New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-28

nensi,Ies. very soon iound cut that he could not
continue 10 reign without making some slight
concession 10 the popular cu.cry for that " Keep
resentation e he People" which, as the last
remnant Of the long-torgoiien promises Of 1913
and 1915, had been embodied IN the law ct $50.
He found the least; blectI"nab!e mode OF satis-
fvinc this un,oward law IN calling together the
Standing Committees of the Provincial Diets
The Provincial Diets had been instituted IN ls25.
They consisted, for every one OF the eight prov
incos Of the kingdom, OF l. The higher no.
hility. the formerly sovereign families OF the
German Empire, the heads OF which were mem
hers Of the Die; by birthrghi. .. OF the repre-
sentatives Of the knights or lower nobility ).
M CONSERVATIVES O. towns and 4. OF de-
mites Of the peasantry or small farming class.
The whole was arranged in such a manner
that in every province the two sections OF the
nobility always had majority OF the Diet.
Every one of these eight Provincial Diets elect
cd Committee, and these eight Committees
were now called to Berlin, IN order to form
Rerresentatlve Assembly for the purpose OF vot'
Jug the much-deslred loan. 1t was stated that the
treasury was full, and that the loan was required
not for current wants, but for the construction OF
a State Railway But the united Committees
gave the king a fat refusal, declaring themselves
incompetent TO act as the Representatives oil the
People, and called upon his majesty to fulfill the
nromise Of representative Constitution when
his father had given when ne wanted the aid OF
the People against Napoleon.
The sitting Of the united Committees proved
that the spirit of opposition was no longer con-
fined TO the Bourgeoisle part OF the feasantry
had Joined them, and many mobiles, BENG 'hem-
selves large farmers on their own property, aud
dealers in corn, wool spirits and flax, requiring
the same guarantees against ahsoutlsm bureau
cracv and feudal restoration, had equally pro-
nounced against the Government; and Tor hep-
resentarlve Constitution The Kings plan had
signally failed he had got no money ana haa IN
creased the power of the opposition. Inc su0
seouent sitting of the Provincial Diets them
selves was still more unfortunate for the Ming
All of them asked for reforms, for the tulhliment
of the promises of 1913 and Is, for ConstitG-
ton and free press the resolutions TO 'hs
effect. of some of them, were rather disrespec'-
fully worded, and the lll-humored replies OF the
exasperated King made the evil still greater.
In the meantime the financial difficulties OF
the Government went on increasing. FOR 4
time attachments made upon the moneys appro-
priated for the different public services i[audu-
len. transactions with the Seehandlung
a commercial establishment Specializing and
trading for account and risk of the State, and
long since acting as its money-broker, had
sufficed to keep up appearances increased
issues OF State paper money had furnished so nc
resources: and the secret, upon the whole, had
been pretty well kept. But all these contrv'
ances were soon exhausted. There was another
nlan tried the establishment OF Bank, the
capital of which was to be furnished partly by
the State and partly by private shareholders
the chief direction 10 belong to the state, III such
manner as to enable the Government to ORA"
Upon the funds of this Bank TO large amount
and thus to repeat the same fraudulent TRANSACT
tons that would no longer do with the "See-
bandlunq." But as matter OF course. there
were no CAPITALISTS to be found who would hand
over their money upon such CONDITIONS the
statutes Of the Bank had to be altered, ard the
property of the shareholders guaranteed from the
encroachments of the Treasury, before any
shares were subscribed for Thus, tins plan
having failed, there remained nothing but to Try
loap-if CAPITALISTS could be found who would
lend their cash without requiring the permission
and guarantee of that mysterious " future Repre-
sentation Of the People" Rothschid was ap-
piled to, and he declared that If the loan was 70
be guaranteed by this Representation OF the
People" he would undertake the thing at mo-
ment's noticc-if not, he could no, have anything
to do with the transaction.
THIS every hope of obtaining money had van
ished, and there waSno possibility OF escaping
the fatal " Representation of the People. Roihs-
child's refusal was known in Autumn, 1916, and
III February of the next year the King called TO-
cether all the eight Provincial Diets to Berlin,
forming them into one - United Diet THIS Diet
was to do the work required, IN case OF need by
the law of 1920; It was to vote loans ana IN
creased taxes, but beyond that II was to nave
no rights It's voice upon general Legislation was
to be merely consultative; II was TO assemble
not at fixed periods, but whenever 1t pleased the
King IL was to discuss nothing butwhat the TOW
eminent ploasde to lay before 1t. Oi course the
members were very little satisfied with the part
they were expected TO perform. They repeated
the wishe. they had enounced when they mel
IN the provincial assemblies; the relations De-
tween them and the Government soon became
acrimonious. and when the loan, which was
again stated 10 be required for rallway-cohS'!uc-
lions, was demanded from them, they again re-
fused 10 grant it.
This vote very soon brought their sitting 10 a
close The King, more and more eXaspera'ea'
dismissed them with repnmand, but S'iII re-
NAMED without money. And, indeed, he had
every reason to be alarmed AT his position, seeing
that the Liberal league, headed by the middle