The Labor enquirer., 1884-04-26
European News.

The miners of Fife and Clackmannan,
Scotlend, recently met to give open
protest against unfairness of the masters,
who have been making illegal deductions
from wages, by means of new kind of
weighing machine.
The indications are that the strike of
glassworkers in Belgium will shortly be
settled, in manner favorable to the
workers.
Socialism is rapidly gaining ground in
Scotland. The universities of Edin-
burgh have their "socialistic Societies."
and there is much interest being taken
in the question by the professors and
students. The propaganda is being
pushed steadily forward by the branch
of the Democratic Federation.
Throughout England the Socialistic
doctrine is spreading. Weekly meetings
are held in scores Of places and some of
the ablest thinkers and speakers of the
country are taking an interest in the
work and aiding to spread the light.
A writer in Justice says the sum annu-
ally contributed by the workers of Great
Britain to support its nominal ruler (the
queen) and her children and their wives
is upwards of s6S5 ,OOO He also enumer-
ates the expenses of the royal household,
and some of the items are enormous
as, for instance, the number of pounds
of fish reported as consumed annually
q, 400 pounds
The Roubaix (France) Socialist confer
ence was a grand success. Delegates
were present from England, and letters
of salutation and Endorsement were re-
ceived froIn Socialistic organizations,
groups and individuals of several coun-
tries. The conference was not really
intended as an international meeting,
but it partook largely of that nature
before it closed The feeling of interna-
tonal brotherhood is fast growing in
Europe, and it looks as if the day is not
far distant when the workingmen OF all
lands will be united.
The latest information from Russia
discloses much graver disorder in the in
ternal condition than the ordinary intel
ligence from that country indicates.
Agrarian riots have taken place in many
parts of the country; troops have been
dispatched to various parts Of the coun-
try secret arrests are hourly being
made; revolutionary presses are being
discovered occasionally, and commercial
and financial affairs are much upset in
St. Petersburg. In consequence of these
facts lone may shortly expect an official
statement that affairs in Russia were
never more calm or the people more
loyal to the czar
1t ls announced that at Petrokoff in Po-
land, certain Russian Socialists have ex-
ecuted a police spy set by the govern
ment to watch their proceedings.
In Alsace the German authorities have
recently arrested a young Swiss who was
discovered circulating numbers of the
new revolutionary paper, "The, Rebel"
A new Anarchist paper called THE
Explosion" has made its appearance at
Carouge, small village in the Canton OF
Geneva, Switzerland.
A special edition OF Justice was an
nounced for April ID, to contain yerba-
tim report of the debate between H. M.
Hyndman and Mr.. Bradlaugh, upon the
subject, evil Socialism Benefit the En-
glish People ?" Mr.. Hyndman repre-
sented the London branch of the Demo
cratic Federation and, of course, was for
the affirmative in the debate.
For late Irish news and rumors con.
cerning the dvnamiters read the column
of selected telegraph, for which you
must make allowance, as it is obtained
through capitalistic channels.