The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-14
SOCIALISTS MAKE
| GAINS IN GERMANY
Will Likely Have Nearly 100
Members of the New
Reichstag.
LIBERALS ARE LOSERS
Second Ballots Will Be Neces-
sary in Nearly 200
Constituencies.

bEhbiN, JAN lo-OnoIIlclal re-
furns of the result Of the polling in
tie elections to the reichstag have been
received from all of the 397 constituent
cies, but owing to discrepancies in the
fabulations, it is still difficult to make
any definite prediction of the complex
on Of the new reicbstag. There are 1s9
constituencies in which second ballot
will be necessary.
The Conseryative~Clerica coalition,
which has had uncontrolled domination
Of the imperial parliament since the
fall of Prince Won Buelow, has been
badly shaken, It's absolute majority
probably is thing Of the past, but the
combination of two powerful parties
must still be reckoned with as the
strongest factor in the reichstag.
Certain of 80 Seats.
Ia The Socialists have run up the num-
Der Of their elected members to sixty
four, or, according to some reports, to
Eixty-six, of whom twenty-six wrested
4 their seats from members of other par
ties; and the Socialists also are con-
feYned in 122 second ballots. They need
only to hold their own in the reballots
[. In order to return to the reichstag as
strong numerically as they were in
a 1908, when their representation reached
high water mark. This year, probably,
they will pass their old limit Of eighty.
. one deputies by ten, as they seem to be
almost certain OF securing ninety or
ninetyone seats.
M The latest and most correct nonoficial
\ figures of the results of the first ballots
follow:
Liberals Slaughtered.
OF the Conservatives, with their anti
Semitic and Agrarian allies, 80 have
been elected, against SO elected at the
hls. ballots in 1907 and as compared
with 103. which was their strength at
tfhe dissolution.
Of the Center. with their Polish and
Alsatian allies. 102 elected. against los
at the first ballots in 1907 and 140 at
. the dissolution. ~
OF the National~Liberals, 5 elected,
against Is at the first ballots in 1907
and with 81 at the dissolution,
OF the Radicals. none elected, against
10 at the first ballots in 1907 and with
10 at the dissolution.
pared with 80 at the first ballot in
1907 and 53 at the dissolution.
Two Independents also have been
elected
The Conservatives are contestants at
.the second ballots in SO constituencies,
the Centrists in 43, the National Lib.
erals in Cd. the Radicals in 90 and the
Socialists in 122.
The gain Of the Socialists thus far is
o,.l. frnp
Radicals, Q from National Liberals, y
4 from Centrists and 8 from Conserya
lists.
"A A disturbance occurred at Dortmupd
dnying the elections the Socialists and
National Liberals coming TO blows Gu
As streets.
Hupe for Radicals.
a A late ANALYSIS OF the situation gives
fome reason TO believe that the Radicals,
nfter the reballoting. may return to the
a lslchsteg In nearly their former strength
They Will participate in fifty-four re-
balots. and 1t Is estimated that their
. Chances are good TO win In forty nine ana
Possibly In hftythree. The victories, viii
include four seats now represented by
conservatives and two each from the
d National Liberals, the Center and So
The Radicals are assisted in their fight
oy the fact that both the National LIB
III eiDls ana the SOClallStS support lllSID IN
b preference 10 either the Center or the
conservatives. and both the latter sup
i port them against the Socialists. The
Sorddeutsche Algeimeine Zettung today
heads It's columns with warnings TO the
government and to all the non Social
ist parties TO make strong efforts In the
second ballot against the return OF So
\ cialist candidates The Socialists, 1t
says. exercise turbulent terrorism nt
y nome and build up a vision Of the general
Maternlzation OF the peoples OF the world
me foreign enemies and rivals Of the
Z herman empire, the newspaper continues,
oultd their hopes upon the Socialists and
VIII rejoice II they add to their victories
IN inc second ballots. In conclusion, the
article says
Our work for peace can only prosper
~nen we keep ourselves strong and
united as a nation. Among the first tasks
OF the new reichstag will be the guar
anteeing of our defensive powers. The
party calling Itself international Is In.
capable OF meeting this most important
demand"
Shortage Settled.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan 13.-John Lind,
president OF the board Of regents OF the