The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
.BLARING OF A WAR HORN
Emperor Williams Latest DeIlVsrance
Greeted Abroad with DerlSiOn.
DIVINE RIGHr WITH A VENGEANCE
His Uttcrnnce Severely Criticised by
Tho Prcss-ftumor IIns II That His
Majesty Is Preparing Another
Spcech--RA OhenIOhc TO Go Out of
Office In October.
Copyright. 1897, by Associated Press)
Berlin, September l. 1897


Berlin, September 4, 1897
Emperor Williams Cobletz Rhodo-
monta has been received abroad with
deriston. Even the Roman pr-ss cannot
| swallow the Emperor's vice-regency Of
Heaven, and is describing the blast at
Cobientz as the blaring of war-hurn
OF the ancient German gods. Austria
| manifests considerable unea siness on
the subject, and throughout Germany a
more significant note of danger has been
sounded.
The Emperor's speech Is generally in
tepeted as meaning that His Majesty is
determined not to yield TO the wishes or
Parliament and the newspapers, though
hardly daring to say so openly, clearly
| intimate that the Emperor'y idea Of his
| mission does not agree with his consti-
tutional position. While His Majesty
may be responsible to nobody but God,
1t rs added, the responsibility for the
Emperor rests upon the ministers whose
| work the nation intends to control, no
matter how omnipotent or omniscient
His Majesty proclaims himself.
The thoughtful and liberal minded in
Germany feel much nbashed and natu-
| rally the conservative and the whole of
the reactionary press are loudly nc
! claiming the speech. The Liberal papers
are hoisting the danger signal.
The Vorwaert2 on Thursday drew n
| parallel between the Roman Emperors
| Of the Byzantine period and the "other
half mad autocrnts," saying: ''The
Emperor contemplates, for the good OF
the Fatherland, to reign hereafter in
violation of the peoples constitutional
| rights"
Even SO moderate and loyal paper rs
| the National Zetung, guardedly but
| decidedly takes the Emperor TO task,
reminding him that. under the consti-
tuition his own duties and prerogatives
and those of the Cabinet and Reich
stag are bounded by certain 1imita-
| tons, which no man can -trasgress With
impunity, adding: His latest speech Is
unwelcome continuation of the rumors
| which have been current for months re-
garding the Bmperor's intentions"
A number of the leading papers pro-
test that these imperial speeches and
political toaSts have been becumlng al
together too frequent Of late and they
further hold that they are injuring tho
authority and dignity OF the crown, tho
TaSeblatt declaring that His Majesty is
re-introducing the mental unwlsdom Of
Frederick William "
In spite of the flood OF criticism, the
emperor is said to be preparing to make
another speech, In the exchange OF
toasts between himser and the King of
ltaI!. at Hamburg. as a counter blast
to the Cronstadr Qualification and as a
| IreSh consolidation OF the Driebund
The correspondence Of the Assoc.at ted
iress here understands, on good an
thority. that the time for Prince Hohen-
| lone To step out of office has been fixed
Tor October, soon after the I3undesrath h
resumes Its session. and that the EN-
| peror Will no longer try to hold the
! Prince. since the latter on July Cd de-
clared through the North German Ga
| zette his inability to accedc to any bill
! for the reform of military procedure
which Is not in accord with the ChanceI-
| lor's promise to the Reichstag, namely
| IN conscmancc with modern ideas of
Justice and humanity. But It is lust
possible that His Majesty may change
his mind at the last moment. His prcs-
ent intention Is 10 make Baron Won
! Buelow the next Chancellor, and in
political circles the impression prevails
| that Raron Won Thciimann, the late
| German Ambassador at Washington and
present Secretary Of the Treasury, will
! he made Secretary of State for Foreign
| Affairs.
| AT the National convention of Ger
man Catholics. jugt held at Landshut.
| Bavaria, resolutions were passed re-
gardns the restriction of The temporal
power OF the Pope. The convention w-as
| largely attended from all parts of Ger
| many.