Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-05
BAD F0RTHELAWMAKER
TIE GERMAN sAaoRs DIFFERING
POINTS or VIEW


THE GERMAN aAaoma n,-~-.
po,nrs -''s'sA
y view
"'s Disiiks Tor ssonsy Lender O.ee a.
Him Into Troubis- n. w.. &c.
Advocate 81 the - -, r....,.
u Applied "a ~. -. --
He'nerr Marschail Won Bieberstein.
nc s'ate secretary for foreign a6airs
wno accompanied his imperial master
no GERMAN emperor, on hin trip to
uieH br'la'nS while member .of the
cstae W 1918 very unexpectedly
.ounu n'u'seii 10 40 embarrassing situa,
uon, - result Of his activity in secur-
.Hs tuo passage ~ law relating chiefly
. = sne Jew. .ne story OF which was re-
.eu waterway oy Mr. Noes Open
'',iner. o. % broadway
nave met the baron many . time,
49, ~ opEennelwer. at the Mann
ne''u Shess emp. OF which we both were
nie.noera ne is an ambitious man
s ~. was inucn PLEASED when be was, In
~. s,ected 70 the reichstag the first
uiIra-IouservaEive member that bad Oh
ta'neo victory IN Baden He was very
act've IN the c5erlnan parliament. being
one o. tne brightest, a. well ~ the most
aggressive. men IN that rather dull con
goinerate the ultiS-Conservative party
MS prominent participation in the enact
ment o. the antiusury law resulted in q
fatner runny complication
happened TO know personally the
otnef ACTOR IN the story, and have my
Information directly from him His
name was Louis Altheimer, welI-to-do
hebrew residing IN Mannheim and liv
ing On the proceeds OF snug fortune
wmcn ne had amassed in his youth in
tne United States
CALLED THEN BLooDsUcKERs
Aitne1iners speciality was 70 lend
money 70 omcers 81 the army. to officials
ana DINERS OF that class OF society on
sneir promissory notes His regular
charge was ~ per cent per annum He
would OF course. accommodate only
people VINO seemed to be good pay. As
rule ne would extend the note from
Time 10 time on payment of the interest
provided ne had no fear OF suffering a
loss,
~ those Gays Baron MarschalFs ia
tner was yet alive and in possession Of
MS moderate estate The young prose
cutlng attorney had to get along in the
man on MS rather modest salary. He
managed It pretty well until he had
some trouble with young woman II
would never DO for the rising young
courier ana conservative statesman to
nave the scandal made public, and to
nusn u up aoout 300 marks in cash
was absolutely required The baron en-
Tered INTO negotiations with Mr. Alt
neiiner ana secured the loan OF his note
Inc interest was paid promptly. and the
mite Dill was extended several times
Witnoni any oifncuity
IN adSocatlng the antiusury bill In
the reichstag Baron Marschall delivered
9 vehement speech against blood suck
ing usnrers, especially those OF Hebrew
descent Inc law as passed, largely
owing 70 Marschalis persistency. was
exceedingly vague IN Its provisions, leav-
ing II practically TO the discretion OF the
courts to say whether In any given case
the taxing OF more IMAM per cent was
criminal usury, punishable by lmpris-
onnent at hard LABOR and oy nnes
WOULD NOT RENEW
Inc session OF the reichstag closed
the baron returned to Mannheim and re-
sumed tine outles OF ms once. Mean
while his note for 300 marks, held by
Mr. Aitheimer. was soon to TALL due. The
baron wrote note to his creditor, ask
ing MN to call and arrange for an extern
sion OF time under the usual conditions
Aitheimer replied briefly IN writing that
under the new antiusury law ne did not
feel safe in continuing to lend money IN
his former way, and therefore proposed
to go into some other business, where
MS capitai wouid yleid MN iegitlinate
pronts de notined the oaron tnat the
note would De presented for collection
/ This turn OF affairs was embarrassing
for the young statesman de wrote
again to Mr.. Altheimer, saying that the
usury act was never intended Tor cases
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