Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-19

iual thaD treason Itself. II IS true, there are
Conmu1ists, Socialists nnd Nihiis!s ia Ger
many, whose doctrines and theories are as
enInity with government, in the abstract, IN
every part of the world but the adaereuts Of
thess isms ally themselves with republican.
izm, and cast messurably q reproach upon
the adhersntS Of q doctrine Of q government
by the consent of the governed. Every vii
lsEe and hamlet in Germany has its infusion
of AmericaEiZsd Germans, who having had
experience Of republican Institutions in this
country, constantly infect the common miAd
With ideas Of government of the people. Nv
the people, and for the people" The Tmpe-
rial Government understands this far better
thsn the average American editor, and can
scarcely he expected 10 feel aGy strorg centi-
ment of love for the country which sends ii
back citizens exempt from military duty,
absorDs its best brain and muscle to state
slmost Of depletion, and encourages in its
subjects political ideas hostile 20 the form of
government it il forcing upon the German
Ststes, aud menacing to the throne OF the
Emperor himself. Beyond this, STILL there
is another cause which will be treated more
in detail.
In the year 1881 there arrived in America,
from Germany, Doctor Max Sering, Profess
sor of Political Economy in the University Of
Bonn. This learned economist presented to
theState Department at Washington, through
She resident German Minister, credentials
from the Empire Of Germany, signed by Bis
msrck himself, showing that he was commits
stoned by the empire "to inquire into the
condition Of agriculture in America; the pres
ent and probable future production of meats
and bresdstuffs, with references TO the iufiu-
ence of American production upon the sgri-
cultural products of Germany
Through tho Hon. George B. Loring,
Commissioner of Agriculture at Washington,
DR.. Sering was furnished with letters of iu.
PRODUCTION to the proper State officers Of the
various States Of the Union, and having com
pleted his examination of the Atlantic Sta'es,
in March, 1888, visited tho Pacific coast sleps.
He held letters Of introduction from MIR.
Loring to prominent citizens in California !;
and, through the latter, obtained further let
tiers to such weii-known agric1lturists as the
Hon, John Bidwell of Chico, Hon. John
Boggs Of Colusa, Hon. Hugh NJ. LsRue Of
Sacramento, and many Others. His investi-
CATION OF the condition Of agriculture on the
Pacific COST having been completed, he re-
turned to Germany in the summer e 1888
Before leaving this State be expressed, some.
Whist cautiously, the opinion that the produc-
ton of meats and hreadstuffs in Amerio',
coupled with the low rate Of transportation
between American Atlantic sesports and the
ssapoits Va LuFupc' "ouin make tne pIouuS-
ton Of these articles Improbable in ali the
countries Of Europe.
He reminded his interviewer that his report
was FIRST due to his Government. but cited on
instance wherein contract had been made
for the transportation of 400, GOO tons Of grain
from st. Paul, in Minnesota, to Liverpool for
50 80 per ten. He said that the wheat. meat
and breaessuff consumed By each adult or
soldier wss shout s pounds per day, or abcu,
1850 pounds, or one-hslt ton, per annnm !;
and that therefore full year supply of meat
snd b-eadstuffs for each adult could be bad
from America at freight charge Of little les
than 81 per sanur. OF California he said !:
& Wheat may be grown more pSoGtsbly il