The morning call., 1893-05-10
HE is WAR LORD.
Germany Must Bend to
the Kaiser.
HIS WILL TO BE HER LAW.
If the Reichstag Will Not Pass the
Army Bill William Will Pass
1t Anyway.
Special to THE MoRN1Ss CALL.

BERLIN, May 9.-After review of the
troops on the Tcmpel Hofferfeld to-day,
Emperor William commanded the highest
officers of the guards to gather around him
and addressed them, saying:
Trusting to the patriotism of the Reich
stag, hoped for the unconditional accept
anee of the army bill. The result has
caused me deep disappointment and sor-
row. During the last few days passionate
words, which might better have remained
unsaid among gentlemen, have been
spoken. l was obliged to dissolve the
Reichstag in the hope that a new Reich
stag would pass the bill. l am determined,
in case this hope be also disappointed. to
stake all in my power to obtain the enact
ment of the measure. for 1 am 100 thor
oGghly convinced of its necessity as a
guarantee of the peace of Europe to allow
it to BE- finally defeated.
I'VE are hearing much about the excite
ment OF the masses just now. l do not
think the German people will allow them
selves to be excited by irresponsible med
dlers. On the contrary, l know | am in
sympathy with the princes of the Federal
States. the people and the army. l thank
you, gentlemen, for your loyal interest
y
concerning the bill, as l did when it was
introduced.''
The officers maintained absolute silence
throughout the speech, though evidently
In deep sympathy with the Kaiser.
The tendency Of the public is toward the
conviction that the En- peror is pointing
straight for The goal of the Prussian Reac-
tionaries, and that he will not shun a con-
flict with constitutioaaiism The CORE
spOndent of the Associated Press was
assured officially this evening. however.
that the Emperor did not wish his speech
TO be menace to the Il ,ichstag or u chal-
lenge to conflict.
"On the contrary" said the informant.
'his Majesty desires the most scrupulous
adherence TO the constitutional forms. He
feels strongly. however, the urgent need
for reform in the Reichstag. He cannot
govern with a R-ichstag split into ten
political parties. and few things would
please the Emperor better than the consoI-
datiOn of the parliamentary factions into
two or three large parties with whom he
would be able to reckon in the determin-
ing of his policy. Then he would be
happy to govern in harmony with par
lamenttry majority.
Nevertheless the speech is causing
the greatest excitement among tile people,
and there is a profound and widespread
impression that the Emperor would not
hesitate to risk conflict with the new
Rechstag should it prove hostile to the
bill
The speech appears in the North Ger
man Universal Gazette in double prom-
men e. Those who heard the Emperor
say he spoke with unusual emphasis,
pausing at every word in order to convey
the sense of his determination to abide by
his declarations.
Leading men in German politics who
heard the Emperor's speech row consider
that he has embarked on policy of Prus-
siam high Toryism, and that the chances
OF the FreiSinnige party 10 bring about
moderate liberal era have vanished.
The German Government has the high
est hopes regarding the results of the
Freisinnge party split, and calculates that
by adopting policy of Cancellation it will
be able to secure the support of the Rickert
section for the army bill in the new
Rechstag. 1t is further expected that the
looked-ior accession to the strength of the
Socialist party will compel the Centrists
to reconsider their position and prefer the
acceptance Of the bill TO the unknown
dangers of revolutionary democracy. An
other reason for the Governments hope
fuluess is that both the Socialist bill Of
1873 and the army septennate hill of 1877
were carried by Increased majorities after
dissolution.