Year: 1872

at washington, we shall be certain OF efficient
and honest government at home.


Germany and the Jcsuits-The Rigor.


GUS Policy OF Prince Bism arck.


The official Gazette of Berlin has just pub
lished the law providing for the Punishment of
Jesuits from the German empire. The law is
sweeping and severe. All establishments now
under the control Of the Jesuits must, accord
ing to the new law, be completely broken up
in six months. It is difficult for us, in this
country, to understand why q man like Prince
Bismarck, who knows so well how to win,
should have lent himself to the encourage
ment and support of measure which has in
it so much Of the element Of severity. 1t is
we'll for us, however, sometimes to remember
that the United States is not Germany. Such q
measure here is impossible, for the simple req
son that it is not needed Looked at from our
point of view, it is impossible to refuse to admit
that the new law against the Jesuits is almost
cruel Looked at from another point of view,
it is just as impossible to refuse to admit that
the new law against the Jesuits is at once pa





especially in the South German States, are
rich and powerful No one can deny that in
the Catholic countries of Europe they have for
many generations rendered good service to the
cause Of education. To put down wealth and
admitted usefulness with so firm hand would
be unwise, if no. cruel, unless justified by the
very best of reasons. Of all living statesmen
Prince Bismarck is the last man to allow him
self to be carried away by mere sentiment
With him thought precedes judgment and
acton is meyer rash. It may be difficult for us
fully TO understand his motives. But it is not
at all unsafe to say that the rigorous policy
which he has adopted against the Jesuits is the
result of much patient thought and the fruit of
iudicious Judgment. The simple truth is that
Bismarck has found out that the schemes and
plans of the Jesuits are opposed to the
great work to which he has devoted
his life and which he has ns nearly
as possible crowned with success. From the
most reliable Of sources he has discovered that
Rome is opposed to the unifcaton of Ger
many under Prussian patronage and control
that Rome is doing her best to defeat Prussian
purposes, and that the Jesuites in Germany
are the undisguisod agents and faithful ser
wants of Rome in this particular matter. 1t is
not Bismarck who has made the trouble; the
trouble has been made by Rome and the
Jesuits Bismarck is the champion of Ger
man unity I; end we know no good reason
why he should not cling to his purposes and
his honors. If Rome offers fight to Bis
marck it is the duty of Bismarck to accept the
challenge. It is possible that Rome is toe
fearful and too anxious 1t is possible also
that Bismarck is too angry. 1t is not oui
opinion that Rome can destroy German unity.
1t is not our opinion that Prussian influence
will Protestantize South Germany. The fight,
however, is begun, and, while we occupy the
position of spectators, we cannot be altogethe,
silent Bismarck has made the first decisive
movement. The fight, now fairly commenced
must command attention the wide world over
II is O new religious war in the land of Luther


HEAVY AND DESTRUCTIVE STORMS are reported
as having occurred on Friday last in the mid
land and southern counties of England, accom-
panied by fierce lightning, which struck ant
killed several people. These violent summe
tropical storms in the British islands appea
to have become more frequent from year t.
year for the last four or five years than eve
known before, and the causes operating ther