The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
Emperor Williams Wild
Coblentz Speech Is
Derided.
Even the Roman Press Shy
at His "Vice-Regency of
Heaven"
Brutal Excesses Of German Mill.
tary Officers In Their Drunken
Orgi 8.
copyrighted, 1897, by the Associated Press

BERLIN, GERMANY, Sept. 4.-Emperor
Williams CobleutZ rhodomontade has
been received abroad with derision. Even
the Roman press cannot swallow the En-
peror's ''vce-regency of heaven and is
describing the blast at Coblentz as 1.-THE
blaring of a war horn of the ancient Ger
man gods" Austria manifests consider
able uneasiness on the subject, and
throughout Germany a more significant
note of danger has been sounded.
The Emperor's speech is generally in
terprete as meaning that his Majesty is
determined not to yield to the wishes of
Parliament, and the newspapers, though
not daring 10 say SO openly, clearly inti-
mate that the Emperor's idea OF his mis-
sion does not agree with his constitutional
position.
While his Majesty may be responsible
to nobody but God. 1t is added, the
responsibility for the Emperor rests upon
the Ministers, whose work the nation in
tends to control, no matter how omnipo-
tent or omniscent his Majesty proclaims
himself.
The thoughtful and liberal-minded in
Germany feel m Loh ablshed, and, natur-
ally, the Conservative and the whole of the
reactionary press are loudly acclaiming
the speech. The Liberal newspapers are
hosting The danger signal. The Vor-
waerts on Thursday drew a parallel be-
tween the Roman Emperors of the Byzan-
line reriod and other half-mad autocrats,
saying:
THE EN- peror evidently contemplates,
for the good OF the fatherland. to reign
hereafter in violation of the peoples con.
stitntional rights"
Even SO 10y al and moderate paper as
the National Zeituna guardedly but de-
cidedly takes the Emperor to task, re-
minding him that under the constitution
his own dues and prerogatives and those
OF the Cabinet and the Reichstag are
bounded by certain limitations which no
one can transgress with mpunity, adding:
His latest speech is an unwelcome con-
frmation OF the rumors which have been
current for months regarding tie Empe-
ror's intentions.
A number of the leading papers protest
that the i'm perial speeches and political
toasts have been becoming altogether too
frequent Of late, and they also hold that
they are injuring the authority and dig
nifty OF the crown, the Tageblatt declaring
that his Majesty is reintroducing the men
tai unwisdom of Frederick William Nv.
In spite of the flood of criticisms the En-
peror is said to be preparing to make an
other speech in the exchange of toasts be-
tween himself and the King of Italy at
II am burg as counterblast 10 the Cron-
stadt glorifcation and as a fresh consoi-
dation OF the Dreibund.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here understands on good authority
that the time for Prince Hohenlohe to
step down and out OF office has been fixed
for October, soon after the Bundesrath re-
sumes its session, and that the Emperor
will no longer try to hold the prince, since
the latter, on July 2 declared through the
! North German Gazette his Inability to ac-
| cede to any bill for the reform of military
! pre- cedure which is not in accordance
with the chancellor's promise to the
Reichstag, namely, in consonance with
modern ideas of justice and humanity.
But it is Just possible that his Majesty
may change his mind at the last moment.
| His present intention is 10 make Baron
Won Buow the next Chancellor and in
political circles the impression prevails
that Baron Won Theilmann, the late Ger
/ uldu GuloGsSdtOl a. w tou anu pres
enl Secretary Of the Treasury, will be made
Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
AT the National convention of German
Catholics just held at Landshut, Ba-
varia, resolutions were passed regarding
| the restriction OF the temporal power of
the Pope, The convention was largely
attended from all arts of Germany.
The military excesses of the past week
! or two have been much comm en- ted upon.
at Carlsruhe, during the course of an
orgy held by the officers Of the One Hun
dred and Tenth Regiment, First Lieuten-
an, Knoll was suddenly and murderously
as aulted with saber by Major Won
jacob and a general fight ensued, lasting
an hour. Two non-commissioned officers
of the Guards Artillery Regiment at
| Spandau wantonly att acked and nearly
| killed with sabers two civilians with
whom they quarreled Oh the street.
Leses Majeste's trials have been very
prevalent lately. There were three at
Dusseldorf during the past week. AT
Madgeburg socialist editor was arrested
for speaking disrespecifully of pantaloons
worn by the Emperor at the unveiling of
| monument there.
| - Va w INV VA 0ts L o0is WV hus Occu
stopping at a hotel in Baden Baden, has
| had two letters of credit, amounting to
$40, 900 and $4,000 in cash, stolen from lin.
The German authorities have seized 75O
! pounds of trichinoid pork, which they
claimed to be of American origin, at AK
la-Chapelle. The United States Consul
there, acting upon instructions received
/ from the United States En- ba sy, investi-
| gated the matter and demonstrated the
fact that the pork had been packed in
American packages already canceleI and
the meat really came from Belgium.
Sedan day was observed differently this
year in Berlin and elsewhere, and some of
the newspapers are advocating its discon-
/