The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15
GENERAL FEELING
 0F UNEASINESS
Pervades the Entire Empire of
 the German People
NEW YEAR IS HOPELESS
Aged Emperor of Austria Is Quietly Preparing Dual Monarchy for Change in the
 Crown

Berlin, January 1A-(Special)-A gen. eral feeling of uneasiness pervades the whole German people from the highest to the lowest. Nobody dares hope that the year, which has just begun, will bring anything but domestic calamities. The process against the participants in the disturbance in Moabit drags along and government and police alike have failed to read the public mind The decor ations given by the kaiser to the police officials, whom public opinion unanimous ly has condemned, have aroused feel ing of bitterness against the government which grows more acute every day, and which has spread far beyond the ranks of those who condemn the government as a matter of habit and principles. Nothing has ever excited so strongly to war between the classes as these marks of distinction given to brutal policemen, because they prophecy of coming re- vival of the old Bismarckian failure, the policy of violent oppression. The old rusty arms used in the war against the "Umsturz" parties are again being brought forth from the arsenals of re- action and sharpened for future use. It is, of course. to be hoped that the reich stag and the great majority of the voters will lay down their veto against any such criminal policy and give the chancellor of the empire the friendly advice of sheathing his sword. but the very at- tempt to repress the outburst of public feeling by anticipated measures, cannot but increase the bitterness of the masses against the classes.
 Another cause of i'll feeling against the ruling bureaucracy was the heavy sen- tence of one years Imprisonment im- posed upon the large landowner Becker for insulting Judge von Maltzahn. though 1t was evident from the court proceedings that Becker had never meant to attack the judges person, but only the system whose representative he was, and which forced him to make a formal complaint very much against the Judges personal wish. To the German people 1t is all clear that the accused was right, as it is equally clear that as he unfortunately came into conflict with the law the court was forced to sentence him but they do not understand the necessity of sending highly respected man to prison for year for a mere technical offense. The undue severity of the sentence has only served to widen the chasm between the government and people.
 The "Berliner Tageblatt." one of the most influential papers of Germany. takes a very gloomy view of the prospects of the new year at home and abroad.
 Nowhere" says the paper, "do we see any manifestations of an earnest desire for the blessings of peace. Peace is banished from our policies, interior and exterior. We are filled with distrust of other nations, who distrust us as heartily, and at home social, political and economic contracts are always clashing. Perhaps humanity was created for strife and universal peace may forever remain an unattainable ideal, but this is no req son why we should not try to eliminate from the struggle for existence evidence of national and class hatred. Today, unfor- tunately might is still right in Germany, where justice and personal freedom ought to prevail. We try to create peace by force, increase our armaments and are about to embark upon policy of violent repression as if we were ignorant that peace can exist only on basis of friendly understanding between nations and be- tween government and governed. Peace and freedom go together"
 The aged emperor of Austria, is quietly preparing the dual monarchy for change in the crown. Some years ago that change was looked forward to with uni- versal apprehension. Today 1t is practi- cally certain that 1t will pass as quietly and orderly as in any other country. Last week Archduke Francis Ferdinand for the first time representated the em- peror in the. official and solemn reception of the delegates at Budapest where he also read the speech from the throne. fk axrk st. !, a n n yrd hnF in the Hungarian languages. Archduke Ferdinand was we'll known to be the chief adviser of the emperor in resisting the demands of the late coalition ministry as regards the language question in the Hungarian army. That ministry has ceased to exist, its parliamentary forces are completely scattered, and the arch duke came to Budapest to complete by conciliation the victory he helped to win by determination.
 From Constantinople comes tho report that the attempts to bring about rap proachment between the Greeks and Bulgarians are being actively continued. The Greek patriarchate recently laid be- fore the government lengthy reports chewing its wishes on the questions of recruiting and teaching. and few days ago an agent of the Bulgarian exarchate went to the patriahchate to request copies of the documents and solicit the opinion of the patriarch regarding common &C., ton. For some days past the Greek and Bulgarian deputies have been holding repeated meetings. The Greek leaders. Boussios and vanwakas, have called on the Bulgarian exarch declaring that on political matters the entente is complete. and expressing the hope for future entente on religious questions.
 Tn Spain the alliance of the radical re- publican and socialist parties, which was hardly more than a year old, has already come to an end and nobody in the country has shed tear at fits funeral. The lead ing radical paper of the country, Fl Radi- cal writes:
 ''The union Cbetween radicals, republi- cans and socialists), that admirable revo- lutionary instrument in which the Spanish people had placed the last hope of re- demption, the alliance made to prevent the return of Maura and La Cierva to mower and to overthrow the monarchy is dead It has died, to the glory of Maura and La Cierva, and of the Cat alan solidaries, and to the advantage and tranquility of the monarchy at the hands of the parliamentary leader of the reprblicans and at the hands of the so- cialist ally"
 These words, intended to be full of scathing sarcasm. are good news to those ~-.no desire the peaceful maintenance of the present regime in Spain and a period of udiet in which urgent reforms may be carried out. It would. however. be mis- take to think that Senor Lerroux, the leader of the radical republicans, though discredited by the almost unanimous ver- dict against the financial conduct of the