The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-25

The Empire Consolidated BY the Late T..
peror william nad Prince Hi~mnrsh 4,
Danger ~ nlsruptlon Throurh the -
sistans Eaorts ~ she sociall~tie Ei.mes,
LONDON, May 1.-THE German Goye,,-
mcnt has a. last become iactively nliv. !,
tho Vaccinations Of the Socialists. whl,s
have for several months been 80 extend
ed a. 10 excite surprise at the letharry Y,
the authorities. The recent and prevails
ing strikes In Germany have given h ~
Socialists opportunities for the circula.
ton u inccndiary literature which IT,
ment among tho working class.
has been lost In their Improvement Th.
Socialist literatnre-50.OoO pamphlets
seized by the police yesterday comnrlses
only an infinitesimal part OF the infam.
matory and scditious literature extan,
and the dissemination Of that kind y.
reading matter has been steadily eoino
on for months. A correspondent, who n,
some time past has devoted himself 10 Ia.
qusry and research into the methods. aim.
and expectations OF the German Social
lists, writes his conclusions substantiall,
n follows: "After several months of care.
full study Of the Socialist situation am
convinced that Prince Bismarck alop.
stands in the way OF general uprising ],
the parties. factions and organization.
variously designated a. Anarchists. So
cialists, workingmen's unions. etc. bu,
all known under the generic name u So
cialists, and the demise Of that statesman
will not long precede q concerted ana d.
tcrmined demonstration on the part ~
these malcontents. Chief among the cir
cumstances upon which the Socialists rely
for assistance In the revolution they pur-
pose bringing abour--and which must
ultimately come--is the discomfort IL
other quarters with the Prussian DONNA.
ton Of the German States and the i'm
placable hatred Of the people az
Alsace- Lorraine toward any thing and
every thing German. The statement NAV
perhaps excite ridicule. but II Is never
theless true, that the people or Saxony
and many other sections Of the German
Empire have no love for the Prussians
and are far from being averse to the French
while the assertion that the people u All
sace-Lorraine are more bitter In their IA
tired Of Germany than ever before. il at
tested by the complete failure ot Prime
Bismarck to Germanize the Reichstaa
even by the extreme. exfensiy-
and brutal methods adopted. The esiah-
lishment and subsequent grandeur q
the German Empire has. OF course. been
. good thing for the Hohenzollerns and
such other Prussians A. have enjoyed
70. Al favor or the patronage Of the Chan
celor. but II Is doubtful whether the pao-
pie. or even the nobility Of the other in
aegral parts Of the Empire. have been
benefited BY their absorption into the
Imperial aggregation. Indeed, il j. quite
certain that many 81 them have not. ~
course Il is not expected that all the
discontinued and aggrieved commune
ties will cast their lot with the
Socialists. but these willy persons.
well organized and ofiicered as they are,
quite obviously intend TO take advantage
Of any signs Of revolt against the present
system after the master-hand shall be
| stilled IN death 70 precipitaie conflict IN
| which Others shall be compiled 10 join
| and take their chances Of obtaining, In
| the subsequent reorganization and r.
construction. the advantages and conces-
sions they have failed 70 obtain BY ae1is'
| tom