New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-19
NORTH GERMANY.
THE APPROACHING ELECTIONS - DIsCONTENT
WITH THE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
IFRON ORR OWN CORRESPONDENTS

WITH THE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS.
IRON OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
BERLIN, June s9.-Within the last two years
discomfort has steadily growing in North Ger
many with the burdens that imposed by the military
organization As the Diet will acquire control of the
army budget next year, by the expiration at that time
Of the annual appropriation fixed by the Constitution Tor
the present establishment the question Of partially re-
leving the people from this burden is the chlef one ds
cussed in the election campaign that has just opened The
conflict which in Prussia in 1853 was chiefly because
the new organization of that year had legal authority
the representatives for that year after year refus
ing to recognize it in settling the budget. Precisely
the same conflict cannot arise for the Constitution
OF North Germany has itself created the present estab
lshment and the Diet in attempting 10 procure re-
cton of the army, cannot hold the advantageous po-
son Of resisting Entertainments on their rights 1t must
acquire control over the army itself, which, under the
Constitution il cannot directly exercise. The Cnsttu-
ton provides for general liability 70 military service,
including three years in the regular army four years in
the reserve CORPS and five years IN the Ld'dnehr ana
for the annual payment Of 25 halers per head OF the
army on peacefootng at present subject to the con-
troll Of the King, CommandernChief of the Federal
forces after the 3st Of December 1871 payable into
the Federal treasury In this way transition period
was created differing from the subsequent state III TWO
WAYS First that until the 3lst OF December ISL the pres
ent peacefoOting must be maintained unaerabc; ana,
secondly what is of the importance that until the
placed at the disposal of the King and consequently the
military expenses during this period not settled in
the budget laid before the Council OF the Confederation
and the Diet; subsequently, however III both these par
tieulars the ordinary condition is established and The
footing of the army for the future is to be fixed by
Federal legislation. Upon the increase OF population
the present rate Of per cent Of the population VIII
not apply 10 the future the number of the army will
not grow with the growth of the population, but the
right OF fixing percentage is reserved 1Or tH usual
conrse OF legislation which must conform to the const-
tuOnal provisions respecting the general haphty 10
military service However, until law is agreed upoh'
the separate States must continue TO pay over into the
Federal treasury the proportion at present established
The principal change that will be brought about at the
end fish the disbursements for the army Tor
thereafter they must be voted every year In the settle
Of the budget, all other expenses Thus 1t VIII
be that far regards the organization OF the
army the provisions of the Constitution are sufficiently
indefinite to give those who wish its reduction plausible
ground for attempting to acquire such control over it
as may enable them TO carry ont their purposes they
claim that this organization terminates with Isil ana
can then once brought in question. This doc
trne contested by the Government with the assertion
that this organization OF the army chiefly intended
ing the transition period and that the Diet has right
to its right the budget by attempting to OBJ
tain reorganization OF the army asserting that, no
prudent patriotic man would lend his support TO plan
for calling in question institutions, upon which the
strength security OF national commonwealth and
thereby the welfare the industrial interests and prospe
of the people are cStaDDsneO.'
Ii S mainly those in whose interest 1t Is claimed that
these institutions maintained who fail to recognize
their beneficial results The tendency in most of the
industrial classes is toward the organization Of parties
hostile TO the military establishment of the country.
While hitherto the chief opposition 20 the army
made by the PrOgressives, there is no liberal party
except the National Liberals who support the present
Organization Very great dissatisfaction with the Ma
tGna party has arisen and ii Is probable that in the
next elections they will lose considerably TO the more
extreme parties but II seems very doubtful which
Of these win profit most by the loss OF the National
Liberals. The contest in North Germany viii
be a fair one for it will be decided by universal
suffrage The EXTREMIST party Il the Lassaleanef whose
principles. far they safely be pronounced are
present distinction Of capita-al tending 10 social
democratic state. Ii is divided into masculine and
feminine branch-that Of Dr. schweitzer and that pat
rOuzed by Countess Hatfield Virtually there appears
they were united; both supported by the Universal
German Workinnans UniOn," and both have their rep
resentatiye In the Diet. But while the SchWeitzer
branch extends all Germany the other Is confined
object the social struggle the division OF labor
ing according to trades Is the point Of dissOu
tUn because the cei men Oh th ASSOCIATION OlpoS Tue
dctat0ra authority OF the founder For the reason
a third branch OF the Lassallcaner party was formed in
January of this in South Germany by the secession
Of very considerable body from Schwezer's fraction
with the management of the various branches
of the Iassaeaner party in the early part of last year
gave 10 another party called the Democratic Work
| iugmans Party. Their principles are scarcely less
extreme but not 50 vague as those OF the Assaeaner
looking toward the disruption Of Europe into small com
muniste republics. They have acquired the nickname
OF the Party OF Honest Men, because their leaders
claimed leaders OF the Lassaeaner branches knaves
and syndleFs, and themselves the true friends OF work
iugnen This party too, has it, representative men in
the ID ct one of whom turner. Every branch Of the
IassslleaneT party and the Democratic WOrkingmhns
paty has its organs, ana II sOcalslc IN It's tehhchcleh
Uuti quito recently the latter party leaned uDOn the