The sun., 1901-09-10

at the publics. demand.
JOHANNES Won MIoUKL. whose sudden
death Wa announced yesterday, n likely
to hold a higher place in the history Of
th. German Empire than his cont.Inpo-
raries conceded to hum. A Hanoyerian
by birth. he exerted himself after the Seven
Weeks War TO make his countrymen accept
the new order. He was a born admins
traitor, and proved his qualities in municipal
Affairs by holding for many years the Office
Of B1rgertneister OF Osnabruck in West
phalia and later Of Frankfort -on-the-M Main.
German Mayors are persons trained Tor
the ofYice.
In the Reichstag. As a leader OF the National
liberal party. when that party held power.
he va. man Of influence in the committee-
that put into shape the organization OF
the new Empire. lie was chairman OF the
committee that codihed the German laws.
he helped to plan the schene OF German
bureaucracy, and when the statesmen
and warriors who had made tho Empire.
the BIsMARcss and MoLTKEs. were retired.
MIGUEL was retained TO keep the pru-sian
machine in working order.
Eleven years ago the Kaiser appointed
him Prl-@ian Prime Minister and Minister
of Finance. MIQukL's task was a difficult
one. hi- own political party was IN hope
le-- minority. and he was Obliged Ia de-
pend on Conservatives and Agrariaus 10
support his masters schemes. AZ the same
time he Was Obliged To devise financial
measures 10 back WILHkl.M III u ambitious
plans. With CAPEIyI and HoHESLoHk,
Chanccllors Who retained some Of the tradi-
tons of the earlier DAYS, he was able tn get
along: with Won BuELow. who seenir anxious
u for-stall his masters wishes. he could
not. There was trouble over the Kaiser 5
pet project for great canal system year
ago and last spring Won MIaukL's re-ignA-
ton was demanded.
In Germany the astuten.ss with which he
managed political parties has obscured
somewhat his extraordinary services as
an administrator aud as financier. lie
was calsd popularity der alte MIGUEL,
u parody ola the nickname for the German
t.ople der deutsche MICHEL" and with
all the grumbling at his measures OF taAa-
ton. the nickname testifies To sort OF
affection, due to the faith of the Germans
in his honesty Of purpose and To their reoog-
milton Of what he had done 10 help make
them a united nation Fault can undoub,-
edly be found with his economic ideas and
the CONCESSIONS he made for politioal pur-
poses. but he never lost sight % German
interests.
Il IN probable, therefore. that when the
annoyance of paying for the great works
undertaken is past German history will
find a place ia the second rank, behind its
h.roe-, BIsMARcK, MoLrkE, the old kai-er
/ l.. f,.r th., al. Ia a
honest administrator Who helI-d to make
their work lasting. JOHANNES Won MIoukL.
The interesting test OF motor vehicles
which began yesterday In this city
and will terminate in Buffalo next Sat
urday afternoon. is not to be. like
the Frenchmen's race, n speed c1mpe-
tititon. but rather . demonstration OF the
machines all-round qualities for long.
distance travel The maximum rate nj
which the chauneurs may proceed, II they
comply with the rules of the contest, is
fifteen miles per hour In the open country
and eight miles per hour In towns and cities
tho limit 81 speed allowed 10y Law. IL H.
Of course. impossible TO say that every one
Of the seventy seven s.arter- will observe
strictly the speed regulations; but the
performances Of thos. who fail 20 TO do
will not receive tho Official indorrement
Of the supervising committee.
While people in some parts of this country
deory tho automobile for what seem Ia
others comparatively trivial reasons. the
most conspicuous example Of this tendency
has lately been furnished In France. Since
the great race which took place between
Paris and Berlin. residents along the line
Of that contest have been loud In their
denunciation OF the self-propelled de-
mons- During that race three human
beings lost their lives, half n dozen other-
were MANNED. and no end OF destruction
was wrought among chickens. ducks.
geese, lambs. pigs. &c. And the anti
autoists find additional cause for regre,
In the fact that all this sacrifice involved
the life Of only one chauffeur
The speed Of the contestants In the Paris
Berlin race certainly Was terrific: and. like
wise. doubtless. the pace maintained thi.
summer by tho automobile scorcbers In
America. notably In Newport. has grossly
excseded the limit prescribed by Law. But
offences Of this description on the part OF q
fe~ chauneurr Of the over z~aious sort con-
s,itu,c no ground whatever for condemn
ing the automobile A. n conveyance. The
faul, lies with the drivers. not with the
machines The AUTOMOBILES u a grea'
and pruhtabl- institution, ana u any fault
H. to be found with it, use. let tho blame he
I ,lnr..I xhere N heioprs namely with A :