Wichita eagle., 1888-06-26
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CONTINUED PEACE.
German Financiers Gaining Confidence in
the New Kaiser.

BERLIN, June 25.-German fnancier
and the great mass of well informed Ger
| mans seem to believe that Kaiser William
is neither rash nor war-loving, otherwise
the steadfastness of the stock market
would be incomprehensible. All the stocks,
| Russians Austrans, etc, which flucGuated
so violently during the last year of the old
| Kaisers life are still controlled largely by
! German quotations. These stocks are
widely enough scattered through Germany
| to insure a panic in them if any apprecla-
bic part OF his subjects suspected the en-
peror of desiring war, yet there is 10 sus-
picion of panic nor of any marked change
from the period of steadiness which seems
to have set in.
| Regarding rumors circulated concerning
the Kaiser's disposition and intentions, an
eminent political authority said to me:
| "Most of these rumors were started or
greatly exaggerated by the radical press,
which more than anything else has always
| feared the reign OF another such firmly but
gently conservative king as was the late
Kaiser William. OF late, too, the radicals
have used every effort to prevent the late
emperor's abdication. Among these means
have been all kinds of stories about the
present emperor. Unfortunately the for
eign press quotes almost entirely from the
senatorial opposition papers, and as rule
the wilder the story the more certain it is
to be widely quoted. Hence the world at
large outside of Germany, lacking other in
formation, has agreed to call the emperor a
hot-headed warrior. This misrepresenta
ton must prove great advantage to the
young kaiser. He has been called bad
names until the people were ready to par
don any small errors merely because they
feared greater ones. Now his proclama-
tions proves him to be a loyal son and so
far as words go a wise ruler. 1t will be
quickly seen that any Eatty willing in the
past to endanger the empire by exciting
the suspicious of other nations against
its future ruler is unworthy OF confidence.
Out of party animosity Will come, there
fore. a national party, with the emperor
for its leader. Aside from an unpro-
voked attack on us or our allies, there is
only one risk of German war. If
the minor German sovereigns should
show themselves distrustful or
jealous of their young kaiser,
if, through suspicion or jealousy, any at
tempt is made to infringe to imperial pre-
rally all Germany around him for victori-
Gus foreign war; The young kaiser has
probably no overwhelming desire for the
old imperial title, "increaser of the en-
pre- but it is quite certain that without
a struggle he will never yield any power
granted to his ancestors, The risk, though,
needs scarcely to be considered, for the
German people are for the empire, even if
thereby against one or all of the petty
Kingdoms. The addresses from Prussia's
old enemy, the Saxon people, prove this.
Finally, the keynote of the new adj
ministration, as shown by Die Pests
official article, its opposition to all wars
made by or against Germany Or its allies,
or when an emperor, scarcely on his
throne, goes so far as to advise France
where she may safely strike, it is hardly
far to accuse him of desire to make war
himself"
"How was this done?"
''Oh, you did not notice then the ending |
OF the Posts article. Truly, then, the |
world offers wide fields outside war with |
Germany for French ambition and French |
energies. No, | did not say that | meant !
England That idea occurs to YOU natur-
ally, because England is the nearest and |
most defenSeleSs of the fields on which |
France could regain the self-respect she /
lost in 1S10''
Among the odds andyends of news afioat |
is a rumor that Kaiser William has de /
cided to show his respect for his mothers
abilities by comforting on her some such |
vice-regal place as that now held by Prince |
Albert of Prussia. Where and what IS not /
stated, but the reasons for this are said to
be. among others, the desire to prove that
he is not and has not been her opponent |
during his fathers or grandfather's reign,
and 70 accustom the empress mother to
practice government, so that in the event |
of regency she may be able TO fill that
important place which In any regency she
must inevitably take. If IN any degree
true, this would be totally at variance with
all Prusslan customs, but might De politi-
calIy most wise, as il would attach TO the
kaiser most Of those radicals who are now
more loyal to the empress mother than TO
her son
William II IS already spoken of as the
schlrmer DIES fgiedenS-guardian of peace
ana | am unable to assure you that the
conviction, not only of those behind the
scenes, but also OF the PruSsian people in
general, Is that the chances of European |
war are the same today as they were under
William |. On Monday the new emperor
makes his debut before the German
reichStag. The address that he will pro-
nounce on that occasion Will mark a white
day in the annals of Germany. The en-
peTpT. after tOLA- NouNStSatlOD Oh W e1leS-
Gay with Prince Bismarck at Potsdam,
wena TO his library IN the Marmot Palais,
and wrote with his own hand a rough
draft on the address that he intends 70
make on Monday. This draft OF the adj
dress covers eight pages of closely written
letter paper. 1t viii be submitted TO
Prince Bismarck for any suggestions or
amendments. Although | am of course
ignorant of its entire contents. vet | am
In position 10 state that its two import
ant features viii be ID that great empha-
sis will &c laid on the fact that the most
perfect accord exists between the Emperor
and his chancellor, who VIII be spoken OF
in terms almost bordering on admiration. /
and ~ that, as regards foreign affairs. a
policy OF pexce, ''inaugurated BIZ nv
grandfather and continued by my father,
will be maintained IN its fullest EXTENT