, 1873-09-07
GERMANY.
II Its Government d Dcsrotism 1--A
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DAvENronr, Iowa, Aug. 81. 1873.
To the Editor ef Ths Chicago Tribune:
Sin: In your widoly-oiroulated paper, tho
question Of German deBpotiam lbs beon recontly
discussed pro and contra. It aoems to mo, huw.
oyor. thnt tho question la not oxlausted by Batd
discussion. Will you, therefore, givo mo a plaoo
In your valuable pApor for tho following ro-
mnrks2 j..
Tie reasonable objects OF good govornmont
are. In Germany, obtained whore life liberty, md
property are woll protected. Tho courts admin
iBter justio impartially; The Judges appointed
for 1ito during good behavior, arc honoRt
and Intelligent moh. thoroughly educated,
ind independent. For criminal casoB there
aro trials by Jury. There Is ono
uniform criminal oodo in force throughout TIM
whole German Empire; it Is the product Of tho
Intelligence Of tho German nation, adopted by
tho German Parliament (Notohstag). and ortiz
cised before adoption by m Intelligent German
press. That criminal code, I thiuR is hettor
than any criminal codo iu tho Unitod 6tatos
Tho poualtieH therein arc generally moso leniont
criminal to escape punishmont; tho great vigi-
lance Of tho Prosecuting Attorneys, and Of tho
olllcora OF tho police genorally, brings eyory
criminal to trial. II thoro were against my
pGLHQl buE4 GftuUllC8 AHt 1OE luBLAuCD. AEhlHHS
e1-Trearuror Rankin, trial and conviction would
be certain. III Germany thoro iB no lynching;
Il dooa not, eanlly occur TINT. q person
takes, tho law il his own lland. 4
girl who would shOot her faithloss loyor would
bo punished for murder, Can you point Mo ont
. country whore life, liberty, and property nro
better protected, and where Justice Ia moro cor
reotly administered. than dermanny3
Tho economical and political affairs Of tho
qormap nation. Of the single statos. provinces,
nitinH hN1 cnI1HfInR. HeONrn1lF cnuuNEtHd
with honesty and prudence. Tho people arc
represented in tho Gonorai Government (Rcich-
stag) in tho State Legislatures, in tho PROVINCES,
and 1' saperssas n thd M actions % Of the dovernmont
and Of the representatives Of tho people. The
Emperor William can enact no law for tho Cor
man Empire without tho. consont of tho
ot th ana no % laW ~ ,or Tt ~
Legislature. Tho transactions Of tho German
Legislatures arc public. and under tho control
OF very Intelligent presB, critcising With por-
feet freedom, Apart from military aorvico,
thcre is in tho United statos. Tho laws as to
tho liberty Of tho prcas nro deficient. 1t ia true,
and an agreement upon that point would not DO
Obtained between the Govornmont and tho
froe rs i desirable Il is conaidorod dangerous
for the best intorosts of tho State to give FREQ
scope to tho wild discussions Of the Commun-
ist1, who intond & to abolish marriages,
eshos fshSs saopPp sa PF0SSsy Ss2s All a sy ssa 'as 70
communicate to an ignorant and superstitious
tlock all bulls ind speeches OF tho infallible
popes. Ultramontanism iB exceedingly hostile,
in Rome, France, and partly in Germany,
agatnst Protestant Emperor and Catholicism
exercises formidable power ovor an ignorant
md superhtttious flock. In these circumstances,
It heouB that Bismarck fuds an impedment to
full Iberty Of the pross. 1s he thoroiu mis-
talon? Perhaps he ia.
TT 1octr{rca rf fhn Tfffrnnap.
taniete and tho visionary and criminal achemos
Of the Communists, there is generally liberty Of
tho preae In fact, tie Government ia nndor the
control and influence Of eritieising press
laps, than in tho United States. Three Miris-
tors have been Dismissed during tho time Of qrants
Adminiatration,-.firstly, Count von pippo,
Of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Of Public InBtr,c-
ton and lately Count Won Itzenplitz, 11niator
Of Commerce. Tho removal of thoso Ministers
ia mainly due to tho pressure Of public opinion
lis hand ii il also. Won MUELLER Is personal l
friend Of tho King he favored q kind Of pletsm
that in Germany is callod Mnckorthum.
Tho Kladderadatsch, q witty newspaper pub
throughout Germany, assailod him. a.
most IN every issue, with great talent.
Won hluohler, though tho King sympathized
with him. hal to make room for his SUCCESSOR,
DR.. Falck, who hos carried in tho Prlssian Par
liameut the laws which, liberated the schools
from tho supervision Of the clorgy, and who las
commenced formidable struggle against tho
Catholic Bishops who have adopted the doctrina
OF lntallibiity. Count Won Itzonnlltz bad to re-
sign aftor it became known that Wagner, IN Off
cor belonging to his department, lad corruptly
granted privileges to railroad companies. Von
1tzenplitz was only charged with negligence
Thcre was no suspicion OF corrupt motives in tho
Minister himself, What contrast between
HrH Af71ar
Now let ua compare herewith what tho Amsrf~
CAL preBB has objected. Casey is not only not re-
moved, but renppointed and confirmed BY tho
Senate; Creswou md Rohoson ato still Minis-
over Louisiana; Grant is ro-cioctod and may
have third or fourth term. If not, lifo-tenuro,
in the face Of all the dBhonorable facts present.
cd against him by Summer, Schurz, and others.
eat press has been, up to this time, impotent.
Can you point out such deBpotiBm and lnisrula
in the German Empire And is there any FREQ
country, wllere the Government has such pow
erful influence upon the subsidized prees7
Ing army, whichis exceedingly coatly and burdon-
some to the people. But tho cauao of this great
army III tho situation Of Germany,
an.o no 4ya,o, y husG nso ,a Aass s, hs and
very covetous to conquer that portion Of Ger
many which ia situated on tho loft Bido OF tho
rhine, is Inhabited merely by Germans, and has
belonged to Germany many centuries, though
1t wsB Incorporated into Franco and kept by
Frauco during the sway Of Napoleon !. 70 pro-
toct Germany against such conqucats, and
against another invasion Of this powerful aud
warlike. and worry ambitious nation, tho acquisi-
ton Of the groat fortrosscs OF Metz aud Of tho
Yosgoa Mountains as boundary-lno was u po-
lltical necessity for Germany. Moreover,
Franco ought to suffer somo pnniBhmont for hor
wanton aggression and commencement Of n tor
rine wnr without provocation and
tustihhblo Cause. Ono Of your correspondents
ID greatly 1niataken when ho bolioyes that the
acquisition Of this new territory has created tho
necessity Of . great standing army. That necoB-
sity exatesl long ago, boforo in 1870 the Germnn-
French var commenced It has ita foundation
in tho nature and neighborhood Of tho French
ahe has republican or monarcbical form Of Gov
ernment, must submit to this unavoidable ueccs-
sitY, na. wa hero submit to tho oxtromo
cold and hot weather incident to our climate.
has il. proportion to its populRtion al farvn m