Evening journal., 1918-03-20

democratic countries. Says the Koel-
nisohe Zeituns:
For us Germans Il Is not diflcult
10 choose between the new empire OF
I the Hohenzollerns and the democratic
nundation in the enemy countries
which, In critical periods. invariably
/ results either in the tyranny Of one
single man OF IN the complete parsly-
sis OF national life.
I'VE foresee the day when the posi-
bility Of peace will test the German
! nerves. Tie securities which we are
/ forced 10 exact in the East may appear
1 90 p0ri OF our people in the lieht Of
c0nquests. Loyalty 90 the fatheriand
must 20 10 the last drop OF blood and
must not allow itself TO be troubled or
compromised by party doctrines.
THE German people must back then
+ peace negotiators as ono man. so tha
we shall obtain the necessary security
FOR the future"
The principally OF Llechtenstein
with the exception Of Monaco and san
Marino, the smallest state in Europe
has set a democratic example to Prus-
sia. It has done away with the old
,cudal class electoral system and intro
lucCi direct suffrage for elections 60
rs Landtag Diet. News Of this change
is announced IN two line agate Items
; In German newspapers. No mention Of
it has been found, however, In Berlin
. papers OF the same date.
Liechtenstein whose total area Is
sixty-nve square miles-its greatest
length Is fifteen miles. and Nits average
breadth about i've miles-is a oonstiiu-
tional monarchy ruled by the house Of
Liechtenstein, a prineely house OF Aus
iria. II has no army and there are no
lirect taxes.
More Child Criminals.
An alarming picture Of the steady in
crease since the outbreak OF The war Of
Juvenile criminality was drawn m re-
cent lecture by Dr. Neukamp, a promi-
nent Leipzig iurist which was pub
fshed widely and commented on IN the
German press. He cited these figures
. from the statistics Of the Leipzig Ju-
venile Court:
Convictions In 1914 ....-........... 326
/ Convictions in 1915 ....-..-......- 46e
/ Convictions In 1916 .............. S9e
! Convictions in io'7 more than) 1900
The same increase OF juvenile
duency has been noted in all parts Of
the empire. especially in the larger cit-
les.
Dr. Neukamp gave as the chief causes
T. The unusually high wages paid dur
ns war time. which led youths to ex'
, travagance and excesses.
3 The shortage of food, inolting
youth TO thefls.
: 3. The reduction everywhere Of tn
police stafIs. every available man beins
, drafted for war work
g. Lack Of parental supervision; thl
fathers being at the front and mos
mothers doing war work.
A plan, semi-oflcially put forward il
the Berlin press, to cover the costs O.
q The war by huge tax on the fortune
p % the great capitalists throughout tn
q empire. has been met by an ORGANIZED
nation-wide press campaign opposing d
The saxon Minister Of Finance in
speech in the saxon Upper House. cate
> gorically rejected the project on thes
main grounds:
Immediately after the war Germai
= commerce, industry and agriculture vii
require a gigantic capital for the re
construction. o. the national bushes
life
:, 2. The proposal, II carried out, woul
AFFECT the workers as well as employer:
since it would have a marked in1uenc
upon wages
3. Indirect taxes and governmen
% monopoies should he sufficient to cove
the war costs nor should we, In an
y circumstance. renOunce our claims 10
r war indemnitcs from our adversaries.
At the last session Of the Bundcsrst
Ie Federal CourciD all German inlan
, shipping companies were placed virtu
~ ally on a level with the big ocean line
r - q .,,..,,,,.r. ,s.a~o adoutad eounniaf Ia
y the absolute government monopoly Z
- al inland shipping.
Notable among these measures is on
y forbidding the sale Of stocks TO an
% Germans who do not reside within IN
~ German empire and 10 corporation
~ which do not have their chief Offices
- Germany or the bulk Of whose capit'
Is owned by foreigners.