The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-11-16
sterile Labor Agitations.

Recently the Continental Correspond.
enee. Il reputed organ Of the i'm
periai government. published in Berlin.
fell upon August Bebel. the Socialist
leader OF Germany. comparing him,
much 10 his discretlit. with Jaures in
France and John Burns aud Kerr Har-
die in England. \ sterile agitater. this
paper called him. and its estimate IS
borne out by Or. Theodore Barth. ed
itor of the Berlin Nation. who IS known
in this country, DR. Barth uses no
names. but speaks Of that Socialist par
ty which Herr Bebel has built IN and
guided To failure. if we may believe the
Correspondence Says Mr.. Barth:
The German Socialists exhaust them
selves b. internal conflicts. In theoretical
discussions - the necessity for general
strike for 4 struggle between the classes
and en- the immoral political aud social
condition Of things IS they are But.
while theSs discussions become broader
and broader in scope and wagner and
vaguer in practical object. the Socialist
party IS bssaS swept away farther and
farther from the attainment q political
power. They dc not seem TO understand
how futile Is a policy which fails 70 utl-
lie the mighty forces Of = party majority
for the purpose o. wtnDing real and posi-
tive political victories Beyond doubt
the Socialist party Up 70 the present time
has dens al IN lis power % Isolate Itself
from all other sections of the population
Il has looked upon this isolation as =
secret Of power. bug IN this ISOLATION IL
VIII remain utterly pawer1eSs even K /;
succeeds in attracting 70 ITSELF hundreds
Ct thousands g new electors Only BY
political cooperation with other p1rtle.
viii the Social Democracy obtain gen.
uIne political influence. and the party
best Gtted for such cooperative union.
the party Ia which the Socialists should
turn i thu democracy % the bourgeois
class which makes for Individual liberty.
not sor collective abSclutisrr- L thesa
two parties were united they might
eventually initiate a policy % nal ~
fogu1-
Bebel not only directs the thinking 81
his Socialist followers through the me-
dunn Of lis SoelaI-nemoerati paper.
Forward. but IS their leader in the
German parliament. His methods there
are thus described in Correspondents;
The Soelal Democrats members u tha
Bsbsl stamp. ana especially BsbeI HIM
self have no consciousness q the fast
that shey are returned . parliament L
REPRESENT the present generation - work
lnSszlsa- He.psas the T7dr=E1ta II s1s
struggle for eXlSssE1s- providing ElE him
IN times u industrial GeprsSs tau- thass
are matters they leave u the SoFegar
and Il the employers & laeaT- L : only
N Wd-e disputes that they Eo1d tbs
workman In extremes - IS - caps1r=
and sakare aI1n for cae Social Demo
cratic eszap- Bsbeg believes Il his who's
duty To Szsp together II is present form,
ard with al the means al his command
the whole Sac4AI Democratic party ma
ehiaerx WdE&uS1 wka rs4t their oWa
trade interests IN the foreground SPEAK
ers who cEA-ap5l1 4 practical adsz. PC
lEteaI Economists w1o work eat Esw
prtlsrzr-lrle-a--l rlzss are from rha very
arse irrz,4--lS ID hs-u- be1auSs theg
lseaSbaa . split within the party and may
set aside his Tey3- slaE-zrg zlstl1GsS- Is
c,sfleazllaS h. prefers EaEzttzzlI writers
9Th = 6na command et abusive ian
Suags to men uaaS4 hearts beat warmly
s1r the wark11za's cause
In his paper Or B2rrh- who : free
from partfSa IlShE2. declares that Social
ism Is completely 0straezzaj By t1s
German imperial government and ths
members Of that party under 8 han
The otfGaz political parties ignore them
z1d the government win not Recognize
them for any grade Of public employ
ueQt- Tbs only way for them 10 gain
influence In affzirs q state. h points
01t- IS through actual political Tgazk II
eo-nb1natIo4 with ozher powerful ela-
uears IN The rsle1stag