Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-15
rxrsruNG AND THREATENED
COMPLICATIONS WITH THE
arRMAN GOVERNMENT.

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sons. either in our own country or IL
Germany, understand fully the causes o.
the present embarrassing relations thai
exist between the two nations. The
Herr Lasker resolutions do not appear tt
reach the source Of the trouble. They
are rather only a eliminating incident
in a train of events which threatened
ser;ous breach between the United States
and Germany. The German Govern
ment has for years been irritated by
condition Of things in America, natura
and inevitable, but, non the less fol
that, hurtful to the pride, and damag
ing to the strength, Of the Teutonlf
monarchy.
We find q carefully prepared, compre'
hensive and rather satisfactory analysis
Of the situation in the San Francisco
Argonaut, the perusal of which, in a con
densed form, may be Of advantage tc
those of our readers who have not the
opportunity to read the original article.
This we present in our W way, coupled
with our own suggestions.
The Argonaut states that many Ger
mans expatriate themselves deliberately
for the purpose Of avoiding the onerous
five years of military service at home.
Having become citizens Of the United
States, they return to Germany to enjoy
all the privileges of that Government
without rendering any equivalent there.
for such as the law requires. Nominally
citizens of the United States, they are
really citizens of Germany; while they
studiousIy ignore the natural obligations
of citizenship in their native land. An
other class of naturalized citizens are
those Germans who come to America ex-
pecting to make this country their home,
but who, in their old age, having ac-
quired q competency, return to Germany
to spend the remnant Of their lives.
These, as the others, use the certificate
of American citizenship as a shield
against all original allegiance and to
avoid whatever Objectionable citizen SER
vice they may be called upon to render
to the land of their nativity.
That this state of things should be irri-
tating to the spirit Of Imperialism is not
surprising.
The adjustment of cases of naturalized
American citizens in Germany claiming
exemption from military duty has occu.
pied the most of the time Of our Minister
in that country, and has kept up a con
~tinuous jar and friction in the diplomatic
correspondence between Germany ant
the United States for years.
Another, and perhaps a not less poten'
cause of irritation is the effect of Amer
can political ideas-"government of tn
people by the people and for the people
infused throughout Germany by Amer
icanized Germans. Every village ant
hamlet of Germany has one or more ex
Founders OF this doctrine, which is looke'
upon by the heads of that Government
as a species Of. communism" and a
what, owing to the stringent surround
ings, tends to communism as a natura
development. "The Imperial Govern
ment understands this far better tina
the average American editor, and ca
scarcely be expected to feel any stron
sentiment Of love for the country whic
sends it back citizens exempt from mill
tary duty, absorbs its best brain an,
muscle to a state almost of depletion
and encourages in it's subjects politica
ideas hostile to the form of Government
it is forcing upon the German States, an
menacing to the throne of the Empero
himself"
But, the author, whose ideas we repro
duce mainly in our own choice of ez
preston, finds a more important and fal
reaching cause for u disturbed rela
tions with the German Empire than an
n or all of the foregoing a~ggravations
The German Government, through tn
observations Of one of their eminent pc
litical economists, DIR. Max Sering VIII
was sent to the United States ito in
quire into the condition of agriculture i
America; the present and probabl
future production of meats and bread
stuffs, with reference to the influence Q
American production upon the agricuI
tural products of Germany" made a re
port that confirmed Chancellor Bismarc
in his previous approximations. d.
Sering gave it as his opinion, somewha
cautiously, after concluding his observa
tions on the Pacific Coast, and befor
leaving California, that the production Q
meats and breadstuffs in America
coupled with the low rates Of freight OF
the same to Europe, would make tn
production Of these articles unproftabl
in all the countries of Europe. H,
cited an instance wherein a contract ha
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