Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-10
THB RECENT GERMAN ELECTIONS

| Hech der kaiser! rings In the ears Of
| every enc at this moment In Berlin and
| throughout Germany. A great light has
been fought and wen. Great Caesar was
net more flushed with his victory over
Pharnace than the German emperor who
may now quote to the reiehstae what the
Roman conqueror said In triumph to the
senatei II came. I saw. conaueredf
On the 25th uitimo the socialists were
overthrow and disastrously Defeated. AT
midnight Of the 28th the reports OF govern
ment success were confirmed by figures
| and thousands. gathered In the streets and
proceeded with music and song TO con-
graduate the emperor.
The kaiser, arrayed In military cloak and
casque, accompanied By the empress and
princes. appeared ut q briiIiantly-lighted
window, where the kaiser addressed the
crowd:
ovation. The results Of the. elections show
the truth of the chancell0r's words that
Germany can ride in the saddle. and II my
people remain united; Germany VIII n1 ~
ride down everybody and everything which
It win prove interesting to note the
opinions OF the German people eo,s sne ~ THE the
resnltsNtf,e unexpected results-of q politi-
cal struggle, which all agree IL very seri-
Gus, IL not fatal. blow to socialism In Ter
many and elsewhere.
Herr Dernburg, whose authority is un-
questioned said to q representative OF the
Lokalanzeiger that he regarded the lack OF
success of the socialists at the elections as
the inevitable result Of their attitude to-
ward the colonial estimates.
But" added Herr Dernburg, social
| democracy had to pay for the Logical con-
xl>t~
wanted to be a workingman's party tney
opposed a fine opportunity for the WORK
which Germany's colonial activity would
bring in its train and attepsea 70 whicS
colonies would give to German workmen-
Herr Dernhurg added that the question
whether the center would now snow user
more accommodating toward the demands
for the colonies, or not, had no longer its
| former significance for the government.
| since majority had been obtained without
the center.
a.
The Clerical Germania organ Of the CEN
| ter, accepted this challenge and replied:
| 'Does the good man be-
| answer lieve that the election
-oe ~. c.,+or campaign was fought
over a few men and a
| few million marks for Southwest Africa,
and that it is all right when once ma
jority has been secured for these demands
| He is going to experience bitter disappoint-
ment. and so are all those who may mag
| inc that the center will soon forget every
| thing that has passed, and that 1t Will
whenever it is in distress. No. Herr Chan
celor! The confidence of the center and
| Of the electors has been wantonly forfeited.
| and will not be so easily regained.'
The North German Gazette greets the re-
| suits as the verdict of the nation" and
says: "The obsession that the socialists
were invincible has been broken. The sec
| ond ballots must complete what the first
ballots began. The aim must be to prove
both in Germany and to foreign countries
| that the German people when national is
sues are at stake will ride down everything
| which stands in the nations way. The
| watchword Is strong national policy, and
| the German people yesterday gave this
watchword for the future proceedings Of
| it's parliament This impression was
strengthened by the decline or standstill Of
The disinterested reader cannot fail to
| note that in all Germany. whether kaiser
| or people, there is the all-pervading idea to
| ride down something or somebody.
The Vorwaerts (socialisD says in substance
that 1t would be folly to conceal disappoint-
| ment with the result 1t compares the cleo
tons to those of the Septennate elections
| in 1887. when the parliamentary strength
| of the social democracy was reduced from
twenty-five to eleven. For the succeeding
| twenty years the party had been accus-
toned to reckon only with victory. The
analogy Of 1887 also applies to the action of
the liberals. who have united with the con-
servatives 50 far as the conservatives
would accept their alliance, in order to
combat the socialists On the former occa-
sion. however. the radicals were in opposi-
| ton together with the clerical center. The
radicals of the present political dispense
ton are described as no longer having any
differences of opinion on important ques-
| lions with the conservatives, and their &C
| ton at the present elections In supporting
a number Of conservative candidates is ad-
duced in proof Of this contention. Radical
| ISM according to the VorwaertZ. has ceased
to exist as a democratic party on the OPP
position side. and regards its resurrection
| now as the left wing of the conservative
government party" this being distinc-
tive feature developed by the present cleo
tons.
In Vienna the German ambassador deliv-
cred speech on the 9th ultimo which at
| tracted much attention
count wears in political circles, and
Wanna Sneech because Of the mani
fest spirit of riding
down." which is somewhat CALLING to
those who still remember Sadowa. Count
Wedel said: I'VE Germans have a right
to trust our own strength. The joyful
news from the faderland today strength
ems this confidence. for it shows to the
great disappointment Of our open and secret
foes that the imperial fabric stands firm.
The German people are ready now as ever
to cherish and defend their national ideals"
In Italy the Popolo Romano of January q.
while admitting the victory Of the liberal
and constitutional parties, says: Nor WILL
the effect of the defeat Of the socialist party.
which In point OF culture, organization,
unity and vigor far surpasses the socialist
parties of all other countries. be limited to
Germany only: it will have a saiutary re-
suit everywhere, especially in those coun-
tries, like our own, where the demagogues
of collectivism seek with their insiduous
propaganda to undermine those institutions
which are the most solid base of the in
tegrity of the italian fatherland and ma
ton"
AT the Vatican the results of the elections
in Germany, the return of pro-clerical
ministry to power in Spain and the check
to anti-clericalism in Italy are considered as
significant signs that socialism as an an
tagonist and enemy of religion has been eff
fectually overthrown.
On the occasion of the birthday of the
Emperor of Germany Pope Plus x ordered a
TIE Deum to be sung in the Austrian Church
in the presence Of Cardinal Merry del Val,
the pontifcal secretary of state. Such