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GERMANY !
Tas Government Not a Military Mbotisnl
but Constitutional Monarchy.
Summary Of the Constitution
Of the Empire.
Tho People Contcnted with Their
Form Of Government,
which Is Modelled After tho British and
American Constitutions.
Recent Concessions to tho t'eess---
Universal Compulsory
IN.ucation.
The Military System OF tho EMPIRE
and How It Operates
What tho Gcrman Says In Reply to
American Structures upon Ger
man Institutions.
Whtch Is Modelled After the British ana
American Constitutions.
Recent Concessions to tho Prcss---
Universal Compulsory
Education.
The Military System Of tho Empire,
and How It Operates.
what the German Says In Reply to
American Structures upon Ger
man Institutions.

DKRLtr, Aug. II. lh7A
n Ia ouito the fashion to apoak aud rrite of
Gormapy a. Military Dcspot1cm, and !ta poope
~ suffering under tho " h,on heel Of Ab1o'n-
Heru - aggravated BY oilionH and oppressive GO
aaaaast,cal laws, enacted bg Bismarck, aud en-
forced by tho army.
These opinions arc formed by vioW'ng Ger
man Affairs from the American standpoint, ano
aotpparjne tho institutions aud national oharao-
tar Win those found in the United 8tatos. To
do this It ia necessary to assutno that tho Amor1-
ean systom Of Government is rnors porfoct than
those In Europe and ahould bo adopted
n tho standard whereby to measure
snS I Deficiencies II othsrs. But
German, ~ Engl5shman, tronehmnn' al
Italian. Delgtau, Dutchman, Sw1tzor, or scanda,
uayian. viii dcny the major proposition, ana !
insi,t that that Government is beet which III beat
Administered. Whether the Chief Magistrate
chosen by partisan conventions, or - bofn IN
the purple he rules by tho will and consent o1
tho governed, Is the roply made to tho Amofacan
elective system, and any argument founded upon
It's alleged superiority.
TIE Government Of Germany ii
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY.
Tho nation has = written Cohhtt1tloo' ~"
prcseus Emperor WAS elected to his Imperial
Office by the Parliament OF tho North aormhn
Collaboration, rai1ied By tho Legislative
RoAUs Of the thrce Southern States.
yiz 4 Bavaria Wurtomborg, and Baden;
md. shereforo, holds his Imperial scat
hv the FREQ choice OF tho German people,
Iie novers arc strictly defined and circ1fn~
.rrihel 1y the German National Constitution ;
t,,erafore. he cannot justly ha called doapot,
nor hin Government sn Abeoluttaua. His sa'arg
ID voted by tho Parliament, and may bo fncreaseo
ar docreaBed at their pleasure consequently
h;s official income ia fixed by tho representatives
Of the people.
Thu Constitution OF the Empire bears dato the
10Th of April, 1871. By it's terms AL the States
Of Germany "for1n al eternal Union tof the pro.
lection Of ths realun aud tho caro- and He1fafe o1
the German people," Such is tho declaration III
tho preamble Tho Rurrome direction o. ssae
military aud political affairs OF the Empire Is
vested in the King Of PraBsis, "ho as such. pears
the tito Of Deussches Kalsar," According to
Art. II of tho Constitution, tho Kniser rep
reseats tho Empire Internationally, and
nm declare war, il defensive; that 10.
ara;nat any Power thnt attacks Germany.
ia can, with tho advice OF his Ministers, oon-
c1ndo peace rs wol as ontor into treaties "lth
other nations, and sppoint and receive A1nbassa-
5ors. To declare Wat, II not merely defensive,
tha Emporor must haro tho consent OF the
BnndoBrath, or Fodoral Council. in which body
together with the Rcichstag, or House Of Com
mons. arc veatod tho
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY or TIE EMPIRE.
M. r,.roho,. ~ thHFeacral Council number
Aa' .;,,..a P, tsa Governrnonta of
81, and are appolnseu " too ~ ~
tho various statos -prnasia appointing II, Sa-
yarfa q, 6axony 4, Wurtonhurg 4, badan !,
Hesse 5, Mccklenburg and Brunswick = oaoh, ana
u,o remaining eighteen States l each. Ihls
a.,
Dundesrath Is tho oe,au ''ona sn 'p'Ta ~ pa;sh'
the State soSo1e'ehue7' "nne NV A'o.sa .sa
stag, or House Of Representatives., rep
resents the votera or peoPls at large
andia elected by uniyoFsal suffrage ant
tho secret ballot, in single diatrcts: Tor tht
term Of three ycaFe. The n'!Inbes o3 taHtficta
~ or onn member Of tho popular branch fo
ovory los 900 inhahitauta according 10 the eensui
Of I871, which givos Berlin members, Prussi'
23G, Dayaria A, Wu.tamburE y. saxeuy ~
Bsden Il. Hcase aud aiecElenburG each
Alsace-Lorraino u, the Free City Of Btemen y
and no State Or Free Town losa than member
Tho two Houses meet in annnnt ness,on. con
VOICED by the Kaisor, Hho hss she rsnt IT. 20 Pfo n;e
soIye it when it pasBos vote OF = Want OF Con
fidsnca " In the Ministry, who may thus tako a
aproM to tbo people, and now session q @ mut
f% s9aa npe5 e5 cSs as s'ter s
voter in tho election 81 members Of sa'd ~ Aous
o, Representatives. All laws for tho Empil ap3
must receive tho votea OF an absolute major
of both 1OnEGb ana TO tRko oAe|s a'aaIs H'~o =
oaivo tho consent OF tho Emperor, and be cou
I torsiguea' m Then promnlgatoa, BY tho chsncol!
Of tEe Empire, who tho President OF an tue = y
por House, or Dundearath, and pas siso g
tba deliberations Of tho Lowor Houso. :.
In addition to ita Legislative functions, t
Daniesrath isa ....
md "a anch, has seycn StandinE COMMITTEE
yiz.; for Army aud Naval Mntters; Tariff, !; F
cige. and Taxes; Trade aud Commerce; ~
Ways, posts, aud Telcgrapha; ciyl! and cr1ml! nli
Law; Financial Accounts; and Foreign Ahat
Each Committee must consist Of reproaontatl'
Of at lcast four statcs but tho Foreign Ala
Committee ucludca only pruBAia Bavaria, sa'
nv. and Wurtemberg, the FIRST ~nHrnod hasa
fof,r Of tho seven mombors.
From this summary OF the Constitution a
division Of povorn Of tho German Governme,
4 must be perceived TIM. 1t woniA he some"i