The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-04
THEoDoR BARTH DEAD.
Noted German Publicist VINO Wa . Coed
Friend Of America

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Noted German Public,st VINO Was . Coed
Friend Of America
Special Cable Dtspdtoh TO TIE Sun
BERLIN, June s.-Dr. Theodor Barth,
ex-member Of the Reiohstag. one Of the
leaders Of the German Radical party
and editor OF Die Nation. died at Baden
Baden last night.
Theodor Barth was one Of Americas
best friends In Germany and one OF Ger
many's most progressive 4iberal-radical
leaders. His personality. his ability and
his achievements attracted many friends
on both sides Of the water. He had long
been In his country's public lie and had
written for German, French and English
publications on public matters. His
views were 30 broad that some Of his
opponents at home charged him with
caring more for the rest OF the world
and less for the Fatherland. DR.. Barth
held that the greatest Of American leaders
and American institutions we're the best
models for the German democracy. and
he expounded American institutions to
his oountrymen temporarily and can
didly, He lost his Reichstag seat at the
last election because he decided to yield
his own sure district to a friend, he him
self running In a doubtful one.
DR.. Barth was born at Duderstadts
Hanover, on July 10. 1849. He inherited
a large fortune from his father. an East
Indian planter. He got his education
at the Gymnasium Andrianum at Hides
helm and at Heidelberg, Leipzig and
Berlin. He studied Law 81 Berlin and was
admitted to the bar. He practised / n
Bremen and for several years was syndio
OF the Bremen Chamber Of CONNER oe.
He served also as bank commissioner
Of the Reichsbsnk and as general score
tary OF the Deutsche Gesellschaft
Rettuns sohifbrachiger; In the oom M
prepared the German protective tariff
he represented the cities Of Bremen.
Hamburg and Lubbock. He always
strongly opposed Bismarck's protective
policy.
He entered the Reichstag in 1881 from
Gotha and from then on was an active
defender OF liberalism. He held strongly
Parliament. He opposed extravagant
expenditures Of money and the nations
energy in naval and military expansion
and advocated the @one man, one vote
principle. He was defeated in Gotha
in 1854, but returned to the Reichstag in.
1885 at 4 bye-election in H~irschberg .Silesia.
and represented that constituency until
1895, when he vas defeated, to return
again in 1890 from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
representing that constituency until 1905.
From 1890 until 1908 he was a member
OF the Berlin City Council and from 1898
till 1908 was a member Of the Prussian
House Of Representatives from kiel.
He founded Die Nation, a German weekly.
in 1888, and it lived until 1907 as a high
class review. He was al honorary mem
Der OF the Golden Club and often at
tended meetings Of the Interparliamentary
Union in London. Rome or Berne. He
believed In arbitration Of international
disputes.
Dr.. Barth visited the United States in
1885, 1898. 1895 and 1907. In 1907 Harvard
gave him the honorary degree OF LII. D.
IN this city,he was the guest OF honor at a
dinner at the University Club given by
Richard Watson Glider. DR.. Felix Adler,
Prof. Francke Of Harvard. Jacob H.
Schin, Gustav H. Schwab and others,
1884 he published American Economic
Life" a study, and in lssS MY American
Impressions" He travelled with Bryan
and other campaigners in 1895. In 1904
he published tPolitische Portraits a
series OF biographical sketches.