Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-13

preserve. lmDued with the greatness
Of my mission, / shall make it my
whole endeavor to continue the fabric
in the spirit in which it was founded,
to make Germany the center
of peace and to foster hel
welfare. To my faithful people, who
have stood by my house throughout
the history of a whole century, in
good, as in evil days, l offer my un.
bounded confidence, for l am convin-
ced that, on the basis of an unbreak-
able bond between the sovereign and
people which, independently OF every
change in the life. exists, is the sub
stance of the house OF Hohenzol-
lern. My crown rests, henceforward,
securely upon the devotion OF
the country to the government
of which l am now called and Of
which l solemnly promise to be a
faithful king both in happiness and
in sorrow. May God grant me his
blessing and strength to carry out this
work to which my life shall hence
forth be devoted"
(Signed) FREDERICK.
Berlin, March IL, 1855.
FREDERICK's POLICY.
The Official Gazette contains letter
from Emperor Frederick to Prince
Bismarck, in which he says:
My DEAR PRINcE-At the com
mencement OF my reign it is neces-
sary for me to turn to you, for many
years the trusted chief servant of my
late father, who now rests in God. You
are true and courageous counsellor,
who gave to his policy its aim and
and form and secured its complete full
fllment. You, l am in duty bound
to warmly thank for the maintenance
of my house and you have therefore
the right before all others to know
what are the standpoints which will
be the guiding principles for uphold
ing my government. The ordinances
of the Constitution and the
right OF the empire and Of
Prussia must, before all, be
consolidated in the customs Of the
nation. The contensions which fre-
quenily change state regulations and
measures should be avoided as much
as possible and the advancement OF
the administration of the Imperia
Government must be left undisturbed
on the firm foundation whereon the
Prussian State has hitherto rest
ed in security as an EN-
pire. The constitutional rights of the
Federal Government must as con-
be respected as those OF
the Reichstag, but similar respect
for the rights of the Emperor must be
observed at the same time. We must
keep before our eyes that these mu.
tual rights must only serve for
PROMOTING PUBLIC WELFARE
And must always be employed in full.
ly satisfying any further and
undoubted national requirements
which may arise. The most necessary
and surest guarantee of the unim.
peded execution Of these tasks, I see
in the unabated maintenance of the
warlike power of the country, of my
well-tried country, and of the navy
now growing up for which important
duties have arisen in the requirement
of the trans-oceanic possessions
Both must at all times be maintained
by full completion of their organi.
zation, which has already formed
a foundation for their fame
1 am resolved to conduct the Gov
ernment, both in the Empire and in
Russia, with a conscientious obser
vance of the provisions of the consti-
tutions of each. l desire that the
basis OF religious federation, held sa
cred by my house, shall continue tG
be extended to all my subjects O
whatever religious community OF
creed. In agreement with the
views of my imperial father,
shall warmly support all efforts calcu.
lated to improve the economical pros
perity of the different classes OF
society, to conciliate their opposing
interests, and, as far as it is in my
power, to alleviate the unavoidable
perplexity closely bound up with the
eocial question.
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
AS regards the education Of the
young. efforts to this end must be on
q higher scale and more widely acces
sibl.. We must avoid creating dan
gers by partial education and awaken.
ing the demands which the economical
powers of the nation cannot satisfy
We must also be careful that through
one-sided efforts for increased know
ledge, true education shall not re
main neglected, as the generation
growing up cannot without it possess
sufficient power to overcome the dan.
gers which in times OF rapid economi.
cal movements arise for the entire com
munity through the example set by
highly luxurious individuals. 1t is
my will that no opportunity be lost tc
offer every opposition to the tempta
ton of disproportionate expenditures.
Self-government granted to the
greater and lesser commu.
mites in the State I consider
beneficial. On the other hand ]
would suggest an examination of the
question whether the right of levying
taxes conferred upon these commun-
tiles and which is exercised by them
without sufficient regard for the bur-
den simultaneously opposed by the
Empire and State may not weigh un-
fairly upon individuals. 1t will espe-
cially crafty me to bring to its full
development the blossom which Ger
man art and science shows so rich a
measure for realizing.
These are my intentions, and count
ing upon your well-proved devotion
and on the support Of your tried ex-
perience, may it vouchsafe that they
will meet with the unanimous coop
Grafton of the organs Of the empire
and the devoted activity of the repre-
sentatives of the people, as we'll as
of all officials, in my desire to
lead Germany and Prussia to
new honors in the domain and in
pacific developments. Careless OF
splendor and glorious achievem ant, |
shall be content if it can be hereafter
said OF my government that it has
been beneficial to my people, useful
to my country, and blessing to my
Empire. Your affectionate