Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-20
FRITZ'S MESSAGE.
He Outlines the Policy He
Will Pursue.
IT Is FAvORABLY RECEIVED.
The EmperOr's Health Prevents
His Attending and Taking
the Oath.


paid a visit to Emperor Frederick
yesterday. He afterward conferred
with other physicians in attendance
upon the Emperor. The Emperor
gave special audience to-day to repre-.
sentatives of China, Japan and Turkey.
Professor Bergman will remain
in attendance upon the EN-
peror. His Majesty somewhat
over.exerted himself last week, and
his doctors urge that he take absolute
rest from work. They also, advise
outdoor exercise at Wiesbaden. The
Emperor will probably depart for that
place in fortnight.
A MESSAGE FROM THE THRONE.
The royal message was read in the
Prussian Landtag in united session to-
day. 1t is countersigned by all the
ministers. 1t says: "We, Frederick,
by the grace of God, King of Prussia.
hereby proclaim and make known
that it having pleased God, after the
demise of the Emperor and King Will
liam, our much beloved father, to
call us to the throne our ancestors,
we herewith send to the Landtag our
greeting The sentiments and pur-
poses with which we enter upon our
government and thu principles
on which we would exercise
our royal Office have been
proclaimed by us to our faithful peo-
pie. Walking in the paths of our
glorious Father, We shall know nc
other aim of our striving than the
happiness and welfare of the father
land. By conscientiously observing
the constitution, fully guarding all the
prerogatives of crown, and cooper
ating with national representation,
the king hopes with Gods help to at
tain his object, which is the happi-
ness and welfare of the country. The
condition of his health prevents him
from taking the oath verbally. Desir-
ing to declare without delay his posi-
tion regarding the constitutional laws,
although this could admit of no doubt,
he now solemnly undertakes to ad-
here to the constitution firmly and in
violably, and to rule in conformity OF
the law"
The sitting was invested with un-
usual interest, and the galleries over
flowed with visitors. AS soon as the
members had assembled Prince Bis
marck, accompanied by all ministers
of the State entered the hall and read
the message. When the Chancellor
had ceased reading Duke Won Rati-
bor, President of the Upper House,
said that it was not within his prov
ince to say how each house would
reply to the message. He would now
simply ask the assemblage to mark
the Kings faithful attachment and
devotion. and unite in the Cry of
"Long live King Frederick" The
cheer was then repeated. The diet
forthwith adjourned.
IN THE REICHsTAG.
The Emperor's message to the
Reichstag was as follows: We, Fred
erick, by the grace Of God, Emperor
of Germany, King of Prussia, ETC.,
proclaim that with the demise Of our
beloved father, under Gods inscruta-
BILE will the imperial dignity with the
Prussian crown has devolved upon
US, and we have taken upon ourselves
the rights and duties bound up there
with. We are resolved to firmly
uphold the imperial constitution and
in this sense to conscientiously
respect and guard the cons itutional
rights of the individual, federal, state
and Reichstag. Fully conscious OF
our exalted task, it will always be our
endeavor, in conjunction with the
princes and free towns of the Fedora
tion and with the constitutional CO.
operation of the Reichstag, to shield
Justice, freedom and order through
out the Fatherland, guard the honor
of the Empire, maintain peace
at home and abroad, and fos-
ter the welfare Of the people. By the
unanimous readiness with which the
Reichstag agreed to the proposal to
strengthen the defensive power of the
Fatherland in order to assure the
security of the Empire, the late
deeply lamented Emperor had the
last days Of his life rejoiced and
strengthened He was no longer
permitted to express his thanks
to the Reichstag. All the
more, therefore, do we feel
the need of transmitting to the Reich
stag this legacy Of the Imperial Mas
ter, who is now resting with God.
We express our thanks in recognition
of the patriotism and devotion it has
again shown. Trusting confidently
to the devotion and tried love for the
Fatherland, Of the whole people and
people representatives, we place the
Empires future in Gods hands.
Given at Charlottenberg, the 18th day
of March, 1888.
[Signed] FREDERICK,
Countersigned by Bismarck.
PIEsDoRFF's COMMENTS.
The message was read by Herr
Piesdorff, President of the Reichstag,
who requested the permission of the
house to submit to it tomorrow the
draft Of an address, in reply to a
message expressing devotion to the
Emperor. The request was granted
Herr Piesdorf then announced tina,
he, with the Vice. President of the
House, had in the name of the Reich
stag asked for audiences with the En-.
peror and the Empress Augusta and
the Crown Prince and Crown Prin-
cess, which would shortly be granted.
He then expressed the thanks OF the
house for the resolutions of sympathy
with Germany passed by foreign par.
liaments.
A FEW WORDS FROM BISMARCK.
Then Bismarck arose and said: "It
will afford me great satisfaction if
am permitted to consider myself
charged by the House to communicate
the thanks of the Reichstag to those
friendly governments whose parlia-
ments have expressed sympathy with
the grief surrounding us. Such ex.
pressions have come from all quarters
of the globe. No such monarch ever
before was so respected as to cause
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