The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-31
THEIR CLAWS ARE CLIPPED.
GERMAN SOCIALISTS NO LONGER A
POWER IN POLITICS.


in-They VIII Make Demand For
Increased representation, Hut
VIII Not Get It-Germany VIII In
terfere With EnEIand's Zanzibar
Programme.
Berlin, Aug. S0.-It is now announced
shat the annual congress Of the German
socialists viii be convened at Sieblichen.
near Gotha, on Oct. Il. 1t was originally
intended to hold the congress in the city
of Gotha, but this was found impossible
for the reason that the executive commit
tee of the socialists were refused the oc-
cupancy of any hall in that city capable
of containing the number of persons who
would be present as delegates. TO say
nothing of the spectators, the owners de-
clining to allow their halls to be used for
the purpose of socialist meetings.
The programme Of the congress is
heavily charged with resolutions, in which
number of new questions appear. Fore
most Of these is the question of reorgan-
izing the directing committee and the
local committees, whose working mechan-
ism suffered to great degree under the
DEGREES issued against the socialists by
Herr Won Koeller, during the latter part
of that gentleman's occupancy of the
post of Prussian minister of the Interior
Then there are the reports of Herr Be
bel, the socialist leader in the Reich
stag, upon the international socialist con-
gress recently held in London, applying
to the German socialists the lessons which
the continental socialists learned at the
London congress- and there will certainly
be a lively discussion of Herr Bebels
presentation of his views and recommen-
datiOns.
Next the congress will be asked to
pronounce in favor of a proportional
representation in the electoral system 1t
is only; natural that the delegates to the
congress should support the pro-
posal for proportionate repre-
sentation which, if the method should
be applied, would have the effect of send
ing ninety-five socialists to the Reich
stag instead Of forty-three, as at pres
ent. The debate on this question win
be purely academic, as there is not the
remotest chance that the system of pro-
portional representation will prevail in
Germany.
Among the other subjects of debate by
the congress will be DR.. Lutgenan's re-
ports on the proportional representation
system, Frau Clara Kettn's paper on
womans rights and Herr Auers report
on the question of organization.
The meeting is likely to be an exceeding
ly lively and interesting one, despite the
fact that the anarchists will be kept out
of the congress, for there is certain to
be a row over the upheaval which has
occurred within the fold Of the Vorwaerts,
the leading organ of the German socialists,
six of the editors of which journal, headed
by DIR. Adolph Braun, published a protest
in the leading column of the Vorwaerts
on Thursday denouncing Herr Lieb-
knecht's dictatorial management of the
paper. Whether Liebknecht be present in
Berlin or absent from the city, he absO-
lutely controls the policy of the Vorwaerts
without even the pretense of consulting
with his colleagues. IF" says the pro-
tests of the editors, 1.-The authority of Herr
Liebknecht is alone competent to decide
all questions, we unanimously resign our
connection with the paper"
The immediate ground of the
quarrel. which has resulted in
the withdrawal of the prin-
cipal editors of the Vorwaerts. was the
action of Herr Liebknecht in disavowng
an attack made in the paper upon the
socialist leader, Herr Quarek of Frank
fort, apropos of his scheme for the estab-
lishment of workingmen's syndicates. To
socialist jealousies and the open exhibit
ton of characterization of the minor lead
ers in the socialist party, presents pitiful
spectacle and is greatly weakening popu-
lar belief in the force of the socialists as
a political factor.
The temporary silence of the German
newspapers in regard to the ministerial
crisis does not imply that the emperor
has arranged with Prince Hohenlohe that
the latter shall retain the chancellorship;
nor does the announcement of the Reich
sanzeiger, the official gazette, that a bin
for the reform of military judicial pro-
cedure is to be considered by the Bundles
rath. avert the resignation of the chan
celior or remove the probability of a con-
hict between the kaiser and the Reich
stag.
The fact is that a great deal depends
upon the nature of the measure placed
before the Bundesrath. If the emperor
assents to the reform demanded by the
Reichstag making the military tribunals
Independent proceedings, and the supreme
military court final proceedings public,
no constitutional struggle will arise over
this question But the emperor certainly
will not assent to such a measure and
every one knowing the exact situation
still expects that the matter will give
rise to a fight in the Reichstag of the
eravest character, in defense Of the con-
stftutional authority against the court
cabals.
If Prince Hohenlohe retires after see
ing the visit of the car to Breslau con
cluded. his retirement will be the signal
for a general rising against the emper-
or's secret advisers, his military cabinet,
his naval cabinet and his civil cabinet,
which are now practically ruling the ar
fairs Of the empire.
The imperial court will remain at Pots
dam until Christmas. The arrangement
of the emperor's programme Of the COM
ing week has been slightly altered. The
emperor win leave POtsdam on Tuesday.
going to Dresden to attend the military
maneuvers there. From Dresden his mai
estv will go directly to Breslau where
he will receive the Russian emperor.
Prince Henry Of Prussia, the kaiser's
brother will also go to Breslau, anG
after the gala opera performance in honor
of the ear, will start on Sunday directly
for KieI, where he Will receive the czar
upon the arrival Of the latter there All
business viii be suspended in Breslau on
SEPT g. the day Of the arrival Of the
car and his reception by the emperor.
After the military maneuvers the kaiser
will proceed TO Kiel ana 90 on board the
ir,r,erfal Yacht HOhenZOllern from the