| Show I Queer German Political Situation on Professor ProCessor Barthe Dartho of ot Berlin university is one ono of ot the most famous of or thinkers and educators Writing of ot German Germau po political political po- po conditions he says Tho The backwardness of ot political Germany Ger Ocr many consists In the undemocratic charac character or of ot Its professed representative tive tI institutions especially In Prussia For Instance In tho the last session of ot the Prussian parliament tho the Social Democracy rac racy by far tar the most numerous party In Prussia as well as aa In lu Germany which actually casts more votes than tho the Conservative party part was not represented by one single singie member and anti the tho Conservatives w wore were ro represented b by more mora than members Time The distinguished economist points out how this one Hided distribution of the rl right ht of or representation affects tho ho action of ot the government Tho Agrarians Agrarians Agrarians Agra Agra- rians land owners especially the tho Prussian junkers en govern the tho government govern ment meet timid and have been for tor many years eari oven on In tho the Imperial parliament a leading lead ing Tho The result Is that a fiscal legislation has Increased ted tho the burden burdun of or consuming masses enormously duties on on meats on butter on lard on all ail tho the necessaries and commodities of ot life lite havo become hl higher hor than ever b before toro Th The doctor estimates that for tor the levied led on wheat and rye fa the the- consumers pay at nt least anC an an- C ual I That Is a phenomenon of or a sort fit fn- In iii our own country though wedo wo we do not tax food tood materials aft ag wo we ex export export ex- ex port ad of or importing them This system of ot taxation for tor time the protection protection pro pro- of ot specially ta or favored l classes Is not a fruitful one for tor the tho German treas trens- ur ury New Sew taxes with Increase In old ones havo have been levied twice within the thelast thelast last five fi years and still tho the treasury Is In sore need How great Is that need is shown In a striking manner by bya a comparison with Great Britain Within tho the past few years ars the English Eng EnK- lish havo have paid off ocr a 0 debt of or in the same samo time tho the debt of or Gelm Germany Germany Ger Gel m many ny has hatt Increased by substantially tho tim same amount and the government go now faces the necessity of ot meeting the tho deficits b by new now loans In this situation Dr Barthe sees tho the possibility of political po po- reform In tho the combination of or parties known as the Bloc tho the National Liberals Liberals Lib Lib- orals are an essential constituent Ho lIe has baa hopes thou though h thoy fire are re not strong that tho the latter lattur may demand lemand political concessions a as 08 the tha price of their continual continual continual con con- support Falling Failing such action there thore Is th the prospect of a new political or organization outside of ot the tho Social Democrats Dem Dom In imi the Interest of ot democratizing measures which Dr Bartho believes belleve to tobe tobo tobo bo be an necessity A great industrial Industria commonwealth commonweal th he declares with inhabitants cannot ba bo governed go under tho the methods of ot a a. feudalism feu teu- absolutism and burel This Is b a view of ot tho future futuro of ot German Germany Ger Ocr man many with which American readers will naturally bo be sympathetic S |
