St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-01
THE GERfIAN BUDGET.
Extraordinary Efforts Being Mad e
by the Government to Root Out
Socialism,.

Extraordinary Efforts Being Wade
by the Government to Root Out
Socialism.
BERLIN, July 31.-The socialists propa-
ganda was never more active than at the
present time, Although there is no posi-
tive organization the entente is becoming
perfect between the leaders of the trades
unions. 1t is reported that a project is on
foot for a general strike early in the COM
ing winter. The Correspondence, Conserva-
tive, af1irms that the Conservatives
are becoming convinced OF the ineficacy
of the law against the socialists,
seeing that it in no wise hinderS
the spread of the socialists doctrines or the
increase Of their party. Herr Liebknecht,
the socialist deputy, will sail from Ham
burg for New York at the end of August
He will lecture in the United States under
the auspices of the National Labor league
of America OH German Socialism" The
seyerest sentence that the Freberg tribunal
can infict is expected for Deputies Bebel.
VOllmar. Auer and Viereck. Throughout
the trial the purpose of Her Vallaert. the
director of the court, to
CONVICT THE ACCUSED.
was clearly shown. For instance, when at
the beginning of the trial VOllmer and
Viereck denied that the court was compe-
tent to hear the case against them because
the ChemnitZ tribunal, before which the
first trial was held, had not sent the case to
the Freiberg court, Herr Nallaert CURLY
overruled the objection. Again, Herr
Vallaert read discriminating extracts from
speeches made by LiebKnecht and Vollmar
in the reichstag. Notwithstanding the pro-
test Of Herr Bebel that no member could be
tad nffPranCeS
reichstag The general defense
was similar to that in the
chemnitz trial viz: That no secret soci-
alist organization existed of which the ac-
cused are members. Herr Bebel admitted
that there was a sort of an organization in
the sense of
COMMUNITY OF IDEAS
and sometimes of common action at elee-
tions. He denied thai the Socialists were
answerable for articles published in the
Zurich Social Demokrat. When questioned
regarding an incendiary article he said that
such ideas could only haunt the deceased
brain of Most that they had nothing akin
to the reasoning of the German So
cialists. Herr Auer described the
idea of German socialism as the
spontaneous support given to men in whom
the people contided. Hundreds of thou
sands belonging to no secret society gave
that support He said there was no reg
ular method of collecting election funds.
the socialists relying upon freed donations.
So also the socialist journals were not sus-
tanned by the party. The dignifed moder-
alton of the defense created profound i'm
preston. Herr Kessler, government
architect, and editor of the Banhandwerker
was recently
EXPELLED FROM BERLIN
under the socialist law he took leading
part in the last masons' strike. Upon leav-
ing Berlin he went to Brandenburg. The
police there gave him one days notice to
quit. From Brandenburg he went to
Brunswick, where he received three days
notice to leave both the town and the
auchy. He then took refuge in Frankfort
The National Zeitung and the Cologne Ga
zette protest against the present unbearable
police regime, and demand that the
reichstag seek remedy at the
earliest opportunity. The Munster
chamber of commerce has adopted
q vote of want of confidence in Prince Bis
marck as PrusSian minister of commerce.
The chamber demands the appointment of
q minister with special knowledge and ex-
perience. 1t is charged that Prince Bis
marck. by restless legislation, is disturbing
trade and rendering impossible calculations
concerning business ventures. The Mar
ouis Teeng dined to-day with the Crown
Prince Frederick William. The special
object of the marquis mission is to arrange
an overland telegraph service between
China and Germany. Meyerbers widow
willed her fortune of 100000 marks to
her nephew, Herr Richter, son of the emf
nent painter and Lieut.. Vonkorff of the
German army.