Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-06
WILHELM'S SPEECHES.
Imperial Language That Has Too
Great a DespOtic Sound.
EXCITEMENT AMONG ALL CLASSES.
Germany'S Emperor says the Soldiers Are
His, rOdy and Soul.
TWO TREATIES THAT ARE DISCUSSED

BERLIN, Dec. 5-The silence of the
Reichsanzeiger, which is the Government'l
organ, in regard to the Emperor's supposed
speech to the recruits at Potsdam, In which
he is alleged to have said that the soldiers
belonged to him body and soul, is taken to
confirm the truth of the report which first
appeared liz an obscure paper the Neassed
Fs-eSse, to which ii was communicated by one
of the recruits.
The semi-official papers at first vaguely
asserted that the words of the Emperor had
been distorted. Now the ultra-conservative
Press, Post, Kre1se Zet,1eg and other papers
of that class defend the Imperial language
as expressing the extent of the allegiance
the soldiers owe the Emperor through their
oaths.
Apart from the ultra-conservatives, gen.
eral anxiety is expressed because of the
despotic tendencies shown by the Emperor
is his recent utterances. The Liberal organs
demand that public denial be made of the
words attributed to His Majesty.
wiIheIm's Words Considered Dangerous.
Prof Delbruck, who for long time was
a tutor in the family of the late Emperor
Frederick, has written that the words the
Emperor inscribed in the Munich register,
and the general tone of the address made on
that occasion, constitute a danger that can
not be overlooked. Every class of the
community and all parties in the State are
anxiously excited over His Majesty's utter
ances The public, the professor says must
feel as though they had received something
in the nature Of an insult The Emperor
Joined Prince Henry of Prussia to-day in a
hunting excursion on his estate at Goehrde,
near LuKebourg.
The Evangelistic SYNOD had protracted
and earnest debate on the Emperor's recent
rescript in regard to immortality. The
Synod unanimously protested against it and
recommended a severe ship of the
theaters and popular literature. 1t also
decided to petition the Government to for
bid the employment of women in beer
shops
Severe Censorship of Morals Maintained.
The present censorshipis not to be blamed
for lack of severity in connection with the
drama. A play being performed at the
Lessing Theater had passages suppressed
after it had been running a month, because
the Chief of Police found that the dialogue
alluded to disbelief in Immortality. The
Berlin Medical Council discussed the i'm
morality reScrlpt IN dlfierent spirit from
that displayed by the Synod. A majority
of the doctors advocated the licensing and
regulation of houses. Finally the Council
formed commission of inquiry into the
immortality in question, and the Burgo-
master and Chief of Police were invited to
assist in the investigation.
On Tuesday next Chancellor Won Caprivi
will introduce in the Beichstag the treaties
of commerce recently negotiated with Aus
tria and Switzerland. Though the Reicssan-
seiger is expected TO publish the text of tte
treaties in an Eztrdbidh tomorrow the exact
nature of the arrangement has not yet been
revealed.
Treaties That Arc Widely Discussed.
The Chancellor gave his first Parliamentary
dinner on Thursday last. The treaties were