TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-02-06
The Greatest Secret OF German Progress.
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/ The same principle IL applied IN
primitive communities Of miners.
where miners meeting acts with full
powers, and such communities arc
we'll governed until the regular sys,
TEN OF government is substituted
therefor.
There can be no doubt Of the super
Tor, and vastly superior benefits Of the
system over all other forms Of repub-
iican government. Other nations
must give way 20 f'rmany until they
adopt some equal effective method
OF aseertaining n ufying out the
will OF the people.
1t Is no criticism Of the principle 10
show that Germany on account oil
gerrymandering and the property
qualifications OF voters in the king.
dom, is not governed so much By
universal suffrage as by property.
Even though one million voters be-
cause Of their means and particular
location oyerbalance 100000 10 SO
we'll situated, the system is not rem
dered ineffective. The will OF the
million is ascertained and carried into
effect. The question between the one
and the six million is one Of the quail
iheations necessary TO enfranchise-
ment. We're the 100000 10 gain
complete enfranchisemcnt al a stroke.
as did the American negroes, the sys-
TEN would still be there 10 ascertain
and carry into effect their will, what
ever it might be.
And, incidentally, taxation without
representation really demands prop
erty qualifications. Personal liberties
have long ago been established, En-
franchisement without property quail
hcations is really taxation (foT prop
erty owners without representation,
for to overbalance the property own
ers who are the taxpayers, BY the
votes OF those who have nothing and
TO impose taxes on them which BY no
means they could oppose, is in truth
taxation without representation.
The question Of who is to be en-
franchised, however, is a different
question from the question Of the
form OF government and quite aside
from it. Ii is a matter Of purely
conflicting interest.
Collective Efficiency
The German system, however, does
not end with promptly ascertaining
the will Of the people. 1t has a par
tieularly efficient system of carrying
It into effect, termed collectively, the
bureaucracy.
The Kaiser through thej Imperial
Chancellor has the appointment Of
all public officials of the empire. AS
King Of Prussia he appoints all Prus-
sian administrative officials. Other
kings similarly appoint the admins
trative officers Of their kingdoms.
Thus, a vast body of officials exist,
who hold for life or during good be-
havior, who must be competent, who
have every incentive to good public
service because their life jobs depend
upon it and because they command
and receive the respect Of the public
for honorable service, and who are
instantly responsive to the Kaiser and
the Bundesrat for their actions. They
are protected from interference in the
execution OF their duties by special
courts and they are, SO to speak, the
fingers Of the king, which must be-
clean and which must, in the case of
a constitutional monarch as in Ger
many, carry out the will Of the king
which is the will of the people, as
constitutional monarchs in modern
times are merely hereditary presi-
dents,
With this remarkable and efficient
means of carrying out its will, the
power of the Bundesrat for national
good can be appreciated.
How different is the condition in
the United States where even after
the will of the people is ascertained,
there exists a large body of unframed
officials, expecting, especially locally,
TO hold office for only a few years,
during which time they must get
theirs while the getting is good" as
the only means Of carrying it out.
Can there be any wonder at the dis
satisfaction and unrest of the public
when their cherished system is the
real of their chief troubles. Lib
erty, equality and fraternity are only
empty phrases unless those who
would destroy them can be brought
within the effective displeasure Of
the state. And this cannot be done
under modern conditions in America.
(In the next article Mr.. Rooster
viii discuss the responsibility Of the
press)