The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-03

OF course the kaiser believes that tho
reichstag in voting against the army bill
misrepresented the viii of the people, OF
he would not have appealed from the
congress Of Germany to the voters that
decide who shall sit in that body. But
it is possible that he is mistaken. The
electors may choose a reichstag that is
no more in harmony with the imperial
viii than was the one that has been dis
solved. It is even imaginable that the
army bill may be more overwhelmingly
turned down by the new than it was by
the old legislature. The people are al
ready tax ridden to IN extreme point.
Il il claimed by some German trades
men that nj sooner do they make a little
money than the revenue collectors swoop
down upon them and take it away. The
best of the nations men of all, ranks are
already absorbed by the army. The bright
est and most promising young men OF
the privileged classes enter military serv-
ice as officers, and by law all the men OF
the working classes are obliged to serve
actively for three years in the ranks at
the very time Of life when they would
be mcst effective as producers.
As q consequence the army dominates
everything. The officers are overbear-
ing in their treatment Of men in the pro-
LESSONS and civil pursuits generally, and
there IL a notable dearth of men to do
the manual work of the country. 1t is
because of this latter fact, it is claimed,
that the women of Germany are SO often
carrying hods of brick and mortar,
sweepinSth streets and performing 9TH
er duties thai in most civilized countries
are undertaken by men only.
1t Is admitted by those who are with
the kaiser in his demand for q stronger
army that much of this is true, but it Ia
claimed that Germany must be better
prepared to fight her foes than she now
is in order to be certain OF preserving her
autonomy. While Russia might keep
her hands of, they say, in case of wal
with France, France would certainly
Join hands with the czar's government If
war Were to break out between Germany
and Russia. and the only way to insure
peace is to have SO strong an army that
no n will dare make an attack.
There is little doubt Of the patriotism
OF tho German people. but there is a
grave question in many German minds
as to the necessity of adding still further
to the peoples burdens at this time.
There are several political parties in
Germany, of which the following are
the leading ones Conservatives, Nation
nj Liberals, Centrists, Freisinnige, Pol
ish, Socialists and Alsatians. No one
OF these parties, excepting perhaps the
Conservative. is solidly with the kaiser,
though many members of the National
LiberalEpar viii perhaps vote for the
army bill. But thematter isvery much
mixed and cannot unexplained in. detail
IN the space here ct command. Of late
ali parties have been the victims of much
dissension.
1t is not likely that there would be
much question OF the outcome il Bis.
naarck were with the kaiser. He had a
way OF seeing to it that the imperial de.
~s1res-ressily his osTn-were Endorsed BIZ
the people and iacorsed by such MAJOR
ties that he was enabled to carry ont hi,
policies with o strong hand. There wa.
hope that hc would become ~reconcileS
before the next election, bnt that hon,
ID now dissipated. In Won Caprivi, th,
imperial premier: Count Erlenburg. tn,
Prussian premier. and Miguel the ka;se.
has three devoted adherents. and eithe
Eulenburg or Miguel may be Caprivi'
successor In case q change Is made
Eulenburg comes from a renowne.
Prussian family and was for a long tim
trustee adviser Of Bismarck. lie is
man of middle age and stands wen Wit
the German people.
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