27 NOVEMBER 1875, Page 1
The severe Press Law recently submitted by the Prussian Government
to the German Parliament has been, it is stated, rejected by the Federal Council. If the proposal was energeti- cally pushed, this vote would be important, as the Council rarely resists Prussia, which, indeed, with her habitual sup- porters, Baden and the Saxon Duchies, can ensure a majority; but it is more probable that the support was weak, Prince Bismarck having become aware that the German Reichstag would seriously modify the Bill. It is, indeed, difficult to understand what the Chancellor can want with more power, when he can practically imprison anybody for saying anything or translating anything he does not like. Only a censorship could make him more absolute.
