The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-07
FATHERLAND is FREE
Socialists Grew Tremendously
Despite the Police.


twelve years ~ uune1 - sssAs>ssssss v 49,
indignation caused by The attempts Of
Hodel and MODELLING on the lie OF the
EmperUr William. The expiration Of these
laws finds the social democrats not only
possessed Of . numerical strength IN the
reichssa8 uudreamed of even two years
ago, but convinced that the fostering care
extended b. the present emperor 70 the
working classes involves the virtual recog-
nstion 81 the principal claim Of the socialist
party. But few days ago the emperor. 1t
banquet at Breslau. expressed hope that
the other provinces Of Prussia would fol-
low the example Of Silesia In ameiiorating
the condition Of the laboEing classes. and the
Eossische Zeifnng quaHfHm ssntafas 40 no
--appiauded the words Of the emperor
which testify to his 'ssteadfastness IN OPP
posing the increasing ire OF the hard.
hearted casts that cannot bear the social
equality Of the laborer nor become recon
ciled TO the termination Of the anti-social-
ist lava" The emperor h announced to
nave given further proof Of his interest in
the faboring classes by causing the publ
cation Of = pamphlet addressed To the
Workingmen Of Germany" which win
discuss The social reform IN the spirit OF
the imperial DEGREES OF February, and
OF October. in AL the principal msnufac-
turing towns OF Germany.
That. in view Of Ill this, the socialists
should b filed with emulation, that they
should make their influence felt in the
municipal council Of Berlin and ask for
permission 70 celebrate the return OF the
expelled members of their party in the
town hall might have been expected And
yet In the very hour of triumph the social
democracy Of Germany is seriously divided
against itself, and the theories Of Bebel and
Liebknecht--the leaders who hsve spent
lifetime m disinterested devotion TO
acknowledging social reforms are being
rapidly supplauted by the rltra-revolution-
airy doctrines Of DIR. Bruno Willie, the
apostle Of the latest phase OF German
socialism. Ii Is true that the noisy meet
ing held on the 18th Of last month at Ber-
lin ended in m cnfhr siast1c endorsement
Of Herr Bebel and his party associates in
the rcichsfag, but the victory has only
served TO bring out clearly the antagonism
between the old and the new leaders.
The editors OF the principal organs OF the
radical sociai;sts Berlin TofkshiJune,
the Dresden Sdrksische As6citer-Z cituag and
the Magdebnrg VoIkusiDsusc- haye with
drawn from their papers in order to con-
Dolidate their efforts IN q new and powerful
oppositiOn Journal. and Bebel and Liebk-
necht. after more than twenty years Of un-
4uestaons1 ~ neo~Cy AZ sA9 pAxsy GUM
ellis, are forced "a repei. with III the power
ct their command, the charges Of treason
brought against them BY Herr Willie
and BIS associates. These charges come,
FIRST Of al. under the general head OF what
might b termed trucking 10 the existing
order Of things, and resolve themselves
specifically into the accusation Of having
participated In the government commits
sion for the Workfngmen's projection and
voted on several occasions with the Frei-
sinnige party IN the suppiementery cleo
lions. The very victories achieved BY the
Social Uemocra0 10 the eiecnOns 70 the
yoicnsta. are uewed Win contempe 0y the
anu-pariiamentary scnool represented by
Herr Vile, whose motto -: NO agree
mens wnatsoevei Win state ana society
parnamentary nvaify - IN Itself c0rrup-
ton.
While IL II easy enough for Herren BebeI
and Liebknecht to dispose of the ergu-
menss Of their opponents, who have strayed
no far from Lassalle's postulates OF univer-
sal suffrage and productive associations
supported p the STATE i = decidedly difii-
spirit OF discomfort Hhich has seized many
OF their former adherents. The turbulent
followers Of Herr Willie refuse to be satis-
fed with the crumbs of comfort held out
TO them either in Bebel's vision of q PAN
republican socialism, brought about by the
restoration Of Aisace-lIorraine to France,
or in the panaceas of q young emperor.
Neither do they concede the correctness of
the view that religion is private matter
with which socialism as such has no con.
Germ, but they unequivocalIy demand the
formal secession OF the party from oil es-
tablished religions. In other words, the
end aud aim OF the new social democracy,
even ii still occasionally yelled in the
phrases ef the SPECIALISTS of the Chair. " is
revolution per sc.
In dealing with the discord ant element.
within the party. Bebel and Liehknecht
have the advantage of a well-orgsni,aS
leadership and of = Tangible proprnmme
As an illustration OF the thoroughness
Of their methods may be mentioned fhe
new way OF distriburins Socialist iiserstnre
As recently described by Herr Ijehk nacht
The large cities having been won over tn
socialist doctrines. he EXPLAINED thar Il
now became necessary 20 convert the r,ral
population. For this purpose sociali.t
Papers. rs soon an read. are deposited
in certain places, generally cigar
stores. in the citv of Rarl,n
for distribution in the provinces
Hitherto this distribution had been made
indiscrimipately. but hencaforward rsner,
collected in the First district of Berlin viii
be sent only TO the rroyinee III WestnhsI;s
those from the Second to Hanover and
Hesse. and so on. Other German states
will be similarly supplied by their capi.
tails. Increased attention will henceforth
be paid 10 the language of the party iour-
nails. which must be adapted to rural com
prehension. One of the most curious of
the means by which discipline is main.
tanned in the ranks of the old social de.
mocracy is mysterious agency called the
Iron Mask" which watches over
government spies surreptitiously seek
ing admission, warns backsId.
ing members, finds out in advance
whether it will be safe to distribute social
list tracts in any given localitv-in short.