The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-10
EMPEROR WILLIAM ANGRY.
He Makes a Sensational Speech
to Trusted Officers.
WILL RISK A CONFLICT.
The Enactment Of the Army Bill to
Be Pushed.
he Is Thoroughly Convinced of It's Ne
cessity as Guarantee to the Peace
of .Europe-The Germans
Excited.

BERLIN, May 9.-After the review of
troops on Tempelhoffer field today, En-
peror William commanded the highest
officers of the guards to gather around
him and addressed them, saying: ssTrust-
ing to the patriotism OF the reichstag, 1
hoped for an unconditional acceptance of
the army bill and the result caused me
deep disappointment and sorrow. Dur
ing the last few days passionate words,
which might better remain unsaid among
gentlemen, have been spoken, and l was
obliged to dissolve the reichstag in the
hope that new rsichstag would pass the
bill. l am determined, in case this hope
is also disappointed, to stake all in my
power to obtain an enactment of the
measure, for 1 am too thoroughly con-
WINGED OF its necessity as a guarantee to
the peace of Europe to allow it to be in-
ally defeated.'
''We are hearing much about the ex-
element of the masses just row. do not
think the German people will allow
themselves to be excited by irresponsible
meddiers. On the contrary l know | am
IN sympathy with the princes of the
federal states, the people and the army.
thank you gentlemen for your loyal in
terest- My desire WAS to express to YOU
my views concerning the bill as [ did
when the bill was introduced
Inc speech is causing enormous excite
ment among the people. It appears in the
worm German Un1CerSdt Gazette in double
loaded prominence. Those who heard
the emperor, say that he spoke with unu-
suaI emphasis, pausing at every word IN
order to convey the sense of his determi-
nation to abide by his declarations. There
is profound and widespread impression
that the emperor would not hesitate to
risk a conflict with the new reichstag
should it prove hostile to the bill The
emperor's concluding words, in address,
ing his officers, were:
II felt the necessity to tell you can
dldly my decision, as / told you my
hopes when the bill was first proposed. -
The officers have maintained absolute
silence, although evidently in deep sym
pathy with the kaiser's views. Leading
men in German politics who have heard
OF the emperor S speech now consider that
he has embarked on a policy of Prussian
high toryism, and that the chances OF the
Freisinnige party to bring about a mod
crate liberal era have vanished.
The tendency of the public is toward
the conviction that the emperor is point
ing straight for the goal of Prussian rec
t1onarles, and he will not shun conflict
with the constitution
A correspondent OF the Associated press
was assured officially this evening, now
ever, that the emperor did not wish his
speech to be a menace to the reichstae OF
as challenge to a conflict. son the con-
trary," said this informant, s'his males
ty desires the most scru pulous adherence
to constitutional forms. He feels strong
ly, however, the urgent need of re.
q Ha n
with the reichstag split into ten political
parties. Few things would please the
emperor better than consolidation of the
parliamentary factions into two or three
large parties with whom he would be able
to reckon in determining his policy.
Then he would be happy to go on in har-
mony with the parliamentary majority.