The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-02
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singer, the socialist who has been re-
elected in Berlin, is leading employer of
labor. He is about is years Old, and owns
an extensive mandatory Of ladies' gar
nlents, where hundI eds Of girls are en-
ployed, remember that he had considera-
BILE trouble with his girls not long ago; they
struck against q reduction in wages, and
after a few days negotiation Singer was
compelled to yield. He is an extreme So
cialist, although it would seem he does not
carry his theories into his own business
Still, | know that he has made sacrifices for
the party, and given it much money at
different times
'Dietz, who with Bebel and Metzger is
elected in Hamburg, is a cigar manu-
facturer. He was at one tire in Berlin,
but came under the exclusion law-the
small SIEGE as it is called in Germany
which empowers the authorities to forbid q
man to enter a certain city or leave par
ticular district. This is for the purpose of
preventing the spread of the socialistic
propaganda. After his banlshment from
Berlin he went to Hamburg, and has been
very active there ever since. He is still a
young man, aud is considered rather able as
speaker. His opponent at the polls was
Bismarck's personal candidate, Workman,
a rich ship builder of Hamburg and great
employer of labor.
''Vollmar, who heads the polls at Magde-
burg, has singular history. He is a tall,
fine looking, high-bred fellow. with blonde
mustache and hair. His mother left a snug
fortune, UPON which her son now lives as
his inheritance. He was at one time in the
civil service, but resigned Of his own &C
cord, his svmpathies with the socialists
beng too strong for him to honorably re-
tain q government post. He is probably 80
years of age.
Americans will remember Liebknecht.
who has been elected in the Berlin district.
He is ore Of the Oldest members of the
socialist party and may he said to have sat
at the feet of the master, Lasalle. He is a
literary man and is exceedingly clever,
apart from his political vagaries. When he
was in this country several years ago with
his wife there was a breeze over his sud-
den exit from the rooms of prominent
New York club, from which it was said be
had been expelled for the reason that he.
while merely a guest, undertook to air his
doctrines too freely to suit the members
He was moderately successful as a lecturer
here. He is unquestionably a man of
strong intellectually.
'Stolle, who is elected in Dauzig, is COM
paratively a new man, and so is Metzger,
who is Bebel's associate in Hamburg One
Of the most surprising things about the
fight is the defeat of good old Prof
Virchow of Berlin by decrepit old book
binder named JanisZewsky, who has been a
blOfn IN tue SlQ6 Oh G1e local authorizes
and has been repeatedly prosecuted. In this
case the canvass must have been sympa-
thetic onen
what about the prospects of the govern
n1ent party in the Reichstag in view of the
majority being wiUed out?"
Well, the supplementary elections may
make things Look little better for the gov
eminent, although the cartel is practically
collapsed. The cartel, or conservative COM
blnatiOn, which had a clean majority in
t1e last Reichstag, consisted OF the national
Liberals, the free conservatives. and the old
German conservatives With the aid of the
clericals, the government may still be able
70 successfully cope with the opposi-
non, but the clericals, who will be
IOO strong, will hold the balance of
power. 1t is highly probable that the cler-
icals will support all measures intro duced
ooy the government relating TO labor. In
deed, 1T is only little while ago that the
popes edict went out through the Arch
Dishop of Breslau ordering that support
should be given TO the government measures
IN the Reichstag In furtherance of the en-
peror's labor platform. The next diet
VIII have TO consider the social laws, and
the government party look forward, to
some extent, to having the socialists
with them on these matters. Fifteen votes
may at any time bring up any motion in
,ne helchstag, 50 that, no matter how much
later results might cut down the socialists
vote, they cannot be deprived Of the right
qi motion, which IS a great point gained.
Out bnoy have Certainly gained q wonderful