El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-01

BERLIN, Germany, Sept. 1.-The
~ German Democrat dreams OF an
~ industrial democracy and there
| fore he looks upon the business OF
government from an entirely different
angle than do Democrats of Britain
or America who dream of a pOliti-
| cal democracy. This fundamental diff
! fenence must be kept in mind in con-
Sidering the relations between the
rulers and the ruled in Germany. IN
| other countries the ruling class, wheth-
er aristocratic or plutOcratic, has been
| forced from time to time 10 grant cen
! cessions to the demands of the de-
rocracy for a more equitable distrf-
! button of political power. In Germany
the ruling class has been forced TO
meet demands from the people for
more equitable distribution of econom-
ic power by making concessions to So
cialiSm. But as matter of fact the
German people. although they have
been to a degree emancipated from in
dustrial slavery, are politically several
generations behind their American and
British cousins. This might be very
sad If ii were not for the fact that a
great many Germans seem to be content
with their advanced Industrial condi-
ton and therefore do not care anything
about politics
Power of Emperor Evident.
Yet the fact remains that the Ger
man never is for one moment left with
out a reminder of the power of his
ruler TO constrain and restrict his free
dom of action 1t is possible in Eng
land or the United States to live long
and busy life without ever coming into
direct contact with any Of the coercive
forces of ruling power One pays his
taxes, direct and indirect. he is served
by the postOffice, and he does his
share of talking politics, but unless
he becomes involved in a crime or mis-
demeanOr. either as the Wrongdoer or
as the victim. he never will feel the
direct restraint of the hand of au-
thorfty. Therefore it happens that
when constable interferes with his |
freedom of action he is quick to re-
sent authority. and is inclined rather !
to complain Of the burden of the law /
forgetting the protection it affords him /
The German attitude toward the gov (
eminent is entirely different The /
German expects 10 be ruled and con- |
trolled in every detail of his rela- /
lions with the community, and he de- /
mands that his rulers exercise SINH |
lar paternal care over all his neigh /
bOrs. Germans, as a matter of course.
will resent an injustice; but they VIII I
not become indignant merely because I
the authorities compel them to give
a reasonable explanation of their ac-
tons. Therefore. as long as the rulers
stay within reasonable bounds and do
not make the taxes too heavy. the Ger
man viii continue TO serve the state
and obey his rulers without complaint.
No Liberty Whatever.
The rulers OF the people undertake
to supervise and control every act in
which more than one person is con-
For instance. one cannot en-
1loy a servant without the aid OF the
police; one may not remove his resi-
ience without consulting the authori-
les; one may not buy theatre tickets
except at the time and place decreed
~ the government: one may not take =
he cab he likes, but the one the pO-
icenan tells him 10 take; and so on
rhe paternalistic control over such
title things of everyday life is carried
onward and upward, until in the
anger functions of Industrial and COM
nercial Germany the government is
practically in control Of every act.
Hiring Servants
To illustrate what is meant by gov
rnment in Germany one may take the
domestic servant and consid
= her relations with her mistress.
\ housewife desiring 70 hire Il servant |
soes to the municipal registry office.
+ employment bureau. where she files
formal application for a cook. In
lue time the cook appears. and shows
Ter official service book. On the first
age this book sets forth in tabular |
ashton the fact that the cooks name {
$ Anna Schmit that she halls from | I
2heinbeok, that she was born on Sep
ember !, 1887, that she is short. that /, ]
Ter eyes are gray, that her nose and i
mouth are regular. that her hair is
light blonde and that she entered upon I $
Ter career as a cook upon such and :
UGH date, as is attested by the Off '
ial stamp and seal of the police Of I
icer from whom she obtained her I
irst service book {
In this book appears, filled in the /
orms provided, 1.-THE name, occupation. !
ccial rank, titles. if any, and resi- V
ence Of each employer for whom Anna $
chmit has worked. After the name T
Z each employer is set the capacity 5
n which Anna served in the household. ! I