The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-18
THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION


HE GERMAN constitution establishes Republican form 1 of government, and in its general lines carries out the spirit of the American constitution with editions created by the larger attention given in modern times to economic opposed to political conditions
 The Empire, States a confed- eraon of States The States will have certain legislative rghs restricted apparently than the rights of American States The German States must have liberal constitutions and general proposition the Imperial laws will be su preme-
 The constitution Democratic than the American constitution in the particular that the ballot is uni versa and that State Legislatures must be chosen by "a gen. era equal and secret ballot by all Germans and
 The United States controls foreign affairs and colonies makes coins leves customs dues evie taxation for the needs government establishes post offices and post roads, raises and supports armies and navie main
  and copyright laws
 The new German Republic has control of all the matters above exclusive legislative rights regarding citizenship telegaph long distance telephones repopulaon motherhood children youth heah labor insurance protec ton to abOrer and employees of wounded soldiers and their relatives socazaon of national resources economic undertakings manufacture distribution price fixing economic production, trade weights food luxury mines insurance mercantile marne control of ake and coast fisheries rail roads, automobile traffic. trans portaon by land by water by air. road construction and thea tres
 chief difference between American and the new constitution the greater power lodged in the and in the economic features of the funda mental law which point to conclusion that the empire con templates the socializaion of industry vast scale.
 intermediary of cooperation is contemplated nl a which provides councils, in which poyers employed may act together for the regulation of the particular industry
 Motherhood object prime the government and education made unvera with compul sorry attendance for period of eight years, and require ment for advanced education until Is years of age.
 There Senate but the Imperial Council is created the members of which will States rather than ci Each State will have at least vote and additional votes according to population except that Prussia may number than two-fifths of the total
 This is Democratic scheme than that upon which Federal Senate rests which representation by States two votes to each State, big or lle
 The President will be chosen by the entire peo pe instead of by the people of the several States voting He tPpmO of years and powers largely the those the American President of the armied and the right to his ministry cabinet He has rather less power the President and he cabinet directly responsible to the Rechsag than MT. Wilson is to Congress.
 The German plan suggested partly by experf- ence and largely by the American constitution Very little is borrowed from the parliamentary system of Great Britain other European countries
 in German constitution is novel the product almost entirely of the Socialist elements the Empire who numerically and intellectually, the powerful group of citizens.
 Trade commerce manufactures Germany to the of private persons than they fore, and much the of the German people
 The competition may be expected the light this constitution will not long be of the expected and familiar type the trade world will primarily for the enrichment of private but to obtain for German citizens the highest possible standard of living which theory goods will be abroad chiefly tain those materials and food commodities which the pire does not itself produce.
 elements which appear in the constitution would probably greater less degree into any constitution which should anywhere else be made by the people State There nothing there which exist strong demand in nearly every other Sta instance the provision for national ownership of railroads.
 Constitutions like dwellings. Tho last erected often contain the latest inventions.