New-York tribune., 1907-01-26
SOCIALISTS BEATEN.
ELECTION IN GERMANY.
Governments Colonial Policy Up
held at the Polls.

BulOW's colonial policy. have won at least twenty
seats but more important for the government
than the success OF its colonial plans is the
smashing defeat administered to the Socialists.
who Will lose seventeen eighteen seats.
This is the first election since 1887 in which
the Socialists have not increased their repre-
tentation IN the Reichstag by from FIVE TO
twenty seats. They have lost especially In sew
aral large cities, among these places being Bres-
lsu Halle. Magdeburg Leipsic and K5nigs-
berg The Clerical Centre holds almost all of
ifs former ons hundred seats There IS a possi-
bility, however. that reballotings In the unde-
cided districts may lost few seats TO the Centre
party.
The Conservatives have won six seats, two
from the anti-Semites. two from the National
Liberals and two from the Socialists
Reballoting probably will be necessary in IT'S
constituencies. so that complete returns Will not
te in before February 8.
.SoIhe snowbound districts in Upper Bavaria
have not vet been heard FROM but they are con-
sidered safe for the Centre party.
When 1t became evident at a late hour to-
night that the government had won. immense
crowds streamed from the neighborhood Of the
newspaper offices toward the palace Of Chancel-
Tor Won Bulow, I'm Wihelm-strasse The peo-
pie massed IN front OF the building and sang
Hell Dir I'm Siegeskranz." Prince Won Bulow
came out, and. advancing TO the railing OF the
palace garden, spoke follows:
Gentlemen. I thank You for your homage. and
l especially delighted Shat your national
feeling bought you here. Ny predecessor in
once before whom all must respectfully bow.
said forty years ago: Put the German people
in the saddle and they VIII ride soon enough.
The German people have shown day that they
can ride. ] hope and believe that every will
do his duty also in the rebGioting. Then viii
Germany stand respected and mighty before the
world Let US then unite together Ii the cry
Long live Germany and the German nation
Hurrah."
The crowd then burst into enthusiastic cheer
ing, and soon after set OF for the imperial
palace; but on reaching the castle bridge over
The Spree. a strong body of police opposed the
crowd ard forced it back with some violence
The people then formed in line again and
marched down Inter den Linden to the palace
of the crown prince, Frederick William. where
they sang and cheered The crown princess
appeared upon a balcony OF the palace and
bowel repeatedly 10 the people The crowd then
dispersed
Never before has Berlin known such after
election enthusiasm and noisy demonstrations
by singing and cheering crowds. The Emper-
o-'s picture. however was hissed when it was
flashed upon a transparency in front Of the
Office OF The 'Lokal AnEeiger." but the Kisses
were lost IN the volume OF cheering.
The newspapers gave away hundreds OF thou
sallds Of copies Of extras during the day.
Not single incident Of e 6iscrdeTly character
has seen reported frcIn any OF the polls.
Emperor william received the eiectlon returns
III the palace Tho fret bulletin came in al $50
o'clock this evening. l. vas dated Altona. and
said: "Froloe Socialist. elected by great ma
sority" The message was taken 20 indicate
Socialist gains but il quickly followed by a
series Of dispatches announcing Socialist losses.
The Socialists loso IN Lepsic and Esslingen
10 the National-Liberals an F-Gnigsbers and
F3reslau West 10 the Radicals and in Bresau
Fast TO the Conservatives. Some OF the urban
districts show surprising Socialist losses since
1853 In that year LcipFic elected a Socialist
deputy on the second ballot. and now II has
returned a NatiOna-Liberal member by a large
ma ajority. Herr Haase one OF the most able OF
the Socialist leaders has lost Konigsberg. where
he was elected on a rebailot in 1903 by nearly
1900 majority Prince HatZfeldt. Conservative
has carried Breslau East by 55S7 votes. beating
The former Socialist majority by $500. and Herr
Bernstein, one OF the leading Socialists OF the
so-called Revisionist Wing IA the Reichstag, has
lost Bresau West by 1900 votes. Herr Bern
stein was elected I'm 1903 on the first ballot by
majority Of 1883.
The Radicals increased their vote in the first
district Of Berlin by l,SOO. while the Socialists
in the same district lost 210 votes. A rebalo'
in this district viii be necessary, but Herr
Kaenpf Radical is sure Of election. All the
other districts in the capital again went So
cialist by large maJOrties-
The Radicals and the National-Liberals, ac'
cording to the returns, are increasing their vote
generally throughout the country.
The Clerical leaderF MILLER, Fulda' Roren
rGr0ber and Erzberger. have been reelected.
As further returns came in ST was seen tha
The tide continued 10 run against the Socialists
The Radicals carried Gmund. GopOingen' where
the Socialist majority on reballot in 1908 wal
53Ss and Bremen. which was carried oy th'
Socialists on the first ballot in 1903 In Bremen
@ reballot against tEe Radicals IS now heces
ssry The National Liberals will again enter
demand for a reballot against the SOCIALISTS a
Dorfmuud which was carried by the Sociallsu
By a slender majority in 1903. At Frankfort,on
the-Main also rebalot between the Socla4isG
and the Radicals VIII be required
The -I.okal Anzeger' estimates the Soclahs
losses at sixteen seats on the first Dallot, an'
predicts sfin greater losses as an outcome
the second ballot.
The Socialists are losing seats IN Saxony.
Magdeburg, which the Socialists carried on
rebalot by 200 votes in 1903 now goes 20 .,o, III
National Liberals. The Socialists hoio Lupeel
by 277 votes as against 1850 in the previous
election. -,
Hamburg IS again Socialist Herr Bebel th'
Socialist leader having been reelected -,
A Toteworthy feature OF the elections is tn
failure OF the Socialists TO obtain reDaHots II
places where they we're successful IN DONG .
in 1903. They have also failed TO get aDSoiu' s
insiorities in many districts where reballouns
Was not necessary four years ago. These ols
fricts mostly viii be lost to them, as the oLile
parties always combine, on rebaiiots' 10 oelea
the Socialists. ..,,
The ''VorRarts," in summarizing the result
from One-fourth OF the districts claims III III
election OF twenty-five Socialists, and says Una
TeballOting with other parties VIII result
tWenfy-segen Socialist members OF the heicn
stag from these districts The paper says @ tna
the total Socialist vote this year is far IN eKees
Of that Ga 1903 but that the governments re
peated exhortiOns 20 non-vOoters resulted y