Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-08-07
WOULD SEPARATE
CHURCH. Estate
Old MOVEMENT AGAIN BROuGnT
10 LIfE N GER
MANY.
THE Breach IS WIDENING
England aud Germany Are Frank in
Their Criticisms Of Each
Other.

BERLIN, Aur lO.-The SEPARATION
~ church and State IL becoming a
live question IN Germany. For sever
al Nehrs the supporters OF this idea
have been growing more numerous
among the Intelligent classes of tho
people UNIVERSITY professors are
coming forward IN increasing num-
lcrs IN favor Of H. and Il Is receiving
more and more attention among the
political parties. The Social Demo-
cratic party has made II one Of the
"plRnks' In its platform for many
Years. The Radicals demanded tho
separation above fiNty years ago, aft
er the stirring events of lSAS, and II
s assumed that they will again sup
port II If the question should come
mp for a vote In the PTussian Legis-
aure. Even the conservative party
which contains most Of the orthodox
protestants of the country, IN evident
~ viewing the idea Of a separation
with growing sympathy, The Kreuz-
Zeitung.' the organ Of that party, has
lust printed a leading editorial on the
matter, IN which ii s8ys; In the Con-
serVathe party there IN rapidly
growing disposition 10 prevent the
further secularization and eXternaliza-
ton Of the church 10y separating II
from the state. The growing es-
trangement Of the German people
from all churches IS smother agru-
mcnt advanced. II Is said that not
more than one person In 100 In Ber-
lin attends church. Several recent
hcrcsy trials In the Prussian ENangel-
zeal church have also given strong
impetus 10 the sentiment for a sepa-
ration II is the opinion OF the Ma
tional-Ieitung, leading National LID
eral organ, that there liz already a
clear majority In the country favoring
the separation of church and state,
The Journalistic attempt to bring
about peaceful settlement of the
differences between Germany and
England by means of an exchange OF
Views between prominent representa-
tiVes Of both nations, carried out by
! the publishers of the well known Ger
man monthly North and South,
seems merely to hove intensified the
| controversy. The views OF BalfoLr,
| Lord Haldane, Sir Thomas Barclay
and long list Of other prominent En-
glish politicians and publicists are an
swered by twenty-three leading Ger
mans representing parliamentary
military, banking Industrial, agrarian
and journalistic circles In the July
number just published. The list OF
contributors 10 the German sympos-
! ium includes Prince Lichnowsky, or
the house OF lords, Arthur Won CIV
ner, director of the Deutsche bank;
/ August TaNssen one Of the greatest
German ind ustrial leaders; Count Po-
sadoffsky, former minister of the In
terror; Prince Won Schoenaich-C Care
| lath, Ernst Basscrman. Count Won Sch
werin- LoeWltz and other prominent
members of the Reichstag, Vice Ad-
mirals Calster and Won Ahlefeld, Pro-
! fossor SchiemAnn, a newspaper writer
Ipopularly supposed 10 have the ear OF
the emperor, and Theodor Wolff, edi-
tor Of the Berlin Tageblatt and prob
ably the most influential Journalist In
Germany.
Balfour's arraignments OF Germans
for following "a policy incompatible
with the rights Of other nations" and
Sir Thomas Barclays criticism OF the
German settlement of the Franco
Prussian war have naturally failed to
please. and there Ia in return a quite
general criticism Of English policy az
desiring to hamper Germany at all
costs. one and all. the German writ
ers defend the existence Of strong
German fleet as vital Issue for Ger
many, being needed TO protect It's con-
stantly growing foreign commerce and
insure the import of the food supply
az necessary for Germany as for En-
gland. II is pointed out that even In
the best years Germany raises only
enough food TO feed her population
six days Of the week, and cites En-
glish statistics TO show that while En-
gland has to import food for 10000
600 of its population, Germany must
do the same for from 21,00O,00O to
%, 600 600 Of hers.
While potash mines are free from
the terrible explosions which make
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