The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-19
CABLE NEWS FROM GERMANY
GREAT oUTCRY EVERYWHERE
AGAINST GUNMAKER LOEWE

France Win Afno-A Sreot SaFN TOT tuo
Anti.semitics. who Hope 20 Pabiish =
Facsimile or the Letter. bismarck Talk.
ing Too Freely with French Newspaper
Meu-so,a ncr Baby and Thea Wanted
II Bnck-Tho Steamship Peihe Lost.
BERLIN. Dec. 1s--Fortune Is again fighting
tho battle OF the jew baiters. Tho impetus
given to the Anti-Semitlc movement by ALL
wardts trial md election to tho Reichsta2.
the vote OF immunity passed by the House. and
the intemperate action OF the Conservative
conference has been redoubled by the publ
cation Of the Loewe. Boulapger affair. When
Herr Loewe's letter. as published In tho Paris
Figaro was list telegraphed to this city. 1t
was received on all sides with incredulity.
Even the extreme Jew haiters were inclined
to doubt its accuracy When. however. loewe
acknowledged in print the authenticity OF the
letter. even moderate newspapers and poll
ticans wore swept into the current OF anti
Semitic denunciatiop. Not an army OF
Stoeckers. nor generations Of Ahlwardts. nor
all tho krem lettings published since tho
Franco RUSSIAN war could have aroused such
WIDESPREAD and profound indignation as tho
wretchcd evasion with which 1.oewc tried TO
excuse his offer to help arm France whom she
was aprnrcntly on the verge OF war win
Germany. ~
The anti-Semitic leaders are astmte rolisi-
clans. ami they are preparing to play mo
IYooro letter as a trump cnrd Already tney
have solicited contributions OF money that
they may be enabled to buy the original 30
much money has been received from wealthy
Conservatives already that yesterday negotia-
tons were opencd with the Figaro. and prob
nbly the end of this week will see the letter In
Berlin. A fac-simile will Men be published
,a- anil wido in tho ant-Semitic sheets
throughout tho empire Plncards with the
iac-siuiles Of the original and 1.ocwo's dis
crcdi,ablc reply will te struck by the thou
sands and posted where voters too poor to
buy newspapers may read them. The com
mi,tec in charge of the anti-Semtic raid pro.
fess To have letters condemning I.sewe from
some of the first statesmen OF Germany. and
say that these. too. will lie reproduced to
show the people what the foremost men Of tho
emrire think of the Jewish Gunmakcr md his
action.
Hele in Berlin Ioewe has injured himself
more by his attempted explanation OF the
Figaro letter than by the original letter itself.
Even among the most moderate public men
and party leaders there is but one opinion.
and il is that IoswU's statement showed him
to be ignorant OF the first principles OF patriot
ism. In editorial rooms throughout tho en-
pire there is practical unanimity in the same
orinion. Three or four Ecrlin newspapers,
backed by Jewish apital and held to q strictly
radical policy by the business interests oftheir
stockholders. have expressed the conviction
that patriotism ends where business begins.
and that Ioewe was justiflabe In his action.
Outside OF this coterie. however. Clerical. Con-
servatiNe. Free conservative. and National Lib
eral editors have only words OF bitter denun-
eation for the cosmopolitan gunmaker. The
Cotlnsche Zeitun1 voiced the feelings OF tho
most temperate citizens yesterday IN long
leader. which said:
At the time when tho letter was written BY
Herr Loewe to BoulanCcr the Loewe Com
pany was occupied exclusively with the manu-
iacturc Of machinery. Nevertheless. despite
Herr Loewes explanations. wo are compelled
to regard with deep regret the outrage OF ma
tional feeling brought to light by the offer
contained In tho letter. The most dangerous
weapon welded by anti-Semetic agitators in
their conflict with Judaism is the assertion
that Judaism does not aspire to nmalCama-
ton with tho people OF Germany. and that 1t
continues to pursue the will-o'-the-wisp Of
an exclusive and privileged jewish nation
Everybody not dcsiroUs of seeing the German
people melted to religious and race hatred
must be filled with tho deepest sorrow whom
representatives Of Judaism in press. Parlia-
ment. and commerce are strengthened by
such Gneds as this through the influence OF
fanatics.
Tho offer Of the I.oewes was made at time
when great war panic was spreading through
the civilized world. In Taris appeared the
book 'Avant Ia Batailic.' Deroulede was
making his great tour OF agitation in Russia
and other countries Boulanger stood at the
head OF the French war party. The Lebel
rife may be snid to date back to 1886. but the
distribution among the troops was not finished
until 1888 The French Government felt the
necessity OF Fastening the manufacture rs
rapidly as possible. This manufacture re-
oured machine OF extraordinary exaotitude
and costlincss. Very few factories were cana
Bile Of risking a contract in such costly
business. and. therefore. the temptation to
Herr Loewe to make his offer was very great.
Therein lay all the more reason. however. that
he should resist the temptation.
The representatives Of Judaism ought to
take more trouble than the Germans them
selves to avoid everything calculated to arouse
popular suspicious as to tho sterling quality OF
their patriotism. As far We are aware. no
German establishment supplies war materials
to France. The Schichan yards supply torpedo
boats. and Gruson supplies armed towers 10
Russia. and in ordinary times We have nothing
to say against such proceeding. The case OF
Iocwe. however. is different. In view Of our
political feeling toward France. and especially
IN view OF inc CRITICAL cOnultlOn Oh our inter-
national relations at the time ofthe offer. 1t IL
common among some snti-septennats fanat-
les still alive to believe honestly that
the historical buying OF wood and build
ing Of barracks near our border. the Melinite
shair. the Lebel rife scare. the Boulangar and
Deroulede matters were all simply inven-
tions Of Prince Bismarck. who planned them
In order that he might pass the Septennste BY
means OF the war alarms thus created. As a
matter Of fact. then. as often before in his
eventiul life. Prince Bismarck used for the
good Of tho Fatherland and his own patriotic
purposes tho circumstances Of the hour. At
all events. Herr Loewe would have hssn not
only wiser but also much moro loyal had he
resisted the TEN ptation to increase his bust
ness by serving tho French purposes Of re-
venCe.
The matter has done Ahlwardt and COM
rany an insstmable service The words
Lehel' and Loewe' will DO war cries OF tho