, 1876-08-16

Tho American Centennial Exposition has
brought cruol md useful modification Of
the spirit upon Germany. That nation in
tho first flush Of naional life has looked at
herself with the fond confidence usual to
very young persons, aud sent her goods to
tho Centennial with tho expectation, probably,
TINT they would challenge the admiration of
tho world II m American critic had run
counter to this opinion, Germany would
have rejected his Judgment AZ yoeiferously and
viciously as the Americans scofFcd ut tho
caustio censures OF DICKENS. But when
Prof. RrAuLEAux, the chief German CON-
missioner to tho Centennial, writea
homo that the apparent MIN Of Ger
man manufacturers Is to produce goods
"cheap and nasty," and that they succeed
to perfection in doing it; and that Ger
man industry Ia ateopod in utter serviiity 10
the political pcrsonagos Of the Empire, repro
ducing B1sMAnon statues, Rcd Princes, and
the like, in evory material from gilt-bronxe
to common soap; whom the Professor, with
genuine German roughuess, says fhia, his
fellow-countrymon arc forced to admit that
ho must bo right. The most intense excite
ment has boon nrouscd in the Fathesland by
bis nttcrances, embodied in semi-oflicial lot
ter the National 2atung Of Berlin. aud they
arc likoiy to have serious political results,
particularly In logislation to regulate labor
aud industry. The Berlin correspondent Of
tile London 7gmes ratities tho Judgment Of
Prof. REAu1sAu1, and gives this description
Of the cauaea that led to that RELAXATION Of
commercial and social restraints which lies at
tho root Of Germany's induatrial dotoriora-
ton:
A perfect cornucop!a Of laws was enacted, et1mu-
lssl,l$ thcir porular tenls,lelea. Poor u(cn wcro
atlaMsd 10 desert their 0idst<rs IT t1oments aoitce
were paced within the rcach of thu smallest nusse.
md relief was aFaptea to raupos* on easy terms.
A III Indispensable supplement 10 these sweeping
McAsures, joint stock cuunpaHtA%ure e.nancipalel
from Government CONTROL and tho cxercIso ol avury
spee!es s Of t.adc, whether sinsly q ey eonlb!na:
npU., @ shu viii ct tualsidasls. These slteratlons
~ oser the world, great wa. tho eommoton oeea.
lower cl4ssca especially wc,s yoizud by vehement
longing TO heltcr themselves. With thv law no
sf5 .sSsy Ssaax 9saSxs hst . .S
suddenly found Il po1aible to e!set high waru4 and
a!op. n,ors lieotal stylo Of li!e. Tha innu1 af
t"u As' w Athet EuHhH4l$n
ea'sed this mosnmens to reach an excessive height.
For year or two Immense wnxea wrfo granted-
wugss to exempltfy which It will ba sufficient to
ahy that. according to decision given by tho Ier.
lin City Court, man carrying brcka III y bod
earned 15s day Ia this Capital, A. u. 1879 This
1sc In the pElc0 Of rent An PROVISIONS consequent
upon this Ia due time drew thu mIddt clas8ua into
tho vortex, making an thcrsaacd income mecca.
eity, md Inducing speculation unh eItsfpf! W!ern
tlpY Wcfu formerly Stunned. Add to thi4 that
whlo tho nrccssoftca Of Ills became moro expeu-
sys. ths luxares INDUCED In BY the rich ana those
that had formerly hsen poof'-ths .{uarucymen u.
lntddls c!aascs. and yuu will understand The gem
tral craving 10! Nancy thht 4ulunlY net In. Con.
frdFy to Ihat hud JolX1sr!y besH }As e1sf IN Ter.
tauH4, EhsFs u tr0dt c0l.tft}<rf2 calling to
teAtth H'aH etaHg uEfh ust ais Hedrt, II aotg b..
faHs tafuns ttT mdking money. Socialists did
thc'f bHAt 70 a21rayato the feeling. IN this
cen.ry AFlrtt las tho old cxcellcics Of ucrman
Mofl:'nansh!p hecn Lost for tho psrsent Willis the
t'slman operative consisrs hia,4sll a wrongcd In
work. scho.l Vi Industry Will testoFs tho manu-.
fActurest VI lhis country to thslr foslnor fame,
This condition Of affairs is not peculiar TO
Ger1nAuy. Tie same debasament Of the
standard of work ty visible here. In the
ef1orts Of laborsts 10 ruach iuster cqu1iib-
rium in their relations to their employers,
the pendulum has been swung too far on
their side. The regulations OF labor-unions,
the laws procured from Legislatures by the
political influence Of workingnen, have bee,.
iu uauY iuytAucaA unjust aud absuri. Ihay