Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-03
SOCIALISM IN GERMANY.
The Live Topic Of the Times In European
Capitals-Liebknechts Programme Be-
ing Strictly Followed Out-A Prince Dies
rpY CABLE TO THE n1sp.rcz


the uncertainty and confusion prevailing
in domestic politics to begin the most ag-
gressive campaign of the last few years.
Liebknecht's speeches in Marsellles last
week were part of his programme to start q
new and vigorous agitation for the social
revolution. His utterances against Ger
many's policy toward France, as we'll as his
unmeasured words of condemnation Of
Prussia's action in and after the war OF
1s70-7l were intended doubtless to tempt the
German Governments to prosecute him and
thus give him the chance to rally his party
With I'll the cry OF persecution as he did in the
Count Caprivi, however, is too clever to be
caught by such transparent trick. Conse-
quently there is no talk of prosecuting Lieb-
knecht for his reasonable speeches, and
only the most rabid anti-Socialist news
papers have devoted space to the discussion
OF the Marseilles incident
In South Germany Liebknecht only hurt
the party by his speeches, for Herr Won
not tolerate anti-German agitation in his
wing of the party, and would require only q
few more hints from Liebknecht's central
committee to drive him and his out of the
party altogether.
LIEBKNECHT has, however, injured HIM
self with the whole party, the majority OF
which think that the withdrawal of the In
dependent Social Democrats would cripple
the national organization beyond recovery.
As the party is working now, despite radical
differences among the leaders, it certainly
is accomplishing alarmingly much. In
three municipal districts of this city they
have Just smitten their opponents hip and
thigh, and have sent to the city Council
three new representatives. The new corners
have shown their aggressiveness by at once
q mnuamanf
chairman of the Council, who is accused OF
taking his course so as to curry favor with
the Emperor and the Governor of Branden-
burg. The Social Democratic leaders are
now abroad in the provinces bOasting of
their victory here and exhorting their fol-
lowers to prepare for new successes by
bringing fresh converts into the Social
Democratic fold. Vollmar speaks daily in
buhr in Westphalia and Behele, the finest
orator of them all, in Palitilate.
LIEBKNECHT will tomorrow begin hold
ing series of great meetings in Baden,
with view to repairing the past neglect Of
the rural population by his party. some Of
the leaders, notably Vollmar, doubt the wis.,
dom of this course, as the German Michel,
they think, is too conservative and dense to
be accessible to the doctrine OF the revolu-
ton. Liebknecht's plan, however, will be
thoroughly tried. He will be assisted at
each meeting by several experienced rural
agitetors, and the appeals to the people will
be made on such comparatively conserva-
tive issues as land reform and broadening
of the franchise.
THE scoring of Vice Consul Burke in
Hamburg for having given clean bills Of
health after the appearance Of the epidemic
in the city, and Burke's shifting of the
responsibility upon the Senate's Chief of Po-
lice, have stirred the German newspapers to
demand an investigation of the whole mat
ter. The C0elntsche Zefttng commented yes
terday upon Vice Consul Burke's charges
thus: Charges as serious as these require
thorough and immediate investigation The
Senate and citizens of Hamburg, as wei! as
of the whole Of Germany, are interested in
proving that such unlawful concealment OF
the existence of the terrible disease
for the sake OF mere commercial and
money advantage is impossible among the
German officials on German soil. If the
charges are mostly or wholly false, Vice.
Consul Burke'S exeQuator should be with
drawn. This would be the smallest punish
ment he deserved. If the charges be found
half or wholly true, the Hamburg Chief of
Police ought to be dismissed and the citizens
of Hamburg ought to insist upon thorough
reorganization of their Government. The
Imperial Government, moreover, ought to
arrange matters so that future repetition
of such serious neglect of International
duties would be impossible"
At the beginning of the week the city
was entertained by the discovery that one
of its second-class cabInen had been for sew
eral years q prince. The man, while drunk,
fell from his cab and fractured his skull on
the pavement At the hospital papers were
found on him showing that he was Prince
of one or the most ancient and
noble Polish families. Drink and gambling,
he said, had ruined him. In his room were
found other proof that corroborated his
story.
THE Emperor is still at his Rominten
shooting box. He is hunting daily, and has
shot several deer, which he and his party
have found exceptionally plentiful. The
Empress is just able to leave her room at the
Princess is doing finely, and receives daily
her young brothers and few of the ladies
attached to the court. Court Will not come
to Berlin until November, when the exten.
have been completed.
The Foreign Office is following closely
the dispute between the Netherlands and
the Congo State. When King Leopold OF
Belgium was last at Berlin he persuaded
Emperor william to influence Premier
AIackay in favor of participating in the
Brussels anti-slavery conference. Tienn-
hoven's Liberal Cabinet, however, reversed
Mackay's policy, and now insists upon the
removal of the Congo custom duties on the
ground that they are harmful to commerce.
Germany. while agreeing that the duties
might better be removed, does not advocate
by the bankruptcy of the Congo State and
The reversal Of the territory to France by
virtue of the treaty right Of pre-emption.
In both Berlin and London it is known that
,he Netherlands and Franco are arranging
4 plan of combined action.
THE decision of the Government to re-
use admission to Russian Hebrew emigrants
urned back from America Is being strictly
enforced. The decision has been pending
or some time, as an never-increasing number
y pennfless Hebrews barred out from the
United States ports have become public
.harges. The complica tions resulting from
he cholera quarantine simply fastened the
governments action. Officials have been
forbidden to sell the returned emigrants
aiiway tickets. or to as allow them to travel t
proceed to Russia by sea, and, regardless OF
protests, must be landed at Russian port.
1t Cuxhaven and Guestemunde parties OF
" officials supported by the people, and
we're compelled to re-embark. The emf
rants were not even allowed to seek or re-
eive aid at either port
The golden wedding of the Grand Duke
nd Grand Duchess of Sake Weimer will be
n affair hardly second in splendor to the
ecent celebration in Copenhagen. The fes.
ivities will begin on Wednesday, although
hey will not reach their height until satur-
ay. Among the guests at the Grand Ducal
'alace will be Emperor William, probably
he Queen and Queen Regent of the Neither
amos, the King and Prince of Saxony, the |
irand Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden, |
he Regent Of Brunswick aud his wife and |
ONE 80 other rulers and heads of princely |
ouses. The Czar, it is said, will be repre- |
ented by the Grand Duke Vladimir.