Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-15


theological students from military service,
but the German Government has refused to
accept 1t The reason given for its passage
is that many members we're absent fixing
their fences on the American plan. The
Socialists are taking very active part in
politics.
tcoPTRIeET, 1850. By THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATED
PRESS,
BERLIN, December 14.-The success OF
the Center party in the vote in the Reichs-
tag relieving all theological students Of the
obligation to military service has stirred up
good deal of breeze in the upper world
OF politics, and Prince Bismarck complains
in regard to it that the highest interests OF
the Government service are neglected for
personal interests of individual Deputies.
The vote was. it appears, rather a snap
victory for the Centerists, and does not
imply that they have been able to make any
political combination which would give
them she controlling voice in Legislation,
which that vote seemed TO imply they had
secured. Many of the Cartel party were
absent and the Centerists seized the advan-
Jage due to that happy chance.
BISMARCK is FIRM.
The National Zeitang announces that the
Government will not accept the decision,
and thus the accident of absence of Cartel
deputies will not change the fixed policy Of
the Government on this very important sub
iect It was indeed not 10 be expected that
so grave an infringement of the principle of
the May laws should pass unchalienged be-
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totally obsolete.
Prince Bismarck, in a natural explosion
of dissatis action with this vote, wired Herr
Boetticher for an explanation, nauling him
over the Goals as the man who should have
prevented it. Herr Boetticher promptly
threw the blame on everybody involved in
the Cartel combination, and explained that
since the reopening of the Reichstag they
have not been in their places, but have been
away doing what in the United States you
call taking care of their fences"
rHE-AmER1CAN- PLAN.
They were attending to their electoral ins
terests at home, and fettag the May lave
and other things in the Reichstag take car
of themselves. Thereupon Jupiter has thun
dered little, and his answer to Herr Boet-
tIcher is to the effect that he himself will re-
turn to his official residence in the first
week in January; that important measures
of government must be settled in the Reich
stag before the middle of February, when he
desires to dissolve that body, and he in
structs the Minister to keep the Government
groups together more effectively in spite of
the electoral preoccupations of the members.
From which it will be noted that in the
Bismarckian understanding of these things
only Boettlcher is to blame for that aston
ishIng vote. In fact, your Congressional
cattle will always 60 as you want them to if
your driver is OF the right sort. Herr Boet-
tieher's labor viii not be an easy one.
Every day has its caucusses and conventions
IN every pcpuloUs center of the Empire, and
sittings are continued from day TO day of
organizing committees of Conservatives,
national Liberals, Progressists, Socialists
and the rest. There is, indeed, an exceed
ingly great political activity.
SOCIALISTS AT WORK.
Though all are active, the Socialists are
pushing things more energetiealiy than the
others. They have already brought forward
2O5 candidates. Their National Committee
is a strong one-Bebel, Grillenherger, Leibe-
kneeht and Meistersinger. 1t assumes ab-
solutely authority for the party and an
nounces that all questions relating to the
elections must be addressed to the commit
tee and be decided by it.
In districts where the party is too poor to
face the expenses of election the faithful
must make their appeal to the committee,
before the 1st of January, and must name
the sum required TO make up the deficiency.
All Socialists are instructed to attend the
general electoral assemblies to vindicate
their principles, but to abstain from inter-
fering with purely party reunions. They
must not, that is to say, introduce any
elements OF iriction to embarrass the smooth
working of the party machin..
The manifesto concludes with a few earn
est and eloquent words on the importance
of ardor and energy in the great electoral
conflict and on the Importance of the .act
that all men brought to the 'front.' should be
men OF unblemished reputation.
THE GOVERNMENT FEARFUL.
The comments OF the journals of the Car
tel party upon all this disclose an appre-
bension in the Government groups that the
very admirable organization of the Social.
lists and their party discipline will make
them troublesome customers and may ena-
bic them to carry many seats. The Social
lists believe they will have 35 members in
the next Reichstag.
1t is certain that the strikes are a fact of
great moment in the electoral game, and
Prince Bismarck may have his innings, as
the Socialists are having theirs-and, in
deed, have had them IN the fermentation of
the trouble. The strike giant gains in pro-
portions constantly, like the vapory figure
that arose from the Arabian fsherman's lar
and seems likely to fill the political
heavens
In spite of the supposition that Westpha-
Ina had been appeased that strike is extend
ing. In the Saar mines &c, 900 men are en-
ployed, and 1000 OF these are now out, while
a strike of the whole number is threatened
and is daily looked for. In Lower SIlesia
ii is decided there shall be general turn
out upon January 1 unless there is an ad-
vance o. 10 per cent in the wages and the
concession that eight hours is days work.
COMPLAINTS FROM ALL SIDES.
Employers declare that it is impossible to
meet these demands. Complaints have
reached the Government that the Socialist
agitators are taking great part in the strike
and have been addressing meet.
ing of the strikers at DOrtmund, Saar and
other places. Two Belgian Anarchists were
arrested at Chemnitz while propagating
their doctrines among the strikers there.
Herr BOetticher, in a conference with the
detective of Westphalia mines, referred to
the importance of the speediest possible set
Element.
He pointed out that discontented men,
and especially men for whose discomfort
there was any good reason, were a source of
strength to the Socialist party, which nat
urallY helped to make it dangerous, and he
urged that concessions be made to the men,
Immediately after this conference the
ordered the municipal authorities
to fill all conspicuous places in the strike
district bearing the recent decision OF the
court for diseouraging the elo-
agittaors. This decision is to the
eject that any person exciting Others to any
act contrary TO their contracts violates the
law, and is punishable tor the offense.
c0NcEArFD NFENACR