The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-14
BREAK MAJORITY OF CONSERVATIVES No Definite News Yet Received From the Ger
 man Election

l Berlin, January 15.-Unofficial returns oi
 elections to the reichstag have been re- eeived from all of the 397 constituencies but owing to discrepancies it is difficult | to make any definite prediction of the | complexion of the new house. There arg | 1s9 constituencies in which second bal | lot will be necessary. The conservative cleric coalition which has dominated the imperial parliament since the fall of Prince Von Buelow has been badly shaken. It's absolute majority probably is a thing of the past but the combina- ton continues the strongest factor In the reichstag.
 The socialists have run up the number of their elected mmebers already to GA, or according to some reports to 66. They also are concerned in 122 second ballots. They will probably pass this year their old limit of s1 deputies by 10 as they seem to be almost certain of securing 90 or 9l seats. The national liberals and the radicals suffered for the socialist victory at the first election but the conservatives and centrists will stand the brunt on the sec ond ballot The figures of the first bal lots are. or the conservatives WllH tHctr antisemite and agrarian allies B have been elected against 59 elected at the first ballots in 1907. and as compared with 1o3, their strength of dissolution. Centrists Decrease
 Of the center with their Polish and AL satian allies 102 have been elected against 1os at the first ballots in 1907, compared with 140 at dissolution
 ba 1e five have beaN elected against IS at the first ballots in 1907, compared with 5l, their dissolution strength.
 Of the radicals none have been elected against nine at the first ballots in 1907 and compared with 49 at dissolution.
 Of the socialists GA have been elected as compared with 90 at the first ballots in 1907 and B, their strength at the dis solution.
 The conservatives are contestants at the second ballots in S2 constituencies, the centfists in 43, national liberals in 64, rad ieals in 56 and the socialists in 22. The gain of the socialists thus far is 2S seats, of which eight were captured from rad ioals, nine from national liberals, two from centrists and nine from conserva- lives.
 A late analysis of the situation gives some reason to believe that the radicals after the reballoting may return to the reichstag in nearly their former strength. They will participate in 54 reballots, and it is estimated that their chances are good to win 49. possibly in 53. These victories would include four seats now held by the conservatives and two each from the national liberals. the centerists and the socialists. The radicals are as- sisted in their fight by the fact that both the national liberals and the socialists support them in preference to either the centerists or the conservatives and both the latter support them against the so- ciaists.
 The Nord Deutcher today gives warn ings to the government and to all the non-socialist parties to make strong ef- forts in the second ballots against the return of socialists. The socialists, 1t says, exercise turbulens terrorism at home and build up a vision of the general fra ternization of the people of the world. The foreign enemies and rivals of the German empire, the newspaper continues. build their hopes upon the socialists; and will rejoice If they add to their victories in the second ballots. In conclusion the article says:
 "Our work for peace can only prosper when we keep ourselves strong and united as nation. Among the first tasks