White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-04-11
What senator Schurz Has Done for
Us In Germany.

The German newspapers received by the last
steamer are full Of comments upon the French
| arms sales debate in the Senate.
The Berlin Germanid, the leading organ Of the
German ultramOntanes, eulogizes Senator Schurz
ant; condemns Prince Bismarcks conduct in re-
| gard to this question:
."It is in America >(it says) that the tortuous
policy of Prince Bismarck has at length been
shown up IN its true light. A member of the
Senate of the United States, Mr.. Sumner has de-
mantlesl an investigation of the sales of firearms
aud ammunition by the Washington government
to French agents during the war; and Carl Schurz,
the nOblest representative of Germany in Ameri-
"a, who is likewise member of the Senate has
demonstrated in powerful speeches that the Amer
lean government was fully aware of the gross
breach Of neutrality it committed by selling these
arms to France, and furthermore, that Prince Bis
marck knew all about it! Did the noble Chan
cellor protest! Did he threaten to call the Cab
met of Washington t" heavy account for thus
aiding the French armies in killing and manning
our soldiers. No, he did not even protest, but
quietly looked ON! What have the people of Ger
many to say to this: We suggest that an inves-
tigatiOn should he made, and that the govern
ment should l'e told that country should he
allowed to trifie with us as the United States on
this occasion have undoubtedly done. Let us
have the investigation by all means.-
The Baltic Gazette says on the same subject:
"Our Chancellor must have had weighty reas-
Ons for not putting an end to these American
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 dsclos-
ures in the extracts from Senator Carl Sclurz's
speeches, that have been published in this couli-
try. Otherwise the clamor of the enemies of the
Chancellor may be swelled by the voices Of those
of his friends, who are unable to see why the gov
ernment Of the United States should be permitted,
to sell vast quantities of arms to our foes and
then coOlly claim to be our friends"
The Krex:-ZeifaRg, of Berlin, the leading organ
of the reactionary fcualists Of Prussia does not
attach much Importance to the matter.
"Schurz,' it says, els hankering after notorie-
ty, and is now making war upon President Grant
because the latter has lately pursued a policy i'm
Missouri that Schurz thought injurious 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 emissaries have their hands in it
for what purpose it is easy for our readers to in-
fer. We think that our foreign department act
ed wisely in not involving itself i'm a quarrel
with the United States at a time when we were
engaged in SO terrible a struggle; the more 81 az
there is no evidence whatever so far rs we can
see. that the Washington Cabinet acted in bad
faith toward u.s.
The Rostocker- ZeifxRg, a leading National Lib
eral organ, believes that " the government Of the
United States should he asked to explain, and
that if the charges Of Senator Schurz should be |
well grounded, it should be compelled to intlem-
nifty Giermany.-EreniHg Nail