Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-05-02
Carl Shurz, Bismark, and Ger
many.

SoAA IA anu
many.
From the Illinois Staatszeitung.
Since the debate on the sale of
arms question in the United States
Senate, Paris Journals are full of
praise of Messrs, Sumner aud Schurz.
The Patrie. for instance, praises Sum-
ner as tue "illustrious friend of lib
erty," and of Schurz it says: "Once
he suffered so much at the hands of
the Prussian government, and now
he occupies the proudest position in
the American Senate. There is some
qualification to us Frenchmen in the
fact that the Investigations called
forth by these men must be q very
bitter pill for Prussia, indeed. 1t is
not at ali improbable that the Prus-
SLAMS, with their usual arrogance, will
demand satisfaction Of the govern
ment at Washington, of which dur
ing the war they thought that it was
no extraordinary friendly toward
them, and these matters may grow
into first class international ques-
ton. Should this be the case, the
French will not be the losers"
The French hope that the cousse
pursued by Nessss. Sumner and
Schurz would cause breach between
Germany and the United States, it is
true, has completely come TO naught.
AS the Norddeutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung, so the other official Bismark
journal, the Provincial Correspon-
dence, has nov declared most en-
pathically that the above mentioned
debate in the American Senate has
not disturbed the good understand
ing between the German and Ameri-
can governments in the least, and
that the German government can see
no breach of neutrality in the Amer
ican sale of arms.
On the other hand, Mr., Schurz is
now praised by the ultranontane
| Journals, just as in the Paris papers.
The present leading organ Of the
German altramontanes, the German
ia, in Berlin, says Schurz is the wisest
of American statesmen. and asks OF
the German Parliament to censure
Prime Minister Bismarck for moi
calling the United States to an &C.
count for the sale of arms.
| The enemies Of Germany in Ger
many, then are playing of Schur,
against bismarck and German uni
ty.
At first some Of the liberal jour
nails Of Germany had Blown into Al
Schurz's horn. But the large mass o
the liberal and national papers o
Germany take their stand for Bis
marck and against Schurz.
j The Independent Rheinische Cour
ier, in Wiesbaden, is rejoiced at til
friendly attitude maintained by Bis
, marck toward the United States, rub
: the Germrnia, whose editor praye'
for the victory of the French, unde
Schurz's nose, and then says: "Mr
Schurz obtained his present positio
because he is so fluent an Englisl
!, speaker, but we have never yet hear
!, that he is considered authority in in
ternational law. In this repect W
certainly prefer Vattal and Hug
Grotious. We believe, too, that tn
:. honor of Germany is safe in Bis
q marck's hands,"
The Breslauer Zeitung is Of th
opinion that Mr., Schurz has done hi
German fatherland and the cause {
freedom no articular service by hi
d late speeches on the arms traffic. S
} far as that sale of arms is concerne
e it would, even if all were just as M
o Schurz represents the matter, be {
= small moment, 80 lar as Germany
l. concerned. But it is ofgreat me mer
ii that Germany maintains friendly r,
J. lations with the United States. M
+ Schurz is doing all in his power
prevent this !; but for this he deserv,
o no thanks from liberty loving Ge
III mans.
~ The liberal and national Oderze
- tung speaks thus: "Schurz is rate
altogether too high; he is selfis
ambitious man. who in this matt
, the sale OF arms) only shows no
J. little he cares for his country. If
a is so indignant at what was done Fl
m France by the Washington war Off
II. (indeed he has more feeling on Il
w subject than the Chancellor of Il
E. German empire), why did he II
Sc raise his voice against this sale
ne arms in the Senate of the Unit,
States al the time the thing was beiI