The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-12
GERMANY ON THE BRINK

Indications OF the Imminencc OF sociats
lat Revolution. = extraordinary Precau-
ttOns to Protect the Person Of the
Crown Prince.
Nsw YoRK, May 3-Thc Emning Sun
printed this cable in its last edition LoS-
poN, May 3-The following received by
special messenger from your correspond.
ent at Berlin. There are grave fears OF n
Socialist uprising here. All kilograms
that have tried to get through the office
here have been stopped by the Govern.
ment, and have just learned that my
mail Ia also inspected. hope, however,
this will reach you, owing to
the precautions taken. When tho
Crown Prince rode out to the reviewing
ground to-day, May ], extraordinary pre-.
cautions for his safety were taken.
Mounted police rode beside him. and when
they arrived Mt the corner of Linden and
Freidrichstrasse tho police turned their
backs to the Prince and faced the crowd,
watching it closely. This manouver was
kept up until the Prince was safe In his
palace. When the Car of Russia was
here, and fears of an attempt on his life
were entertained, the police acted in ex.
actly the same way. Double numbers
of police were all along the route taken
by the Crown Prince, and large
force of detectives in citizens clothes
patrollcd the city. Particularly notice.
able weD groups Of workingmen, who
were talking on the street corners. There
are about 800, 900 avowed Social Democrats
in Germany. and the authorities are act
ing with the utmost vigor. The move.
ment began with tho distribution of fif.y
thousand pamphlets, signed by the revo.
lutionary Social Democratic party. They
were left on doorsteps throughout Char
lottenburg and Berlin. The pamphlets
were onfiscated by the police, and houses
were searched for them. In most cases
when tho police entered houses the in
mates destroyed the pamphlets. will
send the full text of the pamphlet to.
morrow. The paper is called the Social
Democrat. 1t begins as follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sunday, April 90.
"The heir to the Crown Prince William, who,
although appearing before the troops daily in
Berlin, is q man who is possessed of the lowest
and most sensual character possible. Ask the
daughters of the gardeners ut Potsdam who
ruined them, and they will answer you, Grown
Prince Wilhelm. A man who knows only
enough to drill soldiers has the impertinence tc
mix himself up with the politics of nation the
poorest workman Of which has greater feeling
of honor in his breast than this" CHere
follow insulting epithets, and threats advising
assassination, etc.)
A man called Karklinnis has been ar.
rested by the police, charged with print.
ing the pamphlets. He is Socialist and
has long been suspected of completely in
Socialistic plots. He owns small print.
ing business in one Of the side streets in
the east of Berlin. 1t is Socialistic neigh.
borhood. Although the pamphlets are
dated Zurich, Switzerland, it is believed
that Karklinnis printed them here.
have just learned of several other arrests.
The authorities are exceedingly vigorous
and alert Every channel of information
is stopped. An attempt to send n tele-
gram to America by man whom sent
post haste to Hanover has also been
stopped.