The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03

vinced her more and more that her d. vine function is to be a thorn in the official socialists side. She next at tackled Kautsky and the officials over the monarchy question. X republic says Rosa. must be the first part of our po- litical program. Kautsky and the official socialists in vain professed that they are sound Republicans, br; that they are against precipitate agitation. This only confirms Rosa's belief that the official socialists will never dare to fight for the principles which they profess
 Red Rosa is not only the one reso- -lute and singleminded personality in German socialism. but she is a woman of marked propagandist talents and of strong character. Outvoted at party con- gresses, derided as mere gas bag and a visionary, she never loses courage, and he rassaults on the bureaucratic leaders and flaming indictments to action and combat provide the only dramatic fea- lures Of socialist meetings. She is a good speaker and writer and can address a meeting or compose a proclamation with equal effect in German Russian or French. Also Red Rosas' life is seif-sacrificing one and reproach to some of the official socialists who think more of their comfort and of the party convenience than of the socialist cause. Rosa's charity is famous, Her little
 
 Berlin. is an asylum fer the poor and unfortunate She fights always for her cause and not for herself '.Comrade Rosa. said Rebel. in one of his last speeches. has made target of us ali and we have made target of her.
 But never has there been such fierce controversy with so little i'll feeling" That is true of Rosa and some superior socialist spirits such as Rebel was: but II Is not true of all socialists. Many leaders detest the "aneel of the social rcvo'ution'' as perpetual menace to their rosition in the party hierarchy, and tte putting of Rosa into jail for a year has caused these much secret satisfac- tioi;.
 Pcsa's faithfullsst friend and champion is the Reicbstag socialist. lawyer and author. Arthur Stadthagen Handsome Arthur is one nf the ablest members If the left socialist wing. whose members more or less svmpathize with Rosa; his extremist views even led him 20 years ago to be expelled from the corps of ad- vocates. Stadthagen is renowned as an vxrtrt on the best way to carry on an anti-governmental proraeAnda without falling in to the clutches of the law. and to his advice is due the fact that Rosa during the eight vears-1eo6- 191 ~ escaped chance that pcsn will escape her F mcnths' Jail. for she has nut in an ap- real. Rosas hest argument here is not her political innocence. but her weale hath. the result of sacrimices made ana prfvat;ons endured for the Red cause.
 Jail treatment is . sore point with tho disputntious Rona. She carries on a vigor. ous propaganda against ''Czarism,' Rus.s sian priqon harbarit1es. and slespotisr1f. and she is. suffered to besthe chief of . German organization which helps Russian prisoners to escape. Between 1908 and 1911 this organization managed 10 liberate from prison or Siberian penal seryitule, nearly hundred persons. Being an ex-A Russian A,bject and having been in col- lision with Russian law Rosa cannot openly visit Rrssia. but she has been ;, there often in disguise; and her adven- lures world fill book. The Czar's gov- eIanent has repeatedly taken steps at Ferlin to have an end put to Rosa . agita. slon It got. says rumor. from Princa 8plow the humorous advice to kidnaf s Roea and relieve Germany of the moca Uoeozesome political problem It han. 's.