The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-26
BIG ISSUES
IN GERMANY
Separation Of Church and
State Is Becoming Live
Question.

Berlin, July 25.-The separation OF
church and state is becoming a live
question in Germany. For several
years the supporters of this idea have
been growing more numerous among
the Intelligent classes of the people.
University professors are coming for
ward in increasing numbers IN favor
of it, and it is receiving more anu
more attention among the political
parties. The social democratic party
has made it one of the 'planhs" in
its platform for many years Inc
radicals demanded the separation
above so years ago, after the stlrrihS
events of lS4S, and it is assume that
they will again supper il if the qucs-
ton should come up for Il vote in the
Prussian legislature. Even Ihe con-
servative party which contains mos
of the orthodox Professionals of tho
country. is evidently viewing h idea
of a separation with growing sNmpa-
thy. The "kreuz-Zeitung." the organ
of that party, has just printed a lead
ing editorial on the matter, in which
it says: In the conservative party
there is a rapidly growing disposition
to prevent the further secularlZatinn
and decentralization of the church h.!
separating it from the state. Tho
growing cstrangement of the German
it'N!flt from an tIlltl ''t'S - dll'Nii'i
argument advanced. 1t is Sild tlat
not more than one person in 100 in
Berlin attends church. Several re-
cent hercsy trials in tho Nrlssian
EVangtliral church have also given a
strong impetus 70 tho sentiment for ii
separation. 1t is tho opinion of the
National-Zeitunc, a leading national
liberal organ. that there is already a
clear majority in tho country favor
ing the separation of church and
state.
Socialists Want Peace.
The Journalistic attempt to bring
about a peaceful settlement of the
differences between Germany and
England by means of an exchange
OF views between prominent repre-
sentativcs nf both nations. carried out
ty the publishers of the we'll known
German monthly North and South. ~
seems merely 10 nave intensified the
controversy. The views of iialfour.
Lord Haldane, Sir Thomas Barclay
and a long list of other prominent
English politicians and pllhljtists are
answered by - leading Germans, rep
%Tesenting parliamentary. military,
banking. industrial, Aquarium and jour
nalistic circles in the July number
just published. The list of c"ntrihu-
tors to the German symposium in
Guides Prince LichnowSky. of the
house of Lords. Arthur Won iwinn"r.
director of the peutschc bank. Au-
gust Tavssen. one of the greatest Ger
rlar industrial leaders: Count Fosa-
risky. former minister of the into
r.. Prince q Schoenaich-Carelath
Ernst I3asserlnann. Count o Sthwer-
ln-Loe~itz and other prominent MEM
beers of the reichsrag. Vice Admirals
Calster and Won Ahlnfeld. Professor
Schiemann. a news paper writer pop
Elarlv supposed tn have the ear of tho
emperor. and Theodore Wolff. editor
OF the Berlin Tasehlatt and probably
the most influential Journalist in Ger
MANY.
Baliour'S Attack.
Balfour's arraignment Of German:
for following "a policy incompatible
with the rights Of other nations" and
Sir Thomas BARCLAYS criticism ot tbs
German settlement of the Franco
Frussian war have naturally failed Il
please. n there is no return a quite
general criticism of English policy as
desiring to hamper Germany at all
ocsts. One and all, the German writ
ers defend the existence of a strong
German fleet as a vital issue for Ger
many. being needed to protect its cor
stantly growing foreign commerce and
insure the import Of IN" food supply
as necessary for Germany as for Eng
INV II Is ltITiteCl out Iha1 even IL
he hest Years GERMANY raises ONLY
enough food 10 feed her population
six days of the week. and cites Eng.
ish statistics 10 show that while Eng
and has to import food for 10000.
300 Of its population. GERMANY mus
do the same for from 21,oo0. 900 TT
$4,000. 600 of hars.
Potash Disaster.
While potash mines are free from,
the terrible explosions which make
coal mining dangerous To life ana
property. a disaster at the J~.ssenit1
mine in ~Meeklenberg shows that pot.
ash mining is an extremely risky husi.
nes for the capitalist. This mine. or
which about S4.n00.o 600 had been spen.
for development. has been totalll
wrecked BY an inflow of water. al
underground connection having beer
established with d lake two miles dis.
ant While a party of mining OH
Gals were at the bottom Of the shaft,
over half 4 mile below the surface. re
pairing the hosting apparatus. .
mighty rush of water was heard II
the distant tunnels. The men wer,
rarely able to save themselves. climb.
ing the half mile ot ladders only ar
instant before the flood swept IN III.
shaft. which it filled to within a
yards of the surface. Al the sam,
time the level Of the lake fell NOR,
than Il foot. GhoNino thar o,rr teo m