Socialism and the Governments
Prince Bismarck, the German Chancellor, has reported to the English government that a meeting of representative leaders of Nihilists and Socialists of the world is to be held soon in London, and this august statesman has asked the English government to prohibit the meeting within its borders. In France, the city of Bordeaux has elected the imprisoned communist, Blanqui, a deputy to the National Assembly, thus thrusting the alternative of deciding for or against the admission of this conspirator upon the National Assembly at a very critical period. And finally our own State of California has adopted a new Constitution by a popular vote, which has certainly very decidedly marked Socialistic elements in its structure. It is thus manifest, says an exchange, “that Socialism is ramifying countries more distantly related, and that the great contest may be forced upon the world at large. Or it may remain for the world to witness the difference in method of meeting such crises by different governments. The Russian way will probably not be adopted by any other country.”—Christian Statesman.