Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-03-24
GIANT STRIDES
OF LABOR PARTY
Making Great lnroads
in Politics Of
Europe

Warrington, March 34.-Tne grOW. i
ing strength Of the socialist and labor
parties In various sections Of this
country, particularly in the large cities
and the certainty that It II only . Ques-
ton OF time till this element Of the
political life has : defined representa-
tion In congress makes Il interesting to
note to what extent the labor parties
have gained : foothold IN the legisla-
tive assemblies in other parts Of the
world. In Great Britain the size Of
the parliamentary labor party was
comparatively small until the recent
general election increased 1t several
fold.
There are twenty-one countries
possessing working -class parties dan
nitsly organised under the name Of
labor or socialism. In fifteen o. thess
countries the party has succeeded m
obtaining parliamentary representa-
tion.. Germany heads the list with
elghty-one members In the reichstag.
Leaving Great Britain out Of account
for moment, the countries follow In
this order: France, forty -eight; Italy.
thirty-two: Belgium, twenty EIGHT;
Denmark. sixteen; Austria Hungary.
ten: Holland. eight; whilst still
smaller number are to be found in
Sweden, Norway. Bulgaria. the Grand
Duchy OF Luxembourg. Switzerland,
Finland, and the Argentine Republic
Before the recent general election.
the labor section for Great Britain
numbered four, II the independent
members alone are considered. and fif-
i teen, II the group IL made to include
labor members within the radical
marty. In either case the country stood
low on the list--very low indeed for
q land that has reached such high
level OF Industrial development. Today
Great Britain stands well upon the list
with a labor party Of twenty-nine,
which II swelled to fifty-four by the
4 addition Of the radical-labor members.
In certain countries, though the Ia
Dor members are not numerous. their
!. relative strength IL considerable be-
cause the parliament itself - not large
In Denmark, for instance, there are
but sixteen labor members. but they
form fifteen per cent Of the total n
Spain organisation has been started
and parliamentary representation Il
expected to follow In time. The add.
ton or the Argentine Republic to thu
list or countries In which labor hai
parliamentary representation II due t.
& lthn s,,cceaa AZ 4 a0cialist In BuenOa
Ayres In the last election.
The success Of the Socialist ant
Labor element IN the United States p
i far has been confined almost wholly t
: + the municipalities. Notable gains hav
I been made along the same line In othe
: countries. The socialists have returne'
i more than hundred members to tn
g various landtags Of Germany. an
i. they hold administrative control b
Z majorities In nearly two hundred mu
I inequalities Of France, and hundre
e In italy. The party Is represented o
d the cantonal councils OF seventee
h Swiss cantons.
MI hut it il In New Zealand and Aua
tralia that the socialists have won thei
greatest victories For several year
past they have been in virtual contrt
OF all the federal and municipal ma
u chinery there In Canada the leai
Roadway appears to have been mad
but there also are reported the begir
:. nings Of movement that II expecte
Il to ripen before long.