Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
HAVE ROW IN PROGRESS
Radical and Conservative Wings
of Party Split

BERLIN, Aug. 5.-The Social Demo-
cratic party has been suddenly visited
with a wave of uncomfortable excite
ment. 1t is all about twenty Socialist
deputies in the landtag of the Grand
Duchy of Baden. The majority of
these are Moderates or Revisionists
belonging to Bernstein's wing, who re-
gard cooperation with the Burger
liche" parties in passing Liberal laws
as not inconsistent with Socialist prin-
ciples. These Baden Socialists have
disgusted "Vorwarts" and the entire
revolutionary wing under Herr Bebel
by helping the grand ducaI govern
ment to pass their budget
The Baden Socialists have actually
appointed three of their number to
visit the grand duke in September and
congratulate him and the grand
duchess on their silver wedding day.
This. says "Vorwarts,' is evidence of
the "pestilence of ByzanIinism, which
has corrupted German human nature,
and a few days since when the Baden
diet adjourned and the president called
for "hochs" for the grand duke, the
Socialist deputies present actually
stood up in their places with the rest
of the members, Unsteady of ostenta-
tiously leaving the chamber. Hence
the storm of indignation in the revolu-
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the Mauretania and the Lusitania, do
not call at Queenstown on their east
ward journeys, and the result must be
a considerable diversion of traffic from
Ireland.
The following official circular shows
the concessions which the chancellor
of the eXchequer has made to the Irish
publicans:
One-In the cases of licensed public
houses which last year were charged
with license duty on a valuation of
$50 or under (such valuation being
made up of Griffth's valuation with
20 per cent added, the same system
of fixing the valuation for license duty
is to be adopted as at present, but
where the valuation, according to Grif-
fiths list, is over $50 or with 5 per
cent added to Griffth's valuation
brings it over $50, Griffith's valuation,
plus per cent, is to be considered as
the valuation for licensing purposes
for the present.
Two-Licensed houses between cal
las and G47 las (Which are not pro-
vided for under head y are to be
charged for license duty at a valuation
of ESQ.
Three-All license duties fixed ac-
finance act are to be calculated on a
valuation fixed according to this
system.
Four-The system is to be adopted in
calculating the license duty as from
October, 1909 and the 'pay notices"
and calculations already made are to
be Cancelled and new pay tickets"
made out under the new regulations
and delivered accordingly.
Five-Under these regulations spirit
grocers in Ireland, who in many cases
were formerly charged according to
rent paid Irrespective of Griffith's
valuation, plus 20 per cent added, are
now to be charged license duty under
the new treasury regulations.
At the meeting of the North Dublin
Board of Guardians Mr. O'Mara pro-
posed a resolution condemning as un-
Just the increased tax of 3s Cd on
spirits. They were aware, he said, that
several distilleries were about to be
closed.
Michael Mahon, who seconded the
resolution, said that he was one of
deputation of dairy propretors who re-
Gently waited on Messrs. Jameson, dis
tillers. They were told that Messrs.
Jameson would distill very little whisky
next season.
The resolution was carried unani-
mously.