Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-19

OF troops there represented as martial
symbols which carried With
them to the troops the OBJ
legation for these ",o continue
to cultivate the tradition Of devotion
and discipline unto death, and uncon-
ditlonal obedience {, their war lori"
These declarations, taken ia conuec-
ton with the general tone Of all tue
cmptr1r's recent speeches, plainly
chow the dissatisfaction Of the German
ruler At the tendency Of his people to
think ani act independently Of him
aud manifest his determination to be
regarded aa the absolute monarch OF
the realm. AZ he has expressed him
aulf on former occasions, ne Is ,he tree
Of the empire, around which ALL mobiles
aud pea.autry, must cling; he Is the
suyfome ruler, and religion and patriot
lem In the F,therlaud are untwefviug,
urqIcslionuI lirsianct 10 the EMPEROR
the "wnt lori"
10 the observer ffom a'ar, % would
appear % % William'i claim Tor AMI
iu.lstence upon absolute despolism Tor
himself over tho Gcrman people does
net sit A. comfortably on the shoulders
VI the Tcuion NJ = mllder yoho might
DO. Il is comparatively sasy to make a
people or nation suDsufvient TO the
rule OF ,heir leader by impfessing them
with the idea that the impUfIatce Of
their own power Is recognized aud their
inieresls Ia collective as well
a. individual capacity kept fore
most. But 10 DO continually re.
nindiuy tho people that they arc
ser'r, designed only ~ slaves Tor some
naughty lofdling, must awaken In auy
mind au inquiry as to WY there has
been Implanted In the heart wish for
independent aclio1, Il it must be all
stamped out vt the behesi Of one who
wears the rouca o. royalty; aud tue
awakening VI such thought Ia time
will bring a de,ife ~ make an actual
tosl a. 10 which siIe N the issue raised
10 the correct one. Therefore tho Der.
man emperor to sag the least, l. en-.
gagged In a rather dangerous expert.
ment In HE efforts 10 retain his ascend.
ancy "a ruler aud increase his power
over the ~ pie, By reminding the lat.
tor that they have no night 10 exercise
In any degree power, which nature
has conferred upon them.
"DiscorI rcigns supreme among the
people," says tho EN-. erof In the
speech that has been quoted from. In
the very condition wnioh no Il scflbei
IL there not y suggestion T. Tim that
perhaps something 10 "SfougIy un der
sioodpeven by himsclf-tha, tue policy
being pursued by MIN isn1tpr1Iuciog
the results he expected sui drsirodg
Truly, az no says, "too maj y lings are
wrongly unIcrstooi" Tue German
kaiser does BOT understand himself
when he lAncles that he Ia the supreme
autocTat which he describes himself
a. being, Aud before whom every soul
la his dominion must bow IN reverence
aud TO wnom all must give uuques-
toned obedience; he doe, not under.
stand his German SUBJECTS, patriotic
aud loyal to iathetIaud as they
are, when lie iuels's that they shall be
abb cot slaves TO the royal Will, how
ever well disposed their emperor may
be; be docs not undeTstand the spirit Ut
tue age when he imlgines that In the
nineteenth century he can establish
securely on his throne an autourat
whose claim Of unrestricted control
over HE iellowbeings would have dark
ened the shadow Of tyranny la the
middle ages.
William II may beR grea, monarch
and good nan; but he il seek-
ing TO force bis nation back from
that tendency toward popular free
dom which all people are feeling. In
doing this he IL r.using quiet, deep
rooted and determined anlagonism a.
home, ami IL cutting himself oil tom
sympathy and support abroad, except In
a very narrow circle. Continuing In the
line he has adopted, It will be no great
surptiie n one VI these days ne shall
drive the hoops 70 tight that they will
burst, and his government barrel be- a
dlsordered heap OF slaves, with him.
self ana his dynasty displaced. Then
ho may learn that he too Is among
those who somellmss wrongly undef-
stand things that are anu arc " be-.
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