The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-10
The Kaiser Tells Them He Is Deter
mined to Carry the Army
Bill.
Will Use Every Means In His
Power to Overcome the
Reichstag.
A speech That Has Created tho Greatest
Excitement Throughout the German
Empire-Its Eneot.

BERLIN. May 9.-While reviewing troop
in the field at Tempolhofsr to-day the
German emperor ordered the principal
officers Of the imperial guard TO gather
around him ana addressed them ns follows:
II have been seriously disappointed in the
patriotism Of the late reichstag. hope
the coming reiohstaR will adopt the mill
tary bill. but if it should refuse to adopt il
am determined to carry the bill into
effect despite the unpatriotic opposition. I
know myself that am at one with the fed
Grated princes and the people,"
The speech is causing enormous excite
oite among the people. II appears In the
North German Universal Gazette in double
loaded prominence. Those who heard the
emperor say he spoke with unusual en-
phasis, pausinR at every word In order to
convey the sense of his determination TO
abide by his declaration. There is apro-
found widespread impression that the em-
peror would not hesitate to risk a conflict
with the new reichstag should it prove hos
tile to the bill.
The emperor's concluding words in ad-
dressing tho officers we're: II felt the
necessity to toll You candidly my decision,
as told you my hopes when the bill was
first proposed"
The officers maintained absolute silence,
although evidently In deep sympathy with
the ksiser's views. Leading men In Ger.
man politics who have heard Of the en-
porer's speech now consider that he has
embarked on a policy of Prussian high
toryism, that the ohanoes Of the frsisin-
nies party to bring about . moderate lib
eral era have vanished.
Tho tendency of the public 10 toward ths
conviction that the emperor IL pointing
straight for the goal Of the Prussian re-
aetionaries. and that he will not shun con.
flist with the constitution.
"A correspondent Of the Associated Press
was assured officially this evening. however
that the emperor did not wish hi
speech to be . menace to the reichstsR
or challenge to conflict. "On the con.
trary." said the informant, ibis majesty
desires to most scrupulously adhere to CON
stitutional forms. He feels strongly, how
ever. the urgent need Of reforming tht
reiohstsR. He cannot govern with tn,
reiohstaR split into ten political parties
Few things would please the emperor bet.
ter than tbs consolidation of parliamentary
factions into two or three large parties
i
determining his poliov. Then he would bt
happy and govern in harmony with tn
parliamentary majority
The emperor has addressed letter to tn
bishop Of Metz in which he hnds fault witt
the attitude of the prelats In introducing I,
the pope body of pilgrims from Lorraine
In his speech the bishop told the pope tn
Catholics Of Lorraine were Rrieved to So
him q prisoner in the vatican. The lette
says: ''Ths emperor learns with reRre
that ono of the princes Of the church il
Germany should have used language so un
just to Italy. language which is almost Al
outrage TO King Humbert. but the empero
believss the bishops words ran in advano
Of his opinion. and for this reason does no
wish to use extreme measures. supposinR
void of warning will suffice. At the sam
time his majesty forbids any German oleri
to meddle in political affairs"