The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-12

years, was GAINED be for the interest OF the ser
Now, said the Deputy, I want to ask the govern
ment II the oIclal letter OF the Hamburg Postnas-
ter, which IL among the documents ana In wiich ne
complains OF the ABOVE mentioned intended peti.
tIon Is a orgery or notf II ~ Is genuine, ,nen
40 with the interest OF the service. We have here
an exhibition only OF Official arotrariness but
| n case or wanton infringement upon Inc rights OF
Paril ,ment whose province it is to hear petitions
! and Complaints from whomsoever they may come.
When last year. three officers or the Cologne Post
Once peti,ioned Tor an increase Of salary and we
| recommended 1t, the former Postmaster General
limited tle Ju stlce Of their complaint ana. AMID
the applause or the House, PROMISED redress. New
erheless, these three 0lcers have since been re-
moved 10 dismal corner, with diminished salaries
We now wish 10 know what remedy the Bund Cnan..
cclor has TO suggest to prevent the recurrence OF
Tie duty OF replying devolved upon Herr Del.
break, and
He tnIst refused to tell why the men were removed,
as that was against the interest OF the servce lie.
moved they were aud their salaries lessened; but
who can prove that thus was done as punishnentf
No officer has right TO any permanent position;
casion demands and the salaries are known to be
proporuoned to the importance OF the localities In
which they are stationed. Removal Is an attribute OF
the administration represented by the Emperor and
his officers. And to discuss cases like the present
must njure the discipline and tle country to whose
interests IL IS absolutely necessary.
This brought forth heavy vollcy OF replies from
1--WE are accus omedn said Deputy Bamberger,
"to listen to the President OF the Federal Council
With difference and sympathy and with perfect con-
hdence, but the universal shaking Of heads which
accompanied his remarks to-day proves that his
case Is bad one. We wish no play OF words aud
no interference with relations which exist between
officials and their supordinates. We have to do only
with tue rights OF citizens ana It Is our duty to pro-
tect them from sinking 10 that deplorabe condition
| expressed oy these often repeated words,
WE ARE But DOGS AFTER ALL'
ana to protect them also from that universal O1cial
threat DO as bid, stand the lasn' TnIs entire
question simply amounts to violation OF the con-
Deputy Ludwig (Saxony) interprets DelbrucE's
remarks as meaning that government does lust as 1t
peases, gives no account to the country's repre-.
Deputy Hoyerbeck suggests that this breach Of
the constitution requires resolutions rather than
speecnes Inc Tar eastern province which he repre-
sents was full OF government employees. sent there
nor the Interest Of service" He did not regret It,
| removal WAS the punishment, was noa-sanction Of
| bureaucratic despoTism. we would be thankful TO
the government for sending us more OF that sort.
After listening Tor time to this scathing an.
swer Herr DeloracK again rose and told the House
attacks. He could only repeat what he mad said
aud, as ior the question OF removal the reason he
bassador as to that OF these two post clerks
A conservative member or two attempted to come
to tue rescue OF Herr DeloracS Que OF them, Deputy
Won onelmb, creating much hilarity by the ilane
4 plea that the officers alluded TO had not been re-
moved for pettioning The Reicnsag, but for their
having endeavoied TO frame a pelVion, which en-.
| deayof was OF itself Improper for officers.
II the foregoing exhibition OF narrovness docs
not Iavorably present the boas led liberaty and pro-
gressve spirit OF Prussia anu Germany 1t Is certainly
not our fauIt, for we have given only an extract OF
walls IN predominant parties
III the Asacc aud Lorraine debate the
HfPER-PRUssIAN CONSERVATIVES
scarcely concealed their belief that Prussia is the
only 1T tasAmasrer To wnom may be conided the
traces.
On several occasions we have spoken OF the lido.
syncracy OF these hyper Prussians, who consider
their country and Its institutions the quintessence
OF perfection aud Claim for the monopoly or every
thing wise and good. Ignorant or
ihey choied by tue idea OF Iree republic, aud
read III their infancy OF Feninore COopers red.
skins, scaips and tOmahawks Not more than O
a Prussiam member OF the House of Lords nut the
. query to us:-"Aave you any brick or stone puild.
amount OF foreign Information, 1t is readily &C.
copied as true that congressman dining In Wash.
s!ri, without simultaneously presenting q cooked
| revolver.
But let 1t be recolected that the peculiar class OF
individuals which we now nave In mind
NEVER SHELL SEA wATEa,
anu nsnee tne,r seiaonilIa'ion anu gorihcation s
enjoy this sweet delusionf 1t certainly Is justified
by me political condition Of the majority OF Euro
peaa countries, aud perhaps 1t were too much to
expect Of them Cosmopolitan views. But what should
we say ava, and mn. OF an Individual who ater hav.
the hospitalities OF your county, gifted with
intellectual ability and favored with evey oppor
country without having discovered aught else than
tnat the Inhabitants OF his adopted country are
vie SET anu That praise and nothing but PRAISE
belongs TO Germany We are prompted to ask this
question by tne plearance OF a book, now lying
before us, entitle Frederick The Great and the
United States Of AMERICA by Mr.. Frederick Kapp
Wei known In Your city as lawyer and en- grant
commissioners. II IS not our purpose 70 review or
MERITS OF THIS BOOK
Which, not unlike other Productions or the same
author, VIII he called Dy his opponents mere COM
pIlalon, though 30 radical Judgment we consider
unjust Indeed, II would appear as II this author,
In all mis- works German emigration to the United
states, adhered, with true Teutonc tenacy, TO that
one great error, The
observation-disclosures OF THE GERMAN ELEMENT,
regardless Of the fact that more than 30 German
Journals VI the United States, whicn should pc con-
sidered Competent TO understand best Interest OF
their readers consider him on the wrong track. But
We simply purpose TO expose the injustice done
America In the Aforesaid book, and wn therefore,
pass in silence discourse lately delivered here, at
the Mechanics Union, By the aforementioned
quence o. the great successes OF Germany, ner emf
grafton must now cease. Facts SPEAK tor them
and Stettn are crowded aud all berths engaged for
+, months to come In the very preface OF this book
LErTHANDED COMPLIMENT
is paid to the officers OF the state archives WASH
iIgton. They are ignorant men, and make false
of course mucn praise Is bestowed on German
guardians of oihclal docunents-rhey were full Of
| the mix Oh human kindness. lu speaking OF
! MARITIME INTERNATIONAL LAW,
OF the amity and commerce treaty OF 1855 between
Paris Declaration oi 1885 and treating upon the per-
si-tent re usa the United States abolish prlva.
teering, he arrives at the following conclusions
| speeding American Recommendations Johnson
nor oraut has distinguished himself by orig ,naIty
OF thought nor By u wider range OF views tnan mis-
! predecessors. Their policy consists In the
PROMISING OF the different Interests OF the country
aud local demands. and In clustering threats at
/ England to fauer national Prejudice and passion
ana drown Internal dlf1cu ties.h
BOTH PRESIDENTS,
ne says, reflect exactly the general, social and pO
llt,cal education VI the people. II they not at
the height OF their mission IL is less owing perso-
nal deficiency than TO the limited American under
standing OF SUITE anaIrs POLITICAL n
varIably looked upon as bargains, law suits pri-
vate speculations which must he made TO Yield The
most profit. higher aim than these IL inconve-
nient aud confusing TO waverng minds, which IN
be won over RON TINS party TO that Tie question
usually raised Ia ali legislative affairs at Washing.
! ton L. lis there money In itYr
After having dealt very roughly with New York
city, especially With ls administration he says t.at
all the Inland cities are hurrvnQ 10 follow The ex-
ample ani that the welcome poison or the metropo-