The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-02

! present. That's all. While the hen Is
| forming an egg we see nothing. when sud-
! denly 1t IS there. We have arrived at the
same point-the egg will soon be laid
DO you not fear that family feelings
WILL Interfere with your ideas7'
Il have shown in my book that the
fGmEicngefuhle does not form the basis of
marriage but that marriage is simply the
result OF economical relations. If heritage
Is abolished, II private property no longer
exists, II the education of children is pub
nc nc. S,n,; wnat remains Of the family.
Wei, We will hinder nobody from
having family. But today the
girls only look at marriage as a means of
gaining comfortable homes for them selves.
W ny should they bind themselves for their
whole existence7 What is family, any-
how, 10 a workingman? Twelve hours a
day be Is out at work; the rest he spends
IN sleep or at the tavern. Sometimes his
wife goes out 10 work when he returns;
even the children work. Yes, wha. Is q
family ~ q workingman2"
Herr BebeI grew a little animated and
twisted pencil between his fingers
DO you not believe that when the en-
peror. IN spite of Bismarck, took some in
terest in the workingman. that he showed
some genuine understanding and feeling
for their socialism,
Again Herr Bebel smiled. "The en-
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self and much belief In his own popularity.
Ii II now and then appeared as If he wers
iaYorlng our schemes a little he simply
thought: Why oppose them7 lt is not
worth the trouble. II they begin to get
boisserous / Will mount my horse and
come 10 them with my army. We will see
then who gains the victory He wanted
10 show the public that he did not fear the
socialists"
''If you are true republicans why don't
you light against the emperor in tie
reichstag as you did against Bismarck"
I'VE do IT as much az possible. Besides,
as soon as We mention the emperor the
president rings the bell and prohibits US to
continue"
And how soon do you expect decided
changer
My personal opinion is that it will
happen before the end of the century.
But some of my friends call me an opti-
mist"
And you will be ready when the deci-
sive moment arrives? ?"
Il decline to answer on that point. We
have general programme-all that is
necessary at present. Perhaps a war will
suddenly enlighten the people. a Eu-
ropean war might change matters from
twilight To dawn. So many different un-
iorseen interior and exterior, natural and
accidental events must happen to accom-
piish II. In case OF q war the economical
disadvantages VIII pe so COnSlQeraptG tNaE
the need of revolution will easily be felt
Navigation will be stopped, commerce
stopped, the harvest suddenly tr0dden
down, all Europe ruined, as was Germany
in the Thirty Years War. The revolution
is ready!''
"And the socialists of the different ma
tions-would they tight against one an
other?"
Certainty"
"What. then, becomes Of your interna-
tional ldeas?"
Though We are not patriots. we will be
obliged to fight or be Immediately shot
down by the soldiers. However,, the
nations are not so savagely inclined
against each other. This feeling is only
the result of bad education from higher
quarters. A more intelligent culture
would soon cause these antipathies to dis
appear"
"But supposing there was a war"
insisted, jestingly, "and you should meet
one of your friends among the French
socialists face to face in q battle, for
instance Monsieur Guesde, would you pull
the trigger?"
81 hope that will never happen. We are
both too DID,"
"But suppose il should happen"
swell, then, / would pull the triggeri
should be very sorry, but would be forced p