New-York tribune., 1906-11-10

ment TO reconcile conflicting opinions when the
tarin mas been under revision and increased lev
erage has been required for reciprocity negotia-
tons and the CentraIists. with their religious
convictions. and the Socialists. with their cease
less activity. have made the management OF the
groups in the ReIchstag most difficult. Yet with
all the divergencies of view and cross purposes
Of factions there has been substantial agree
ment on four fundamental questions. A sound
currency on a gold basis. protection OF home in
dustries the enlargement of foreign trade by
reciprocity agreements and the development OF
the merchant marine have been policies in con-
unuous operation, undisturbed by political agf-
tations and general elections. On these founda-
ions the prosperity OF the empire has stood
four-square against the world. Within a single
generation the impoverished Fatherland has
been converted into an industrial empire; emil
grafton has been checked ard the swarming
population employed at home; an enormous ex-
panstop Of the export trade has been brought
about by commercial training and mercantile
enterprise: the efficiency of labor has been in
creased and the industries have been massed
like heavy battalions When the times are bad
the four national policies are safeguards against
stagnant trade. When the times are good they
impart an invigorating impulse to every indus
trial activity.
Bremen itself reflects the prosperity OF the
new industrial Germany Thirty years ago it
was known as duh port with two famous
vaults-one in the Rathhaus for keeping su-
pertor hook and the other in the cathedral for
preserving mummies. Its population has been
doubled in thirty years, and the suburbs have
been pushed out far afeld from the beautiful
gardens marking the circuit of ramparts Of the
old town. There are modern structures like the
postoflce, the law courts, the City Library and
the banks, and much Of the new architecture is
heavy and labored. as in other German cities
where lightness Of touch and true decorative ef-
feet seem to be lost arts Even the old churches
and Gothic halls have been restored ruthlessly
with a mailed fist and few Of the medieval
houses have been allowed to stand IN the over
crowded business quarter. Bremen offers little
treasure trove for the sentimental pilgrim IN
quest Of tho picturesque. but how soddly it is
built and how II faunts its prosperity in costly
architecture! It is truly representative town.
where one quickly finds out how completely
Germany has been transformed in the course Of
a single generation 1t is now fairly pulsating
with mercantile energies. From the bustling
traffic in its streets and the ceaseless movement
In shipyards, refneries. factories and tobacco
works 1t is easy 10 infer that Germany Is highly
favored among nations, with a foreign COM
nerce S36S,000000 IN advance of last years
record for nine months and with a home pro-
duction so overwhelming TO keep a swarning
population employed. The colossal stone Roland
in front OF the Rathhaus is a medieval symbol
of the Hanseatlc town, with it's passion for lib
erty and justice: yet with sword, shield and
eagle he is good enough German OF the pro-
gressive Fatherand. Inf