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ewspapers called attention 70 these facts thnt

newspapers called attention to these facts that
the edict was not only rdiculed. but pro-
nounced nh offence against the powerful Ma
sonic organization and personal Insult to the
Emperor and Crown Prince. Nevertheless, tho
Prince Of Rouss had his order so rigidly OK
ecuted that even poor schoolmnstcr was dis
missed because he WINS suspected OF being a
Free Mason. If the order has boon revoked
since that time hnvo not heard of it.
The pecuniary effect Of these supernuous
princes IL not their only evil. Acting "a hered-
itary rulers. enjoying special privileges, hnv-
INK rights over life and death. their political
power can only be fully maintained by dopriv.
Ing the masses OF the people Of local self
government II is in the nature OF things that a
small prince. upon Il small scale will be moro
exacting in that small sphere than u prince In
great country. The very consciousness or
fear OF being but n supernuous sham. and only
ridicuousy small member Of his kind. will
produce suspicious spirit proud Of his
powers. punctilious upon his privileges. illib-
cral to his people SO that the people Of Ger
many. while they have to pay heavily for all
these princes and rulers. do not profit by Thorn.
They pay for the iiddlers. but have eNcorablo
music. The more princes the less principles
The more rulers the worse rule. This is what
called. in my preceding letter. over-govern-
ment. 1t were bad enough II II only affected
the pockets OF the people. But il becomes worse
by Affecting their manhood and their freedom
II Socialism were only n protest against these
evils and what 1t also claims - be II demand
Tor the recognition OF human rights. no one
who believes in self-governmcnt could help
synpathizing with Il. But 1t gons much further
goes too far-whea 1t becomes Communism
Tho poor workingmen in tho industrial regions
Of IN a. Il
losia, and the Rhine hive. no doubt. much TO
complain Of II is hard To support family on
nifty cents u lay 1t il hard 10 mako even the
poorest workingmnn or servant girl pay "A di-
rect tax 10 the Vreat Government Of Germany.
II IL infinitely ardcr. however. not to BIO able
to get work for evon nifty cents day. You can
not discuss abstract principles ot government
with men who are hungry. II IL idle to reason
with starvation. Tho law. however. which Bis
marck and the Emperor 40 vohementy demand
will never Suppress Socialism. His police will
never do It. His policy Of blood and iron will
never do it. Only policy OF giving labor To the
idle. bread to the hungry md prosperity to the
poor could do H. But that does not seem TO be- In
the power OF Bismarck. or any mortal under the
peculiar circumstances. Germany can never
| prosper until II has had real rest-a genuine
peace. 1t cannever prosper until tho shackles ol
military drill and duty which now pervert the
powerful arms ~ the nation from tho pursuits
ofpeace. arc broken. IL can never prosper until II
disarms. and recognizes that the source OF all
wealth is labor. and that where one hand wastes
! what the other produces. both must be thrift
| less. II will never prosper until the people
have more peace and more liberty. less police
and princes. There is. unfortunately not tho
remotest indication or reason for hoping that
the present condition will soon be improved by