The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-21

DEMONSTRATING Dogs for Service In war
Dr. Goiam Knder said TO BE oun'k'
BERLIN. Nov. 2O.-The Social Democratic
Congress has been n disappointment 10 M
the party's enemies and to many OF its friends
Ito p,occedines have been conducted with
moderation and skill. aud have not been
mnrred by tho unscemly scenes OF former
annual mec;inCs To tho Social Democrats
themselves this event came ms surprise. W
TO the last moment thu men oil bfa'hs III wv
party feared an opon conflict oe'"'en ~
knecht, tho North German lrndeT "l'" 'o'.'
mar tho idol OF the Hafafiah co""nsen'
Only the Buvnrian aud lndenesc leaders hnc"
that the differences Of the Two men hao ooeh
adjusted temporarily.
rho extremists and physical 1orcs ndNocn''s
in tho PARTY arc cha;;tined Ivy haVin. pee,
brought tamely under tho samc standard Win
A loyal German like NoIiiNar ana theV are
Ni.cly to stir IN trouble about it after return'
In, 10 their con 4titucnts. The Conservatives.
National Liberals and even the Independents
,rreisinnisel are reduced to the extremity OF
merely roking fun at the Social Democrats
The editors Of the organs OF those parties try
10 mako out that Iiebknecht Is q traitor to
bis socia,istic PRINCIPLES. because when the
,naries Of tho I'onriUiss editors were under
discussion he claimed for his mental labor In
writin. leaders, &c. higher wages than the
| comuo.itors and other manual laborers In the
Office received.
, Some strange reports are to h- heard to-day
in political quarters as to the reasons oil Lieb-
lnccht and Vollmar for clasping hands over
| th.wde rhasm between them and their rrn-
ciples. These reports may be taken for what
they are worth They credit the Social Demo-
cratic leaders with having accurate informn-
ton that they arc about to be placed under
the baun once more hy the imperial Govern
mcnt. The Emperor is said 10 have wearied
Of playing at state socialism in the hope OF
winning over to loyalty his Social Democratic
subjects md he is represented as bitterly re-
scntin. the ingratitude shown by the Socialist
leaders. rs evidenced by the ewr recur-
ring prosecutions of Socialist edtoB for
sse mnjes'r. While ridiculins he idea
N that tho Emperor may recall Bismarck
10 introduce another era OF rpression.
the Socialist leaders feel in their far.s that
such n turn of affairs is not imrossife. despite
the nprarently widening breach hwcen tho
ihrono and tho cX-Chancellor. rtraced to
their proper source. these report however.
would probably 10 found to ernna from tho
neiGhhorhood Of Narzin. The fat plain to
oil. il that the moderation 81 the lnsent Con-
G,ess is distinctly n personal triuph OF the
Emperor aud his policy Tho atthde Of the
II tOrCtnMcns toward lleDknecnt,oeDel. anu
company has been such that the, tier could
not beat tho big drum without mang them
selves ridiculous. Hence the absei OF lurid
speeches and covert treason suclas distin-
guished the Congress held undsrt % shadow
VI tho bismarck regime.
The most interesting incident OF 10 discus
sion on the resolution on State stalism In
4 tho Congress yesterday was AuRlt Bebel's
u specch. The effort was entirely ibromptu.
Y MS Bebel learned only n few minus before
rising that the North Germans wdd oppose
tia resolution on tho ground that was not
worded with sufficient force and lninness.
Tho imperial rcscripts OF Feb. 4. lSS he said.
werc supposed by many 20 herald h advent
ofthe socialistc state. This view ohem was
absurd. They were. in fact. verpmmon-
place statement Of old truisms. anfere not
even novel as Government proposa When
Bismarck. in 1862. began his tlsli against
tho liberal bourgeosio OF Prsia he
had thought it possible to ~ the
x support Of the workingmen wit meas
/ ures which nowadays would be lcluded
1 under the head OF State socialism. smurck
tried toinaueurate tho execution oois plan
with the purchase Of the Socialisti,eade-s
\ He offered to Kari Marx. said Bebelhe edi-
torship OF the P,usshn Official Gaze and to
Wilhelm I.iebknccht the edtorshiof tho
NORTH German Gazette. ut the same to max
ing promises CT social and poiticaeforms
for the benefit OF tho masses. Tho Statistic
leaders took Bismarck's ofIcrs and omses
at their true value. and refused. as ~ still
refuse to-day. to soil their birthrightia mess
o! pottage.
Socialism has made great progn since
then" continues Bebel. The social State
Socialists arc to-day more numers than
ever before. and are to be found In ranks
j Of every party. Yet venture to sayt State
socialism has never existed. and never
exist. because it is faulty and nonAse. 1t
is tho easiest thing in the world for narchs
and their statesmen to Promise Statocal.
ism. but in society as organized toy it is
impossible for them to translate thewords
into deeds. The Social Democracy)ne is
able Tor deeds because It alone rccogts tho
necessity Of Nrst transforming or reNtion.
izing society. In this sense the Social moe
racy is revolutionary. Tho Social Decrats
must obtain possession Of tho machry OF
government. and after achieving this will
i lie atle first to regenerate the state sthen
! + society. At such time State social will
! mean something. but not before"
, Bismarck's open acknowledgment { he
"doc'ored" the fatal Ems despatch VIII IRE.
cpitatci the Franco-Prussian WI has
brought forth a cloud OF surmises as his
: y object in thus revealing the most scate
State secrets. The E6,nische Volksz4o q
} Clerical daily. offered three days AGO tnost
probable exclamation.
, Several recent pamphlets" said tfolks-
"fsnc. have questioned Prince Bsack's
! hIH rs diplomatist. and have urSthat
circumstances and not bismarck hight
apout tho union Of the German Stat0The
Q paIuphleteers have said that the Friend ella.
2 ration OF war, made against BismarcAyill.
or AZ least, without his Interference, wsone
d inc hammer that forged the Ciermnnkira
eM The revelations as to the Ems desnatS ,ow
2 now that Bismarck directed eyents 49,
3 events him. Bismarck has confessed IT,
Q cooked the desratch. having becoS NV
4 'inced that the right moment for the va
= arrived" '"o
4 Numerous complaints are publisheda.
Z IN and provincial newspapers concerstn.
J. peculiarly virulent abuse to which schoras'
!. ,efs are subjected while serving with ths.r.
II me younger Prussan officers are acou -,
. 1haustng their ample stock of Elin,,t.
4 whenever u schoolmaster comes b.forS' ~
. iof drill and OF taking exceptional -,
X eeeradlns Them in the eyes of ,,l.. "a ~