The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1871-03-29
THE NEW EMPIRE.
Germany's Strength and her Future.

From the New York Times f
The new Empire of Germany begins from
this time career of immense Importance t,
the world. Its population is the second o.
the great States of Europe. Russia leads il
with D, ,OOO, 900; but including Alsace anJ
Lorraine. Germany follows with 1920 OOC
of the most industrious and nteIl gent inhab.
itants to be found in any community of ti. @
world. France, shorn of large part of her
two provinces, comes next, with 36. .43O 900;
and then theAustrian monarchy with 35.
943, ,OOO,. and Great Britain with 80, SIS. 600:
last of all being Italy, with Rome, counting
26.47O.OOO inhabitants. Even the prepon.
derating population of the German Empire
is no fair measure Of its strength. Its posi
tion is central. whether for military or mural
influence. 1t is compact and homogeneous.
All its vast forces are under the control of
one i've aud the Parliame"t I.-lo-d-
ing State-frussia-is confessedly the most
intelligent. disciplined and vigorous commu-
nifty in Europe. The Administration is
everywhere economical and thoroughly we'll
organised. The educational system Of
Prussia, its economy aud thorough disci-
pline. will now ba spread through al! the
Empire. Even this tremendous war will
leave less debt on the Empire than it would
on any other civilized State. The Hohen-
zollerns always made their enemies paw their
war expenses, and no army lives at SO little
money-cost rs the Germun. .. ......5
In our judgment the Empire will be
peace" in far better sense than was ever
true of the Napoleonic regime. The war
has made terrible wounds in German homes.
Almost every family has suffered. The
very best of the people as in our own war.
have offered thsir lives for the country. All
business aud productions have been iuter-
rupted. For a generation to come the
masses will dread and abhor war, and the
people will seek their natural bent in trade,
agriculture and manufacture. The masses.
too. are to have more power in the new EN-
pire. The Parliament is to contain 3S2
in the Lower House. chosen by
suffrage. Many of the trades
union, and workingmens associations are
represented among these. 1t is true that
Prussia sends S56 members out of this mum,
Der, but many others in the cities and
w sstern provinces. come from Democratic
This portion of the Ger
nan Parliament will be essentially popular
body. and represent the national aspirations
OF, peace and industrial progress. In tho
Upper House which corresponds to our
senate, and represents States and princelv
antilles; Prussia has much smaller pro-
,ortionni epresentation-only seventeen
'ut of hfty-two. while Bavaria has six. Sax
my four. and Wurtemburg four, and Baden |
md Hesse three each. Thus those five
states could IN that House out vote Prussia, |
f they SO desired; yet Prussia represents
'4.US.OOO Inhabitants, while Bavaria con-
aims but 4,824,OOO. Saxony 2.422, 900, and
" "urtemburg l,77S,OOO. One principality
ePresented BY one vote in each House.
'chaumberg Lip2e-has1ut the population
f small town. 3l,OOD.
naty and tue wofIli, Hf Ine new I uruumrus,
les in the struggle, inevitable, and intense,
etween the self will. and royal power of the
Johen zoHern and fhe nonnlar asp;rafio,,s