The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-03-12
BERLIN, Prussia, Feb. =, ISL.

the misery of tho conquered country"
BERLIN, Prussia, Feb. ., ISL.
Not oven In his own country has Mr.. Ca,
lyle's death caused greater regret than IN MOI
thern Germany For the gifted bographcr q
Frederick the Great, Prus,ian patriots and lii
craft alike feel n respect and affection rarel
accorded to foreign authors IN the marrow
Fathorlapd" OF the IIohonzollcru, throughou
which, however, the name Of Carlyle is
household word as familiar to the popular ca
as that of Rankc or Mommsen. Nor ha,
Prussian royalty been lacking IN recognition
Of the magnificent contribution to its famil,
and national history which II owes to the bril-
liant genius aud untring industry of Thomas
Carlyle, He has received at the hands of th,
Protestant Kings great. grand.nephew
monarch well worthy Of HIS anceStor-tht
highest distinction to which any native borr
scientific literary, or artistic celebrity can as
pire. Mr.. Carlyle is Knight of the exalted
order "Pour Ia Nerite," instituted by his own
tavoritC historical hero as The paramount re-
ward of his high desert, civil az well IA mill.
tary. His works enjoy RS wide aud enduring
u popularity in the German a. in the British
Empire, or in the United States
Fresh and surprising proof o: japanese en-.
terprisc has just teea given 10 the German
commercial world. The grea, native banking
and trading firm OF Yokahoma. Mtsn & Co.,
established three centuries ago. and entrusted
with the chief management. of the japanese
e vcrnments financial business, has opened
branch house at Leipzig for the direct expor
tation OF German manufactures to Japan and
importation of Japanese wares to all parts of
the German Empire. One OF the chief objects
of Mitsin L Co. Is stated to be the introduction
upon large scale of japanese tea into the Fa-
therIand rs well rs of raw silk, great QUAINT.
ties of which have been delivered during the
past tweve-month in Italy and Switzerland by
tho firm in question. Thirtysix millions
pounds of japanese tea were dispatched to the
United States last year, and that article is con-
sidered by Nitsin & Co. to be firmly establish.
ed in America, where it enjoys quite as much
favor rs the Chinese leaf From Germany this
firm propose to import textile
fabrics and machinery for the chief produc.
ton OF which Prussia and Saxony have oflate
years acquired considerable reputation "be
you'd sea" The opening Of Mtsln Il Co.'S
house in Leipzig has been heartily welcomed
by The manufacturers of that city, who anticl.
pate large and profitable orders to result from
The direct connection thus established between
The commercial capitals of Saxony and Japan
A very remarkable lecture has Just been dc.
lvcrcd by Professor Neumann, at the Society
Of Military Sciences, in this town, the subject
being the right of conquest The lecturer ex.
AHMED the right of conquest from a double
point of view. Firstly, in the shape of occu.
patton as military operation Of provisional
and secondly, as annexation, IN
virtue Of treaty OF peace. HIS conclusions
we're opposed to conquest of every description.
He pointed TO the evil practice Of some sover. =,
'ign5 in transferring the responsibility for an. !
lexation effected by force and cruelty to the |
houlders of the people, by means ola plebtcite.
lie did not even admit the right of conquest
within the limits approved Of by Bunsehli, in
ils treatise on International Right.