The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-20
TWO CURRENTS
FLOWING ALONG
Germany Has a Couple Of Streams
Of Dissatisfaction Washing
Against Her
Shores.
SUICIDES ON INCREASE

Thousand Took Their Own.
Life Last
Year.
by Karl H. Won Wiegand, Berlin
correspondent of the United Press. ]
BERLIN, April 19-The strong ma
tional currents of dissatisfaction en-
tirely dissimilar but aimed at the same
th1ng,-th present governmental sys-
tem,-are becoming more manifest in
Germany in consequence Of recent po-
lltlcal events and the financial crisis
one is socialism, constituting a part
OF the masses. loud in voicing it's dis
content and open in its opposition to
beaurocracy and monarchial form of
government. The other is a subdued
protest against what Is declared to be
form of "Caesarism'' In the govern
ment, out of Joint with the develop
ments of the time and the intellectual
calibre of the German people.
/ The latter is none the less strong
because 1t is bottled up and suppress
! ed by those who feel it but fear to
voice their sentiments. This under
tone is steadily developing into a
spirit of national democracy. 1t pre-
walls to surprising extent among in
tellectual Germany and permeates the
/ financial and commercial circles.
4 Socialism and the new democratic
spirit both stand for parliamentary
4 form OF government, but along differ
ent lines. Both are opposed to the
4 present government policies but for
4 different reasons. The very ineffect-
I iveness of socialism as an obstructive
Tor creative factor in legislative mat
tiers and Its failure to bring about any
practical reforms has given an i'm
.lpetus to the new movement. The lat
\ ter so far exists in an unorganized
J form, waiting for courageous lead
er.
Socialists are against the kaiser,
military system, and the entire pres
) ent form of government The new
spirit CT national democracy, as ex-
planned to me by professors, histor-
ians, writer's, big financiers and lead
ing commercial men, is dissatisfied
with the government because, as they
declare, it is a zone man. government
and weak governments They
stand for kaiser and king, but with a
true parliamentary form of govern
ment of the people with equal privil-
regardless of BIRTH rank or wealth.
not, as they assert, government OF
privileged mobiles. This great middle
strata between the socialists on one
side and the mobiles on the other
1 stands for a big army, strong gov.
eminent and strong foreign policy
1t is the spirit that is pressing and
| urging the government that Germany
shall have its place in the Sum- Ma
| tionally it is democratic, not opposed
to the monarch but who shall be a
mere constitutional figurehead to a
/ parliamentary government of the PEG
pie. internationally 1t is imperialistic
l IN It's Lenaency.
Ever since the Morocco incident
said one of the big financiers who
would hardly be suspected of enter
tanning such views there has been a
rapidly growing dissatisfaction with
the form and weakness of our gov
eminent. There is an increased feel
ing that those who pay the bills
should have something to say how the
money is to be spent and to have
l some voice III the government. I'm
der existing conditions, this is not the
case. We pay the bills taxes SEN
us. We have nothing to say abou
making out these bills we are to pay
We have still less to say what shall
be done with the money. We haven
even the patriotic satisfaction o
knowing that our money is helpins
Germany to maintain its position il
the Sun.
| "There is nothing to hope for from
. the socialists. They are and will re
main negative force in Germany
| They lack all love of country ant
patriotism. But / predict, that with
in ten years this new spirit will hav,
crystalized into a great movement;
movement that will change man.
things in Germany, and Germany viii
then once mere surprise the world
Our country has great talent and ele
ments among its people. Shut GU
from the government, it is manifest
ing in its industries, commerce an
| other walks of life. Given the oppor
tunity to participate in the govern
] nent. | heliera that there also vii