St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-19
They Will Use All Lawful
Nea MS to Revolutionize
Society.
Liebknecht and Other Level
Heads Control the Con-
gress at Halle.
Celts Take Their Religion but
Not Their Politics From
Rome.

ample of our power is the return of
those who were expelled, who never
Tor moment lost courage, but went
forth as the apostles of our gospel.
We shall go on fighting, and the spirit
Of sacrifice and unity combined with
our lofty aims will make us strong.
We shall overthrow everything" Herr
Liebknecht rather than Herr Bebel ap-
pears to be the master mind of the con-
gress, which is attracting the attention
of all Europe. The programme OF Cos
gel of socialism, as laid down by the
former, is substantially that first pro-
muigated in the famous Gotha pro-
granme, which enunciated to the world
in comprehensive form the motives and
aims of the element which has since
challenged the hostility and witnessed
the defeat of Bismarck. That pro-
gramme has been the subject of earnest
discussion this week in the congress,
but its essential features remain unas-
sailed and unimpaired in the creed of
the party. AS voiced by Herr Lieb-
knecht, the Socialists assembled at
Halle hold that They will use all law
ful means TO attain free state aud
Sociaistc condition of society. a deStruc-
tion of the iron law of wages, and the
removal of all obstacles TO social and
political equality. The socialist work
mems party of Germany. though at
present active within national limits. is
conscious OF the international character
of the workmen'S movement and is de-
termined to fulfill every duty which it
imposes on the workers in order to
realize the
Fraternity OF All N!en.
They demand the establishment
sOcialistic cooperative societies by the
state Tor the purpose of preparing for
the solution of social questions and the
establishment of socialistic cooperative
societies, supported by the state under
the democratic control of the working
people. They demand. as the funda-
mental basis of the state, universal,
equal and direct right of election and
voting. with secret and obligatory poll
Ing for all citizens from twenty years
of age at all elections and votes in state
and parish. The day fixed for election
must be Sunday or holiday. They
demand direct legislation by the people;
decision on war and peace 10y the peo-
pie; national citizen militia in place
of the standing army, with universal
obligation TO serve; the abolition Of all
exceptional laws, especially laws
limiting the freedom of the
press and Of public meeting; in
short, OF all laws which restrict
free expression of opinion, free thought
and inquiry. the free administration of
justice by Il popularity constituted jutiic-
iary, universal freed education, com
pulsOry and free education in all instl-
tutes. religious teaching to be private
matter, disconnected from the schools
and from the state. The socialists
fun ther demand one single progressive
tax for state and parish, in place of all
existing taxes; unrestricted right of
combination; normal working day
corresponding TO the needs of society:
prohibition of Sunday labor, and of
children'S and women's labor in all en-
Payments injurious TO health and NOR
atty; sanitary control of workmen's
dwellings,: supervision of industries 10y
inspectors chosen from and by the
workingmen; regulation of prison labor,
and complete self-administration of all
W0rkmen'S benefit and support funds.
Herr Leibknecht took occasion to re-
assure those who might apprehend any
violent OF revolutionary proceedings.
tour Foes May Rest Easy,.'
he exclaimed. I'VE will not play into
their hands by resorting to the weapons
of anarchy and destruction. We wish
to remodel, not TO destroy. Even the
II is, is superior to no organization at
all. The battle will be fought with
pretty much the same weapons and
means as before. No sudden revolu-
ton is meditated: no wonderful sur
plise intended. We are what we were.
and will remain what we are. Our
enemies have played into our hands by
persecution; they have only added to
our strength by leading people to in
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result is an increase of nearly loo. COO
votes cast for social democracy between
1878, when our vote was Al, 15S, and
1890, when we poled 1,427, 323. If, in
view of such figures. they G. Dose
10 begin again the plan of
persecution, we will submit as
we did before, and the result
will be as it was before. But believe
that Germany is too enlightened for tt e
:e-enactinent of anti-Socialist laws"
The spirit of the congress has certainly
been conservative. The aggressive ele-
ment which desired to make war on re-
llgion has been silenced, so far as any
authoritative utttrance, and if the reSO-
buttons framed are carried out peacea-
Die agitation will be the only weapon
resorted to. 1t should be remembered
that i'll Germany the Socialist political
organization embraces what in England
- tl4C ldulCoI NiHS VI tIlS IlDPTdl party,
and that the enormous increase of its
vote represents not SO much the growth
OF socIalistic as of radical and repub-
ican principles. 1t also voices the
growing popular
Sentiment Against NiIitarisra.
1t is noteworthy fact that the Ger
man who has served his time in the
commissioned ranks of the army is
nearly always socialist, unless IN
some petty government employ. The
hatred of the general military arma-
ment among the German working
classes is deep and growing deeper. and
the multitude sees no escape from the
iron rule of the camp except in the sue
cess of socialism. The impression con-
veyed Ill some quarters, apparently
through semi-official utterances in Ber-
lin, that Emperor William desired to
give the socialists chance to show
what they would do untrameied, is in
correct. 1t is to the reichstag. and not
to the emperor, that the socialists owe
their present liberty. Both William
and his fellow Sovereigns of Germany
desired to see the law contin-
ued, but without the minor state of
siege. The imperial parliament was
not willing, however, to prolong
the law, even in thatmodiied form, and
the emperor gracefully submitted to the
inevitable. Nothing Short of rebellion
is likely to secure its re-enactment.
Irishmen, both in England and Ireland.
are excited over the order from Rome
summoning the Irish archbishops and
their senior suffragan bishops to the
presence of the pope. 1t brings the ma
tionaI league, through its clerical SYM
pathiZers. face to face at last with a
menace they have long preferred to
avoid, and is regarded as proving that,
If Sir Francis Grenfell and Sir Evelyn
Barring have so far not been very sue
cessful III negotiating with the Italian
government about KassaIIa. they nave
certainly gained point for the British
government at the Vatican. Of the
preiate's summoned, the primate OF