New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-12
by CABLE TO THK TRIBUNE.

FEATURES OF THE IN
PENAL VISIT.
lpY cAB1r TO THE TRIBUNE.
c.,v-ssht: 1891 BIZ The Tribune Assoctaticn
,.rdon. July 1l-Probably the most important
liant of the German EmperOrs visit to England
:. +bat which begins tomorrow and ends on Mon
s.v-bis visit 70 Lord Salisbury at Hatfield. Iheh'
!. nat before. it is certain that business will DC
80 There met not for the first time this week
49, COR the first time with leisure for quiet talk
,ss two men who really govern the two Creates
porprs Of Europe The absolute master OF the
-.,s powerful army in the world and the VII 4
-sssr OF the most powerful feet have not meO
s,5 separated without exchanging views on sew
,aI subjects The one subject most interesting
"a both is the use which each shall make OF HeeO
A. army. What has gone before did but prepare
he way for this interview and this discussion
There was some question how the Emperor
,-onld he received in England Nobody quite
Knows who or what is popular in England WIN
AM some kind of experiment. 1t was desirable
both for the Emperor and for Lord Salisbury
~ adjourn their conversation till the English peo-
nj. had had chance 70 express. or at least TO IN
Nca+e their sentiments. They have done so with
efficient clearness When you have made all
seductions for their love of royalties-au royal
ses-and their love of spectacle, their reception
n the Emperor still remains remarkable one.
The whole week showed that he was popular
Friday proved il beyond dispute; for then 1t was
that for the first time he really saw the people
Of London, and that the people of London really
saw him. ! will quote on this point the testimony
Of the most sober of English journals which
declares that along the line Of the Empcrors route
the acclamations Were tumultuous. Thu tone of
the pres has been friendly, with no discordant
note of any importance. There has not been any
where or from any quarter anything to impair
the impression Of goodwill TO the Emperor. which
every public manifestation betoEened. There has
been much TO convince him, AID to convince
everybody that these various demonstrations OF
k IDLY feeling are meant az least as much for
Germany as for the German Emperor. That Is
what was hoped by serious people from the Queen
anc the Prime Minister downward. There is
among such people deep conviction that the
peate Of Europe and the welfare of both England
and Germany may alike be promoted by such a
feeling in England, and by the Open public and
cord al display Of il.
Certainly il is not mere chance that brings the
Tmreror here az this moment, just after the re-
newal Of his alliance with Austria and Italy has
been made public. No more is it by chance that
the Emperor Of Austria and the King of Italy
have been visiting English fleets and tOasting the
Ing 81 Queen while their greater ally was visit
ing England itself as her Queens guest, and to
no slight degree the guest also If the English peo-
pie. Were he an oruInary sovereign were ne
merely like the Queen, reigning monarch over
country where Parliament governs, his visit 70
England would mean much less, though IL WOULD
mean much, and his visit 70 Hatfield might mean
next TO nothing. Being what he Is, King and
Emperor over forty millions Of valiant and sober
minded Germans who recognize kingship and
imperial rule as vital forces Of public life, 1t is in
conceivable that he should not exchange views
with Lord Salisbury on the relations between
the two Powers. and most improbable that the
good understanding certainly existing between
them should not be strengthened. OF course,
nobody knows what passes between them. II is
ell conjecture. But most opinions are formed on
Probabilities and there are few probabilities
songer than those which are to he inferred from
be known facts Of the case and the characters
the Emperor and Lord Salisbury. Peace, the
'ssting peace of Europe, is more likely because
their meeting.
So is it. in a measure, because Of the Emperor's
peech ar the Guildhall. No doubt the previous
Performance Of this too-open-mouthed potentate
lad given rise 70 apprehensions. Discretion III
speech is not his strong point He has had before
low 10 unsay several things he has said publicly.
It NAV well be imagined that Lord Salisbury
sat uneasily in his chair till the Emperor rose and
that the three minutes during which he
his legs gave the Foreign Minister rather vivid
emotions But all went well There are by
some fatality faults of taste In all this sovereign
SAYS 10 the world. He cannot get rid of his i'm
perial egotism, and divine right is forever on his
hps II II does not always pass them. But the
AL.
Of the Guildhall speech is excellent. The same
Elood in English and German veins the historical
friendship between these two Nations, so often
side by side in defence Of liberty and Justice
these are phrases which will abide in the memory
Of the English people, and of the German people.
too. There is, moreover. in his peace assurances
a ring Of sincerity You feel somehow as you
listen TO the hard tones of this young soldier, that
he means what he says. My aim is the main
tenanee of peace II is a good ann, and he has
three millions of armed men TO give effect TO It.
About him in the GuildhaI was assembly
as representative as could be gathered. Every
thing OF most consequence in English life was
tere-royalty, nobility, craftsmanship, finance,
literature, the greatest names and the greatest
achievements Never has there been such an as
sembly, even in the Guildhall which has from
tine TO time collected all that is most llustrious
and honorable in England Never has anybody
been more heartily received than this chief Of the
great German people He proved his right to the
regard shown him by his sensible and genuine
declarations on the most momentoUs subject which
ne or any man can ever have 70 discuss. He was
warmly greeted when he rose, but those first
cheers were as nothing to the cheers which fol-
lowed his speech Here in England, whatever
may be thought abroad people do feel that peace
Is more assumed than IL
In Russia and France neither this nor any ut
tersnoe Of his is likely 10 be well received There
comes already from St. Petersburg an ominous
whisper that the EmperOr's magnificent recep-
Ton in England has given umbrage 10 the Gar.
In France everybody knows what feeling there
Is, whether whispered or shouted. But l VII
quote on that point what is said by the most
Russian Of AnglO-Russians. After admitting that