The Portland daily press., 1872-04-10
What Senator Schurz Has Done for Us
in Germany.
From the N. Y. Evening Mail.

From the N. Y. Evening Mail
The German papers received by the last
steamer are full of comments upon the French
Arms sales debate in the Senate.
The Berlin GeYrnania, the leading organ OF
the German Ultramontanes, enlogizes Senator
Schurz, and condemns Prince bisniarcA oon-
duct in regard to this question:
uIt ;s in America (it says) that the ~tortuous
,,ol;cy of Prince Bismarck has at length been
r. ny, nm in its true light. A member OF the
Sanate of the UnitediStates, Mr. Sumner, has
5emanded an investigation of the sales of fire.
arms and ammunition by the Washington Gov
ernment mi to French agents during the war, and
Carl Schurz, the nOblest representative of Ger
many in America, who is likewise member
of the Senate, has demonstrated in powerful
speeches that the American government was
fully aware OF tue gross Dreach OF neutrality it
committed bysselling these arms to France,
and furthermore, that Prince Bismarck knew
all about it! Did the noble Chancellor protes t?
Did he threaten to call the Cabinet of
Washington to heavy account for thus aid
ing the French armies in killing and manning
our soldiers? No, he did not even protest, but
quietly looked on! What have the people of
Germany to say to this? We suggest that an
investigation should be made, and that the
government should be told that no country
should be allowed to trifle with us as the
United States on that occasion have undoubt-
MEANS" ieal .Net
The Baltic Gazette says on the same subject:
"Our Chancellor must have had weighty
reasons for not putting an end to these Ameri-
can arms sales to the French Government as
soon as the facts were communicated to him;
but these reasons should now be laid before the
public, which is justly indignant because OF the
disclosures in the extracts from Senator Carl
Schurz's speeches. which have been published
in this country. Otherwise the clamor of the
enemies of the Chancellor may be swelled by
the voices of those of his friends who are una
BILE to see why the Government of the United
ties of arms to our foes, and then coolly claim
to be our friends" "
The Kreuz-Zeiturag, of Berlin, the leading or
gan of the reactiOnary teudalists of Prussia,
does not attach much importance to the mat
ter sDi
''Schurz,'' it says sis hankering after noto-
riety, and is now making var upon President
Grant because the latter has recently pursued
policy in Missouri that Schurz thought inju-
rious to his own influence. The whole debate
in the American Senate is destined to discredit
the government in the eyes of the people, and
it is also apparent that French emissafies have
their hands in. it-fOr what purpose it is easy
afQFa our readers to infer. We think that our
preign department acted wisely in not involy-
ing itself in quarrel with the United States at
time when we twere engaged in SO terrible a
struggle; the more sO as there is no evidence
whatever, SO far as we can see, that the Wash
ington Cabinet acted in bad faith toward u.s."
The Rostoceer Zeitung, leading National
Liberal Organ, believes that "the government
OF the United States should be asked to explain,
and that, If the charges of Senator SchurZ
should be well grounded it should be compelled
to indemnify Germany" s H- Pa )