The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-08-04
SOCIALISM as A WORLD POWER.

SOCIALISM as A WORLD POWER.
From st. Louis GIobe-Democrat-
There are six great powers in the
world" said Bonaparte. France,
England, Russia, Prussia, Austria and
the London Times" william II
places socialism on the roll Of the
worlds great powers. He does this BY
ths way in which the German govern
ment deals with sOciaIism's French
leader. In prohibiting Jaures' an
uouuced address before the socialists
Of Berlin today. Prince Won Bueiow,
the German chancellor, communica-
ties with Jaures personally in Paris
instead Of reaching him through the
French government He thus raises
the socialism for which Jaures stands
to the dignity OF great nation The
socialists Of France and Germany are
naturally delighted at this action 1t
will give them an immeasuTably bet
ter advertisement than they could get
BY a score OF Jaures' addresses in
Berlin and Herr Bebel's speeches in
Paris. Internationally, but none the
less emphatfcalIy, the kaiser IS play
ing into the hands of his German enc
mics, for il is the socialists at home,
who invited Jaures to address them,
and not those in France, that ne aims
at
William II can give excellent rea-
sons for the fear that is in him. OF
the 100000 votes cast in the Ger
man empire two years ago for mem
bers Of the reichstag, or popular
branch Of parliament. 100000 were
east by the socialists From less than
100000 votes a third Of a century ago
socialism in Germany has expanded
to this vast total 1t is not only the
largest element Of the voters Of the
empire but il numbers almost as
many voters as the two next largest
ingredients OF the electorate, the
Catholic Center and the National Lib
erals. 1t is growing faster than eth
er of these parties. Some recent de-
veIOpments in the empire render 1t
certain that the socialists will cast
3.5OO,OOO votes in the election for the
refchstag in 1903. William lis flag
OF distress in the prohibition of the
address by Jaures will add greatly
to the socialists prestige, not only
in Germany, but in France and
throughout the world. The socialists
everywhere, including Debs' party in
the United States, will feel a new
pride in their party at this recOgni-
ton OF sOcialism's power by the Ger
man emperor.
There is a significance in the
kaiser's interdict on the French So
ciaIist chiefs address in Berlin which
gives it a world interest Socialism is
growing rapidly in all the great and
some Of the smaller nations In ev-
cry one OF them except in the Unit
ed States, and possibly in France, it
has a real reason for existence, and,
therefore, il has the future on its side
Everywhere II aims at the establish
ment of a republic. for even in France
and the United States its triumph
would bring repubIicanism Of a wide
" different order from the present re-
gime- Throughout Europe il works
for the solidarity of the nations It
ignores state lines, would abolish big
armies and navies, drop COlOnialism
and would bring in an era Of uni
versal peace The French and Ger
many socialists reject and condemn
the rivalaries and mutual jealOusies
OF their home governments, and want
to establish a brotherhood which
would care nothing for national, race
and language divisions They would
settle the Morocco dispute by saying
that neither France nor Germany has
any business in Morocco, and would
let the MOrOccans run their own af-
fairs They would sweep away kais-
ers. kings. cars and suItans, and let
the people everywhere rule or misruie
themselves, without any dictatiOn
from despOts or bureaucrats from the
inside or pOtentates from the outside
William II knows why he heads of
Jaures in his march on Berlin. In
doing this. however, he has given
socialism an advertisement which will
make tOday's demonstration in the
German capital memorable for its
dimensions and its significance,
whether Jaures appears there or not