The chronicle=news., 1913-06-21
FOREIGN news
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| bHfItu, June .I.=IO MI 6eruuIi
officials aud other persons In hiKii
places the Socialists Of Germany are
enemies OF the Fatheriand'' and
members OF the Oyerthrown Party
No good opportunity 10 proceed
against them Is overlooked. and this
Is especially the case In Prussia. One
OF the most extreme eases OF this sort
is reported from Breslau.
TIL. Brssiau police have disiin-
rui.hcd themselves. even among
Prussian officials. by their extreme
m.,ho ods In the campaign against the
Socialists. They have stopped funer-
ais and removed from casket.
! wrcaihs tied with red ribbons entire
~ on account Of the color OF the RIB
bonS. One young man who protest
ed because such u wreath was taken
from his mothers coffin was arr.sI-,
ed and fined for resistance to tn. po-
lice.
The latest case also has to do with
/, funeral. Some time ago nreslan
Socialist. dying. left documentary In
Structionx forbiidinS any r"iiglouT
exercises at his grave. or even the
presence OF n minister. The funeral
was held according to directions. the
only persons present being members
OF III. Social Democratic party. The
authorities have now begun criminal
net Ion against those In charg" Of the
funeral. ON the ground that the fun
.rai WAS "a public meeting" within
- 81 k. la stvlU hts
III. permission Of the police liz ~
cured for the holding Of such a
meeting. and that this permission
was not obtained.
There was one guest nj the we'd
ding In May Of Prime" Ernest AuRun,
and Prtnccss Victoria Louise. dauHh-
ter Of Emperor william. who be-
lonIcd neither to military. high off
cini nor court circles. and who was
not even of a rink cnii;iin: him 10
appear nj court At all. This coriun-
ai. individual was Munich barber.
when Prince Ernest wax living In
Munich he was shaved daily by ,hi.
Young man. Just before he left Mu-
nich the barber iamrni.d that u"
should never see the Prince again.
oh. II may not be NJ long," re-
piled III" Prince. and n few days lat
cr the barber received Invitations to
the royal wedding. the wcdIiins din
nor. and the gala opera.
The women ticket sellers at the
stations Of the Berlin suburban and
!GIty railroads arc becoming "snIppy"
| "xchnippisch.'' M the Germans say.
aud their ronduct toward patrons OF
the roads has caused many COM
pG,iuts. Thc railroad adminis,ra-
! tion has met the situation by send
ing out n circulation Of ndmoni'ior
| Not only are the women ccns,ircd. Tor
some male employees are said also TO
have sinncd against courtesy. but the
female workers are particularly
singled on, M having been especially
discourtcous and pert. The circular
says:
II, has been noticed recently with
regret that tho number OF complaints
by travellers OF discourteous cond'io :
on the part of ticket sellers and port
crs. and especially on the part OF the
female employees. has been incrcas-
mig. II Is complained. and with rens-
on. that employees show themselvci
Indifferent to the desires OF travel.
crs who naturally wish quick service
that they ask impolitely what the
travellers wish: conduct themselves
pcrtly: express unjustificd doubts a'
to the gcnuineness OF signatures on
Communication tickets: throw change
and tickets nj the travellers In n dis
courteous manner. and eat luncheon
while they are waiting on the pub
lie II conditons do not improve
further corrective steps are threat
ened.
The recently announced decision
OF the Imperial Supreme Court. up