The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-09
The Kaiser's Chronicle, the Paper of
the Alleged Greatest
Earthly Dignity.
Edited and Engrossed for the Elk
elusive Perusal of Three
Dignitaries.
News His Majesty Must Have, and He Cam
not Take Time to Read tho
Newspapers.

Instead of "the largest circulation" the
newspaper of the greatest earthly dignity
has "the smallest circulation in the world
It is the Austrian kaiser's Chronicle-the
most curious publication in Europe. Its
proprietor is the Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria. who publishes it for his sole ben
eft, and not for that of the public. State
duties occupy most of his time, and he has
little leisure to read the Vienna dalies. He
wants to know not only what goes on every
day in the civilized world, says the London
Times, but also what is said in Europe and
America about the Austrian government.
To satisfy this desire it would be necessary
for him to skim through hundreds of papers
daily, but even then many pungent notice
of himself or his government would Ger
tainly escape him. And even if he were to
employ staff of clerks to examine the
papers, and clip out the proper articles, he
would be little better Off for he would have
no time to read the mass of ma
terial which they would hand to him
eyerv morning News, however, the kaiser
must have. and through his paper, the I'm
perial Review, he gets it in richer and fuller
measure than any other man In the world.
The construction of the paper is as unique
as its object. The Imperial News Bureau,
which is almost department of state, pub
fishes it at cost of 100000 gulden yearly.
The chief of the bureau, who is high gov
eminent official, is assisted by several sub
editors, each of whom is in turn assisted by
n CORPS of trained clerks. The work begins
before dawn, when the chiefs mail wagon
proceeds to the depot for the foreign papers.
Once in the bureau, they ere sorted accord
ing to the different countries or states, and
taken to the various sub-editors. There is
copy of every leading paper in Eu-
rope, no matter in what language it may
eral minor Austrian papers III the different
dialects of the empire. The huge pile OF
papers being arranged, the clerks go to
work. On any reference to the Austrian
government or the imperial family being
found, blue pencil is drawn through the
article, In this manner the readers get
through their work, after which the marked
papers are sent to the sub-editors, who reaC
the articles carefully and condense them.
A lengthy criticism may thus be reduced
to few lines, though, if very important
little pruning may take place In u. all a, case
preserved. 1t is, of course, necessary t.
translate all foreign articles into German
as the review is in that language. This worl
of translation takes Il long time, but canno
be shirked as the foreign criticisms form
an essential part of the review. In du
blHc, AOWeNo!' oNCAy PAPoA AAs'' DSSA ASA>
and every article condensed, and now come
the last process in the construction of thi
strange paper. 1t is late ut night, for tn
work is very heavy, and the paper must b
ready for the emperor In the morninf
Men famous for their penmanship do tn
finishing work. The selected articles al
given to them, and they make three copies
one for the emperor, one for the forelg
minister and one for the secretary of state
A fourth copy is never made, and glimps
at one of the three is never vouchsafed t
any one unconnected with the bureau. Tn
copy for the emperor is written on beauti
full linen paper, and at the hea
of the first page stands tn
finely decorated title, journal Revu
fur Sic Majestat den Kaiser. The copie
for the minister and secretary are ais
written OH exceptionally handsome paper
but of an inferior quality to that used TO
the emperor's. The writing itself is lik
copper plate, and, no matter what tn
hurry may be, excellence in this respect
imperative. There are usually from six
teen to twenty pages in the paper, but i
dull times, when criticism is scanty, it fall
rs low as four or five. It is the emperor
regular custom to read the Review as 500
as he rises i'll the morning, and if there
any specially important article in it h
summons his minister and has talk wit
him about it. At any rate, he reads til
journal from beginning to end, and thu
knows each day how he and his govern
ment are regarded by the civilized nation
of the earth. Tie articles may be old
matter of fact, each journal is da
lAte-but thew are new to him,