Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-13
EXPOSE OF AN EVIL
IHE sMlt saEfDs CHOLERA
Ansrsesns ~ Bsflin HAvs Bsss Ven
osy puriag sAs Pest Wssk.
Russia saubs Fsases.

@efe @&tts@A stt@ fho&s WA ktt0 IttO0-
stAg discussed shs merits and demerfs
OF socialism No spsciAi rssoiutssn
vas involved, yet the debate assumed
the proportions Of . political event
through series OF interesting phasos.
~ iirst Of small apparent moment. bot
rapidly developing into . rsncrAl
battle. which sKcitsd ell pArtiss and
arrested the attention Of the whole
country.
Herr Bebel opened the debate wlsh
IN grafton. N which ne claimed, a
usual. that socialism was . m<aus Of
redemption for the individual and for
society. Herr Bsehem. centrisf. called
Herr behei's exposition mere phrases,
leaving untouched the prselicsl ques-
ton low soclsllsm could reconstruct
society. Herr IAebknecht toasted Of
the sp~ecy eventual triumph OF socsai-
isn aud feproached the rs.chstss for
induiging IN an academic debate As a
dNefsioa from the army bill. Asked 10
define the soelsllstlc program. sse de-
cisfsd tnat one party made wsr ut,t q
abuses apo lid not dream Of organ
iAng p.nnd REV poitco-soeisl state.
hrff istechter, ffeisnnegs. evoked
enthusiasm throughout the nonse hv
one OF the inest speeches ever heard
from bim- lie poured scorn upon so
ciaiism as q fraud "a the masses. and
upon ne socialist Leaders as sslg.an-
pointed apostles OF the oppressed.
whom they dsiucsc. lie sEid shst
among thinking men soc alist tneores
were bankrupt.
Herr Hi~ehser's sit
TIA. anf.ss = fs.ras.f 18Th
exchanges of acrimonious language
On one occasion Herr Reoel. stuug by
the smooth safcasm Of Herr kiechter.
Jumped up and sBouteds ''Ii IA. csti-
z-ns Of our socialist riates cid.nos obey.
We would refuse them bread" ''Ah.''
said Herr Riechter. "ycu would force
them 20 work under the penalty of
death i,y starvation"
This reply Was greeted with applause
In all parts OF the house. TIE hit ri xde
by Herr ksechfrrs orstion IL eNlderced
by the fact that the crnfrists. he Often
| implacabie enemies. have resolved 20
publish u. together with the speeches
of Herr Rebcl. Llebknecht AID Brain.
sor distribution among the working
classes. Talk IN the lobby Of the reich
stag turned upon the possibility ol
Herr Riechtsr's speech assisting m
bringing about the much hoped for 90
aiition Of various -roups into = Law
aud order party against the socialists.
But the ire;snnigs and center parties
are separated by gulf which il 10 not
| possIble permanently TO bridge They
can only cooperate on special oorci-
tons The committee on the army
| bill 10 proceeding 60 slowly that she
] bill is not likely TO come up for The
secoDd reading until after the Esstxr
recess.
Cholera Incfdenl
Tho cholera at Halle has diff cot.
Professor Pfuhl OF the goverrmfft
hygenic bureau, returned TO Berln e..
day Leaving hs COLLEAGUES. Dr. xcnt-
hotter. IN Halle a. government repre-
sentative. Speaking at = parting tran
quet IN Halle last evening. Ir. ffnhi
congratulated the councillors sd
medical fnen present upon the success
of the efforts msdo 10 stamp cut ,ne
plague, but he warned them that the
water OF the river Sxsln snor1fd
special facilities fof the spread Of The
disease.
DR.. Kempster, spcclal health oisiccr
of the United states. related the fci-
lowing iAcidcni: A nremen, tighter
man and assistant. died Of cholera
aboard their boat while lying OF tho
city. The boat Was sent TO Hamturs..
no one IN Bremen ne far as " knc fn
having boar@ed u or come N coutslt
with Il IN any way. Snyefsl wteks
afterward a widow snf her daughter
living at the riverside died ~ Asatc
cholera. The source 81. Infection i1
these cases cou 4 not hc tracec unl'i
Dr. kempster. co operating "ith
Hamburg onic-r. prcvct ihAt the
WIDOW had WASHED s1nc clothes rom
tae lighter boat.
Regarding rsrr imported INTO toe
Tinted States fro infected ppfts. ID.
Kempster % inclined 10 sgree with trt
suggestion Of Coasul General tiwArds.
that dianfection on arrival "a tne
United states would be mor~ effective
than mere dlsiniection before snip-
ment.
The American colony in Heriin have
hecn lively daring the week witt
nightly entertainments. Fret came a
ba n and n private tbestricsl perform
sncs st Nrs Il. q. elmrns. Al Which
HoweiFs "t;nerprried Guest vas 40 !.
mirahiv risve1 hy tho Misses Kate srd
Mary Rost ~ New York. Mrs Willard
and Dr. Sinins Anofhsr event vss
dance srven nv fhe " sses Norfolk II
i Cleveland. The = tgest socsi event ~
the present season ~ss The ba sf to
opers hoa.e at which the emperor sad
empress held court The uited ri.trs
legation wss represented ~ Lieutenant
snd Mrs Evans. CnnBci ecrfrsi snc
Me- Edwards. hsjc- snd Ers. hornstv
n wsshinrton and Major and hrt.
Gasnrsl of New York.
The t;erman foreign cfIce fss been
rrssifed ~ sdvcrs from -. fetsrs-
burg 20 TIE eject that TIE squadron
which Rn.s.s ~ili ssnd - sttend ths
nsxsi fsts in New York ~al net call st
Chsrhourr. and that tho cssrvltch uiil
not vist psffs thF vFef.
". rs~rfiss toe Eusfsa foreign min
is,er whc retained - 81 Petersburg
sadsv. - known q - . psrtisfert op
r,,~ut Il an sliiaucr WITH France The
DECISIONS ~,th rrfaff a. tie tgsrwItch
.n1 the Rnssisn sausd.nn 81 - q
sonrce - ehngfsn - TIE French people.
crs~r- Takes 10 Hsks.
wsnuaffrs. Fsb u - Dat~ren .
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