The herald., 1894-10-22
AFFAIRS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Meeting Of the Socialist Con-
gress.
Speeches by Herr Liebknecht and
Others.
Proposed Rnpressivo Measures Against
ths Social Democracy by tho
Governmeut-rhe Ksiser's
Utterances.
By the Associated Press.

FRANKFoRT-oN. MAIN, Dot. 2l.-
The annual German Social congress
opened this evening in Lille hall at
BoInheim, q suburb OF Frankfort, in
the presence OF an immense gathering
OF workingmen. The congress- was at
tended by 200 delegates of both sexes,
including nearly all the Socialistic mem
bere Of the reichstag and the diets of
Ssxony, Baden and Bavaria. There
were also many Austrian, Hungarian
and Swiss and English Socialists
present.
Herr Friedrich Bruehne, a master
shoemaker of Frankfort, and a member
OF the reichstag, opened the proceed
ings.
William Liebknecht, the we'll known
Socialist leader, welcomed the delegates.
lie gave historical retrospect OF the
struggle OF the party, remarking that
freeh repressive measures we're being
planned against the Socialist democracy.
equanimity. and declared that the pro.
posed represeive measures would be as
poweriess to check the victorious career
Of eocial demo cracy q PRICE Biemarcks g
similar law.
Herr Singer OF Berlin and Herr
Schwartz Of Luhsc wero elected presi-
dents.
Various questions OF business proce-
dure were discussed, after which an ad-
journment was taken until 9 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, when the real bust.
ness OF the congress will commence.
REPREssIvE MEASURES,
LONDON, Oct. 2l.-A Berlin dispatch 10
theu lines Gays that though the Prussian
cal. Let sat for five hours on Friday
further meetings are expected before a
final decision in regard to the repressive
measures against Socialists is arrived at.
Among the measured likely to be
adopted is strict press law, with strin-
gent provisions against the glorification
OF crimes and criminals.
The dispatch adds that two veroons
have been published OF passage in the
emperor's speech delivered at the con.
secration OF the flags on Thursday, and
that these have caused lively contfo-
versy. One version makes tae passage
q rhetorical expression OF confidence
that the battalions for which the
flags were intended would, If required
to fight, be az enccessful as whole bsttal.
ions. The other version makes the pass
age definite expression OF the hope
that the half bRttalions would soon be
converted into whole battalione. II the
latter rendition is correct, it foreshadowe
an immense increase in the peace el.
fective, which would occ Aston fierce OPP
position in the reichstag. Unfortunately
the official papers omit the phrassology
which was mysterious and significant.
THE EAST PRUssIANs.
BERLIN, Oct. 2l.-Tns kseuz Zsitung,
ultra conservative, states that the sd-
dress presented to Emperor William by
the deputation of the Farmers Alliance
of Enst Prussia declared it was far
from being the intention of the landed
proprietors to oppose their king, their
natural shield and protector. They
would joyfully sacrifice their last drop
of blood for him.
In replying to the dsputatior, the
Kreuz Zeitung etates, the emperor said
he WAS sincerely gratified to learn that
his words at Koeniga burg had been
rightly interpreted, and that East Prus.
eis had addressed its king in person,
oontiding in his personal care. He add
ed that it afforded him particular salts
faction to know the East Pruseians
would be the foremost to follow their
king in the fight for religion, morality
and order. His solicitude for the agri-
cultural and landed interests, both
large and small, would never relax,
while ON the other hand, he trusted to
God, with the help OF the well disposed
sections OF the nation, it might be pos.
al BILE to lead theSfatheiland without GER
struggle forced on the country by disin-
tegrating aims.