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Essays and addresses" A personal rule more absolute than was ever claimed by Charles the First or his son James, more absolute than England has ever seen since Queen Elizabeths time, broods over Germany, the gift of Prussia. It was because a mere subject might not be more than a mere servant that the pilot was sent overboard, Bismark was cashiered. Just think what it would mean to us, if the King were to dismiss Asquith because he used his own judgment wisely, and thereby acquired public favor, or if the Governor- General wer,e to dismiss Sir Eobert Borden, or the Lieutenant-Governor Mr Hearst. Parliaments the German Empire has in some cases, elected in large measure by the classes but no Parliament can dictate or change a policy; all that Parlia- ments can effectively do is to vote money. In municipal matters the rule is almost equally arbitrary. prev next |