The Washington herald., 1907-01-27
SOCIALISM CHECKED
Kaiser's Victory in Elections,
However, Not Decisive.
SECOND BALLOT NECESSARY
Thus Far Returns Show That 237
Candidates Have Been Definitely
the Reichstag Not Absolutely As
sured-DeaIs with Smaller Parties.

Berlin. Jan 26.-The final results Of the
elections are as follows: Two hundred and
thirty-seven candidates have been def
nitely elected In 160 constituencies sec
Ond ballots win be necessary.
The successful candidates comprise Al
Conservatives, 10 Imperialists, Is Poles, -
Centrists. 20 National Liberals. Radical
Peoples Party, ! Radical Union Party,
% Socialists, / Middle Classes Association,
Dane. 10 Independent Alsatian Centrists,
8 Reform Party. > Landowners Union, !
Economic Union, and . German Peoples
Party.
Second ballots are necessary in the
cases Of 3 Conservatives 10 Imperialists,
; Poles 81 Centrists, IS National Liberals.
q Radical Peoples Party, Z Radical
Union. % Socialists, Middle Glasses As
ISOLATION, 3 Independent Liberals,
Guelphs, Independents, 8 Anu-Semites'
S Landowners Union, y Economic Union,
and II German Peoples Party.
1t would be a mistake to estimate the
result OF the elections. SO far as known.
as a decisive victory for the government
One point only is clear, namely. that So
ciaIism has received a sharp check. The
reaction against socialistic ideas which Is
spreading throughout Europe. and esDe-
cially England, has developed unexpected
strength in Germany, and II would have
manifested itself still more clearly had
the issue been directly before the people.
/ As a matter Of fact socialism has been
helped instead Of hindered in the cam
Z Of
/ before the electorate. Many supported
/ the Socialist candidates who desire merely
/ 20 express their opposition 10 the auto
| cratic tendencies Of the government and
/ who were unwilling to vote for the Catho-
/ lie Centrists.
Center Increased Strength.
on the other hand. the result Of the
poll shows that the Center party itself
actually Increased its strength slightly
( 1t was this party which defeated the gov
-efnment in the last Reichstag and caused
/ its dissolution. The Kaiser and Chan
celIor Won BuelOw can. therefore. find
scant vindication In seeing 1t returned IN
/ fun strength and prepared TO insist or
/ the rights Of the legislature TO cOntro
/ national expenditures,
Control Not Assured.
Even IL the government gains another
half dozen seats from the Socialists
which is the most that any one considers
possible. its control Of the new ReichstaE
is not by any means assured Il car
command majority only by making new
deals with some OF the small parties
which viii hold the balance OF power IL
that heterogeneous body.
This will be far from easy. and will re-
|quire substantial political concessions. bu
the luminous fact Of the moment is tina
Socialism has received a staggering blow
in Germany. and great Is the rejoicing bl
the Emperor and all his followers. Tn
greatest menace 10 his ambitions. 20 hi
crown itself. has been checked. He ha
fel- FOR the past few years that the chic
danger TO his plan in world politics lay il
the growth Of the SOCialistiC tendencies O
his own empire. Now he viii probabi.
consider that he has free hand one
more and the world az large is therefor
. likely to feel the effect Of the German
elections.