Omaha daily bee., 1907-06-02
GREAT CHANGE tFFtcTfD IN Ytm 1891
MANY FUTURE DfncUITEs N VIEW

VIENNA June 1.-cSpecial The growth
OF socialism IN Austria and especially OF
Christian HociaSsm, which high Catholic
oignitsry has pronounced to be neither
Christian nor socialism has certainly
been viewed with alarm by state as well as
by church and there are many different
rumors as % what Is lIkely TO be done
towards the checking OF movements Of this
nature
il is undoubtedly true that the politics
Of the ancient city Of Vienna can hardly
be grasped even today without some idea
Of its history. II was at one time strongly
liberal but il is now the home o. Christian
socialism, which controls its municipality
ana predominates everywhere. There will
probably Be a stronger leaven Of social
democracy for many years to come. but
liberalism appears TO have ceased to exist
as a factor 10 be reckoned with when II
comes 10 questions Of Parliament and cues
tons Of government
The population OF Vienna should be
divided into three classes: the rich and
once Influential bourEeoisie. the small
tradesnen and the workingmen- There is
no great industry and but very few manu-
facturers- II is the home Of the small shop
keeper and the man who works at his
house for the middlenan. either on leather
or in Jewelry or in fancy goods Their work
IS Of the very best and commands high
prices. but they do not always see a fun
profit and are therefore intensely bitter
against the middlemsn who organize the
trade for them and secure q large share
Of the gain TO themselves Most Of these
men are Jews and this fact undoubtedly
accounts for the strong feeling OF anti
Semitism that has helped create Christian
socialism.
when Constellation was Given.
When the constitution was given in 1861
ehe franchise was high and the richer
bourgeoisie had everything their own way
They were liberals and the corporation was
liberal The smaller tradesmAn was only
partly represented. and what there was in
the town council belonged TO what was
Rthen called the democratic party. and in
- sed Kari Lueger amongst its members;
for tas small trsdesmen never would have
anything 70 say 10 the liberals and until
ISIS the fight was between the liberals and
The democrats But in 1880 a reaction had
begun 10 set in in central Europe Prince
bismarck threw over the national liberals
and governed with the help of the con-
servatives and the center party. This not
only broke liberalism in Germany, but IL
produced corresponding reaction in Aus
tria- In the meanwhile Baron Won vogel-
sang. a Necklenbt-g convert from Protes-
tantism. had started the anti-semitic move
menf in Vienna and the democrats grad
ually we're weansd from their old party to
anti-semitism. a sentiment which was thor
ouEhly within the comprehension Of the
Viennese. BY 1885 there was a thorough
breakup Of the party Kronawetter re-
mained true 10 hiss democratic principles
but Karl LueEer was able to carry the
majority with him. The real turning point
had. however, been the reform act Of ISSl-
The liberal party had become hostile 10
Count Tasfe and he destroyed their power
by the extension Of the franchise Untn
then the limit was the payment Of 10
guldeEs per year in direct taxation. The
reform gave the vote 10 those who paid
S Fuldens per year and the influence Of
the small tradesmsn became the most
predominant factor a. he gradually realized
his power.
In IsEs Prince Alois Liechtenstein decided
On Joining the Austrian socialists with the
object Of securing the snail bourgeois for
the Catholic church. whose strength had
been much increased by the eloquence Of
Father Abel, a Jesuit. who could speak
TO the people in their own popular, Wen
nese dialect
Great Change In ISss.
The great change was effected in 1895
when Kari Lueger was for the FIRST time
elected burgomaster OF VtennR. but Chris
tan socialists were not very popular with
the authorities They had been very vio-
,ent in their language and in their methods
u procedure and this election was not
finally ratified until ten years aga, since
u TGaarnr haIz hanE a
sway IN the town council assisted by an
ahis body Of men. among whom Albert
Sessulan Is the representative Of his leader
suring his present illness. while Dr. Weiss
krchner as chief OF the vice burgomeisters.
IS dischaFgtng his duties at the town hail.
II can be understood that there are many
possibilities OF future troubles between
the social democrats. the Christian social
sts and tie liberals In the campaign
through which Vienna has Just passed one
Ereat subject for disputes between the
HHrisrsn socialists and the liberals is the
FAHf change which has come over Vienna.
go Transformed into one Of the most
Seautifnl cities Of Europe. through the elm
nation OF the ramparts and the substitution
u the Ringstrasse. Both of the parties
aave claimed this as their work but the
act remains thai these improvements we're
started BY the liberals and carried out by
be ChristiaA socialists.
The former Countess FeEtetios. who mar
red the gypsy ytoliniEt Nyary, has been
disinhsrited by her father on the ground
that her marriage makes her unworthy Of
the family
Just before her marriage her father had
nsde her a present of house IN Buda-
pest worth S5oOoa IN anticipation Of her
marriage with sprsu, 70 whom she WAS
then betr0thed- The countess on her mar
riage presented The house TO Nyary
Countess a PennfIeSa Bride.
T'he gtft has been revoked by the father
q thu countess and, according % Hun
Farian Law, this really does cancel the SET
ileu1ent q the house on Nyary. me coun-
tess is t1euefore . pennIleEs bride. She Il
stated 20 b seriously ~
since the excitement over the a1Sir
Eyary has been promised an enEaEem.nt