The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-23
SOCIALISTS At BRESllU
Congress at Which German Rad
icaIs Will Have a Hot Time.
MUST CUT DOWN SALARIES
Claimed That Some OF the Leaders Are
Living In n Nabob Style of Comfort
on Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars
Year, and That This Luxury Must
Cense-A Socialist Absconds.

Berlin, Sept. 22.-The Socialist leaders
are busily engaged in Roasting their pro-
gramme for the Socialist congress, which
will open in Breslau on October 6, and
have greatly modified their proposed reso-
lutions in regard to Agrarian reforms.
This action is taken apparently with a
view of conciliating the opposition of the
delegates from the southern part Of Ger
many. Judging from the temper OF six
public meetings which have been held in
Berlin during the past week, it will not
be AgrariaB questions, but rather plans of
defense against state repression that will
absorb the attention of the congress.
At the meetings mentioned, Herren Lieb-
knecht, Bebei, Singer and other leading
Socialists spoke as though they had posi-
tive knowledge that n coup detat against
the suffrage was intended by the govern
ment. and they were unanimous in exhort-
ing the party TO close their ranks and pre-
sent determined front to the common
enemy.
Despite these warnings and appeals. how
ever. many men o Influence in the Socialist
party expressed belief that there was no
danger from the source OF of the char
acter mentioned, and Insisted that reform
of the internal organization OF the party
ought to be the leading question discussed.
$3.50 PER YEAR.
Finally, however, at five OF the six meet
ings, resolutions were carried requesting
the Breslau congress to consider the posi-
ton of the Socialist members of the Reich
stag and also to limit the annual payment
TO members of the Socialist executive COM
mittee to3 900 masks year as thema xjmum
amount, with a reduction therefrom in the
case of those members OF the committee
who earn their living as editors and in
other pursuits.
The speakers, outside of those who were
paid for their services, freely expressed
their Indignation that certain OF their
comrades should not feel ashaRed to lie
In a ..nabob style OF comfort upon the
hard-earned pfenniGs of the workingmen,
many of whom are getting only 10 marks
a week for their work.
II Is certain that the congress will ap-
prove the resolutions in regard to the
salaries of members OF the executive COM
mittce with sharply drawn lines touching
the compensation paid TO certain others
in the party for services more OF less
valuable.
With the passage of these resolutions
there viii disappear from the ranks of
Socialism anumbe ofElen who are attached
to the party chiefly, If not wholly, for the
sake OF the money they get out of it.
Hcrren yollinar and Grillenbcrger will
not he able to attend the congress. Herr
Vollinar is threatened with cerebral con-
gestion and it is not probable that he VIII
recover In time to make his appearance
In the Reichstag during the coming session
Herr Grillenberger is very i'll with a disease
of the larynx and his recovery is also un
certain.
The absence of these leaders from the
is regretable in view OF the fact
that it leaves Herren Auer and sSeifert to
face the other leaders who are bent upon
them for taking part in the
Sedan Day celebrations.
WILL HAVE A MA JORITY.
BY manipulating the vote for delegates
Herren Bebel and Liebknecht We're able TO
secure a majority against the celebra tons
and on Friday seven Socialist communal
deputies OF Rixdorf resigned because a
packed meeting censured them for approving
the celebrations.
II the congress, led by Bebei and Lieb-
knecht, should be indiscreet enough to pass
a resolution OF censure and denunciation of
the national fetes, it is absolutely certain
that the police who are carefully watching
the movements of the Socialists, viii break
lp the meeting and arrest the leaders.
Herr Gottleib, who was vice chairman OF |
the last Socialist congress, which was held |
IN Berlin, and has long been the recognized |
chief of the Socialist party of Bremen, has |
absconded with the party funds of which he |
was the custodian, and it has also been |
discovered that he has been engaged in |
enterprises upon a large scale |
Tor a long time.