New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

Berlin on March IS neither OF the important
dates was observed. The uprisings are always
spokcn Of as the March revolutions so any day
of the month was appropriate. New-Nork con-
tained at one time a large colony Of Forty
Fighters but the number has grown small, and
only a few OF the men who took part IN the
movement fifty years ago were present at the
exercises.
The club where the deeds Of 4S were re-
called was organized about twenty-oight years
sgo and had among It's founders number OF
Forty-clghtcrs among whom were Dr. Ernst
krackoNizcr Or. Abraham jacob and Professor
H. Won Hoist. OF the original members only DR.
jacob vas at the meeting. and OF all the lead
ers and followers in the revolution who came
TO Now-York when life became impossible for
them in Europe there was only a handful
Among the Wcll-kuown survivors OF the time
pre- Carl Schurz, General Franz Sigcl DR. ia
robi, Oswald OucnGorfcr. Heinrich Binder and
Or. Hans Kudlich To them the March revolu-
ton Is an open book in which they have read
many a dismal chapter. Weeks and months Of
preparation, secret conclayes. fights behind i'm
provsed barIcadcs. flight into foreign countries,
capture and years Of suffering in loathsome
prisons are some Of the features OF the expert
fnce which these men had while endeavorng
80 shake off the chains Of their rulers.
There was probably never an uprising In
which the rcyolutionsts were OF the same SUI
perior stamp as those who comprised the rebels
Of AS The universities were the revolution
ery headquarters. and the professors in many
institutions were the promoters Of the move
snent and joined it after II took form. Law
yers. physicians. educated people in all walks
pf life sided with the progressive party, and
this could he seen most clearly when the rep
yesentatives Of the revolution assembled in the
Parliament at Frankfort, which was recognized
IS superior in all respects 10 any debcrative
body which had ever assembled In Germany.
The people had been dissatisfied FOR thirty
years and more They rcbellcd inWardly at
Abe restrictive measures by which they were
surrounded and hampercd and for three years
preceding the outbreak the revolution seemed
Inevitable Mon were not allowed to express
their opinions. no one could write anything for
publication without first submitting his work
20 Government censor; meetings pro-
hibitod and a state Of despotisn existed Every
university had its revolutionary library, SINH
lar literary stimulants to the revolutionary
spirit existed in clubs and associations, and the
books and pamphlets were read and rercad, and
devourcd with additional fcryor because OF their
candcstinc character
THE BLAZE STARTED.
When the time ripc-or when the leaders
fanced that il was-thc spark thrown into
the waiting finder pile and revolution followed.
The revolution brought free press and free
speech. the right to assemble and freedom OF
worship. religious liberty; but the reaction fol-
lowed and despite the Parliaments established
at Frankfort and Vienna, the fruits Of the revo-
hutton were short-nve The Frankfort house
Syoo It.<
Broken up; but even after that the good done