Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-28
THE ADVANCE OF
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD.

convention May 30 at Columbus.
California Socialists hold state con.
vention at San Francisco, May %.
The Socialist vote in the municinaI
election at Houston, Tex, was $50.
Forty-four Socialist unions have been
dissolved by government in Hungary.
Indiana Socialists will hold "a STAFF
convention at indianapolis on May q
In Lancut, Galfcia, an Anti-Semi.o
Christian Socialist priest was elected IA
Parliament.
The Italian chamber of deputies
passed law providing for accident in.
surancc for work people.
In total vote of 6,SSS in the munic.
pal election at Dallas, Tex, the Social
Democrats east 235 votes.
In Kansas the Socialists are making
such good progress that state conven.
| ton will soon be held to put up ticket
Two seats in the municipal council al
Leek and one at Childon, England Were
won by Socialist candidates last month.
AT town elections in California On
April II, Cloverdale voted for munici.
pal ownership of water and light plants.
1t is thought the union of forces Of
minority reform parties in Ohio, MAY =
p. will be accomplished on the direct
legislation plank
During 1897 the Danish Socialists
won no less than 100 seats in municipal
councils, bringing the total up to POI a;
the present time.
Socialists polled $40 votes in the
municipal election at Newark. n. j..
against $40 last year. Lima, Ohio first
time in the field, PIC votes.
Another local election in Vienna \
Austria, resulted in an Overwhelming
victory for the Socialists, who capturedI
an Anti-Semite stronghold.
English Socialists elected candidates
in local contests at Hull and Gateshead.
They also lacked but two votes of gain
ing another at the latter place.
The May Day parade was prohibited
in New York because the authorities
feared that the Socialists would express
sympathy for the Spanish Socialists.
Eighty-siX persons were arrested by
Russian police in St. Petersburg, not
for being Nihilists. but for having
Socialistic literature in their possession.
In by-election in Vienna. Austria.
Sonntag, school teacher and a Social
Democrat, was elected to the munich.
pal council. He is the first Socialist to
enter that body.
Owing to the continuous agitation Of 4
the Socialists universal suffrage. though q
still restricted, may be granted in Nor
way. The government Is now wrest.
ling with the subject.
The government of Holland has in.
troduced a measure for compulsory edu.
cation in the national assembly. About
10000 children within the school agC
are not enjoying any schooling what.
ever.
The German government, owing 10
the agitation of the Socialists, is pre-
pairing an eight-hour measure for Ger,
tain classes of the iron trades. II pays
to have workingmen on guard in legis
lative assemblies.
According to a report of the Cooper
alive Federation there are now III prOI
ductive cooperative associations in
France: - per cent of these only came
into existence since 1892. and only fvd
date back previous to 1870
a London report says the labor ques
ton Is becoming serious problem il
South Africa. Hundreds of WORKING
men are said to be tramping about ind
streets of Johannesburg vainly search.
ing for employment. This condition
has given birth to socialistic agitati0l X
that is becoming widespread and take,
in all nationaiities. white and black.
An English paper states that w. e.
Steadman was elected to parliament at
the by-election at Stepney. Steadma
is a barge builder, secretary of hi
union, treasurer Of the London TRADES
council and a member Of the Fabim
Socialist society. He was put M
by the radicals, but is said to fayG
specialization of the means of produe
ton and distribution.
The reform convention scheduled
meet in St. Louis May was in ses-io H.
two days and adjourned to meet in II
same city again Nov. %. About fort
delegates were present The most I'M
portant action taken was TO endorse q
rect legislation and the collective ow
ership of all means Of production an
distribution, and it was advised tina, I'd
formers organize branches Of ue