New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-20
VIEWS In GERMANY.

PRINCE BISMARCK AND TIKI BELGIAN LIBERAIS-A
BERIIN JOURNAL ON INTERNATIONAL OBIIGA-
rIOSs-EARL RcSsELLS INTERFERENCE RE-
sENTED.
(FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRibUNhI
BERLIN, May 6.-The Improbable discussion
over the Belgian incident continues in the daily papers
Some persons seem to suspect the existence OF sort
OF League between Prince Bismarck and the belgian
Liberals which has for object q common course OF
action against Ulramontanism. There is undoubtedly
much that is common between them Any person who
pays attention to the Liberals OF the little neighDorng
kingdom will observe that resoute and clearsghted
men are not to found in Europe 1t is their fortune
perhaps their misfortune to struggle at home against
clerical majority too strong to be overhrown and too
moderate be actually dangerous; but the Uramon-
tansm of Europe wherever it may be at work. whether
fighting with the Carlist bandti Of SPAIN or frutessy
resisting the of uncaon in this country has no
more determined adversary But these same Liperais
are believe friends admirers OF Prince BISMARCK
They are French by intellectual sympathy, and repuDh
cans by political conviction Above ALL they are jealous
of the independence OF their country; and unlike inc
cericas they resent even its dependence IN spirtua
matters on foreign power These men are not yet ready
70 form alliances with Prince Bismarck for crusade
against Ultramontansm for any other purpose what
ever.
Nothing ia easier than to settle disputed question by
an abstract and meaningless proposition In the National
Zeitung this morning the case OF the German Govern
ment or at least case the press loves to present it,
is stated in the following language: 1.-THE German GGy'
eminent has placed itself the uncontesed and ncOn-
testae principle that every State is bound to give salts
faction by judicial penalties to friendly power against
which, within its limits proceedings OF hostile or dis
turbing nature may be begun or undertaken ana wheh
necessary. to adjust its laws to meet this obligation"
This is perhaps safe enough At least it was at time
very popular theory with Mr. Seward and with Amer-
can nl,li
portance of the principle consists in its application
What arc hostile proceedings?" What proceedings are
calculated to disturb the peace OF neighboring and
friendly Sate What scale what class of punishmens
shall be adopted to meet the requirements OF the rule
Manfcstly the settlement Of the question depends on
the answers these questions but that would never be
suspected from the article in the Natonal or from the
general discussion in the German press. On the con-
tary, the facts in dispute are calmly assumed we arc
told the German note mentioned several cases under
the principle, of which the Belgian Government has
failed to give any satisfactory explanation. These are
the of the bishops the collections for the Ger
man clergy, and the Gdire Duehesne." The second
Belgian note occupies ITSELF complain our papers, ex
cusiyely with the latter There is obvious for
this namely that acts Of sympathy in favor OF one OF
two parties carrying political contest i'll Ger
many are oenses under international law while the
third seeming scheme of assassination deserves at least
examination. That is gong and the result will
be made known reached. This answer seems
to be conclusive. One indeed be ones guard
against the natural tendency in such cases to sympathze
with the weak and to that the stronger is nccess-
rily wrong argument may certainly be made for the
German view The persistent and mischievOus meddling
on the part Ultramontanes in Germany and elsewhere
with German legislation is indefensble; but it is long
way from the admission to the theory that SUCH med
ding ought TO be prohibited by law.
If Prince Bismarck has not ally in the Belgian Lib
erals he has one very dOce if somewhat clumsy one,
Ia onitn
welcome here On his first appearance he so little under
stood the case that he undertook to defend Prince Bis
marck for trying TO silence the Belgian press when
Prince Bismarck had not only not tried to silence the
Belgian press but had not even made any complaint
about 1t mentioned it in lis note Such blunder as
that objectionable and throws doubt on the value
of the noble earls support His Intervention, moreover
has given the affair degree Of publicity not altogether
favorable TO the German side If he has succeeded in
wrestling from Lord Derby the that the CORE
spondcnce has been Of the poest description he has on
the other hand succeeded in procuring from the English
press an almost unanimous disapprova OF GeImany's
course. The German papers have taken this very i'll.
They have little appreciation Of and perhaps, little SYM
patty WITH the freedom of the press as prevails in Eng
land and Belgium and America and when in the enjoy
of that freedom censc Is passed on Germany there
is wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Ii seems be thought in England that the matter is
at an end but am afraid that is not the Prince
Bismarck has gone too far to stop now. No actual
danger probably to be apprchcndcd but 1t would not
be surprising to me If the correspondence should be pro-
longcd and become bitter The dissolution of
the religious orders under the bill Just submitted may be
counted on to add fuel to the flames OF Ultramontane
wrath in Belgium as well as here and naturally pro-
woke the Belgian clergy to further measures OF inter
ference.
AN EXCURSION STEAMERS GALA TRIP.