The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-05
HIS divine RIGHT
Emperor William Posing as
Vice-Regent of Heaven.
AND EUROPE LAUGHS
A COVERT THREAT TO DOMI-
NATE THE REIOHSTAG.
DISReSPECT TO THE eMPEROR'S PANTS
A Socialist Arrested for Speaking Of Them.
Mr.. White, of St. Paul, Has $4,000
Stolen from Hm--Prince Hohen-
lohe to Step Out.


Berlin, Sept. f.. Emperor Williams
Coblentz Rodomontade, has been receiv-
ed abroad with derision Even the Ro-
man press cannot swallow the Emporer's
vice-regency of Heaven, and is describ-
ing the blast at Coblentz as the baring
of war-horn of the ancient German
Gods. Austria manifests considerable
uneasiness on the subject and through
out Germany a more significant note OF
danger has been Sounded.
The Emperor's speech is generally in
terpreted as meaning that his majesty
is determined not to yield to the wishes
of Parliament and the newspapers,
though hardly daring to say so openly,
clearly intimate that the Emperor's idea
of his mission does not agree with his
constitutional position. While his ma
jesty may be responsible to nobody but
God, it is added, the responsibility for
the Emperor rests upon the ministers
whose work the nation intends to control,
no ma tier how omnpotent or omniscient
his majesty proclaims himself.
The thoughtful and liberal minded in
Germany feel much abased and natural
ly the conservative and the whole of the
reactionary press are loudly acclaiming
the speech. The liberal newspapers are
hoisting the danger signal.
The Vorwaerts, on Thursday drew a
parallel between the Roman emperors
of the Byzantine period and the 'other
half mad autocrats," saying THE En-
peror evidently contemplates. for the
good of the fatherland, to reign hereaf-
ter in violation of the peoples constitu-
tional rights
Even so loyal and moderate a paper as
the National Zeitung, guardedly but de-
cidedly, takes the Emperor to task, re-
minding him that under the constitution
his own duties and prerogatives and
those of the cabinet and the Reichstag
are bounded by certain limitations, which
no one can transgress with impunity add
ing: "IIis latest speech is an unwelcome
confirmation of the rumors which have
been current for months regarding the
Emperor's intentions"
a number of the leading papers protest
that these imperial speeches and politi
cal toasts have been becoming altogether
too frequent of late and they further
hold that they are injuring the authority
and dignity of the crown, the Tageblatt
declaring that his majesty is re-introduc-
ing the mental unwisdom of Frederick
William ".
In spite Of the food of criticism, the
Emperor is said to be preparing to make
another speech, in the exchange of toasts
between himself and the King of Italy,
at Homburg, as a counter blast to the
Cronstadt glorification and fresh con-
solidation of the Dreibund.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press here understands, on good au-
thority, that the time for Prince Hohen-
lohe to step out of office has been fixed
for October, soon after the Bundersrath
resumes its session, and that the En-
peror will no longer try to hold the
Prince, since the latter on July End, de-
clared through the North German GA
zette, his inability to accede to any bill
for reform of military procedure which
| is not in accord with the Chancellor
promise to the Reichstag, namely, in
| consonance with modern ideas of JUS
tice and humanity. But it is just pos
sible that His Majesty may change his
mind at the last moment His present
intention is to make Baron Won Buelow
the next Chancellor and in political cir
cles the impression prevails that Baron
Won Theilmann, the late Germ1n Am
| bassador at Washington, and present
| Secretary of the Treasury, will be made
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
At the National convention of Ger
man Catholics just held at Landshut,
| Bavaria, resolutions were passed re-
garding the restriction of the temporal
power of the Pope. The convention was
largely attended from all parts of Ger
many
The military excesses of the past
week or two have been much commented
upon. At Carlsruhe, during the course
of an orgie held by the officers of the
111th Regiment, First Lieutenant Knoll
was suddenly and murderously assaulted
with a sabre by Major Won Jacobi the
cause being a toast. A general fight en-
sued, lasting an hour.
Two non-commissioned officers of the
Guards Artillery Regiment at Spandau,
wantOnly attacked and nearly killed
with sabres two civilians with whom
they quarreled in a street.
Lese Majeste trials have been very
prevalent recently. There were three
at Dusseldorf during the past week.
At Magdebrug Socialist editor was
arrested for speaking disrespectfully Of
the pantafrpns worn by the Emperor at
the unveilines of a monument there.
Mr.. J. G. White, of st. Paul. who has
been stopping.at hotel in Baden-B Baden.
has had two letters Of credit amounting