, 1877-03-12
GERMANY,

THE EMrxRoR's SPEECH on TIE Anxr.
PARIS, Feb. 1B.-Tlo tcxt OF tue Emperor
Williams speech on tho entry Of Prince William,
into tho First Foot Guartl Regiment has Just
been communicated to tho Eolegae 1d:eut. It
Is in these tcrms:
lad w!shea to bo ahlo 70 Introduce mr. grand.
tSa foD Mo snes Sa I'D Dsa " 10
ahlu TO do my son IN tsi0; but 1t tn!s TINS Of tito
year must be spaFing Of opcn.alr oxert[on. have
superiors. to Introduce fin to ~ ;oa It to i,exnn!nS
oftnts, for hm. new period q life. It will your
task to train hn tn ths sesyice to tho duties of
history how sho ktngr Of l'ru&sia, bckltlcs their
other duties q governn,ente hays aiways directed
sa,uie not to u % sarps.sel. Fredes!cE I. ~ know M
Ws ,S whSn at b pssa @ e,ow oS II. head
but be also knew that his nisoady tried troops
would enablo him 10 do 10. Frederick William l.,
S sgsd ho etae f so aIa ar7 we iii
hrm tho basis Of IT, organization hy tho seycre da
crtne which he impressed OH officers and eodters,
spls ssi snmso. IT, Freae1ek % H. aress az viii Ill
his Innate talents a. General. took tlsse firmly.
comentod ttoops a. the nucleus Of bly, arn,r. with
hasu immortallxcd hln. Frederick William ii.
had drs: to cope with dlneront n,otle Of warfare,
Out anre. 81 No;ai .' tathar @ ecSan,ossd 81" H's so
stms eacsny. sn4 heavy destiny Waited the corn.
tff &nu aFn,Yt Hht C4stfiix astGG lilo UlA and nn-
tenAbtc, ho rrurganlzcd tho arluy, and based 1t On
lntriutlsm and lceltng OF hoI!ur. Ho thus nt-
talncd With It auccesaGa whsch will foecxee retain
place In tho annals Ut tho prsssiau army. My
much. tried brother, Hing Frederick William ",
looked with satisfaction Als army, which In dit.
cul and painful times STOOL FIRMLY by him. which
hN lupcavcd In accordance with a.edeen Ideas, and
whcn was titus Ablu 10 gather ftcsh laurpss. Thus
did Ind tie nrHly. II eVos tncra lIlH 6ecn 3ov
crnncnt Of yet abort uxlstaueo Wlrc dcstiny las
vlsi1ly been guided by gracious Providence. It 10
That OF tho last few years. and again 1t Is the army
which by itx u1dau ted cuuraga md endurance han
placed Prussia On tlIu elusuoncs which It now occ-
pics. The Guard Corps, to which ynu already be-
long. aud with It tho Fcglnlont which You now
cutct. hayo ssknal1y contributed to thIao famous
SUCCESSES. Tnc cnbtems which wear OH my
brea4t publicly exptess my ineIacsAhle gratitude
and my evcs1aatta; acknowledgment of tho dryo.
ton With which tho army Inns wun xictngy after
victory. Your youth lMn fallen on tIleae tines,
and YOU hare !n your father IN honDzna pattern OF
Gcnerasshlp. You will, IpwUycr, cnc0unier in tho
Official relations int0 which yon now entGt many,
apparently. unfnportant th!ngs which may, per-
aps, surprise yju, bnt y1u will learn also thht In
service n"thNE " tfifiaI, and TINT every stone
which belongs to the fabric Ut I'll army tlnst bH
prnpcrly shipped, II tho ediden IL to succeed and
stand af,n. ITO tho 0u!cers:j thus commit my
Eranjaon to you tn suptrtntchi hfs military ahncu
tlun, each 0f you feuI htn uandpDInt and lhtx will
ho especially thu taak OF tho chief Ut his com
pany, In arlcr that he ,ay become = wotthy sciun
u tho a,,csstors VI my house. tlo h!s srandson:j
Nov ~ and DO yuur duty asi 1t wilt bs taught ypu.
God hc with feu.