New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-04-18
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.
GERMANY.

TrOVERSN THE FAVORABLE STATE OF rRUs-
SIAN FINANCES.
PROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TiB TBHBuNhl
NKrorr-oN-ruE-MAlN, March 1S.-As |
write The DELEGATES TO the Conference Of Old CathocS
are assembling Bonn the programme al the
old Catholic Congress OF all Germany 10 ne he'u al
Cologne In September next Each days occurrences
confirm the long expressed opinion that nj laS INC N!I'
hu-. Council and Camarla are engaged IN CONNECT
Gopfru with the science and civilization "i m"u'ru
Grru,env -Four members Of The greatest Catholic thco-
logical faculty Of ITuSsa-tbat OF the University o'
Tonn-are threatened 10y the Archbishop oi cologne
with The major communication IL ,hey persist IN Their
opiosit,o 10 In.aby bcyonda certain not distant day
N.suiire there are abundant tokens that whatever
r,tr,rrsdc movement the Austrian Government may
make Prussia and Germany TO their word and
destiny. \ pastor cNCOmmuuicatcd for non-snOIlS
sion to The nalby dogma is called toohcate for the
Cailolc part Of the garrison II Cologne, IN church also
under tie ban for its peoples similar hoIeSy; and the
same true Of few other garrison towns. In the Pal
atinae entire districts adhcrnC II the Old Catholic
movement Unions" being established in mere villages
and ioncd hy pastors and whole Aooks. brave old
priest. Father Kahn not ouy d>rsgards his recent eX
communication. but is become practically an timer
performing all prcsty functions for the hereiicS
OF those congregations whose priests refuse Them
such cases a1t not in other regions. At Ian
dau the authorities have interviewed to protect the DIS
sentes nv inurng them the occupancy OF one OF the
churches At Kaisers'lutCrn the Protestant congTega-
them the JOINT occupancy tler
and las; week there assembly there which de-
serves more special notice Thearsest hall in the whole
Province was crowded hear OF the heroes of the
cause. Profs. Rcnl;cns OF Bresau and Huber OF Mu
niCl-iu"u only second 10 D0ilnger in learning and
Standing among German Catholics Prof. Huber
r.r-,lv attacked the German bishops. who, break
ing tcir solemn promises went to Rome 10
become lhe most abjcct Infallibs, and at length
Itcre-t pursucrs Of Ola Catholics he made one Of the
stron-cs; crqucs yet uttered of the dogma itself as
viewed in TIE Eight OF the Bible, the fathers and church
history aad then expressed the real end of the reform
movement II not enough. be says, reject simply this
ucw dcema--thc must be laid at the root of the
evil and tn now Jcsutzed church reconstructed in It's
primitive purity Only thus is there any hope OF finally
rc.ou"huc The church with he Ous Christian confess
si'us and with modern culture ana the modern state.
Tacn followed the greater Ronkens. "Freedom of
cons, icicc" was his theme. "Tat freedom cltim,"
H. said; "that free dom prCclan and herein
know that God is side. And though a faithless
orchy may strive 10 make II appear that Gods hand
Is against w. il will meet only and always with
defeat" Tor both tie Catholics and ultra PrOtestants
~ America there much to think in the uterances
Of sven mon. There is many priest under parsons
coat-mauy noble Protestant under priests frock.
This city II bank and center of trade rcoices
such an anuounccmcnt few European Finance Minis
tiers ever have occasion 20 utter The Prussian Minister
announced Saturday for the year 1s7O-the year Of
TIE s"rpuS OF 600Oc00 thaers Gi25o0O nearly,
-nchmrnt 1920 900 halers, and coming lower
i.- oitycs. This il unh0ped FOR good result, and
bat slight indication Of The resources Of Germany and
To healthy v-or Of her trade manufactures and hnan
cEl operations. The arrangement Of production and
commerce The last war, and the necessity Of immense
military preparations for future wars must make the
burden heavy enough for years to come. But with
tocrarly permanent peace established in Europe
form OF the tax system tas affecting agriculture espe-
cnrl. and The final aboishHg of the absurd business
and professional regulations Inherited from old
h.
diuoa, Financially, than that Of Prussia. 1t is
marvellous what absurd st ute regulations obtained
tpcclly in the smaller S;aeS) up the date Of
their Incorporation into the Kingdom Of Prussia. For
instance he brother OF friend of mine who lived not
The civ Itself, but in tie petty territory OF Frankfort
uiShed his University course, and asked examination
for his electorate Of lava prerequisite TO beginning
practice i could not be done OF the state which
hc bci3ecl; IL could not he done the little village
where A home was; ii could not be done In the City of
I2rkfr', because his residence ont Of the cOrpo-
ratio limits And for four years lie could be examined
rovLere Matters finally remcdied, and that
specimen %: ic ds!adon will cripple no mans career
lruccfolth.
V:th I,.t.r begins the once famous Frankfort mess
:.si'utou believed by many f. date only 1000
yeas,rop To mognaes and mobiles longer ride out
U ~ e.. ponu and circumstance of oden times to meet
liz assembled m Is and escort them after much feast
is % Their evcraly assigned quarters, but yet 1t
/, queer ard busy those hundreds of booths
v'h ~" and merchants Of Germany. the Tyrol
IIly, Switzerland, etc, and the thousands Of the
e. zeus and pcasaAtry buying and talking In every
dialect and key that ever ToutOnc tongue at
turcl u lats for three weeks, does that
Balc.-v!.h ever many clrcu:cs horse
fairs. cattle fairs fairs for all that 1y flower
shows. street Gymnastic srong bands, and all that
The Cathedral square was Of old
center OF the tradethat sadly married, slowly re-
paired not beautiful. but yet impressive old Cathedral
j ], unfortunate that some Of the money our German
CatlOca in America send to the least needy old gentle
Rome could not be diverted to the all too slender
Of this ire-blackcned church. church where
preached Catholicism, indeed but of the kind least
obnoxious to The most radical Protestant.
There j., projected a direct railroad between Berlin
anj Frankfort. Tie present routes somewhat cir
ouious and ;he military importance and general
OF the road are strongly in its favor. This
together with the abundance of capital seeking all
Of SPECULATIVE investment will probably insure its con-
stTIcto9. And will be formed another bond Of union
and another line OF communication between the recently
annexed the older parts of Prussia. The and
doubtless final loss independence by this old imperial
Free City" not liked by the families who were
Always prominent IN ITS government, Dy most OF The
lower classes rOr by many who, fer various reasons,
hated Prussia aud in the political srifes Of former
lartisans or Austrian interests and attempts
the lead IN tie Diet aud otherwise Even yet there
are Few irreconclleabes and conservatives who would
reabh the ante G5 state OF things, with all II had ~
division and weakness and anachronstic regulations OF
Ifc and trade. Il may wei be admitted that the
Prusans who entered first had most ungracOus recep
tOn--ail the worse because such thing believed
impossible UNI, Assclafenbere was won and they
almost az t'sdUs' put eWTYDOuy no" Ices as every
calm thinker did then, that 1t was not only the
should be more than geOgrt hica expressOna spen
did reality and that the autonomy II Frankfort and
her Little Dcighhors should end their separate life with
incorporation into the only German strong enough
Ia men. Resources, In ideas; and IN prest ge be-
tuition within and the struggle in arms without The
Old iriiat aud annnorities and citizens vanity