The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-30
touH coUxTRYMAN. CARL scAuRz. :"
The Coalition Among Spanish Politicians
Against the Government.
EHr APPROACHING ELECTIONS.
Meaning Of Prince Plon-Plon's
Visit to Rome.
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-four Country man, Carl Suhurz''-The Great
Missouri senntor-What the German Press
Think About Him-Review Of Schnrz's Posi-
Observation-Disclosures of Its False Analosies.
BERLIN, March 10, 1872.
!, However diIlcul 1t may be for the German people
10 penetrate into the mysteries OF American party
politics, It may be interesting on your side Of the
water to know what conclusions are mere drawn from
The Schurz Sumner movement in Congress. Many
pf the German organs publish original correspond.
nences from washington, in which "the great MIS-.
eouri Senator, our counuyman, Carl Schurz," Is
praised to the skies. The oldest members OF Con.
Rress are made 10 say that Schurz's speech OF the
Both ult. was the greatest oratorica cher dopupre
listened to within the last twenty-five years In the
United States Senate. The Senator is declared TO
be statesman OF pre-emlnent ability, whose logic
erudition, brilliant Wit and sharp sarcasm are the
terror OF his opponents Such Is the strain In which
these sangune correspondents treat OF their hero.
or course they advance tine opinion that the al
hinlsration can never recover from the terrible
blow dealt by the Senator's speech on the
SALE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION
10 the French; that this Is an insurm0unable bar.
cier to Grants reelection, &C., &c. Especial stress
Is laid upon the idea that up TO 1865 the Germans
had been looked upon by Americans as the Pariahs
pf the nation. While now foremost In their cOun.
oils stands native OF Germany. The same letters
epeak IN glowing terms Of the scene offered by the
hall and galleries OF the Senate during the Schurz
Speech aud advance as an rreiutaoe fact that gov
ernmen. would nave gwen the senator untold NIL
hons or offered him any official position rather than
that he should take the stand which he has taken,
The tai Senator's house Is described as tile most
genteel IN Washington, and the iav0rire resort OF
The ehte OF society and the diplomatic corps. All
lhls for augilt know, may be correct. My motive
Tor mentioning 1t is simply to show what capital
il made OF 1t by German political Thinkers in their
treatment OF tie Inexnaustible
ALABAMA DIFFICULTY,
bnd how the SciurZ movement Is being converted
into handle against United states. The question
is asked, IL the United states conteSS to having
hagrantly violated the neutrality laws during the
Jranco-German war, why make so mucn ado aoout
England's similar course DURING the American war
Mhy not 40 10 olners as you would be aone by ~
As Tor us Germans, they say, We are deeply con-
CeIned Ill the result of the schuz ana Sumner eX-
hmination bill, aud we cannot well help It II IL
hnords England an opportunity OF showing herself
no worse than her accuser. Indeed, the result or
This examination Is matter OF European Interest;
ber Alabama claims to the dolar-!Uvlng Yankees.
Euch Is specimen OF the train OF thought awakened
Ivy the sotefm ,d patl.orc inqulfy-Of course, VOID
or ali political ambition or craving Tor otilce--of
scnurz and MS worthy colleagues Tney may COM
the liberal olgans or Germany come to dssect THIS
TIE SEEMINGLY SERIOUS MISCHIEF
(which they against the nlted states viii
be SHOWN TO oe whatit really ls-a narrowly Planned
.. OF political hacks TO thrust their way to the
would be utter insanity Tor England to hope TO
Ereate a diversion of German Option In ner favor
Dn the plea that America sold arms 10 France; for
During the late I'm ylana herself more deeply
offended and injured germany through violation OF
the neutrality laws than OIL the United states
You We'll remember that barely word OF complaint
was uttered by the German representative at Wash
Jngron while the Official records Of the Foreign De-
parinent OF Great Britain testify 10 tue repeated re-
moDstrances and protests OF Count Bern.
etorf, German Ambassador to the Court
bf st. james, against Enslands furnishing France
win war material. As this CONSTITUTES an
important ilIussrat ion OF the manner in whicn In.
fernational law respected 1t may be interesting to
reier back to lew events that stlrrlnx period.
IN mis- memorandum OF october s, 1875, Count
BernstorL pointed out the tact thar In the short
space OF time extending from August 30 20 the
sbove Gate 1000 gans mad been delivered to
France; that he Was IN possession OF the
CERTIFIED VOUCHERS
bud accounts anu copies OF the contracts between
the French government ana English merchants,
aud ned authentic proofs that the shipping anu de-
livery OF coEraDand OF war ~ France wa, July and
syStematlcdhY organized IN q NUMBER OF harDors.
To the response made by the English Cabinet that,
according to custom, International law did not
compel neutral government 10 prohibit the
export Oh arms Count Bernstorr answered by al
uucng nulIDer OF parallel cases In which England,
US heu'I" power, hau pIohloltea tIe Export oi
arms and an.nuaition aud, as stated IN ner own
cfilciai documents, according TO the usual prac.
lice" 10 another ob ecllon made by England. VIZ,
that In order 10 prevent the export OF contraoand
vi war II would necesstaie complete alteration OF
the existing Brltish revenue system, Count Lern-
Hiorf replied by citing q number OF facts, among
which the following was promInent:-From large
quantity OF oiiclal reports and the testimony OF
sworn witnesses he was ieacy to show that many
thousand cases or guns, known such to the
British customs. had been forwarded by French
agents, without any nildrance. as passengers Dag
gage, to France, anu that these cases mad never
been entered on the napiests or SHIPS. Ia tDeir
reciamations German consuls were continually re-
Piled 10 by the BRUSH revenue officers that tncy mad
40 Instructions TO stop this traiilc.
the counts memorandum oharxing the English
government with partlalitS IN favor OF france IN
pts observance OF neutrality laws. verbally says
t'Acc0rdlng TO the existing principles or interna.
flonai law. arms aud am nunlti0a ST at the mead
of the list or articles considered coatraband OF
war, Inc sale OF which " the coat eauing POwerS
lnostS contributes to the support and pr0ongation
bCi host!lities.n f.s
\ Under these circumstances England would seem
10 nave very little " rejoice over the EXAM
lnaton bought aoous py tae imagined coup detat
oi tile ScAurz Clique