St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-25
A WAR LORDS APPEAL
Emperor William Objects to
Hostile Criticism and Vex-
atious Nagging.
Disseminated Paptisans Get q
Gentle Hint to Leave the =
Fatherland.
Dark Forecasts Depr ecated
and Promise Of Glorious
Days Given.
Sarcastic Criticism Of the
Speech and Some Other
Occasions.

Ill DTduQellDuTS, at WHICH tue emperor
was guest of honor, his majesty made
an address in the course OF which he
blamed the critics of the government as
enemies of the state. He urged all
those who loved the fatherland to fol-
low him on the course he had entered.
After saying that it was cOnsOling to
receive in the midst of the perpleXing
state affairs occupying his whole time
so warm a recognition Of his efforts for
the peoples welfare, he proceeded;
Unfortunately, it has now become the
fashion TO crticiSe and nag at every
step taken by the government. Public
peace is disturbed OH the most insignifi-
cant grounds. The enjoyment Of life
shared by the whole German fatherland
is envenomed. AS result of this nag
ging persecution many persons have
been imbued with the idea that our
country is the most unhappy and worst
governed in the world, and that life in
such country is a perfect plague.
That this is not the case we, of course,
are well aware; but would it not be bet
ter if discontentcd persons were to
shake the dust of Germany from off
their feet, retiring as soon as possible to
some country where such a miserable,
wretched state of affairs does not exist.
They will thus reap advantage to them
selves, at the same time doing us a
great favor. We live in a state of
transition. Germany is gradually
Emerging From Infancy.
She is now about to enter on the
period of youth. 1t would be well,
therefore, if we freed ourselves from
infant maladies. We live i'm exciting
days, in which the Judgment of the ma
Jority of men is. unfortunately, devoid
as regards objective facts. But quieter
days are in store, since our people, now
uniting. undeterred by the utterances
OF voices abroad, are putting their trust
in God and in the loyal. solicitous eff
forts of their hereditary ruler.
He next referred to a supposed his
tOrlc incident in connection with Sir
Francis brakes discovery of the Pa
cific. when he was led by all Indian
chief to the top of a mountain from
which he could get his first view of the
sparkling mirror of the Pacific, stretch
ing in majestic calm as far as the eye
could reach. $50 may be it with us,'
said Emperor William. "a firm conf
dence in the sympathies accorded your
worth and mine inspires me continu-
ally with fresh strength to continue my
task and advance in the path heaven
has pointed out to me. l also am i'm
pressed with the feeling that watever
has occurred in the past is due to the
hand of our Supreme Lord on high.
am firmly convinced that he who
was our ally at RoSSbach and Dennewitz
Will not now leave NE in the lurch. lie
has so constantly aided the cause of
Brandenburg and my house that we
cannot believe that He has done all this
for no purpose. We still have a great
destiny before us. and am leading you
to glorious days"
In concluding the emperor urged his
hearers not to allow glimpSeS into the
future to be darkened by grumblers and
the speeches of diScOntented partiSanS.
His reply to attacks upon the policy OF
the government was: My course is the
right one, and it will be prosecuted to
the utmost" He added: II trust my
brave Brandenburgers will assist me in
my task"
AbsOlutism Not Needed.
The report of the imperial speech, as
published IN the late edition of the
RcichSanZeiger, includes the reference
to the episode of dubious authenticity
given in certain accounts of Sir Francis
Drake. The press generally has not yet
had time to critIcise the emperOr'S
speech.
The Freisinnige Zeitung alone COM
ments on the utterances of the emperor.
1t says: "The remarks made by EN-
perOr William at the banquet which he
attended at Brandenburg are pervaded
with the same spirit which impelled
him to write in the visitors book
at Munich the sentence 'Suprema
lex regis voluntas.' and the in
-scription under the picture which
he presented to the minister of worship,
sic volo sic Jubeo.' and which produced
his remark at the Brandenbure banquet
in 1890, He who bars my way will
dash TO pieces and the expression,
There is only one ruler in the country.
l am here and will suffer no other.'''
The Freisinnige Zeitung adds: EN-
peror William is right when he says
that Germany is past her childhood. We
even believe that she has reached mans
estate. She therefore TO longer needs
absolutism, but has constitution de-
manding constitutional government"