Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-10

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lists this ses-ssh. vbess dsaaA 0ss-
many 10 noussisg to-day. His esssss
hss bsss . ssrssss ssA sesiktsa 90.
Dc hss Witnessed tbs fall Of one eoctss
shnss fssndssso.s sssoed 10 b ines-
sssussihis, ssd toe siss Of asoshef sbieh
ssasds . nooanens IL bissd ssd fsoe,
md, lihs Rome Of old. pssssrves psses
~ uenasns all the World 9th oar.
william, shs 9sss ruler Of The nso Ger
msn eDpsss. vss born In 1881. He 40
bic erss military sesvios = 90. ssiii 10
Ole ssscs, bs foaehs seainss the asmies
NJ shs assss Nspotsoa- Whsn ever
afsy ysass Il ses ~ vas - exile fsoo
bic native Isod end Diahs tsuihfuiiy
s.vs been sesned The msss unoopaiss
Of shs Gssusns. when a1ty foss
ysass Of sAs be became King Of Psusssa-
wbss seventy -foss years Of zee -
reached shs soiminasiss point Of hin
ssssss. tns Imp rial crown Of 0ssmsny
nsviss BEEN placed spoo bis bsov.
Wiiiisn vss typical HobsGsoliesn
rather than . typical German. His
ssalss we're the faults Of the HobsGSo.-
issps. His virtues vsrs the virtues Of
he II ,ber ssiierns. His strength vss
: strength Of shs Hohens ,Ilefns. His
o,edomins,ine characteristics vsse
d - which made simple a ssarsve An
sisesos Of BsAsdsnsosR. which made IN
sl.osos Of Bsaodenbose . kisR Of Pros
50, which made . king Of Prussia On
enpsres u Germany, which In the pr.
.on eR Frederick william organised ors
Of the most perfectly disciplined armies
shat the sosld has ewes seen. and which
n The person Of the great Frederick
bsooshs Easops 10 its hnees. The best
md the vosss that can b said Of Vii.
lism wAs that he vas H,heIs ,Iiesn.
The dead co p ,sor IS In every sense
4. soldier. Tbs younger son Of royal
,ous be edoo ssion bad be- q that Of
ps designed 10 live ldier's life and
| die soldiers death. He came un-
xpssisdiy to tie 'hrone. bat 10 bis
| insfsctes 40 . ruler he never dives'ed
sisnsrif Of his obsrs ,sss a. . soldier
d's army sss bic prsde. His empiss
sss . solitary district Of With he Gas
The eossmsndss. H,s ,houahss we're tie
thoughts Of . Q iidisr. and she successes
u bic life we're Won With the svosd.
3ssy hsised SD venerable. tho Ugh erect
sad stately, h,s beafiue 10 the day Of
ns d.ssh ves that Of . colder end 10
500 eyes % bic subject be sas the idesl
10 DIR Of 0ssmsns On the march and IN
sns feid rather than the ideal ruler of
6srmans in tbs school and 10 the voFA-
shop.
IL the comnoaly accepted mesoine
VI shs term. William Vas not Q great
msu. He vss not progressive. Until
n,s death he claaa 10 the old theory Of
the divine right Of kings 10 rule. Ia
Eoelaud, In France, in America. sue
sess for such . man would pos have
bssu possible. 10 Germany IL vas pos
sibls only because. though not great, be
knew and appreciated greatness. be-
cause having selected bis advisers be
Dad the courage aud determination
necessary 10 enable him 10 stand With
then and stand BY them under ell cir
cums,anoe because b. had the wisdom
o yield q taeit recognition to popular
aspirations shish be neither appreciated
nor understood.
Thoueh not In himself great. william
Gill stand In history In the light OF re-
escied greatness. He vas the nrst em-
o ror o! united Germany. He Vas the
m,naroh 10 whose services we're devoted
the seispd d talents Of Bism,Fck. Of
| Moi,ke and Of Ron. These three msde
Of O. rmsny an empire and Of william
| al emperor. Il son elaborated q mill
| tary system more oonplste than any
her tina, the World has seen and or
sanix q an army which has never
kaoxn defeat. Moike. the greatest
s,rateeist OF bis time. took that army
aud wtb II achieved victories which re-
asc,ed npan the arms ~ Prussia q ius-
ire that wili never fade. Bismarck
prspared the way for those victories ard
when they we're won made ssem the
boeds which bound . conclomefatiou
~ petty states into the united German
Empi,e. Ia the greatness o. these
three. the emperor Vas great. He vas
srea, enoosh 10 hinself 80 spprsci,te
their greatness and TO avail himself Of
~. H. vas great eooasb TO Walk grave
". even mais-sicalir. in the path Oh oh
they marked cat for him and 10 wear
s,th becoming dignity the hon ora which
they you FOE hia.
He Gas one OF tie remarkable charac.
ssfs Of the century, and the passing
years Gill make bis career seem greater
ard crsndes. He US beloved BY his
psopls. for. With all bis military educa-
,ion aud bic stern nVnrs, be vas
s,sd ard eousiaera,s man In appear
snes be vas sraiy imperial. and his
mespest subject eoald no, bat feel q
.lo~ Of rrtse a. be sac the handsome.
esec, old kaiser riding a, the head II
Dis ir oss.
Germsns NAY veil mourn. for with .
sesd emperor and dyins priucs the
fa,urc Of their c,uatry Is shroa5ea 10
doaoi and elso1.
vAtwas setAs.