Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-22
THE GERMAN SOCIALISTS.
Principles Of the Party Explained
by Its Leaders.

INC SOciallStlc meeting last ElgEI dI AUHcl
Hall was called to order by Mr.. g. W. Spler
who invited the following gentlemen to tn
stsge:-Messrs Fritzsche, Viereck, T. j. Durant
Col. Lee Crandall, DR.. Wright. Dr.. Maddox an
Mr.. John G. Mills, OF New York. The latte
gentleman gentleman while fully In sympathy with tn
leave the hall before his time to speak coul
arrive. About three hundred persons wer
present. Among the most prominent OF tn
| Germans were Hon. P. Y. Deuster member o
Congress from Wisconsin; Dr. Rau, Dr. Reitzel
| I'd: Abner, Aug. Smedtie, Otto Heideman. M
Brlel, Wm. Burehard, Carl Roeser. Henry Ulke
Wlllenbueher, c. F. Terney. Hugo Schultz, Johr
L Vogt, NJ. Georgi, Louis A. SaltZstein, Le'
CTandall, and Isaac Cohen, who acted as repor-
Ter Tor the socialistic press
/ Mr. FRITZsCHE ON FREE PRESS AND FREE SPEECH
| AGITATION IN GERMANY.
| The first speaker introduced was Mr.. Ffitzsche
| who said that 1t was impossible for him to say
! what he wanted to, because he would be held
| responsible at home for what he uttered here
ABOUT thirty men started the soclalistic move
| ment and now they have twelve members In
| parliament. We only ask such privileges as
are already granted In other countries. we
want tree speech and a free press Apparently
| we have free press: that is, we can print W. 4,
we please but IL the police choose they car in
| wade our printing establishment at any CIne.
| and IL whatever Is printed does not suit the
n3a tnin ponce, lney SIMPLY conflseate the
| SO 1t Is with free speech. II we hold meet
| ing some discharged corporal of tne ROO
| u,ar army is stationed as Waterman 70
Juuge Whether any body is making d speech
which does not conform to the theories OF the
government, and If anything is said which does
not meet his appreciation he stops the meeting,
| M ne name OF the King. In our agitation we
nave told our people whose productive enter
pr1ses are limited, that 500 900 soldiers In a
standing army, costing 5o0,0O0000 marks a
year, Is an expensive luxury; that II was
| rather hard to see our children as soon as
they were able to make a living, drafted into
| military service producing nothing, and be-
| coming tyrants and government machines as
| soon as they enlist. When we complained OF
that we were charged with design OF leaving
the country without defence. To which we
answered that the defence of the country
should depend upon the hearts of the peo-
Pile; that we had Turner'S and other or
CARNATIONS sufficient to defend the country in
any emergency whatever. We also wanted
total separation OF state and church. We did
not propose to uphold schools for the purpose
OF OF, holding out doubtful world hereafter. Our
believe monarchial government is the oniy
prosperous one and republic secures no per-
sonal rights whatever. Yet even such LIBERAL
monarchy as England does not grant TO It's
tested by the arrest OF MI. Most. Our political
faith is more cherished in private than In pub
nc. People In Germany are not yet prepared to
lose their situation or business by being pro.
nounced socialists. The attack OF HoeOel and
Nobling on the German Emperor seems to have
been directed by the government In order to
ermnss ars geae1nv Tns heads all
fesSor FfrchoW wanted HOebel's head for
examination but the government refused.
10 carry weapon In our country requires a
permit, and II servant were TO get 8 gun for
MS employer from the shop and is caught ne
would suffer for carrying the gun. The great
complaint complaint we make is that under the existing
suspicion that man intends to or might
VOL, Violate It, the same is sufficient for proseen-
ton. There is no fair trial-no mercy-no
matter what becomes Of a family If the sup.
porter is wrongfully taken away; his property
is conhScatsd and he baDished from the coun-
try, If any one sympathizes with the people
LETT In distress by the Punishment Of their pro-
teetors Or even collects money for their relief,
yet not even sympathlze With tihe cause. they
must suffer fol 1t. We oo would not appeal to
uir neon!S OF this country for money because
allowed to collect it the same as We do here,
out as soon as we undertake collection there,
the money is conf1scated. A forclble revolution
In the face OF million bayonets Of course Is
impossible-we must bide our time-and all
We ask GU to do is to give US such sympathy
as you as free American citizens are capable OF
oesstoWlng, an and assure you that our hearts
from whence We look for the battlefield Of free
thought. free speech, free press, progress In
kind.
Mr.. Fritzsche retired with general applause.
REMARKS OF MR.. vIERECK.
The next speaker was Mr.. Louis VlerecS. who
said that the late hour compelled him to be
BRIEF We do not come said he, to you as beg
CARS. We simply come to tell you how 1t looks
In Germany. The object and foundation Of our
party is instruction. We have based 1t upon
justice and common sense. Socialists and re-
publicans are the same, because every German
socialist is dreaming OF republic. When the
United States established republic she per
formed glorious WORK th At other nations will
attempt 70 initiate. The battle OF freedom WAS
fought upon your soil. He closed with suita-
BILE rhyme, amid great applause.
OTHER SPEECHES.
DR.. Maddox next delivered an address, after
which the meeting adjourned to the dow
stairs hall, where around the tables well sup
piled with lager DR.: Reitzel. an authority upon
German free thought, congratulated these Ger-
man representatives and hoped that they were
convinced that In the United States person
could at least think what he pleases. Several
after which the Hon. Peter v. Deuster, from
Wisconsin, said: 81 heartily welcome these Ger
man representatives In our midst. l have lis
interest and agree that they truthfully portray
the condition OF the Fatherland. They have
used no exaggeration. They have, am pleased
to note, appealed rather to the mind than
one not only OF profit to you, but to
those you have addressed and those
whose cause you represent He said the
this country are beginning to Cypress this
people as much so as any European power;
yet we ind that the peoples ballot can put
canal boy into the White House. 81 trust that
these gentlemen viii continue to battle In the
cause Of freedom and feel satisfied that ii for
doing so they are driven out Of their native
country. they will always find welcome home
In free America
Mr.. Viereck will remain for some time yet IN
this country, while Mr.. FrltZSche Will sail for
Europe to-morrow from New York.
yuQC foE boz whit lob no fra3
urer reported as being very satisfactory.
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