The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-21
AFRAID OF THE SOCIALISTS.
Several Groups to Combine to Down Them
on the Reballots.

on the HeballOts.
BERLIN, June 2O.-After four hours
In conference, the ministers who had
met the chancellor to discuss the results
OF the election, decided that in view of
the recent returns it would be superfiu-
ods and inexpedient to issue an appeal
20 the country before the second ballots.
Several ministers are confident that
oy means OF conservative, free con-
servative and national liberal cartel
tneY can secure large number OF seats
st the second ballots from the Richter
lists and clericals. They depend upon
the general alarm excited by the social
democratic victories to drive cleric ala
and opposition clericals into the gov
eminent camp in constitueE DIES where
the contests are between conservatives
or national liberal candidates and social.
lists.
II these expectations be realized, no t
only will the government open the
relchstag with almost half the members
on its side, but also wi be enabled at
the final poll to keep the social demo-
Gratis down to total of forty or FORTY.
five seats. That the ministerial ex.
pectations of general combination
against the socialists are not entirely
ungrounded, is shown by the action Of
the clerical leaders. Immediately after
the election they sent out circular
letter to the constituencies to admonish
Catholic voters that under no clrcum-
stances should they vote for army bill
candidates in the by elections
Since then the socialist scare has be-
come SO general that the leaders have
revoked their first letter, and have sent
out another calculated to solidify the
Catholic vote against the sc eial demo-
cratic candidates, even in cases where
such course will lead to the election
OF conservative or national liberal.
The Germania, organ of the North
German clericals, and several other
Catholic dailies are now urging the
Catholics in constituencies contested
by social democrats to ignore the army
Dill issue and vote solidlY for conserva-
tlves, free conservatives or national
liberals. Where socialist successes are
In question, says the Germania, tho
Catholic voter must subordinate all
other duties to the duty of doing his
best to prevent them. The danger OF
more social democratic triumphs must
be obviated at any cost.
Herr Liebknecht, the socialist leader.
has been interviewed as to the situation
from the socialist andpoint. Said he:
exactly in the manner we Anticipated.
We can hardly have less than iorty.six
or forty-seven representatives in the
reichstag. We can almost depend upon
getting twenty-six by the second ballot
ing. and the rest are elected
I'VE shall get 200, 600 votes more than
we expected The growth of the party
In the latter phases of its development
Is not SO rapid as in the beginning,
when doubling was easily possible.
And it is more difficult to get from
1000, 900 to 1000, 600 because the oppos.
ing parties wake up. l estimated that
we should get 1000, 600 votes, and we
have got them. Our party is the only
growing one. The German bourgeoise
IL rotten through and through and de-
moralized
1--WE have won a victory over the
progressionists which is greater almost
than we wanted The proeressist
party acts as buffer between us and
and reaction and the bourgeoisie. The
latter lacks firmness."
ut is thought the correspondent
suggested, that you share the opinion
OF DIR. Miguel, who says tho Germans
lack energy of national sentiment and
are always inclined to crawl back in a
small statehood"
Energy is wanting replied Herr
Liebknecht Germany has got It's
unity from below from the people. 1t
was thus in the beginning of the six
teenth century during the peasants
war. Then came citizenship but that
has not fulfilled expectations. Now
the whole hope rests upon the working
class IN our working class are nerve
and power, although it could not wholly
shake OFF police education"