New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

! WILLIAM II OF GERMANY AND HIS BE-
LIEF IN HIMSELF.
From The Spectator.


From The Spectator.
Europe is suffering just now from the inayidu.
atty. rather than from the pol,g, OF me ,'erHan
Emperor u j. aisp'ayng .nardeiSTr, W, NJ 5ca
is not entirely consistent WIRE RS Garner cslIeef.
The s' Of ns ava %h 5a2 IN SsTs II dars hs:
80 far distinguished his reign nave Developed tho
He had always a suricient belief in himself: as ne
showed in his dismissal Of Prince bismarck Dut OK
fdence scarcely 10 be distinguished from preslm1,,
harvest ard sending HIN the order Of the Red EaSe
/ ln acknowiec- ment Even DIS own SUBJECTS. WIG
! 10 welcome another @strong" Hohenzollern. nov
shake their heads and lament that TIER Kaiser, wac
under he Influence Of MS own will They never
know what DE VIII do tomorrow. There Is no rii-
NJ ccepts inSead o. advising orders the finance
tonally intelligent. instrument OF His MAJESTY and
/ though able and fairly trusted. mas 20 COG.
| tend against many adverse influences The I'm
to -ay the drst role in political drama, and -
his claim is entirely acknowledged within rs ovn
now involves sort OF civil death he extends II 20
al Europe ana n9ed 20 AZ me wo' ~, he Ern.
pe Ti, demands or threatens to demand from hls
NATURALLY. holding such a position, MS lealopU
of Great Britain. the only worldwide Power nas
for England ana the English Court and naturally
also, revolutionary ideas whlcn are noathg aoous
near TO- him almost imDieies The Revolution" 10
n William II what .cler.calisrn'' l. 20 many French
as he first OF kings 10 protect The rights OF SOW
ereigns though ne is an Emperor because hs grand
father crushed dynasties. some OF them older than
his own. by the hdlf-dOzen. and ne cannot bear 20
the sovereign rights even Of a sgtan OK Ilr-
key interfered with. suppose Abdul Hand has
/ massacrei Armenians, they were MS own suoJectss
and were almost IN rebellion, Is mat any ,ee>
/ son why he should lose Hltn0uI ar ne rsns OK
at all events, De preserved ana those VINO nave AZ
froEted by invading Crete must be hGmhated,
| lives of the Emperor. bur that IS an additional
for giving example 20 the word, tor cave
/ motives which bottom are democratic. sacred
sovereign rights? The King Of Greece IS n9t k.ne
ne f f,v"rif iGea The righ, OF natonait.ee
as an excuse for democratic action Let him add
cate Il he will but let Germany maintain the prin-
cpIe tnA KING must SotsFh , ron
Il ls a. he tod his Brandenbursers few days ago
IN speech which reads As II ID nlf been Uttered BY
which all Germans must combat by al means N
nation. but also seeks 10 undermine the NE u tho
/ Germans know-the position OF woman.
/ \ monarch who = im5ued WIN IDEAS Ike these:
50 innled WIN t9en th ,i me o,S7s % a-1ie aao
! EXPRESSES mn SCI IN dlthyIainp-, ana VIC s-so
commands an army supposed 10 be- ne strongest N
/ IN European diplomacy. lou cannot ii-e.ss ponies
wiki man "ao j. SINGING ana ne speech Re nave
TyriFan note n IL too-againsl the Revolution. and
the Royai family Of Greece as toserers - ne sane
3ns.f ~. Ifs noo ~ 4rrange The Cretan dficuty
! by few reasonable concessions q Greek pride.
crete Win coriily n only the Prince had been II.
! 10 popisr eiection and the suzerainty mod ned by
/ a special Dag. and the Turkish troops Withdrawn a.
5 5ne thu eo6es6ns Whth Wiam II Gould nos
/ bring hims IL 90 make. The sultan was SoverelEn,
ions so do not talk OF wirhdrawns Turkish troops.
broken rules sne snail have no concern win Crete,
whatever happens. even az an autonomous province.
election OF Prince. mat S me idFoFit- letics o.,
every revoiIuonist: Eiect Prince indeed Not
away from Germany it seemed for a moment a. y
nothing could be done ana even az me ast me Pow
raitr IN f5,9 i'sn'rs arv longer Win sovereign
who would listen ID nothing but his OWN IDEAS and
who under stress " those IDEAS VAS drawing rapidly
toward Russia the ultimate and !nexorabie Zoe oc
rovomtions They are nor the IDEAS u the rest OF
Europe. they contrary % the IDEAS OF England
and France and 70 find great monarch profe;ssins
matists sad perpexity. They teei IKE me seniors
o. 4 household when junior member. pern4p. ne
heir. takes the big u rs iee,h decar ar nat ne
maintains that 20 own land is 70 plumber the COM
munlty Reasoning is out u the question, AID hey
via 81 inc1hercnt and dlsastrous.y opposed 20
advice" may not indicate some local disturbance
The sel,-conhience jealousy. and osslanic ways
OF the Emperor are not ne less d.ihcutt % manage
Sold arguments from sef-nterest There vas
gram vas iispa,chei 70 President Kruger Il is the
Sn-,,ity ~ his German Majesty that while ,hs
method Of his action j. constantly dictated ~ quan-
him tie action Itself - usually based on what no
conceive. 10 be- his nteres, and that % hi. coun-
Try He nor only, wishes for peace bat IT, We con-
caiye especially Disguised AZ the idea ~ war breaks
ng OUT upon the Eastern question. which. however
h may De so.Ned can. as Prince Bismarck once
observed ofter no temptation 10 Germany u Is
one OF the many serious perpleNues N the parluon
point out the share in the spoil and IN the la5or
which would be acceptable y the German Empire;
Hrlar ..l nI0 q y
nothing watch would suif the German Empire either
as colony or dependency or province II iAe v.,o-
man ceases ID reign there = nothing .of htfi!n,
and Therefore. saws me master ~ heil.n. iet no
ottoman 20 on reisnins " hdt does ~ matter. *:
cept 20 his subjects. now hc reisnsE Germany, i
Turkey went 10 pieces ant were quietly Dis
tributei must seek ner 'compensaton on her own
Russian pr0tectorate. IN Austria. which res gns
nothing except under stress OF defeat. or n Holland.
which had rather be- anything N the world than y
State OF the German Empire The war y 10 came,
would oe a one yet az is end there would bs
nothing 10 De gained supposing the successful:
sary 20 sink the Greek fleet and occupy the Preus.
That is sound policy from the German point of
view even II 10 j. cynicay selfish and II Is this
union OF sound and selfish policy WIKI excessive
circumstances and arbitrary will, all displayed
which makes William III So much more interesting
than m majority OF Sovere!gns We dare thers
indicate one or NO especially IN me A,etiiy cass;
! hut there is no other SITTING on loVy throne
with millions below VINO NJ a s'sna' w. nasl tasm-
| selves upon the enemy he points out Am9narch Nho.
! being Christian and European. can Ike the SUI
tan because ne also Is monarch, "no VII So ,nS
S.,,s he mas transgressed international etguettes
/ and who being himself the product OF national
~. ,.',k il 10 combat the Revolution. swell IL
AZ Ali events a figure strange enough ana sepSrass
n i, E,nrope except the King OF Prussia IN the
east Ike the German Emperor.
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