The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
ried from the courts Of Bremen and

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The object OF tho great league OF
Hansen or unit leagues, commercial CO.
operation and protection. was not funda-
mentally different from that of the
modern custom union. Zollverein; but
II expanded into numerous side avenues
which became the main lines of develop
ment, a military alliance offensive as
we'll as defensive and a political power
Of no mean proportions. Rivalry be-
tween Cologne and Lubbock that led
circa 1850 to an alliance OF the latter
city with Hamburg may have given
expa nsive impulse TO the idea of pro-
tective commercial alliance that had
been prevalent. though In crude, indi-
vidualistic form, at considerably
earlier date.
The name Hansa became an official
designation about the middle of the
fourteenth century. In its prime the
league was divided into territorial sec
tons, OF which Lubbock. Cologne. Bruins
wick and Dantzig were tho capitals;
IiIherk then became the seat OF gov
eminent for this loose but effective con-
federation. Its pride Of. power was
great. but in the natural order or
things II could not endure. Less arti-
fical political sovereignties superseded
to its overlordship of the seas. 1t came
into opposition with England's COM
mercial ambitions. and suffered. The
| last Diet Of the league was held at
Lubbock in 1880 The present surviving
trio OF cities alone held out In 1910
they were incorporated In the French
Empire. and in 1915 they entered the
German Confederation.
Charlemagne's long war against the
savage Saxons in the eighth century
was but dim foreshadowing OF the
great movement whereby in succeeding
centuries the German power was 10
march north and east from Its lower
Rhenish hold until with firm footing
beside the North and Baltic seas It
should nut commercial graphing hooks
into the resources Of England. Scandi-
navia and especially the rich fiatlands
whose wealth Of production concen-
trated in and about Bruges. Long be
fore the league came into existence the
little fishing towns along the coast were
preparing. crudely enough. the way 70
ultimate glories OF trade conquest; hut II
was rather a combining of forces than a
pooling of interests that they undertook
In the weakness Of the imperial power
II was inevitable for sharp rivalry II
develop between the growing towns and
the surrounding little principalities; but
the constant menace from pirates VINO
in those hard days roamcd the northern
seas and penetrated maraudingly the
broad mouthcd rivers made 1t necessary
TO put strong front seward. Lubbock
Hamburg and Bremen formed roughly q
chain of population across the broac
neck Of land having the North Sea or
one side and the Baltic on the other;
and they introduced as they ushered ou'
and survived the great union or nortf
German trading towns.
The early history of these famous
towns is largely ecclesiastic. Bremen
was probably founded on site made
favorable to settlement by the existence
there at the head of tidewater of sane
dunes Offering, slight though 1t was. th'
only available elevation above the leVe
of wide surrounding areas OF swami
and marsh. II offered access by waite
t. the sea. yet was remote from th'
customary plumber grounds or pirates
and out of the way of the FrisianS, wh
occupied both sides of the lower reache
of the river Weser. Bremen enters th'
realm of authentic history in the clghti
century, "A fishing village and point o
80. ,,.'i,,J ,n,,irs mad NOT We
90 49, hain,, uber counting wall
80 ,.,..,,,,,o 90 fr.a snirits In ~
> -, 49,. I'D Iyul,bad Rishon n
80 ,,' San diocesa with headouar
,.S ~ pra,on 7, nod boon a difiicul
-.' u" 49,, a,d NO, lost long. IN
s,' ,,.ar NOS not DESTROYED unit
600 ri'a,, for r,anv v,ars the royiol
., .,.tad h,. y,ar Hamburg was .
~. ,'t,c, -, ,bo s,x.ns. hence merriam
dori,.ad an ,nnortanco thst commende,
~. s,,nn,lor az tho yrcat Charlie
s.,ts,.,n,, bic fron,ier
= ." ,r,a hoi,, ,ns,ar was Archbishop n
: -. "a tIar,I,rrg. tho covering n
,,ts -, IN. tho Archbi.hop of Cologn
,,,o ia,,irrirg of a rivalry that le
,a', 80 a trial a, arms betwee,
e a,o,,st,.,i, cbomnions of high rank. il
t.i, ,1or,, 81 coIopno unhorse
VIA, -, urcu.p. and af.er that 10
80, ho,u,o.r ,,nncror and Pom,
TI', o,,hrisbons of ,bose dovs were n
,,.,,,,.,, ,.a,,u,.rs into rho arena n
, ,,rnaaro ,triyinn. as often as iii
, 80 md Tnrsemen Invaded German
, t,h ,ha suord did Remhert disclnle q
=, ,,,se,,r In ,urr carry the cross int
. ,ha Ia. ~ tho northern heather. 6
; ,,o,, ma ca yopderfullv escaping shin