The New York herald., 1869-10-28
GERMANY.

Disarmament-The Reichstag Com mitt ee-
New Penal C0de-A PoIice-Iaidden People
Returns Of Trades Unions.
BERLIN Oct. IL, 1862
Peace, that placid picture which for several years
past partoOk much OF the character OF dssolving
views, is now beginning TO stand out more boldly
and dxedly In the background. After the events OF
1866 it was generally thought that Prussia order
to secure the spois would have to fight one or sew
eral more battles. This general impression was
well taken advantage Of BY the governments OF
Europe. Its telling effect here enabled Prussia to
raise heavy war loan, to saddle the North German
Confederation, years In advance, with an enormous
military establishment draft Of one per cent OF the
population for three years. service in the army and
that in time Of peace. France, Italy and Austria
We're not tardy IN following suit, and hence the
stupendous increase all round OF military
ana naval establishments. Until recently we
have seen one great diplomatist enact the part
OF the knight on the chess board, jumping all over
the board, right and left in the endeavor to keep
alive the idea Of impending war-a war OF retribu-
tion In this Baron Beust has been more or less
successful Clouds rose in Luxembourg, RoumanIa,
Greece ana Belgium, but vanished without dong
any harm. Finally, the European Cabinets having
grown somewhat tIred OF the noble Baron's capers
and he himself discovering the vapidness OF his
game. we perceive him quiIe different tack.
Now, should 1t really be within the power OF one
diplomatist or even two OF them, If we add Lord
Clarendon to bestow upon Europe the blessings OF
peaces We 90 not think 1he time for Cabinets
ruling the destneS OF nations Is fast going Dy lhlS
Is not meant disrast OF the main ntenance OF peace,
Tor everything speaks IN It's We would only say
that It's preservation so lar has been due to clrcum
stances over which neither Baron Beust nor
LORD Clarendon had any control whatever. NapO-
leon's defeat In Mexico; the loss of ms prestige in
Europe his sickness afterward; Bsmarck's policy
OF stopping short at the Maine frontier; lnuiirer-
stances which they had no nand In.
Though peace Is tue order OF the day II cannot yet
be considered as 1rmly secured The death OF Ma
poecn, change in the Oriental question: q hasy
move by Germany towards national unlon may soon
bring on a war; With this knowledge at his fingers,
ends Baron Beust is supposed TO have started
on his late journey, and hence the many versions
attributed To ms mission OF peace which some
slider wound up with The approach to Prussia, while
others contend that he means nothing less than q
revival OF the Holy Alliance According the lat
ter opinion Austria no longer attaches any value TO
simple Alliances, but at the establishment OF
an entente coidae win all governments ana, as
she hopes, among themselves. Tnls would MAKE the
customary offensive and defensive treaties entirely
supernuous Tor the future. For the achievement OF
this plan Baron Benst is supposed have obtained
the assistance OF Lord Clarendon AS soon the
times are little more propitious we shall hear more
of the PROJECT. 1t looks much Ike disarmament
and It's unavoidable companion European Con-
grcss But these two topics, ike Don Qulxoe and
Sancho Panza have been laId ON the shelf over and
over again. A repeated Jasco has discouraged aud
disguised every one OF the governments. Count
Beust however Is willing to grapple with general
disarmament; he would only insist upon calling IL
by another and more diplomatic name, one less apt
to cause aifront and uneasiness thus, Austria
would march 1t the head Of permanent peace In
Europe. II you ask how an object tue contamination
OF wnich is so devoutlg wished for mlgnt be
obtained you are answered:-A1 the guarantees
wanted consist III the Powers remuneration OF out
side action This Is to be the new shlbooleth.
Indeed, II the governments would formally relln-
quish al outward action solid OASIS Tor peace
might oe won that burdensoine question as To VINO
snoald disarm nrst might then be eyaded and gene
rally dtsarinalnent would naturally follow. Such
remuneration, 1t Is thought by Baron Beust, may be
ooiaineo from the Powers; II does not necessarily
imply a congress- and the terms could be lett to
deDeratl0n and agreement between the Cabinets.
In an these theories, originating, 1T is sand with the
willy Count, nothing Whatever Is mentioned about the
people, but we have that tney, 100, TO
have voice in the question OF disarmament and
peace.
Without gong quite as far the democrats at the
Lausanne congress may soon see IN the lnonar-
chcal Legislatures representatives VIII Int up
their voices loudly and demand reform. Ine same
VIII be the case IN the Reicbstag as most probably
government promises OF reform wlii not come up 10
tne expectations of the liberals, and III THIS respect
King Nliiiams throne speech, To be delivered the
day alter tomorrow, is looked forward to with con
siderable anxiety.
Tne commission to draft penal code for the North
German Confederation met last week, presided over
by Dr Leonhardt, the Minister OF Justice. AT the
opening Dr. Leonhardt read letter winch he had
Just received from Count bismarck, and In which
the bund chancellor expresses lively sympathy with
the WORK, ana regrets not being able personally TO
greet the members OF the commission. lie adds that
tue achievement OF this work would be a vast step
la advance o the purposes VI the confederation, aud
| intlmales tnat much uepends upon short and dec-
sve discussion. II mad been the expectation OF the
Bund Counci, when appointing this COMMISSION
that 1t should terminate thel apors at the close OF
the year. lie, therefore, hoped that within the
| nrat legislative period OF the confederation
the common penal code would become q Law. AS 10
the draft ITSELF II VIII be time enough speak OF 1t
when coming up IA the Reiehstag next spring.
Though based " on the FrussIan code, differs
sideraDiy from ". Exclusive Of the Introductory
paft II mas only dJo paragraphs iing twenty eight
printed sneets Ihe proiOundness and care employed
| IN tns Work are manifest fi0m tlle accompan ying
\ documents and explanatory notes. whlch al TO
snceis ana, contrary tos lormer practice OF hyper
reservation ana socfesy, contain Onicai reports and
c0rrespOndences between the various Cabinets. fne
| method OF constructing TINS work has Deen highly
| iaborious, for with tHe assistance of the Foreign
once, all the penal codes Of German states IN and
| outside the Confederation were obtained and tnen
| compared. From this vast material the draft
has been built up the Prussan basis; some obso.
lcte preccpts have been lett out ana others amended
| and the various States OF the Confederation were
| consulted on every important question.
| AZ the heidelberg conference % ueruau iurists
l the draft was declared 10 De improy eInent upon