Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-20
INTERESTING REPORTS ON GERMANY

United States Consul-General Raine. of
Berlin, reports to the Department of State
an important paper of seventy-four closely
printed pages, on Germany in 1S84-5 The
statistical facts of production, population
industry and wealth of nation with
which we are so closely related CONNER
cially prove of great interest, since
they are rich in suggestion. The whole
paper, together with supplemental papers
by other Consuls and published with it to
the extent of sixty-four other pages, shows
that, more than any other European coun-
try, Germany has grown in the preponder-
ance and wealth of her industries. and
particularly in schools for technical in
struction in spinning, weaving, embroidery,
etc. Ship-building is cited as practically
new industry, founded and brought to
the highest state since the Inauguration of
thu new Empire. Germany has, by neces-
si.y,.been driven to find new ways and
means for the employment of her people,
and has thus far succeeded, as have few
other nations In 1916 the area of the
German Empire had but "a, 1871 1856 pop
ulation By steady advances the popula-
ton rose to 1880, when it aggregated more
than As, 100000 of people. Yet, between
1871 and 1885, no less than 1909, 272 per-
sons emigrated from Germany and the major
portion of these came to the United States
In 1885 the emigration showed a marked
falling off, declining by more than one
fourth 1t is fair to attribute this de-
cadence in the population-losing process to
the bettered conditions in Germany, the
advance of industries and the greater oc-
cupation Of the people, supplemented by
the new colonial policy of Bismarck.
The population of Germany increases
about 1.50 per cent, while that
Of France increases only at the
rate of Sc. Thus within forty years
German population will double, while that
of France will not thus repeat its numbers
in less than 200 years. The German in
crease, indeed, exceeds that of Great
Britain, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium or
Denmark. 1t is easily seen, therefore, why
the colonial policy has been so actively
pushed. With declining emigration and
rapidly increasing population the neces-
sity for extending German dominion is
unavoidable, and that policy will unques-
tionably be the rule of the empire for the
next decadeor more, and will remain pop
ular one with the German people. Among
the first Of her outreaching on this line
was the South African acquisition Of 900
German square miles. Following this,
German colony companies secured recog-
milton of the flag in Angra, Pequena, Cam
Groom, East Africa, New Guinea and sew
eral of the South Sea Islands. All Germany
to-day is of one mind ON the question Of
increased export trade as a eounterbalance
to overproduction. This sentiment secured
the passage of the bill to substitute Austria.
liam, West African and East Asian steam.
ship lines, and which, when Bismarck.
policy was misunderstood, had been re.
jected by the Reichstag Upon the heel:
of the new policy came the organization o.
workmen's colonies. They grew out of the
Development of a tramp class in Germany
owing to the great number of unemployed
working people. One philanthropic citi
zen set ont to remedy the evil. He bought
waste lands for reclamation, erected build
ings and established what are now known
as workmen's colonies. In these the trades
are praeticed, and industry and thrift take
the place of idleness and want. Now there
are scores of such colonies, the Govern