The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27

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Bismnrck's Relations Towards the Roman
Catholic Church.
Prince Bismarck has delivered q remarkable
speech on the policy OF the Prussian clerical party
in the Berlin Landtag. The Hanoverian deputy and
ex-Minster Herr wIndhorst, who is the leader of
this party, having complained that the Roman
Catholics are not placed an equal footing
with the members of other religions In the
country and that they are excluded from the Min
istry, the higher places in the civil service, and
the professorships at the Universities the Prince
replied that In his position as President Of the
Ministry, he must "repudlate any obligation in re-
gard to filing up places IN the civil service accord
Ing to the proportion OF Roman nar Ca H. IN tae
obligation 1t Is possible That the statistical depart
ment may have furnished some information on this
head, but neither know what 1t Is nor do trouble
myself about IT, The statistical department makes
many calculations with whose tendency ! have
this very much, but we Of the Ministry require
to the DC pd 5eaS 10 e Da
the government. Does the previous speaker be-
Iieve that we can expect THIS from member Of his
In political assembly is in itself monsirous phe-
nomenon. BY this means 2 pressure Is exercised
they do not wlsn TO expose themselves hostility
and make religion the subject OF parliamentary
debates. adhere to the principle that each religion
should be allowed perfect freedom, without. there
fore considering 1t necessary that Il should be rep
resented the government departments In the same
ratio as in the population. Every other religious
body has as much righJ to claim this as the Catho
lics-the Lutnerans as well as the Jews; and have
found that 1t Is just the latter who are the
most distinguished by their special intelligence and
capacity for al minlstrative work. When returned
from France 10 devote myself TO home affairs the
centre clercan party which mad just been formed,
seemed to me party whose policy was directed
against the performance ana unity or the state.
j hoped that the government would find sup
port in a Church party, which would ''render unto
OF this heard with sorrow that In their speeches.
and utterances IN the press, before the elections
the cerlcas bad not good word to say for the gov
ernment Although the testimony OF the Pope and the
bishops showed that the Catholic Church mas
to be satisfied Win the regulations OF the State,
ana the honorable position assigned 1t, this agia-
ton assumed Such proportions that was COM
PEELED TO take precautionary measures. Complaints
nave also been made about the abolition OF the
ssCatholic Department. In the Ministry OF Religion.
such character that IL appeared to represent only
the rights OF the Church against those OF the State
therefore proposed some time ago TO the Emperor
| that, instead Of maintaining this department,
| II would be better TO allow q Papa nuncio to
| he accredited to the Court here whose posi-
| zion could not lead to any MISUNDERSTANDING and
| who would inform US without reserve OF the wants
| and demands or the Church. l did not, however,
venture " take any further steps In the matter as
pubic opinion In general seemed adverse TO The pro-
| posal inc Prince concluded by urging the House
| n avoid s.the great calamities which theological
| discussion would bring on the Fatnerland.n 1--WE
unuat 40 all we CAM he sald $50 TO arrange mat
tiers as TO have the least possible concern with re-
| irIon IN our parliamentary proceedings, gov
eminent which adneres to the prnclple or religious
| equality must not be asked TO ADOPT sectarlan
/ policy: We have no special StaW religion " tnla
| country