Iron County register., 1892-03-03

nounced that no members of the social.
ist party had heen invited to the recep.
ton given by the emperor to the
chamber of deputies, while no dis.
elimination was made against other
| delegates, though many of them We're
known to be bitterly opposed to certain
government measures. In was then
said that the emperor and Chancellor
Won Caprivi took this step in order to
| indicate their resentment of the de-
termined opposition offered by the So
| cialist delegates to the education bill.
During the passage of the working
men through the streets dodgers, out
lining the platform of the German So
cialist party, were freely distributed
among the people. This platform is as
follows:
sex for all subjects of the empire over 20 years
of age; direct elections by the people by secret
ballot; the principle of lone man one vote, -" and
biennial parliaments
2 The direct participation of the people in
legislation, with the right to initiate or reject
laws and the annual revision of the scale Of
taxation.
8. A wide extention of the principal of local
government and the election of all public off,
cials by the people. to whom such officials ara
| to be held responsible.
4. The training of the people in arms. so as to
| form national defense to take the place of a
standing army.
8. The decision Of peace or war to rest with
the representatives of the people, international
disputes to be decided by arbitration.
9. The repeal of all laws prohibiting or re-
stricting free expression of opinion or the right
of association or public meeting.
Z. Religion to be matter of private opinion
and all payments Of public money for confess
sional or religious objects to cease; ecclesias-
teal or religious communities to be considered
private associations which manage their own
affairs.
8. The secularization of the national schools
g. Free administration of justice
10. The abolition of capital punishment.
H. Free medical assistance, and free disposal
of the dead.
II. graduated income and property tax
ID. The abolition of direct taxation
IA. The taking over by the state of all work
ingmens insurance agencies.
IA. An unbroken period of rest, and thirty
six hours in each week for every workngman
The exact number of prisoners made
and people injured is not known, but a
rough estimate has it that about 100
persons were captured and that quite
100 more were severely injured. In ad-
dition, some 200 or 300 other persons
must have received injuries more or
less serious, of which it is impossible
to obtain any record.
The rioting was not ended by the re-
pulse of the workingmen who went to
attack the alte schloss or ancient pal
ace of Hohenzollern.
The first appearance of the hungry
thousands was a surprise to the people
generally, as it was to the police, but
a.,
in the quarters where the workingmen
most congregated, it was like an cleo
trio thrill to the popular nerve. The
quiet Germans seemed to lose their
apathy and to be fired with the spirit
of AS, when their fathers on that
memorable March day paraded before
the same palace with the peoples
dead, while King Frederick William
" stood bareheaded witness of the
ghastly review. Not since that brief
reign of the people has Berlin wit
messed such a scene as that of yester-
day. The thousands of unemployed
gathered in the streets and practically
came from all quarters Men rushed
forth from their homes followed by
wives and children beseeching them
not to risk their lives. In some in
stances, however, women incited- and
urged on their husbands, and on Weis-
senberger strasse, tall woman was
seen. good looking, and of strong Ger
man build, loudly denouncing the au-
thorities and demanding that her hear
ers at once proceed to obtain by vio-
lence the food they were not permitted
to earn.
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creased in numbers and grew more
dangerous in temper. The various
bands must have numbered several
thousands They had no organized
leadership, but they held virtual pos
session of the eastern quarters of Ber-
lin, and especially of Frankfurter and
Weissenberger streets.
The Origin of the Riot.
BERLIN. Feb. 26.-Yesterday's riot in
front of the castle in the Inter den
Linden has been officially investigated
and also weighed up by the newspa-
pers, with the result that while the Of
fetal report attempts to belittle the af
fair, the more independent newspapers
make no attempt to deny that the out
break was serious exhibition Of the
state of mind in which the large masses
of the people find themselves. The ex-
tremists, on the other hand, say that a
very little more excite ment yesterday
afternoon would have converted the
riot into a revolution in Berlin.
The disturbance originated at meet
ing of about three or four thousand
workmen at Lips brewery during the
forenoon. The men had gathered
there to receive the report of deputa-
tion which they had sent to the burgo-
m aster. Herr Forckenbeck, asking him
to see the emperor in behalf of the un-
employed workmen of Berlin and to in
tercede with his majesty in their be-
half. The men wanted Herr Forcken-
beck to ask the emperor to appoint a
fair and unprecedented commission to
inquire into the wrongs which the
workmen complain of and promote
the legislation necessary
to redress their grievances.
The deputation calle upon the bur-
gomaster at his official residence, but
they were halted at the doors of that
officials Office, and were asked their
business The delegates announced
that they came to visit the burgomas-
ter on behalf of many thousands of un-
people in Berlin, and that
they wanted him to intercede with the
emperor in their behalf. This mes
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