Show LEADS PARTY TO VICTORY german social ats gain under august bebel a Lea dersh p just at present there is more talk in germany about august bebel debel than af f any other ten men it was under bebel debel s leadership that the socialists tave bave just polled a vote of 3 to the great consternation of the tile kaiser herr bebel was born in cologne sixty three years ago the son of an infantry sergeant eer geant he learned the trade of a tanner and at the age of 20 joined the social democratic party founded forty years ago by liebknecht he lias has served many brief terms in jail for lor his opinion opinions s sake the tion of alsace and lorraine he de bounced as a mistake tracing to it the vast armaments which now burden europe hunger duties Is the term be applied to the new tariff on im ported food and he characterized ger gar many s conduct in china as shame cul ul saying it was marked by bestial ty lower than among the beasts he lias repeatedly criticised criticized emperor wil alaid even intimating on one occasion that the kaiser was insane |