The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-30
MAY GET
OLYMPIC GAM S
Formal Invitation Will Be Elk.
tended to Committee at
Stockholm.

Berlin. Juno 29.-An invitation to hold
the next Olympic games in Berlin In q
new 100000 stadium will DO extended
to the international Olympic commit
tee at It's coming meeting In Stock
holm. 1t has been understood that
Germany woa!d be awarded the games
as soon as Berlin was In u position to
offer suitable accommodations, and as
this condition has now been met by the
patriotic offer OF three Berlin organ
izations to assume the financial respon-
sloility for the construction OF the sta
dunn. the American athletes will prob
ABLY gather here on their next trip
across the Atlantic.
AT the last meeting of tho German
imperial committee President Won Pod
bielsky announced that tho Union Club.
the Berlin Steepiechasing Association
and the Berlin Racing Association had
offered to build the stadium and to raise
the money by bond issue OF $500, 900.
The German Olympic committee, in
which all branches OF athletics arc rep
resented. hopes as soon as possible to
take over these bonds among the vari-
Gus organizations represented. Count
Slersstorpn. the German representative
on the International committee, was
thereupon instructed to tender the
formal invitation at Stockholm.
The ofr-season in politics has been
enlivened by the outbreak OF what ap-
pears TO be serious crisis IN the Cen
trum or Clerical party. 1t was occa-
stoned by q declaration OF the Pope
giving his approval to the so-called
Association OF Catholic Labor Unions.
the smaller OF the two Catholic labor
organizations of the country. Most o!
the Catholic workingmen are organ
lied in the Christian Labor Unions,
which contain about 100000 members.
while the association is said to have
only about 10000. The Christian Unions
are not exclusively Catholic, though
by far the larger part OF their members
belong TO that church. Their chief aim
Is TO oppose socialism. and they regard
II as necessary to admit Professionals iu
order TO have the best. success In that
direction. In this point they have tho
support OF the Clerical party. The
association. however. strongly Condemns
the interdenominational character OF
the unions and demands that LABOR or
CARNATIONS be fully under the control
OF the Catholic Church, ana wing of
the Clerical party called the Berlin
movement supports this view.
Friction has been growing between
the two labor organizations. and still
more between the two corresponding
wings OF the Centrum. Only recently
resentatives of the party IN the Reich
stag, resigned his seat because he was
not in harmony with the policy OF MIN
lmiz!ns the clerical character OF the
party The present crisis was brought
on by the association. which recently
sent an address OF homage to the Popc.
containing, It was said, d sharp attack
on the unions, and IL was in answer u
This that the Pope uttered his conderl-
nation Of the latter, pronouncing their
fundamental principles false Since this
declaration was made the Christian
Unions have issued a statement in
whicn they use exceedingly sharp Ian
guage against the association saying
among other things that It's address to
the Pope was the climax to Ions
campaign OF SANDER on the part OF the
association against the Christian
Unions" and that the supreme head
Of the Catholic Church has never been
more disSraceiully deceived about the
nature and character OF the Christian
Labor Unions in Germany" The whole
matter has stirred up a vast deal ..
animated discussion in the press OF al!
parties. There is even considereb bic
talk OF a probable split in the Clerical
party.
Court and prison records show tina,
there has been a steady decrease in
the percentage OF crimlnal:ty in Prus-
STA in the last ten years Where
formerly $50 persons out OF each 100
eco were sentenced annually for some
sort OF crime. tho number dropped last
year to 5s5 a decrease of % per cent
y most gratifying feature is that
the majority Of the decrease was In the
item Of fe!onies. The number OF wo-
men criminals also showed great
falling off
Close upon the heels OF the an