THE MOROCCAN CRISIS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1189, 26 July 1911, Page 7

THE MOROCCAN CRISIS.

WH\T THE GERMAN WOBKER THINKS. Bγ Toleerapß—Press Association-Oopyrich* London, July 24. At the International Congress of Miner.? Horr Hue, a member of the Reichstag, stated that German workers' opinion and Herman opinion generally was lhat German interests in Morocco were not worth the bones of a single German worker.

THE NEW FORCE IN GERMANY. The remarkable growth of the Socialist movement in Germany is expected ny many observers to result ultimately in many changes in German policy, ino sociarDeinocrats poll more heavily attne elections for tho German Reichstag than do the adherents of any other party. But although Social Democrat candidates at the last elections received over 3,OTU,UUU the party was only the third strongest in Parliament with 42 members, lms number has since teen increased to &- by successes at by-elections. Ihe reason for (lio anomaly between voting strength and representation is that the Reichstag is still elected on tho plan of. the constituencies laid out in 1871, when Germany was an agricultural State, and when the bulk of tho voting population lived on tho land. Population is now centred in the cities, and, if constituencies were mapped out in accordance with modern conditions, Social Democracy might easily socuro an absolute voting majority in the National legislature. Professor llans'Delbrueck, a Monarchist writer with Conservative leanings, predicts that Social Democracy will enter the Reichstag aficr the elections of 1912 with not from 100, or even 120, of tho total of 397 seats. That would make it tho strongest political party in Parliament. Under the German Constitution such a victory would not, of course, result in the Social Democrats securing the control of the Administration, _ as Ministers aro responsible-, to the Kaiser alone and not to Parliament.

The Kaiser has clone more than his share in aggravating the national discontent and sharpening (he long-brewing conflict between masses and classes. His celebrated "Daily Telegraph" interview, in November, 1008, and the constitutional crisis which it precipitated, has left an indelible impression, and his more recent "divine right" pronounciamento has poured fresh fuel on the lire of national discontent. The Socialist successes at the 1909-1910 by-elgctions are interpreted by all observers as - unmistakably ominous handwriting on tho political wall. At the present moment, wrote Dr. Wile, tho "Daily Mail's" Berlin correspondent, recently, the Imperial Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, is making a frantic effort .toi" assemble all;tho non- ' Socialist parties under one banner. His Government intends to employ the coming months in an earnest endeavour to devise an issue upon which Conservatives, Catholics, Liberals, and Radicals may make common front against the "Red" enemy. Upon tho success of his tactics issues vital to tho very existenco of tho German Slate depend. Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg will require to prove himself a Moltko of politics, for his countrymen aro seething with dissatisfaction, and have lost faith in a regime which evinces no willingness to afl'ord modern Germany enlightened, popular government,