The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-10
POLITICS IN GERMANY .
Assuming a Serious Aspect
Since Williams Speech.
CONSTRUCTION OF HIS WORDS
They Arc Regarded us n Declaration
OF AbsOlutism-Scvcrc Criticisms
by tho Press Other Foreign
s5l. News OF Interest. .NN

BERLIN, March 0.-Emperor William
recent speech is exciting much criticism
in Germany and has complicated th
already chaotic condition 'of polite
there. 1t is considered to be a declara
ton Of absolutism, and is consequent,
met with much disiavor by the Liberals
1t Is evident from the Bradenburo
speech that the Kaiser will not hesitate
TO follow a reactionary policy. He prac.
tically: claims to be sole judge OF what is
good Tor the people, who must thank.
fully swallow the crumbs which fall o,
are thrown from the imperial table OF
politically aud socially starve. lie
thinks the times, are not too modern for
playing the part Of Frederick tho Great,
and is fully prepared to govern without
Parliament II. the new Reichstag should
prove intractabIe. go -
That is the spirit in which ho is pre-.
pairing himself to meet tho representa-.
tiyes Of the people, and it Is not surpris-
ing that Prince Bismarck, ioreseeipp
troublous times, has decided to retain
the cares Of Office, which it is now an
open secret he would prefer to relin.
quish. .,
The official version in the North Ger
man Ga.ette, instead Of modifying, inten-
stiles the Emperor's declaration Of abso-
lutism. Throughout the speech the
Emperor asserted in tho most emphatic
language his personal authority aud his
responsibility to God. In the most re.
markable passages, which will be forever
memorable, he said: II see in the peo.
pie and the land entrusted to me by God
q talent which, as the Bible says, it is my
duty to increase. I mean with all nv
strength to so trade with my talent that
l will be enabled to add many another
thereto. Those who help me 1 heartily
welcome; those who oppose me dash
To pieces" =
The final phrase evoked the liveliest
comment. The semi.ofticial press holds
that 1t is not to be regarded as threaten
ing moral opposition, but merely vio-
lent resistance OF the law. .i,f
The Conservative Post halls the speech
as consonant with tho epirit that has
aigays animated the Kings OF Prussia.
Other Conservative papers commend
1t as the promise OF q vigorous rule,
leading to strong home and foreign
policy that will keep Germany from the
impotence OF parliamentary government
like that of France.
The Liberals value the speech rs plac.
ing under white light the character Of
monarch who deems himself the sole
arblter OF tho nations detinies, ignoring
the fact that the various parties in the
Reichstag want to carry out their own
ideas and not his, and who is foolish
enough to threaten to dash the people
to pieces on the eve Of the meeting OF
Parliament in which the Government
will face hostile majority.
The Imperial threats find an echo
among the ultra Conservatives. The
Pomeranian Reiclspost urges the Emperor
to establish dictatorship. Other pa
pers advise the suppression OF universal
suffrage and the suspension ofthe sittings
Of the Reichstag if tho opposition be-
comes violent. Eff@ s07-
The Rheinichs Wesiphalische Zcitung, a
bismarcklan organ, asserts on authority
that the Chancellor, freely criticising the
result Of the elections, said: "We shall
leave the new Reichstag to cook in it's
own juice" 5I
For the moment party politics in Ger
many are in a somewhat chaotic state,
and no alliances or combinations are
likely to be formed until some reliable
indications have been given Of the i'm
perial programme.