Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-20
THE ADVANCE OF
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD

IN tne Farlsian suburbs st. ouJ
and Malakoff Socialist victories ~
reported in the municipal electio'
S. D. P. of Terre Haute. III
Eugene pebe home, has nominats,l
full county ticket for the fall elect
The city of Berne, Switzerland \
a trades apprentice school wh.]
the youths may learn a trade FREE
charge. Over 100 young men \
availing themselves of the onnJ
tunity. ri
s. L. P. organized new sections
McKeesport, Pa, Hartford CITY n
Wooley, WASH, and re-organ,]
Dallas, Tex, and Newport News n
A state ticket was nominated
Vermont.
The Social Democratic partyisal
to be gaining strength every wp.l
New branches we're organized !,
old ones reorganized in Chicago n
yer, New York, Philadelphia, Seatl
Wash, Baltimore, Hartford. COM
Cleveland, and Roxbury, Mass.
Stafford is to join the ranks of RI
ish towns operating their own strD
railway systems. At the meeting
the town council, March 3. if u
unanimously voted that in 1901. whl
the present lease of the tracks IA
corporation should expire, the Il
should operate the system.
An amendment to the city charI
was adopted by the common couDI
of Petersburg, Va, on Feb. 10, to pu
sent to the Legislature empower
the city to establish and enlar|
water works, gas works and elect
light plants. Municipal gas va
are at present successfully conduct
in Richmond, Danville, Alexaud1
and Charlottesville, in Virginia.
The trades of the German Soch
members of parliament are as fold
81 members are artisans, five ID
chants, seven authors or editors. n
lawyers, two school-masters. one
lytical chemist, one pharmaceutiI
chemist, one lieutenant; Won VollaI
and Won Elm, the two aristocrat
the party. This is a heterogena
selection that should do some serv
for Socialism in the near future.
FLIP Turati, one of the loren
leaders of the Italian Socialist p1
and a member of parliament.
been sentenced to II years imprsl
ment for taking part in the dist
Dances at Milan. This is an outra
Gus sentence. Three other Social
deputies, Morgari, DeAndreis, 4
Pescetti. are also under trial. "
gari has been acquitted: the verd
against the other two is still pendi
In all cantons of Switzerland It'd
are relief stations for the unempO|
where they are given lodging !
meals. In 1896 l29, 234 persons u
received at relief stations. 3j.@d
whom obtained a dinner, while "
Stayed during the night. The 4
cost of these institutions was
than $4,000. The average
charged for a dinner was about
and for a nights stay about Il cd
The bye-election at Turin, ItalT
fill the vacancy in the cham
caused by the resignation of the
lister of the navy, Brin. resulted
the election of De Amicis. the SOD
list candidate, on the second ba.
On the first ballot the vote stood
Amiois, SOB: Rabbi and Cibraro,
two opponents. 81 and So re.p
lively. The election of De Amiek
a rebuke to the government for
prosecutions of the Socialist and
imprisonment of innocent people
to have been implicated in the
cent instruction at Milan and OF
places.
\ little band of artist-printen
East Aurora, n. y. are trying tod
body in their work something Of
beauty of William Morris's KelmS
editions. All their books are the "A
ucts of real handicraft-man,i
and the initial letters are oolore.
a way that recalls the illuml1i
manuscripts of the Middle Y
They issue a quaint little satin
monthly, THE Philistine- A Per
cal of Protest Their latest rep
is William Morris's dream Of
Ball" and it seems particularly ia
that the first American eGitioa
this Socialist romance should app
in so lovely a form.
Negotiations have been opened
the London County Council for
acquisition of twenty-four mile
street railways now operated
private fnrpnr1 finn The LO3