The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05
SOCIALISM IN GERMANY.
The EMPERoR's ATTITUDE ON TIE
ENGROsSING QUESTION.

OrhIiOuS Dy the SoClallSt5 orderly
Government Remedial Measures to
be Judged on Their Merits.
BERLIN, Dot. 4.-The lapse of the anti
socialist law has led to a renewal of the dis
cussion regarding Emperor Williams att-
tude toward the socialist question. The
Cologne Gazette repeats that the emperor
and all his ministers, with the exception of
Prince Bismarck, desired the continuance of
the special act, and were ready to accept
the permanent act offered by the national
liberals namely, without power of expul-
sion, but Prince Bismarck disagreed and the
Reichstag was in consequence dissolved. The
emperor himself, says the Gazette, would
never have voted except to have dispensed
with the act. This statement is In the
main correct, except that the kaiser was
opposed to any modification of the laws if
retained. At the same time he views the
death OF the laws without regret, confident
in his ability to solve the social problem
without them by means of remedial legis-
lation, depriving the party of discomfort of
their most serious grievances.
SOCIALIST CELEBRATIONS.
Meetings Of socialists in celebration of
the event have been widely held. The tone
Of most of the meetings was one of exulta-
tion, but oil were perfectly orderly. At
the great meeting of socialists held at the
Bockbrauerie, the men present appeared to
belong to the intelligent working classes
They were accompanied by their wives and
families. All were well clothed and had
the appearance of being amply fed, and all
carried some kind of red symbol. Had
it not been for these the meeting
might have been taken for ordinary election
meetings of working constituencies. After
q speecn by Herr Bebel several women
addressed the meeting. The pamphlet en-
titled Farewell to the Socialist La W." ex-
planning how christianity might have been
destroyed in its inception of the Jewish and
Roman authorities, had only initiated the
Russian police and dissolved every meeting
of its founders. met with large sale.
WILL BE JUDGED BY THEIR MERITS.
Herr Bebel, who, for firmness and earn
estness, has been compared with John Dill
Ion. the Irish leader, declared in an inter-
view that his party would meet the govern
ment's remedial bills on their merits Where
the clauses appeared to be beneficial to the
workmen the socialists would support them
otherwise they would oppose them. In re.
gard to the workman's insurance acts, he
said he did not desire to postpone its opera
tion although he considered it far from per-
feet. inasmuch as small employers could
not afford to contribute as muca as was re-
quired, while the workmen reaped too little
benefit from it.
1t IL not believed that the emperor !
scheme for the formation of boards Of work
men to carry on negotiations with employers
will succaed. Never under German laws
could such boards secure the power which
the English trades unions have secured.
SOCIALIST PREPARATIONS.
1t is noticeable that at the Berlin elections
for delegates to the coming socialist congress
at Halle all the men elscted bslong to tht
moderate section of the party. A large
restaurant has been purchased at Erfust foI
1900 marks, and another with large hal
for meetings attached will be bought shortly
TO assist the propaganda. The pro yrammt
published in VolkS5tdtt is identical with the
famous Gatha programme of 1875, which
could not be openly published while the
a1ti-socialist laws were in force
Knowing, however, that the report is only
an experiment, the party will be careful tc
avoid giving occasion for the renewal OF
coercive laws Herr Liebknecht will ad
dress a great meeting tomorrow and open
the campaign among the miners.
The emperor is bestowihg special atten-
tion upon the schemes which the govern
ment is preparing for the reform of rural
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TEN, as well as upon the project of direct
taxation. The far-reachiDg proposal OF
Herr Miguel, minister Of finance, for the
collection of au income tax will it is esti-
mated, raise the amount collected 25 per
cent.
THE EMPERoR'S RECEPTION IN AUSTRIA.
The North German Gazette, commenting
on the kaiser's reception in Austria, gives a
hint which appears to confirm the renewed
rumors concerning new commercial treaty
with Austria The feet that the Austrian
minister's were not present at the railway
station in Vienna to meet Emperor William
on his arrival there is much commented on
in connection with the dreibund, but it is
officially declared that their absence had no
political Significance. In consequence of
Emperor William having ignored him last
year Count Won Taafe purposely absented
himself.
Terrific storms are reported in Schlews-
wig and the eastern sea provinces. Hail
ruined the crops and mashed Thousands OF
windows at Elmshorn, which was flooded
by the sea. Numerous houses were un-
rooted and many inhabitants injured. AT
Neustas a man was blown into a we'll and
drowned. In the same town the tent and
paraphernalia Of a circus company was
destroyed By the storm. At DantZic a
tram car was overturned and several occu-
pants we're crushed to death. Many ship
wrecks, attended by loss Of life, are re-
ported.
THE VITU MASSACRE.
The report of the German consul at Zan.
Zibar concerning the recent massacre OF
Germans i'll Vitu, says that the sultan had
the party brought to Vitu because Herr
Kuenzel, the murdered merchant, ignored
his demand to produce letter from the
British consul at Lamu. The party at
tempted to effect forcble escape, but were
pursued and killed.
The SchLessiche VoLkS Zeitung says the
government is seriously considering the ad-
visibility of readmitting Russian cattle to
Germany.
Disciplinary proceedings have been insti-
tuted against judge at Koensigberg for
belonging to an electoral association, and
denouncing the last military bill.
The editor of VOLks Zeitung has been
arrested for ridiculing the celebration of
the battle OF Sedan and eulogizing France.
Cardinal Hegeworth, the Catholic histo-
rian and champion of the vatican DEGREES
against DR.. Dolhnger, whose pupil he had
been died to-day at Mehran.
The monastic clergy of the Reeves have
denounced lawn tennis as an unbecoming
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