The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-22


can become. However great the treasures Of
rr, prefer the treasures Of liberty always
tnioy myself In Europe. yet always like to
rcurn | like their operas and galleries. their
museums and statues their old castles
md now palaces. But l like still more
our plnn land without the glaro OF royalty
or nobility. A friend calls this inconsistent.
"Nhy 70 there If you don't like Europe2 why
not stay there II you do 2" As well might he ask
why one does not stay ut somo place OF amuse-
,ncnt or study ali the time. And TINT trip to
Europe may be as much OF the latter as the
CORNER l hope TO be able to demonstrate
To him who ranks humanity above royalty. to
him who feels as well as thinks. every brilliant
sight in Europe has its ugly shadow. The
! lcasurcs are. after all. pleasures of the senses
md tastes. Light and shade 10 together Dcs-
totism and distress 20 together. Nobility and
Eunkyism 10 together. Loyulty and scrvlty
81 together. Wherever there Is dazzling wealth
for tho few. follows dire wretrhcdncss for tho
rnany. Tho pomp OF princes runs parallel with
the poverty Of pnupcrs Military glory leads
but TO national ruin.
II You think thY an exaggcratlon. look at
France and Germany to-day. NO nation ever
possessed n greater military genius than the
FIRST Napoleon. no country achieved more mill
tary glory than Franco. And what after all, il
with all her terrible sacrifices. France is not rs
large to-day a. a century ago and three differ
INT times. In little more than half that
century. have the victorious Germans triumph
unity marched into Paris. But take the Cor
many OF to-day. AMI the example is stil moro
remarkable. There is not a country in Europe
inamorc serious and Disconnected condition.
AL the military glory Of 1870. all the ability OF
j. smarck, all the prestige OF the now empire.
all tho i've thousand millions received from
Franco. could not prevent poverty or restore
prosperity Why? Because prosperity can only
come from the pursuits Of pence. War DESTROYS
Ira'c produces. National prosperity is a phys
5cal impossibility whore tho national energy
il largely cramped within military channels
as IN Germany. The best blood and brain.
tne greatest capacity and yigor Of the coun-
fry are absorbed by an immense stand
lug army. draining instead OF developing
ihe material resources. diminishing instead %
nugwenting the national wealth, wasting rather
Than creating There never was greater glory
Epon German banners than after the late
war There never was greater anxiety
among tho masses Of Germany as to their po-
litica condition than to-day. On the ono side.
socialism threatens prosperity On the other
imperialism threatens liberty. There is little o. {
st In Germany now. II Bismarck succeeds in
Ais present conflict there Will DO none. II
fho people Of Germany will be compelled g.
choose between socialism and despotism they
will take-neither. Reaction will be followed by
scyoution. The Germans have learned "A thing
or two since Is They are today in point u
numbers. in point 81 elu cation. Intelligence. in
dustry. integrity mental anl physical develop.
ment unsurpass ii by any race In Europe. Ye,
ihey probably oaIoy less freedom. less self gov
Grnment. less Parliamentary power, less p)llt-
cal rights than any people in Europe. except
Russia or Turkey or Spain. Unless | am
utterly mistaken In the signs Of the timns the
great revolution Of the future will take place in
Germany Concessions % tho people rec0g-
milton u tho principles Of parliamentary gov
urnm'nt. an enlargement OF the very limited
l).it.ral freedom u tho masses may perhaps
p)stpone it iOryears But Bismarck has chosen
the opposite path aud insists on behalf u the
G1vcrnment AMI un Ter the plea Of the dangers
OF Socialism. upon powers despotc in their
mature. cruel and unjust in their effect and NJ
ferly Inconsistent with the honor. security or
Tclf-r'spcct ofany intelligent people. FOrtho law
against tho Socialists is so dangerously am ole
III its provisions that 1t could az any time be
I-sd against free speech free thought or free
sssrnhage @, any sort. |; not only speaks Of
''so 'ialstic or communist, societies. but ais o
n all movements or political agitation calculated
40 undermine the ox sting order Of society"
This is trem' IN lousy far-rea'hing provision
nni could no doubt be construed 70 mean
anything that might please a minister 1t
could easily DE interpreted 20 cover any sharp
criticism OF the Government And who is to
have the power - construe the law and exc ute
ST. The usual courts or ordinary tribunals 81
justice? BY no means. On the contrary. All
rourts are de-, herat,y pushed aside, and lurls-
d tion without the right " appeal, l. yestol in
nsp ,ial bureau, every member Of which is 10