Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-27
SOCIALISM IN GERMANY.

The latest advices from Germany are
to the eject that on re-ballotIng in $50
districts, where On the first banoting
none Of Che candidates received the re-
CURED majority. the Socialists have
gained important victories. They are
now power in the Relchstag which
the opponents mist reckon with.
Much OF the influence gained by this
patty Is due to the labor Of Herr Aug
ust Bebal, the leader OF the party, He
Joined the Socialists about 40 years
ago. az a time when II meant lmprlson-
lbent To preach those doctrines At
sundry times he was In prison once
for two years, because of his opinions,
Dehel Is nov 90 years old, and his
physi1ue is frall II ~ said, but he Is
stili the most formidable debater on his
side Of the chamber IN the Reichstag
He has been the irreconellable oppon-
eni Of duties on imported food, and Of
nituuism, He has denounced the an
neSatIon Of Alsace and Lorraine. 1T
was great mistake" he says. and is
tho cause OF all the armaments that
nov burden Europe" The German and
Frea,n peoples should. he insists be
reconelled and disband their great ar
mics, He has characterized the Ger.
man aimys exploits In China az
sham, fur ANA said they were mark
ed nv 'besuality lower than among
beasts' He blamed the Emperor for
It all because OF his order that no
mercy should he shown lie has re-
peatedly criticised aud ccnsmed WI.
liam II Tor his public utterances. and
once h. iuumated that he thought the
Emperor wos insane This was On the
ocuslon OF the latter's speech to young
recruits telling them they must be
ready. ii needs be. 10 KIN their own
fathers and mothers.
The following extract from a famous
speech delivered by Herr Rebel IN the
beginning OF this year, gives a good in-
sight intro che character Of the man.
he nrsf cHtislzed the Emperor In very
plain terms and then continued.
Nov. gentlemen, II Is not enough
that the German Emperor speaks
against u.s. but his son, too. the Crown
Prince 90 the German Empire. comes
forward to initiate him. This young
gentleman, twenty years Old steps for
ward tu talk of our party as wretches
What k.nd of service has this Young
gentleman given 10 the state that he
dare take n up0n himself thus 10
SPEAK oi the German Social Demo-
erase or course. Wp don't mind u
" We are called The party Of WIetcheg
we know Chat ir the end the name win
become o title NJ honor among us, even
as the name 0f 'bpggats became "a titlo
among the Dutch aHstocHcy ana
Dutch hurghcrs when they were fight.
ing against the spanish cOnquerors
who fastened ~ upon them PERHAPS
before long 40 % meeting of Social
Democrats. We moy decide 90 adopt the
Title 0t THE Party OF Wretchcs. and
ln his way We shall fling TIE gauntlet
in The young gentleman face Mean
time as the young man has, according
% human reckoning. SOME distance yei
% travel before he reaches the throne.
think he might employ the journey
more rrOdtably than 10 making enc
mics of the Social Democrats. This
enmIty might not De useful go his tut
ure as German Emperor For by that
time the power " German Social
Democracy may be- very different from
what T. BE- today"
So wonder De makes friends for bis
cause He advocates the cause Of AN
advanced civilization; he does SO ahso-
lutely without fear and yet with the
Refinement that Is characteristic Of
noble soul EloQuently be speaks for
the German masses that are, In this
way Struggling for better economic
and social conditions than those now
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