The Detroit times., 1909-05-14
BY PETER POWER.

The political revolution in Turkey
Is firing al Europe. Royalty and the
privileged classes are making siren
uous efforts To prevent the blaze thal
burst forth in Constantinople from
spreading, but the rumbling and seeth
ing underneath the surface threatens
10 cause eruptions. despite all the pre-
cautionary methods that may be In
voked.
France is in a turbuleDt state on &C
count OF the Clemenceau government
smarting under the defeat administer
ed by the striking public service EN-.
| ployes, forbidding those workers from
: joining the General Federation oil
| Trades.
King Edward is said 10 have adyis-
ed Premier Clemenceau to stamp out
the sentiment of organization In the
government service. as 1t would lead
TO anarchy" Ii is doubtful whether
Edward gave such advice. for not only
are many British government workers
organized, but just now Winston
Churchill is steering a bill through
parliament that will virtually result
in organizing the employees OF govern
ment contractors. The latter will be
required 10 Join trade boards. compos-
ed of government officials. employers
and workmen. With power to fix wages.
hours, etc. I93en, again. the Liberal
party seems TO have accepted the prin-
cipal immediate demands OF the So
cialistic labor party. The privileged
class is 10 be taxed 10 the limit TO fur
nisn work for the unemployed. pay old
age pensions, government insurance,
and SO forth, and the London papers
reflect the fact that Premier AsQuith' s
budget, reported a few days ago as
meaning Socialism" has created
tremendous discussion. mostly favor
able, which will keep Edward and his
crowd busy.
The cable dispatches give very lit
tie information about the bitterly hos
tile sentiment that is daily growing
in Germany against Emperor William
and his class. who are attempting to
break the backs OF the wealth-produe-
ers with Dreadnaughts and other war
paraphernalia. Some OF the Berlin dis
patches, undoubtedly inspired, would
have you believe that the Ger
man people are becoming greatly pun
ed up with patriotic pride because or
the expansion OF the army and navy.
II is not true. The masses are being
driven TO the point OF rebellion by the
tax goad. and every election held
shows increasing gains for the Social
Democrats, who are sweeping all the
leading cities, including Kiel, Emper.
or Williams principal naval depot. IL
IL is finally established that Emperor
William has been writing letters again
and really advised the sultan OF Tur-
key to inaugurate a massacre to Sc
cure foreign Intervention. and defeat
the revolutionary Young Turks, then
that monarch's head Will lie uneasy
and he will be lucky II he does not
meet the fate OF Abdul Hamid.
There will be no international war
in Europe. The rulers have got plen-
~ 10 do at home TO keep the Ito on
the revolutionary proletariat. who. be.
sides demanding the right to combine
to raise wages and fix hours OF toll,
are aiming to acquire control OF the
various governments and dump out all
the privileged personages and force
them to go TO work. The Young Turks
have been In communication with the
international Socialist bureau, with
headquarters at Brussels. and through
which bureau all the European labor
organizations. political and Industrial.
are affiliated. There Are many points
In agreement between the Young