, 1873-09-14
GERMANY SINCE THE WhH."iTS POLICY.


Tho few yoara that havc clapaed sinco tho
Franoo-prusaian war have hoen period OF pro-
found poaco Tor tile Empire. 80 far ut least, %
nation may DO said to DO Mt peaco that IL with
out nn oiomy 1n tho Held. But thoro aro battlos
otiior tl'at' tloso "aEou by contohdlng ar!nfob
WIN nhot aha shell ooniiloth moro danGofoisR 70
natlone exietcaco thah tnoao Will lta traal~
hohnl eno'ltcs. Iho intestine da'tacultioa o1 q
stato mAy NJ any tino Gnu Ill lta disruption, ahd
10 "hht no amount OIL o1tornhi loloo "ou1o H'l1-
nco to accomplish. Iho defman Em-
piro has not boon frco from thoao
informal difficulties; and, Judging from
tllo policy OF It's statesmen, ud not
o1poct TO bo freo from thom whoh 1t Haa
toundoo' 10 q cefta'n o1tons even tnoso o1ln.
onlt!oa aro OF lte own eroauon 1or II alu MOI
"alt LOT aympsoma ol o'Ranoot1on 1o"aeoa 1teolt
10 manlieas themoelVes' 70 ooolafo sno presence
Within lts !lml1a OF oiemon'a dangerous 70 'sa
eflstonco' IL antlolpatoa tnas suoh ulsa1coslon
ngn1 possibly ar'ae III cotean quafsors' anu pro,
eoodod fofthwitn 20 efaolcato tae assumea
cause. IN tho oonulcs 1hue pfoo'plsa'ca oot"oen
1'Hou anu some OF 1ss Huo]oe's' anu winch ID
nos 5es as M Gnu, 1ne hnplro tooA tno 'n'sa'''o
Auu ,, oo"po1eo 'no %oaaof party !" aAsuno An
as'''"ao "n'ou, "l.uor pa7a'Fo ponoy VI
Tue part 0, !he enpno' IL "ou1u sc"ruoty
nago aarou 10 assamo' anu WHICH "oulo
cofsaihlY hot nave peen noces7a1y-an ~
u1uoe OF antagonlsm' ono oanhos B'uoy LILO
eot,on OF tho Empire durlng tho past yonr-ana-a-
| na'i anu nos 500 mus It's whole poAc9 out.
lus tun. elno naa poem aosaseo " oteao o.
,uas maso'atlon' ofoaa mauo 10 !ook very much
''"o LII eAsfeno anxiety tolnss1fo lsa pofpotalty-
au "nAo,S' ho"o'eF, "hioh netrass lts "eak-
no1'- -poin"p9 si'o ono "oah poln1 Ii lss meonan-
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ooen ''&he,a s'nco tno oloso o1 tho Franco-Prus-
9,an "as w ooln'au statesnaon that does not
e'so e'laonce ol ~ rae 1car Oh a'ssuptlon from IN
| scFnal cauHes. 1aefe is I'D apprehension aeop IN
oVoEy t1oss,an noa1s tnas LILO Nc" derman
hmplro may 10 'ho creation only OF . aay thas
lta tounaation III On sauo' Oh Hana ohly' ana 1nas
1t "ay 1alA lfoln lno sllentoSe internal n1o1m.
1naoed' tho !snpso ls no growth, OF, II q
growth, mushroom ono' IL lR IN EmpTo
1oundea on an ldoa. Its strength iios IN tue arms
OF fruaala and IN tno heaob OF lew etatoamoh,
not III Inc nearss o1 peoplc. IL Ii hesefo-
goheoue, forced union. 1ts parts 40 not yet
cohero, but arc hold together ny the power OF
1 tho swofu' true, uermans aro proud OF
the Empire. But they arc proud OF it
aa man may bo proud OF huge
house about which cling no associations OF
his childhood. Tho German Empire excites the
wonder OF ite Bub1ooss; 1t does not exotic their
love. It Is only atep-father to most Of them,
whom they will never cherish III their own
parent. 1t may be q sublime thing to look at.
It Inns magnitude md apparent Btrength. 1t has
accomplished groat thtnga. 1t II credited with
having defeated the Fronch; but people forget
TINT not till It had defeated them did 1t become
tho German Empire. But, spite OF all this, tits
wonk Tor tic reason that it III not part and parcel
Of tho Gornan's nature. He did not grow up
with 1t. lie IL not used to it. 1t came aftor
him, and its ways arc not Lis ways.
1t s certain that for long timo Germany
has aspired to national unity. German poets
haio sung 1t and German political writors
pointed out what the German people ought to
DO. But no amount of writing, no number OF
voraos, can malo people Whnt by nature they
aro not. Tho Empire may exist in dormau
brains. 10 DO perpetual it must bc given an
existence IN German t1asuo and dorman blood.
NOW, thoTo Is one great TACT TINT starcB der-
man 6tateainoh Ill tho 1aco, anu aaast thfo"
oVer their political dreams the pale cast
or Thought. 1t ls thls tint hitherto,
At least, tho tcr1nah people nave 1nahneased no
political genius From tile da"n OF history thoy
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