The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-09-22
BAYARD TAYLoR'S C0WARDICE.
THE GERMAN.AhIERICAN PRESS DISGUSTED
WITH THE POLICE ORDER.

From tie Cincinnati voksblatt.
The folio wing semi-officisl report from Wash
ipgton has been sent ont through the agency
Of che Associated Press:
ceived at the Department of State from the
Hor. Bsyard Taylor. the American Minister at
Berlin, says that in view of the prevailing
political agitation in Germany, and the in
Ya&E:Sf the Government, it wonld be well If
natura!ized citizens, coaremPia iatipe visits. TO
their former homes, were officially advised that
many possible aunoyances may be avoided by
declaring the probable term Of their stay to
the local German authorities (the police) on
arriving; and by abstsining from irritating
political discussions; and by quickly obeying
such municipal laws and regulations as apply
to temporary as well as permanent residents"
Now, we can scarcely believe that Bsyard
Taylor has given this advice, or chat the State
Department proposes to follow II. But if the
advice has really been given, then it places the
Government in an extremely strange position
towards it E, citiz ms of German birth. It says to
them in plain words Protect yourself Ffom
US you have no protection t. expect, however
jast your complaints may be. You are beyond
the pale of the law, are outlawed." Ne reason.
able man raises any objection to ths demand
that Americans in Germany ehall not NEEDLE
in political affairs. But entirely uDheard of,
and shocking beyond measure is the advice
that German-Anericane, on their arrival IN
Germany, shall announce themselves to the
police, and place themselves during their Etay
under police oaTe-s demand that one is Rccus-
toned to make Of Grimm ais, bnt not Of harm.
less travellers. This advice is not only an
abandonment Of ell German Americans, but in
it lies an insult, humiliation, q kick for the
whole country. 1t says to the United States
how little the German Government respects
the American citz anship, how little it believes
in the desire or ability of our Government to
give TO it's paturaliz id citizens the protection
promised them. If the Governmsnt really
gives to German American citizens the advice
to put themselves in Germany under the care
of tne police there, one must think that it pro-
poses TO oe guilty of breach Of faith toward
them.
From the Illinois staAts. zeitupE.
Could the incense which was burnt even to in
decenoy for Mt. Taylor in New York and Berlin
tave gone tc his head Could he have felt 80
well and been so Gernanzed in the court oiTcles
of Berlin as to have lost all desire and ability to
stand in a manly and vigorous way for the
rights of the cit zsns Of the country whose
con nsel re has the honor to be 7 Bat if Bay
ard Taylor can do nothing better TO msintain
the rights of American citizens against inso-
lent Prossian violence than TO call upon them
TO beware of t2e PrussiSu police, then one can
not resist the thought taat, in the end, mere
literary talent, jas. as little ss ability IN pro.
fessionsl party politics, even still le's, is not
able to take the place of ualities Of character
which are need ed Tor vigorous representation
of tie honor and rights Of tie country.