New-York tribune., 1875-10-16
TIE GERNAN EMPIRE.
ACTIVITY OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

ACTIVITY OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.
HIS RECENT JoURNEYs-THE ELECTIONS IL wuRrEM-
BURG AND suEsIA-INCREASE OF RADICALisM-
THE PROTECTIoNIsT MOVEMENT.
tFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
BERLIN, Sept 29.-The Emperor returned TO town
yesterday rather to Potsdam which is the Summer
capital of this Empire. Even for sovereign OF his
experience and warrior of his endurance tins sea-
sons trial of reviews, maneuyCrs, parades, and III
spections has been insignificant one. From Tenn
pelhof he went to Spandau, from Spandau to
Hanover from Hanover TO BrcSlau, from Breslau 10
Dantzic from Dantzic TO Rostock, participating all
the time in q round of military displays, some OF
them lasting several DAYS. Still the old gentleman
is none the worse for it all. He viii now rest for
fortnight celebrating in the meantime the birthday
of the Empress, and about the middle of October
viii proceed TO Italy. The papers say and doubt
less JUSTLY that the Emperor well pleased with
the troops particularly at the Siesian manouvers.
Those were, indeed, made as brilliant as possible,
and attracted great numbers of foreign officers. Our
own Cen Meigs was one of the number, and he
was for several days guest of the Emperor at head
quarters. With the fleet at Dantzic perhaps his
Majesty was not well pleased, or would not have
been if he were a mariner instead of a soldier.
The supplementary elections TO the Imperial Par
lament which have taken place iii several parts OF
clans and the editors. account of the extraordi-
nary efforts made by the ultra radicals, or republican
socialists In Stuttgart, which is one of tie most
democratic cities in Germany, they were very active.
The workingmeu there are less rough than those OF
Berlin but they are more advanced in the political
art and know much better how to combine, concen-
trate and conquer. Besides they are allied for po-
litical purposes with many advanced Democrats, VINO
are far from holding any sociastc theories and are
radical from principle. Wiirtemburg is The State OF
small proportions and equal fortunes. 1t was
hoped that the reconstruction of the Empire
with the guaranty Of universal suffrage would effect
a schism in the ranks of the Stuttgart radicals,
sending over to the National Liberals those who
were patriots as well agtators, and leaving in
isolation the extremists. Bnt there is i'll that city
and State so-called Volksparte, faction OF
irreconciiabcs, who wish to do away with
princes for the benefit of democracy, and who are,
of course the best allies of the socialists This year
there was as l have said, supplementary election
in Stuttgart, and the result opens the eyes of the
Berlin politicians. Three candidates were IN tie
fiell--tbe National Liberal, the Ultramontane, and
the Volkspartei; and, though the first-named won,
the last poled no less than 7S3 votes, an increase
of nearly one-half Oh their figures at the last cleo
tion This result, followed as 1t was a few days
later by similar increase of socialistc strength
in the Breslau district causes the hres Hetang to
represent 20 the Liberals how much better II would
be for them TO abandon paths and return to the
old alliance with the Conservatives against free
thinkers in religion and communists in politics
One curious aud noteworthy effect of the general
discomfort of the working class, and one which is
allied in some respects with the socialist agitation, is
n vide-spread movement in favor of returning to
system of industrial Protection. The studOuS,
jealous advocates of Protection have not hitherto
been aided very much by the uneducated laborers,
and have therefore not been of much account In
politics Most of them great admirers OF Henry
c. Carey All that authors works have been trans
lated into German by Prof Dihring Of Berlin Uni
yersty hut is only fair to say that all his German
readers do not share his Protcctionist views. Now
that the workingmen regard Free Trade as one
source OF their present ills, there suddenly arises
politjco-economical issue, which had been many
wears dormant in Germany. The movement
has not as yet assumed very formidable
Dimensions but il has already led TO in favor of
Free Trade. At Dantzc and other seaports the conf
m,rcial interest has organized meetings "to
protest against the Protectionist movement and
tbe press il treating the subject very seriously The
chief complaints are from the iron and metal indus
tries which, in spite of the acquisition Of Alsace and
tbc mineral treasures Of the Vosges, are hardly able
to compete with thoseof Belgium aud other neigh
boring countries. This morning two papers have
leading articles on this new ssuo-one the National
Zcitupo. on the effects of Free Trade the iron ill.,
dustrv and the other the Vossiscte, drawing from
the Fan River strikes and similar disturbances in
the limited States an argument against Protection.