New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-10

s0nd submission Of Napoleon I'LL On tho 9th OF
October he had established his headquarters 81 Yer
sacs. In tho old palace of tho French monarchs Hero
1t was, on tho 18th Of January. 1871 that no was pro
claimed Emperor OF Germany. Tho treaty which his
SUCCESS enabled him to mako with Franco. then powcr
less and almost Without government to treat wth
was q very advantageous ono.
Tho defeated nation gavo up lorraine, including the
Fortress OF Metz, and almost tho whole Of Alsacc,
grccing also to pay q indemnity 6vo mlards Of
francs-One milliard during 1871, and tho remainder
within thrce years. After the payment Of two MILL
iaEds, the German occupation to be confined to
smaller territory. and not to exceed 10000 mon Tho
German Emperor left Paris for Germany on tho 18th
OF March, taking leave OF his troops at Nancy. Ills
Journey to Berlin continual triumph. At
oaarbrueck he was presented by delegations from 5000
communities OF the German Rhine provinces with an
address OF welcome and a golden laurel crown On
tho 18th OF March no entered Berlin amidst the 40
clamaons OF the popnaca All its previous distrIist
OF him was forgotten In this hour OF triumph, and lie
afterward remained OF oil tho monaTchs OF Europe
tho bost beloved by his subjects. Tho deanltive
treaty OF peace with France ratified at Frankfort,
May TO- ana q proclamation Incorporating Aisaco-
Lorraine with tie German Empire was issued on the
c'h OF June AT tho signing OF tho poaoe prcmlnares,
the Emperor had taken occasion publicly to express his
sense Ct the friendly course Of the Emperor OF Russia
Ia maintaining during tho war perfect neutrality.
accompanied by tho Czarcvitch and the Crand-dnko
Nicholas and Vladimir, visited Berlin. The next day
the Emperor OF Austria arrived. The festivities IN
honor OF those persOnageS were upon grand scale.
Prince Gortscbakoff also there and tho Austrian
Prme-Minister, Count Andrassy. No political
suits of the meeting announced but Prince Bis
marck publicly declared that through their imperial
visits confidence In the endurance OF peace, "neary
valuable IS peace ITSELF" would be strengthened; ana
Count Won Motkc expressed the same opinion Tho
thfoe monarchs had Joined hands maintain the
guilty of nations
YEARS OF PACIFIC DIPLOMACY
Germany has been since Sedan the most pacific state
w The Continent. The military organization has beer
perfected In detail and grea ly strengthened In officers
ana men, but there Las boon 40 menace OF 6nco
1870 the EmperOr's powerful influence has boon
cXeitcd In every European crisis In favor OF peace
and he has uniformly made most boncicent Of
Prince Bsmalcks enormous resources In diplomacy.
On the nth of May, 1878, an attempt made TO
shoot the Emperor by tinsmlth named IIoe1el Two
shos were fired at him, both of which missed him.
The attempt was renewed the 81 Of Juno folio wing
10y one Modelling, supposed TO be the agent o; the
CoInmuniso faction and the Emp rccci, Cd several
shots In his person one OF the happiest days In
tho EhlporOr's Iiio January IL, 1870, his golden
welding cay, when kings princes and people united In
honorng him. His twenty-ifh anniversary OF acoss
sion 20 the throne and his ninetcth birthday have
been more recent cpisOics. Another browning moment
In his entfu the completion OF the Caths-
dral OF Coiognc-a monument al 10 German unity
and Roman Catholicism. Ills sad .est days were at
the close OF his Life when The Crown IIlnce
stricken down with fatal malady.
William /. will b. known In generations to come
the first Of the new line of German Emperors. The
empire which has been established during his egn
is a union Of federated monarohics, with a central
executive, having almost absolute authority In
and diplomacy, and with a central legislature vested
with quasi pr LcScs rather than substantial power
In homo Naturalization Nhcn tic constitutional
system devised in 1867. and justed three
years la or, the common entertained by critics
tina, the would gradually acquire the authority
OF siDg,o chamber The Federal Council. at once
a Cabinet, Senate and an Advisory Board appointed
BY the various governments embraced I'm the decorative
system of mOnarchies was REGARDED as an artificial
plecc Of constitutional mechanism which would be prac
tlcaly imperative. Ii expected that tho heads
OF departments would become Minister'S the President
Commons These expectations have not boon fulfilled
The tendency has not been In the direction OF parlla
mcntary institutions. Tho Diet has become national
debating society without acquiring control domcs-
tic administration pr dominance in legislation. The
Federal Council hes rcainel control legislation
and the Chancellor has o1erted commanding influence
In that Council and has steadily improved his position
As A CONSTITUTIONAL RULER
When Victor Emanuel united the Italian States
consent OF every Legislative assembly the various
ncXstons OF territory obtained Parliamentary IN
situations recognized respected and strengthened
Cavour would d. Loilng unless thcie majority In
Parliament behind him. Italian Ministers appointed
this day In Obedience the will Of Parliament In
Germany there Is such thing Ministerial responsible
Ny. The Chancellor is technically responsible the
cchstag for his public but he ordinarily does he
ldesres. The Ministers appointed and
moved the pleasure OF the sovereign.
The Federal Council has the privilege of
appointing committees which general suggestions
In regard the various departments administration.
These committees do not have anything than id
vsoy functions real power being oxercsei by the heals
OF apartments who are APPOINTED by the Emperor him.
self
responsible Ministry like that Of Italy Hungary.
Austria, Belgium. Great Biitain Germany has not had
The Office Of Chancellor created specific pur-
pose Of making bismarck political dictator lilo to
be Responsible only to sovereign who could not spare
him. and lie neither shared that responsibility with his
associates TOOK pains TO train any to be his sue
Rising men were systematically annoyed and
suppressed. Arnlm. Falk, Camphhu,en and Gutenberg
were displaced In turn. The Chancellor allowed to
drive his associates from Office whenever he choss to do
So Personal government could not go much further.
Francis Joseph after testing the besurocatc dcsposm
OF Herr Bach and the German ocralism Of Schner
ling, Hungary it's ancient rights and established
Ministry responsible only to National Parliament The
Emperor Of Germany has not oeI parliamentary lnstl
tu'lors When the Ptu.sian Chambers shrinking back
in horror from atricis conflict, would not vote dol
lar for the with Austria. hc allowed Bismarck TO
raise tho money upon his responsibility and 70 give
marching orders to the regiments The German Para-
men has been piece Of mechanism which It has been the
business OF the Chancellor manipulate. Political par.
ties have been pted against one another. Sometimes
combination has been tried sometimes onother but In
European country west OF Russia has the scendancy OF
simple majority Of the popular assembly counted for 30
little as In Germany Francis Joseph IN the Drloma OF
October 1860 and In the Manifesto OF September 1860
recognized the historical rights Of tho ysrous natonas
ana the common right Of citizenship in the Empire The
German Emperor has granted only popular rgh-hat
Of common citizenship This was accepted In 1893 as
Frankfort tradition, and the German Liberals supposed
every other popular right would follow 1t has not
been The Constitution Of 1867. revesd In ISL
defines the rights OF prnoos the privileges OF estates ana
the rights Of under the Empire There is no REQ
ignition Of the fundamental Rights affirmed In The Dcclaa
ton OF 80 far the constitutional practice OF the
reign has gone hs National Legislature has been useiu
only In registering the decrecs OF the Crown that the
people have not made material advance In cohSt'u
tions government