New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
SOCIALISM UNCLAIMED.
CELEBRATING TIE DEATH OF REPRESSlVE
LAWS IN GERMANY


LAWS IN GERMANY.
,,ow AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE.
Berlin, September 80
THE Socialist law is sinking TO its grave" Iha'
is thc inscription on great transparency "'at 10
disnl,vpd tonight on the platform at the B"rK-
brnuerei Before il stands Herr Brbel, thf
famous Socialist leader. lie is delivering. III
moral Grafton over the m6f,1rnd law: nav. over
rho dcfunc, law, for il is actually past mldniph'
and IN. date is October /. II is a violent ana
imn,.si,nrd haranguc, full of exultaton. defiance
and withal. bitterness. Herr l,ebrl filings de-
f,rcc =, the heads Of all Governments and oil re-
Iioious. and halls the dawning Of the unlVersa'
revolution. lie has knot of red ribbon III his
bu,tonhole. Grouped about him on the PLATFORM
,r, other men and women. sonr Of whom VIII
;l,o ,uenk There is one woman who has come
fro,u London an EnglshwOinan. She VIII SPEAK
and she md the other women wear naming re"
bodirr, The men all have red ribbons on 'heir
cort, and not few are girt with broad req sashes
BEFORE them gathered II vast ami eNc'eu W.,
orIcrlv multitude OF men and women. nearly "''
mor, ar less attrcd in red. Red Phry1iah caps
ore voru Red flags waved. NOW '""
Maraiiial>r" is sung. with more energy ''d
h,r,nnrV And beer Is i"amng ana "o"'"I
everywhere. IIawkrrs are selling Socialist ana
revolutionary pamphlets and papers 'hieI a'ho"S
,h.m !. = sine, headed Farewell 10 the Soral-
Isl Law" The most conspicuous article III II -
an How Christianity ml-hr have been de-
>,ro,cd IN ~, Inception II thu JrWsh an" h"ii'"
,,,,lor,,Ir, had only inflated n" Prn~,an police
and dl,,ul,cd every meeting which the f""hi"rH
al our religion c->ayri To address, Every "i'n
i, - Dawn wtih t.uVrrninrnt Down with H"h
Uurr,h for the Universal Rcrouti"n' There are
, dn/cn other such eaihrrlng, in Berlin Tonight
iL,,i.u nm, IT the lio"kbrurIri Is the largest.
And At not one of them In soldier or p"iIr"'''h
T., lr. .rriI. Let !, h" hoped that III" Eh'Ifl"'
wherever he may be-. Is slrrpins s"lIidiN b"'
Prime. Bl,inar i, smiling III his drains, grim
,,I,l.,nlc smile "a, thou, painted with blood upon
Il ltrr of non.
TIM, las. of repression against the Surials's
which dies ton night. Is exactly iwrl'' years OF"
tor At va, placed upon 'lr statute book III o"'"'
ln.r l-i- Naturally, those against whom II was
aimed arr load III rNultatlon over It's lai'>r az
,rnu,inL II victory II fhr S"'ia>'> "i 'rfiii"hN
.,rI IA, uol.y Of Prince El>murc,; complete
~ i,. triumphant resistance Of the Nai'An I" The
rmalI, nprrs,.,. May laws 10 tins conviction
the, have given oSirn'atIuUs expression III Il medal
uhirh las been ,trur! III memory Of the event, and
which beats the inscription In Memory Of flIe
Victory Of the German Prolrtariat over the Social
iN Law l-sO Moreover. bists and portrait,
Of Ias>aIr. Mar\. B"hrl. l.Irbknerh' and other
>m.Ia.Isi lratrts are extensively offered for sale
Mi,. the press Is pour!nr forth flood VI pain
phlri>. rptin's and other inisrcilan""H> pnhll''-
'iniis all h,iiine the Law Of October II may be-
irfurmh"lrd that Il irw Years ago Herr iT'"! '\-
,L,urd. III SPEECH III the Rrchshg. tn"' 'hr
Herr R"Irl >.nul"I 'huhN b" has got h"hl 81 H.,
'.l' y - So MAn hA'" -rt L"lI al ANN Tins i
tie hr"t when 10 nu~ upi1In">t III Ia" mind, Of
all Herr ls'l.ls Iarti>au>. N"t that PrInrc Bis
uairh himself has 'h,uLrd his N"", on IL" sub
ca. GA rir coi,ir"I;, III "ir Of tie interviews
winch hr Giau,c ~ lo Irntli,s after his Dismissal
lfom office lie l"ulai"r that. IN ais "Ilni"n. 'hr
>rIllI>, aw uu.il IT, he rendered Still more s''rrr
u,>trri OF less ~. White i drv"'r'l hrnch'nnn OF
Is. .>-Mlnl>rl Won PIr'knmrr snilarl, lAY"trd
rs pomciAnlir r"I.>it tents wi'h al oppression al
t.> profound rou,i,rr"n ih.' If tl minor stat" "t
sire ArIr M, il ~ sIal,cd hl Parliament. ,h"tted
'a4i.nA WuI.d N'"urr ur lat"i has" I" SAY "ld
III '.r ulI'j"i ~. II |, Dr. II IIr'"t' over fIIn"
Il.indirh. II - not U..c that con lntrN hIH "E
c..,'.-'- his nIHd
Tia. iAp-. OF the entire law W.. brought alolt
IN ii.swaN. Last NpiinE thr lt"i"lsi"s Was ASKED
To- iri..v tnr ul,uI state OF s!rsr. "hI'.i Herr
,"u Pu,itIiurr Thought 81 nrcrs,tr. BIT tbs
NE R"rh>ii- positively refused I" do. lhrn II
~" dr-i,!rI 10 let thr Whole lhw ~. som" three
Years a." Herr ION Pui'hlIirr hai iirrl I" AZ
crnfpa'" tie ilc"rs 81 ia" Ia" lbs pr"poslh- I" III
riu'ir repatriation among rs rNIrmr irn'Itlr,
Ill> ptupu.dI. however, got ne farther tlun thr
Federal ,"uu'll, and then, IN the spring "t 'hr
pfr~'ut year. the tiIrsilun dIu>r whether thr Ia"
~ IT, "IlGlital torn sh"uld a.ain hr pr"l"u-ri.
Inrt alirl lmIiu,. VIII" held 'ir haihmcr of power
ga t. last Lri'stul. nigh have AGAIN passed. In"
i,. ,>4ir hli the National Liberals would not
81. l,r' Tie ulinni stat" 81 >lr.r rlau>r. white
th,' unset ..iti'rs Wee rIHht determined not &"
r,cp, the. law Il mHi!larr'l shape. and =" iatlll
nrut had !" come Ia tir end Of rs trlrnnal tciinr
with . uc-ntIy" mari, aLhlust The law.
What doe, the Emperor think about II all .
Probably lac - satisfied. even pleased. 10 have
the LAYS mad" II dcud letter. lie Is willing. and
even niiNIuus. t. ny the experiment Of ruling and
sollInc the social problem without the assistance
Of an nnti >"rialsl Law. all the more thr
remedial lrgislaton which lns been either passed
OF promised. must. IN His Majesty + opinion. hay"
airriy deprIird the party of discomfort and
anarchy Of halt IT. weapons And II Is significant
that neither the speech with which the Emperor
CLOSED the laoi irirnnial RrI"hsia.. nor IN the
omnlu. address which lie devoted To It's uuin-
Gurnulal successor. did hr make the fant'st al
huston to the measure III question and the hopes
or intent ions at his GoNrrnru"nt regarding II.
What l.. certain. however. Is that Germany IL
aIuui To learn nrw AMI great lesson. For
Twelve wear. tli, book oi rev nlIilun has been
sealed \nW the seals arr, iiokcn. and the I'm
pre- = 10 real what j. on It's pages VIII the
Snriali,i party prove Ia br stronger than II
Wd> and more dangerous to order. Tins t,oN
ri I,r,.'i understands order VII, lis rrlclS'
ifniri bond, increase lis power for mischief, ar
lessen ii' Ihcs" ~" interesting questions. and
ih, German Empire AMI the wofld very soon
To- learn the answer 10 them