The Washington times., 1922-09-10

tween monarch and citizens were
friendly and easy. on basis Of
mutual respect and understanding.
Not a vestige of tyranny or op.
pressiop, at least during the last
century.
Strangely enough the people idol.
lie King Ludwig II, the friend of
Wagner, although he saddled the
country with enormous debts for
the building OF his romantic castles.
The Bavarian is proud OF his beau.
tiful mountains and his green and
fertile fields. am sorry to say he
was always intensely disliked the
Prussian. even, while accepting him
willy.nilly a. member of the Ger
man family.
The Prussian is apt to be stiff In
manner, condescending, overbearing,
openly contemptuous OF his haphaz'
ard tolerant kinsman. The friction
between these so dissimilar types
IL q constant source OF Jokes and
anecdotes. These are only family
squabbles, but they are not without
importance.
North Germany was autocratic
and has turned socialist The rigid
ly, doctrinaire and intolerant Prus'
sian socialist Is closely related to
the former sergeant Of the Prussian
barracks. Both have certain ma
ltional traits in common.
Opposed to Socialism.
The Bavarian has always been
democratic. but 10 on the whole op'
posed to radical socialism. which
he has seen to diminish his liber.
ties instead Of increasing them. For
instance, In Prussia, 80 per cent
of the upper civil service officials
were drawn from q certain exclus.
i've social caste, whereas in Bavaria
all positions were open to any one
with the necessary education and
legal training, and many a peas
ants son occupies a post OF the
highest responsibility and import
ance.
There 10 ungrudging recognition
Of and admiration for Prussian
achievements, and the salutary In.
f1uence Of Prussian discipline and
ambition on the Bavarian character
rcannot be too highly valued, but
there Is no doubt that the average
Bavarian finds the average Prussian
most unsympathetic and vice versa.
You must admit that II Is hard
lines TO have Socialism, which you
abhor, forced down your throat by
q fellow you personally dislike. TO
be sure. the revolution began IN
Munich q day earlier than In Ber.
lin, and to Munich falls the doubt
fui honor OF the first, and / hope
the last, experiment in Sovietism,
but only q very small percentage
Of the population took part in
either, and not one Of the leaders
was a Bavarian.
The Bavarian revolution was I'M
ported from the North and made
in PRUSSIA. We here know from
bitter experience that Socialism
tends to become more and more
radical. The leaders soon loose con-
troll OF the masses and the result IL
anarchy.
Praise for Bismarck.
While the German states relin'
quished In 1871 certain powers to the
imperial government, particularly
customs and defense in case Of war,
they retained and still jealously
guard many important functions OF
government, including the judiciary
and civil service. These are greater
and more important rights than
home rule implieG
Why was II that Bavaria, once the
decisive step taken, felt herself 90
express Il so prosaically, under the
protecting roof Of the German en-
PREF This was mostly due to Bis
marck's unconditional recognition
OF Bavaria's right to manage her
own affairs in all questions not
touching vitality the existence Of the
whole.
Bismarck's unparalleled states.
manship and far-sightedness led him
to distinguish infallibly between es.
sentials and nonessentials, and he
considered Bavaria's willing and
whole. hearted cooperation much
more important than the enforced
and reluctant acceptance Of O law
He expressed this very plainly on
one occasion.
1T In Of far greater importance to
me-" he said, TO see Bavaria con
tented than to put through law OF
a hundred paragraphs"
In spite Of occasional friction be.
tween the different states and dy.
nasties, neither side ever even men.
toned the possibility Of separation
from the Reich. That this is now
become possible after three. years
under the new system makes Il evi.
dent that the treatment accorded to
Bavaria must be at fault. Bavaria
has never ceased to feel itself an in.
tsgral part Of the empire.
CThe conclusion of this remarkable