The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-11
THE BERLIN DEMONSTRATION.

Socialists bound to win suffrage reform
for Prussia According to the cabegam the demonstration in Der
yesterday the formidable of the SERIES beginning
month yet unlike those that preceded it was not attended by
but the demonstration fairly orderly From this it would
pear that the Prussian authorities becoming sensbre com
ing to realize that repression is bad policy IN dealing with any great
popular demand for redress of grievances
the Prusan Diet by the Imperial German Chancellor Beth
nHOweg of purporng to reform the present Obs
ee franchise law. His plan contained virtually reform what
the simply modifying the degree of badness of the old
controlled by onesxt Of the whole popeation
The chancellor would amend this grOtesque condition of things by
having the same power vested in OF the population The
scheme would still keep the Diet of Prussia basis far
of the imperial parliament and that result doubt debe
ae intended for conservative paper caarcers it as the best
the programs of Chancellor and Kaiser
"Caca boots and laughter" greeted the chancellor and he
created with unprecedented conume and insult when he
presented the bill in the Diet The Literary Digest that the
posterous by the German and English and quotes the Berlin
in Europe BY this law the of the greatest axpayng
city, that is the richest have the votes Three of the
Tins # came to mass that the seven Socialists who ntornted the
snecr While e oded his of amendment n i
fifth of the total cast at the last election whereas the
of which there $50 members the Diet poed
less than seventh According the London Spectator the
form bill aDoses the principle Of indirect voting but retains the
distribution and while Onesixh of the electorate
Following the d5ordr scenes in the Diet the indignation of
the people expressed by riots and the waving red flags the
of the three classes and the institution of manhood suffrage
obtains greater extent the of the imperial parliament
Berlin long regarded the city completely
of the police in all Europe became suddenly condition
The mob
the government! Long live universal suffrage? They hoist red
flag the of the Rechstg and sing the MaIseise
The police reply with voey of bullets and the number of killed
wounded reported the papers, An estimate has been pub
shed giving the number of casualties in Berlin and Frankfort
three four hundred Nevertheless the
that the Socialists still paded the of the capital
ing for reform the faces of the police
the streets being dsegaded volume Of sympathy
Prussan agitaOs has developed other of the empire
Franck member of the Diet of the Duchy
Germany has been in such perturbation
ment since the days when the North
der discussion and the autonomy of each State
threatened by the ambition of the Prsan
these words "The inhabitants of section
united united against the Pussian government against
and brutal tyranny At the this feeling
tty against the powers that be Southern Germany
degree unheard of for fifty years."
Yesterdays monster demonstration in Berlin
great triumph in its Oderlness Socialism de-
cline Germany the rights of the people recognized
just its progress Great Britain will according
the degree with which the pending Liberal program
After Mr. Sherwood, Democratic member from Ohio had
tried in vain for five bill through the
pension of dollar day for all old soldiers
managed the present provision