The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-10
- THE GERMAN ADVANCE \
VI.-THE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT.
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

with other nations and appoint and
receive AMBASSADORS But when war
is not defensive, the Kaiser must
lave the consent o: the Bundesrat,
or federal council. which. together
with the Relchstag. constitutes the
legislative authority OF the Empire.
The Emperor is commander-in-
cher OF the whole German army, but
only exercises this power when tn"
Empire is at war. In time of peace
the kings of Bavaria. Snxony AMI
WurttembeTg retain their sovereign
rights as the heads OF their respect
I've armies. In time of peace the
Bavarian army is entirely separate
from the rest of the German army.
and falls under command of the Kais.
cT only when moboliled for war The
Eavarian kingdom. however, must
\ ote war budget equal to a certain
Fixed percentage II the Imperial bud
get The glngS OF SaXony and Wurr-
I independence, but their armies form
separate corps and the kings are rec
u2DiZed as comman1ers-in-ch ex-
Cept in the event OF war Their army
budgets, however. are prepared In
; Berlin by the Prussian war Office
are represented in the Bundesrat or
/ federal council. while the people of
! ell the Empire are represented d.
| Iectly In the Reichstag. lust as the
/ american states arc represented in
! the federal senate and the American
| people In the federal house of rep
i rcsentatives But the states are not
| equal in power In the BunJe5rat as
! they are in the American senate
/ The Kingdom of Prussia has seven
! ieen members The Kingdom OF Ba-
NaTia has six, SaXony four and WurJ-
! temberg four The grand duchies of
| Baden and HeSse have three mem
| bers each; the grand duchy OF Meck-
J lenbeEg-Schwerln and the dnchy OF
/ Brunswick have two members each:
| and all the other seventeen grand
i duchies. 1uchies, principalities and
| republics have only one member
! each, The Reichsand OF Alsace-Lor
raine has no iull member. but is
! represented by commissioners with
! out votes, similar to the territorial
delegates in the American congress.
The Relchstag is composed OF 297
| deputies. chosen rom particular con
, silruencies. based upon the theory OF
ore deputy for every 131 ,604 lnhabi.
| t1nts As Il matter of fact this ap-
| portIonment was made many years
aso, and now is hopelessly In error,
| Prussia. having more than half OF the
! total population Of the Empire. has
23G members. leaving only lGl for
all the other twenty-five states.
Prussia thus has a clear majority in
the RoichstaS OF - votes over all the
rest OF the Empire
Members OF the Reochstag are
chosen by direct secret ballot, uni
Tersal manhood suffrage being gua..
federal legislature has the right 10
leglslate Tor the Empire in all mat
ters pertaining TO citizenship an5
foreign relations; customs, duties
End commerce. including excise tax
IS, regulation of coinage and the is
sue OF paper money; banking regula
tons, patents and copyrights; at.
ialrs relating to the merchant marine
and railway laws. except In Bavaria
general legislation regarding the law
ol obligations. criminal law, CONNER
clal law, and the law OF exchange
The imperial army and navy; the sur
{ yeillance OF the medical profession
the press. aud the trades unions
The details OF the administration al
: laws, and all local authority Zincmd
Ing direct taNation-is left TO the sev
| eral states II is provided by the