The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-13
BERLIN'S BEER BOYCOTT.
Fight Of the Social Democracy on the
National Beverage.


Boycott - Socialist Anniversary.
Rapid Growth of the Party Unpre-
oedented-A New Clerical Party-A
Society Wedding-The Queen and
the Danger Signal.
Berlin, Aug 12.-The struggle between
the socialist boycotters and the ring
brewers does not grow less. Although
both parties have suffered enough to
welcome the end, neither one thinks of
yielding point. The Vorwaerts news
paper which leads the fight for the So
cialists with daily columns of exhorta-
tions of friends and denunciation of enc
mics, says that the list of boycotted
houses carries now some 1000 names
Many of these houses, however, are the
smallest backyard saloons, whose bust
ness interests are hardly worth consider
ing.
THE BoYCoTTERs BoYcoTTED.
The big Berlin saloonkeepers still re-
fuse to let the boycotters use their assem-
bly, hall The loss to the landlords on
this account is heavy, although part of it
is covered with subsidies from the land
lord association. The lack of proper
rooms for their anti-ring rallies has caused
the socialists much inconvenience and un-
doubtedly has kept their Plan of campaign
within reasonable bounds. They threaten
the hall owners with severe penalties as
soon as the main struggle with the brew
| ers shall cease. Many owners are receiv-
ing menacing letters, warning them that
| they will be forced out of business if they
| do not come over to the social democracy
side.
BAvARIAN BEER ON TAP.
| The importation of Bavarian beer in
| creases steadily. 1t Is felt keenly by the
North German brewers, especially those
in Berlin. Early in the week the asso-
| ciated brewers of this district sent a cir
cular letter to the great brewing com
| panies of Munich, Nuremburg and
Erlangen, appealing to them not to re-
spond to the orders which were
sent south, and promising support in
| case the refusal of such orders should in
volve the southern producers in the boy
cott. The southern Germans, however,
| ignored the letter. The northern brewers
| feel very sore on this point, and accuse
their southern colleagues of willingness
TO bolster the social democracy as long as
there IS money in it.
KNIFED BY THEIR FRIENDS.
The social democrats also feel that
| they have been wounded ia the house of
their friends The number of working
men Ignoring the boycott increases daily.
| Many OF the men find il srlxsOme and
sometimes impossible to make iourneys
from their work to some remote saloon
| which sells unbOyCOtted beer Rather
than go thirsty they then drink at the
nearest saloon regardless of the social de-
mocracy's ban. The leaders recognize
! the difficulty of dealing with such deser-
| tions, Temporary expulsion from the party
| has been recommended as the only prac-
| ticable penalty and has been tried in a
| few instances but it has failed to inspire
terror in the ranks. Unless some more
| effective means be found the socialists
! chance OF victory will grow less the
! longer the boycott lasts. There is. in
! fact rumor that the interdicts against
several brewcries will be withdrawn this
| month, but the socialists say that the
! brewers are responsible for it.
SOCIALIST ANNIVERSARY.
The social democrats commemorated
| during the week the twenty-ifth ami
versary of the founding of their party.
In commenting on the central committee s
claim of 100000 social democratic voters
in Germany the VOrwaerts saws:
The rapidlty of the social democracy's s
! growth Is uneXampled in the history of
parties. The social democracv's develop
ment forms the chief factor of this cen
tury's civilization
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD.
Theodore Waechter, the parson who
| forsook mis- calling to devote his energies
to spreading socialism, has got into Trouble
with the social democratic leaders aud
has been set out in the cold by them. He
rTclaa 70 l.s, ..T11s,
| tlanlty In his teachings, and the mixture
excited the disgust Of the infidels who
| control the party organization. He has
| gone to Dortmund to found party of his
| own He will call his followers Christian
| socialists. He hopes that the regular
| leaders will repent and let him elaborate
| his social theories at the Frankfort ma
! tional congress, but he is likely to be dis
| appointed.
NEW CLERICAL PARTY.
The new clerical party in Wurtembnrg
have published manifesto which caused
! a political stir throughout the emnire
| Their chief demands are: "The preser-
walton of the empire, the safeguarding of
| Wurtemburg's individual rights, the re
| sponsibility of the chancellor of the fed
| eral council the promotion Of Christian
| social reform, the Improvement of the
workingman's lot, and last but far from
! leaSJ, pfleSJly supervision OF all the public
elementary schools.
THE OLD FIELD MARsHAL's GRANDNrECF.
Berlin society looks forward with keen
expectation TO the wedding of Fraulein
Lena Won Moltke. eldest grandniece of
the old field marshal, and daughter Of
| Count Wilhelm Won Moltke She is only
Is years Of age, tall and handsome. Her
betrothed is Capt. Won Huelsen Of the
grand general stan The function win be
one Of the first magnitude. There will be
fifteen bridesmaids from the oldest
Silesan families and any number Of
princely guests.
THE QUEENS CURIOSITY.
An amusing story is told here Of young
Queen Wilhelmina Of the Netherlands
She and the queen regent were on spe-
cial train between Munich and Wurtem-
berg last Monday. Suddenly the signal
for the emergency brake was pulled and
the train halted abruptly The guards
and chief engineer hurried ia alarm from
carriage TO carriage, asking members of
the suite what the trouble was Nobody
could say. The chief engineer then ap-
preached the royal saloon. The young
queen leaned out the window, and with
the blush Of guilt all over her face, ex-
claimed Don't you come here, / did
not do it," The young woman had pulled
the signal merely 70 see what would hap
pen.
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