The morning times., 1895-09-29

Berlin, Sept. 2S.-The list of motions
erent districts that will be represented in
the coming socialist congress at Breslau,
beginning on October 9th, for discussion
by that body covers six columns OF the
socialist organ, the Vorwaerts.
The resolutions dealing with the agrarian
programme of the party, which has already
been outlined in these dispatches, viii
meet with such decided opposition from
many OF the districts that it may be pre-
dicted that they are doomed.
The committee which is responsible for
the drafting of the agrarian proGra mime
Will probably accept proposal to suspend
sinal voting thereon until the convening
of some future congress, the committee in
the meantime collating material for re-
vision of the programme and as the basis
Of further agitation among the rural pop
ulation.
The time limit of the congress will not
allow any extended debate on the bulk
OF the proposals, which are mostly of an
idealist character and unworthy of the
serious consideration of the congress. 1t
is pretty well understood that several
leading delegates are resolved to again
make an attempt to bring the religious
question to the front and ask the congress
TO affirm that religion is inimical TO the
socialist spirit and that the party is ready
to fight every form OF religious faith.
IMPORTANT DEMAND.
In the eighthours-a-day resolution a
ipfr annlvipC
the eight hour rule to all public offices and
demanding that the socialist members of the
Reichstag be instructed at every session to
move a labor bill fixing eight hours as the
maximum working day and the first day OF
May as a national holiday.
The resolution also demands that the So
cialstic deputies be called upon to intro
duce a measure placing women in every
way upon the same legal footing as man,
with no political or other disabilities.
Anotherproposed mea sure eisoneabolshng is
the laws placing unmarried women and
their offspring in an invidious position be-
fore the law in regard to old age insur-
ance and providing that the period of
eligibility to pension be reduced from sew
enty to sixty years.
Apart from these PROPOSALS aiming at
socialistic legislation some of the Berlin
districts demand that the officials Of the
socialistc party, including the sociaiistic
members OF the Reichstag, shall not receive
more than 5000 marks per annum for their
services, which sum shall not be exceeded
in the payment of editors of the party organs.
A meeting of the woman's branch OF the
socialist party, held in Berlin, has decided
to send two female delegates to the Bres
Iau congress in view OF the proposed reso-
ltuion admitting women to equality with
men and demanding that they be placed in
every respect upon the same legal footing.
In the face OF these demands on the part
of the congress upon the government it is
difficult to see how the female delegates
can be excluded from the Breslau convention.
AFTER STANDARD MONOPOLY.
The chemical Industries of Germany have
held a conference to consider the advisa-
bility of taking steps to. counteract the
monopoly of the German petroleum market
by the Standard Oil Company. One of the
remedies which has been discussed is the
reduction of the duty on raw oil TO such
an extent that home refineries would be
able to compete with the Imported refined
product. This proposal was opposed on
the ground that its operation would seri-
ously interfere with the German paraffine
industry.
A resolution was finally adopted favor
ing the plan of petitioning the government
to call convention in Berlin composed OF
all interested Industries for the purpose
of seeking in common conference way
% enable the German manufacturers and
refiners to profitabIy refine foreign raw
OIL
In connection with the Standard oil
monopoly considerable relief has been given
70 the German trade by the immense in
crease in the production of petroleum. At
schnednika, in Galicia, petroleum well
was found early in September which rose
with such power that 1t flooded the land
in the vicinity and had to be closed until