New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06
ANOTHER AGTT4T0R WH0 WANTS MONEY
TALK WITH rRI1scnE, TIE GERMAN SOCIALIST, WHO

TALK WITH FRITSCHE, TIE GERMAN SOCIALIST, WHO
Is on A mission" TO THIS COUNTRY.
Among the passengers OH the steamship
Rhen, Of the Hamburg Line, which arrived here yester
day morning. FW Frtsche socialist member OF the
German Reichstag and founder OF the German trades
unions. He accompanied by Louis Wreck, *
member OF the Rechstag. Both OF these men have
this country delegates OF the German Socialist
party. Mr. Fritsche was seen last evening at Frenohs
Hotel by TRIBUNE reporter. He Is handsome old
man, with fat red face aud long white beard.
" In coming 10 America" he said, I" l am prompted
by the same motives which prompted Parnell, namely,
to seek the aid aud sympathy OF my cOuntrymen here
IN carrying the struggle against despotsm III the old
country ing member OF the Reichstag. which opens
In the middle OF this month, shall probably return home
In eight weeks be IN time for the third
reading several important bills now before the House.
OF these bs-which all emanate from Bismarck aud tue
Conservative paryone aims TO raise the taxes and the
other improve the condition OF the workin classes
an Improvement very well dispense with. II
Is the intention OF the Socialists, although they have
only representatives. IN the present Relchstag to op-
| pose these measures with might and man."
Are the Socialists favor against the present anti
Jewish agitation e.
They decidedly dsapprove of this narrow-mindet
ana brutal movement for they know that II has really
originated in Government circles. They know thai
Bmark started the agitation for the purpose of break
ing up the NatonaLberal party, which counted ia IL:
ranks number OF prominent Jews. The ChancellOPi
WHY ilculatons have thoroughly succeeded ThepartY
has split into two factions, the Jewish faction and the
antJewish faction, they called in Germany,
the sccrssonists under ForkenOeck and the Conces-
siOnsis under Bennihgsen. BismaIk Is therefore
stronger than present the Only adversarie, II
Parliament which he really has to fear being the So
calIsts and the UtramOntanes."
Are the Socialists not weakened by dissensions In
their own rank"
We'll, the only dssensiOn> that really
rather the be employed the ends to be oh
tanned The Social R voutOnsts. the holders OF one
shade Of opinion are called claim that only the radical
Of the Nihilists will overthrow Government
tyranny IN Germany. They are led by Hsssemann and
Most |, on the contrary. believe, with Leoknecnt
Bebe and the Social Democrats, that the building o.
founding OF trades unions, wGrkngmens mutual oeneni
nsy ieai to happier state ' Of things IN
our tahsrla9d As far a; theory is , con-
that all industries should BE- under the control
Of the state that every man might have chance Of
mails the railroads and the teegriphs should be state
property and that they SHOULD administered for the
OF the state allude TO ID mocratc State and not to
oppression in Germany a.
They are mol AT least 1t would not seem So Judging
AutSociasttw to It's utmost during the recent eec.
tons. candidates elected in such large centres
as Berlin, Bresfu. Hamburg and MagdeouTg"
L. W. Fritsche was born in Leipsc in the
year 1925. II humble parents. AT an early age he
was apprenuced to a cgarmaker. and he remained IN
the business until 1913. when the schleswg- Holsten
OF independence broke ont. He Joined tile German
volunteer force under Won der Taim and was wounded
at FlensDurg In 1S49 he took an active part III Tue
Dresden revolution and being captured by tue frus'
SANS was kept III prison for years After MS ree so
hr founded first trades union III Germany, auu snvo
that time has participated In every revolutionary move
eut he has been elected three times ~ the Reehs'as
by the WITH Election District OF Berlin