Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-07-18

EIUA = 0A&0 DIUU0 u U000Om anu
government Of Pure demoeracy, en-.
joyed befure tn advent Of the feudal
zys&sm, the German people have be-
come the muse bsndalsiAden nation in
western Esrops. says the Spokane
SpokesmxEHsvtsw. xspepting only the
RussianH t1bslr MbssG3ss have been
more encrsae1s1 1psn BY The throne
anf the aT1ltecx1ey thnn those Of any
other onunku q EWups Or the Amer
1on&.
Yet II VIM ~ always -. A. We
Of tin Unte1 Sentes have drawn from
England tita fsnaams.fal principles Of
our. liberties, % IL British 1sles, more
than 1905 yeaKs aga. drew their love
Of Freedom ana democracy from the
German people
Ag PrssizDsat r. A. Bryan Of the
state college Of Warrington pointed
out in q thesis pxbllshed more than
20 years ago, m essential feature Of
the primitive Germans was freedom
and selfgovernment." Kings and po-
tentates were unknown. "All members
had equal political rights and privi-
leges: And It VIVA the equality of
sovereigna Together they made the
simple laws and administered the sim
pie Justice which such state of So
eiety required
Have orffted Far From Rights
and Freedom.
s'Teutonfc society, then, began in
free, self-governed communal organic
ati0ns whose members enjoyed sub
stantiaf equality; It did not begin in
serfdom nor under q regime of individ-
nal ownership Of land. Its democracy
its fndfviduaIfsm, and to 4 certain ex-
tent its communism are very like 18th
eentury- ideals Preceding the despot-
ism Of the feudal lord was long
period Of democrats government.
sIf ONE weFe asked during what
period, among Teutonic peoples, this
tnstitutf6n enlisted Il would be Inn
possible to answsr definitely on the
authority Of thuso who have intro.
duced Il into our HISTORY. Yet one
might ny brusdly. ffua tho first per-
manent occupatioa Of . definite area
Of land BY the Ceramic tribes. pre-
vtnua to n times Il . TAcitus and
Caesar, down to tho Norman con-
quest~
How TAR the German nation has
drifted from III old anchorage Of popu-
lar rights and liberties win be best
understood ffum brief review Of the
existing government = the heritage
from Bismarck End Emperor Williams
grandfather
Germany Ruled BY Emperor and
8undese1th.
While Germany has q popularity
elected rafelfstag, Il il only sop and
. deIusfon. The reichstag is not the
government. Germany Ii ruled by the
emperor Through his chancellor, and
by. the bundesrath. the federal coun-
ell or upper chamber OF the imperial
parliament
There are So members Of the bundles
rath. They ara mot elected by the peo-
pie, nor by legislatures chosen by the
people, but are chiefly appointed by
the kings OF the various states In the
German confederation. Their tenure
Il indefinite; TINT II. they continue in
Office so long NJ their acts meet with
the approval Of their masters.
The bundesrath can block legislation
initiated by the reichstas. Fourteen
members can prevent any change in
the written constitution. and since
Prussian names II members. and EN-
perur. WilKan dominates Prussia. it il
impussihhs to alter the form Of Ger
many'E government In any particular
without the zppruval Of the emperor
Az explained by the international
Encyclopedias. the German Empire "is
not q union az equals. Certain mem
lers enjoy specific privileges which dc
not belong to the others. OF these
Pr1ssfa IN the most highly favored
SAe- hans tha hsrsaifaEy right to thu
presidency of tho union. her repre-
sentstfnn In tina federal council 10 large
enough to prevent changes in the con
stitution without her consent; she hal
the casting vote in case Of . tie In the
federal councfl. and the chairmanshiy
Of all the standing committees except
ana In that body.
1.-THE members have the character oi
ambassadors, and are entitled to the
same privileges that are accorded the
Diplomatic Representatives Of foreign
states They vote according to In
structious from their governments. and
uninstrueked votes are not counted. II
case q state has more than one vote
the delegation from the state must
vote as unit"
Aos Il Would Seem Applied to the
UnIted 9taees.
The meaning az tla!s method can be
latter cnnnrehandsa by applying 1t to