New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-18

day last. with results of which you were long
ago Informed by cable. As candidate car
not be elected by a mere plurality but must have
a clear majority, there will have TO be second
elections in more than a quarter of the constit-
uencies. But II IS perfectly evident now that
the Social Democrats have met with heavy
losses, especially IN Saxony. That industrial
country has hitherto been such a stronghold of
socialism as to get for itself the name Of the
Red Kingdom" 1t viii be called so no longer
The Socialists have lost at least seven seats
there They have also lost Gotha which in the
late Reichstag was represented by socialist
who followed the trade of a cobbler. The cob
bier sought reelection, but was defeated by
Prince zu Hohenlohe-L angenburg. a son Of the
former Director of Colonial Affairs Another
contest Of much personal interest occurred in
Pomerania, where DR.. BarJh. the eminent pub
Tcist and editor Of The Nation" was the can
ddate Of the Radical Union party His oppo-
nent was Conservative Of agrarian tendencies
The result was that DR.. Barth who is generally
recognized as one of the ablest men in Germany
received less than 900 votes while his compare
lively unknown opponent got 1900. The vot-
CTS in that district We're confessedly not infu-
enced by principles of imperial policy. All they
cared for was the price Of their agricultural
produce. especially Of pigs. I have spoken of a
district in Berlin which contains nearly seven
nunureu thousand lnha hitantS. From that dis
1rict the Socialist leader Herr Ledebour has
been elected. polling about one hundred thou
sand votes, or more than twice the entire popu-
lation Of some other districts. From another
Berlin district Herr Singer the Socialist has
been elected with about eighty-two thousand
votes. Under fair distribution each of those
districts would have been divided into four or
Eve. returning eight or ten Socialist members.
instead Of only two. But the banner Socialist
district was Charlottenburg. near Berlin. in
which Herr Zubeil polled more than one hundred
and three thousand votes.
What viii come Of fl all is yet Of course, to be
seen The Emperor and the Chancellor are said
n be much pleased with the result of the cleo
ton. and are confident that now they will be
able 10 carry out their naval and colonial poll
cies. But there is more than that to come. Do
nestle questions cannot he kept in allegiance.
and among these IS the question Of reapportion-
u7ent. so as to correct the gross INEQUALITIES IN
representation The government has hitherto
heen opposed TO such measure. but it realizes
that it will in time have to accept IT, and there
time. and that the reform will he effected be
the great manufacturing and commercial inter-
ests may thus he enabled 10 increase their
strength much as the Socialists DO theirs.
which is by no means impossible. At any rate,
the empire can scarcely he kept on the present
basis with its steadily increasing injustice. not
only to Social Democrats. but also TO Liberals
and Radicals. II It could it might in time reach
the amazing condition of Prussia. in which
100000 Socialist votes elect not one Deputy
while only 100000 Conservative votes elect
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