The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19


ever. write the book any more for womsn
than for men. Indeed. much OF II applies
particularly to men and their treatment OF
women"
one result OF Herr BebeIs going into
this question is that he Is staunch friend
OF wonsen's legal rights. He believes that
she should have the right to vote and play
An equal part in the worlds business-A
very modern opinion for q German.
Not q Bismarck Admirer.
On Bismarck's eightieth birthday Herr
Bebel. together with his feliow-Socialists.
In ne reichstag. when asked by the presi-
dent to Join with the other parties in send
ing congratulations to the ex-chancellor.
refused point blank TO do anything OF the
sort. The newspapers reported the cpl
sode widely at the time. and many people
thought that the Socialists had acted In An
ungentlemanly manner. 1 could not for
bear asking Herr Bebei for his own ex-
PLANTATION OF the affair.
"Our attitude toward Bismarck" he said.
ION that occasion was the only NATURAL enc
of all the political parties The man has
been, from the very beginning Of our ex-
lstence as a party. our most terrible en-
envy. He has prosecuted us. banished us.
passed laws against Us, sent us TO prison
and done everything In his power TO make
our lot unbearable. He was The author OF
the Socialist law. of nearly all the Indirect
taxes which now press so heavily on the
workingn,an. and he has done his best TO
keep the workingman down. But few
DAYS before he was driven from office he
said In criticism of the present kasscr's
attempts at that time to treat with W
more leuientiy: That's no way 10 handle
those Socialists. What they need Is 10 be
yAnked into the street and shot down
h. n ~ n
such A man 1t would have been the
height Of absurdity.
.And as far as alone am concerned. l
can say that he was the cause OF my being
sent to the penitentiary for six months
IL was in is7s He had attacked me In a
fierce speech In the reichstag, and when
got I'D to reply the house voted me down.
/ then wrote a brochure stating my side OF
the case. What did bismarck do9 He
had me arrested and sent TO prison for half
a year. No, had no reason TO cong-atu-
hate him."
bismarck outside Of the reichs'agT
None whatever. Late In the sixties he
used to have a beer evening Ia his palace
every Saturday night, and members OF the
prusstan parliament were invited, but
rsy.r vent near him. We have met only
a., parilauert and then l have never lad
a fair chance to debate with him, IL l
mad addressed him the way he has me. 1
should have been called TO order very
Quickly. He. OF course, said and did what
he liked"
"Apart from his treatment OF you ard
the socialists in general. do you consider
him a great msnr
II 40 not A man who has made so
many mistakes in home and foreign poll
tics as he has n not. IN my opinion. great
one The only qualities recognize in Bis
marck are his utter Indifference TO other
peopis-s feelings and his absolute lack OF
scrupIe. In such matters he Is without
peer"
German Unity . Necessity.
How do you feel. then. about German
uns,v and 30 you think that the dislike OF
4, shown from time 10 time in different
psrts OF the empire is indicative OF disin-
tegratscrs -,...,
Economical, necessity, and viii stand, no
matter what happens. The PARTICULARS
,.,,s, which shows It's head new and then
a. ssxony and Southern Germany Is OF 70
ser,ort. ifnporzance. Our unity is aoso-
mtelv independent OF persons and politics.
aae no petty auarreiiins ~ any Part OF 'Es
country can AFFECT X
sfN, YOU thlak that the annexation OF Al
..c.-i<crraine was . mistake
81 ,,as. certainly DO. ! consider IL enc
=, an. greatest political mistakes OF mod
en- times. and have said so on every oees-
.,nr since the settlement Win France.
yeSiles being the cause OF ali the srEns-
vents which are now s1ch oerSen 10
Ec,,rope. II has made two great states NOR
tal enemies and has driven France inio she
arms Of Russia shiea at present holds ihs
arhiterSnlp In continental roiisses. IL Is
sfs, rv,Aztiv 70 blame for the general feel
trx % u-,csr saiusy thst eharseterfsss ell
o,,r tiplonacy in my Judgment Germany
nss every reason 20 come TO an immediate
nne.fus vfvenas with France"
The conversation drtstei on TO Socialism.
.ra asked Herr Bethel to tell shat he
,,,nnt Nv tsss term He IS acted in Ger
r,.nv for hfs unrrlenting adhesion - the
.,-ss, dosrsas Of nis party. and VIII not
~,xs IN ore walt TO tho orpcrtaristtc TEN
s.-rte< whsrh are row rather prominent
.,,onr the Sogthern German Socialists
A. hsifex.s tn sticking 20 the theory ct
az rnasser in al e is detail. AID IS unssil
- "a aeal ~ish bis constituents On any
n,s.r esssx. NOllrakr. On the other hand.
~. tesstius Socialist IN Soathern 9erTnSny.
- LA 10 fAvcr keeping hack TIE thco-stf-
sr.r< Of Socialism uatti tas workiaSrzan
- h..~n e.ccatet ~ 10 IT,
- ,,,,>ar ~ SScialisrs,-~ Herr Rshei ar
.~es An sa;fre rrcorstrsctsar Of So
80. change. fer instance. far greater
~, ,hst from feuaaltsns 20 cur present
~. capItalfstic regtEse. !; ~csia take
TOO long 10 10 inis I'll tie sssAalS Of TIE