimes" The terrible news, according to
the same authority, rang like a thunder
clap" in the prlncely castles wherein
dwelt the gulltladen ones, who have a
thousand times over merlted a like
fate.' The dwelling Of the Emporer Of
Germany is specially designated as one
Of those in which "how llngs and gnash-
ings Of teeth" prev allied, and the En-
peror is denounced rs Protestant Bible
and soldier" -"kaiser." The ruling clas-
ses-"the moral rescaldom" of all coun-
tiies-have also felt terrible shock, for
they see in the death Of the Car more
than "mere act Of putting to DEATH 1t
Is IAN attack full Of promise upon uu'
thority as SUCH .and long forfeited
heads trembie from Constantinople to
Washington" The "heroic deed' of as
sassinating the Gar is exalted to the
skies, but the writer is not yet satisfied.
such "Brutus-like' actions are possible.
Why, then, are they not performed more
frequently? "Why," it is asked, sis So
called tyrannicide so rare? could only
one such crowned ragamuilin be de
stroyed per month there would be
| slight desire in the future to play at
monarchy"
The freiheit is printed upon thin pa
per for Transmission abroad, probably
| for the reason that the major portion Of
| iis subscribers are TO be found on the
| the Continent. judging from the eN-
| hortations made to It's readers to pay up
/ their dues, it is not Il thriving newspa-
| per, and circulates only among yeIy
| limited circle in London. But no secret
is made of It's place Of publication in
Great Titchfeld street, and the editor
| has at least the courage Of his opinions.
Not only is the murder of the Car held
up as an example for imitation, but it 81
seriously proposed that the 18th Of
March, the anniversary OF the Paris
Commune, should henceforth be held By
| the workingmen OF the world as strict
| holiday. When the Freiheit is short OF
news it falls back upon history, but in
| the redbordered number of Saturday
there is evidence of abundant c5rrespon-
| dence, as if all the Commuuisiic center,
in Europe had been ENCOURAGED by the
| assassination Of the Russian EmuerOr,