Show HAMBURG THE PLAGUE STRICKEN EASTERN newspapers are clamoring clamor lug for the removal of charles H burke acting consul of the united states at hamburg because he gave the vessel moravia a clean bill of health on august 16 on her departure from that city on september lot let he did the mine game with the bohemia Bo hemis 21 mr burkes burke a position tion is awkward it is admitted that he be might have some ex cuse for his bis action as to the moravia 13 bac because ause the hamburg authorities tried to conceal and did so the first brat ravages of the pestilence but for the bohemia which exiled balled on september let it is considered there was not the same excuse because telegrams from hamburg were published in american papers on that date stating that cholera prevailed to the extent of deaths a day bochat so that burke must have known about the condition of affairs in that city and his conduct is at present inexplicable and appears to be cri criminal mi n a beis hamburg am u r g is a poorly governed city it is one of the old free towns of germany it was wac founded by charlemagne away back in in the thirteenth century it was a great trade center it is ia situated on the elbe 75 miles from the german ocean and has had the free navigation of this river and the right of levying toll on foreign ships the history of this thie is largely the history of western europe for many centuries napolean Nap oloan the first intended making it the stronghold of northern germany it is now the com commercial mervial emporium of northern europe next to london it has the largest money exchange transactions of any european city it to is perhaps the greatest emigration port in europe it is a city of wealth and its people are so absorbed in money getting that the government has recently become the synonym for corruption it I 1 la still a free town though deprived of most moat of its ancient privileges it is governed by a senate of eighteen main members bers chosen for life the municipal council consists eon sisto of members elected of six years yeara the recent outbreak of cholera has aroused public attention in germany to the defective govern government men t of hamburg the emperor to is so enraged that he be contemplates bringing it under the imperial system of all german municipalities the police are said to be the most venal and corrupt pt in all the world they levy blackmail and sell privileges privilege to evildoers the sanitary inspectors will permit all sorts of nuisances for a trilling trifling bribe and it was not until cholera had bad obtained a foothold reaching cues cases a day that its existence was know in obber german towns the steamship companies bought up the city officials lost lest tho the emigrant and merchandise traffic should bo be injured tt it is in hardly possible that mr burke was ignorant of the condition of affairs and it is hinted that he was not any better than the city officials he is to behold be held responsible for the evils arising for the carrying of cholera germs on oia the hamburg vessels to the port of new york and his official doings ought to be investigated |