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Show I SOCIALISM SPREADS I FAST IN GERMANY mim Berlin. Nor. 8 Socialism continues IbSH to prod In Germany, despite attacks HHS from without and distentions within EH tho Prty. Figures Just published for RsH 39i3 Of the number of Socialists in HgH city councils, boards of aldermen H9H township boards and other organs of local government shorn- such a remark-Bm remark-Bm abl Increase that the Crown Prince H B1?' WH ar to see realized In his reign Herr Bebel's prophecy that ho would live to reign over a nation in M which the Socialists will be In a mi- HH Knty HH On March 31. 1912. there were 10- WMMMM 442 Socialists distributed in the var- I(ra 'ocal government organizations H year later the number had Jumped I to 12 001 an increase of 1659, or nearh 15 per Cent. These figures would be far higher were ; straight manhood suffrage substituted in Prussia Prus-sia for tne present Prussian class franchise. It Is figured that the number num-ber of Socialist - aldermen would then bo almost doubled, and that many of the big cities of Prussia would be In the hands of Socialist councils, as several of the non-Prussian town.- In Germany already are |