The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-05
IS Received WITH DERISI0N.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS coBLENTz
RHoDoMoNTADE.
Even the Roman Press Cannot Swa1-
low the Emperor's "vile Regency
of Heaven''-Liberal Newspapers
Are Hosting the Danger Signal

:
Are Hosting the Danger Signal.
Berlin, Sept. 4.-Emperor Williams
Coblentz Rhodomontade has been re-
ceived abroad with derlsion. Even the
Roman press cannot swallow the en-
peror's vice regency of heaven" and
is describing the blast at Coblentz as
the blaring of war horn of the an
Gent German gods Austria manifests
considerable uneasiness on the subject.
and throughout Germany more sig
nifcant 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
though not daring to say so openly,
clearly intimate that the emperor's
idea of his mission does not agree with
his constitutional position.
If his majesty may be responsible to
nobody but to God, it is added, the re-
sponsibility for the emperor rests upon
the ministers, whose work the nation
intends to control. no matter how
omniscient his majesty proclaims him
self
The thoughtful and liberal minded in
Germany feel much abashed, and nat
urally the conservative and the whole
of the reactionary press are loudly ac-
claiming the speech The Liberal
newspapers are hosting the danger
signal.
The Yorwaerts on Thursday drew a
parallel between the Roman emperors
of the Byzantine period and other half
mad autocrats, saying:
THE emperor evidently contemplates.
for the good of the fatherland. to reign
hereafter in violation of the peoples
constitutional rights"
Even so loyal and moderate paper
as the National Zeitung guardedly bat
decidedly takes the emperor to task,
reminding him that under the consti-
tuition his own duties and prerogatives
and those Of the cabinet and the reich
stag are bounded by certain Hmita
tons. which no one can transgress
with impunity. adding:
His latest speech is an unwelcome
confirmation of the rumors which have
been current for months regarding the
emperors intentions"
a number of the leading papers pro-
test that these imperial speeches and
political toasts are becoming altogether
too frequent of late, and they further
hold that they are injuring the author
ity and dignity of the crown the Tage-
blatt declaring that his majesty is re
introducing the menta! unwisdom of
Frederick William w. In consequence
of the flood of criticism the emperor
is said to be making another speech
in the exchange of toasts between
himself and the king of Italy at Ham
burg, as a counterblast to the Cron-
stadt Qualification and as a fresh con-
/ Solidation of the dreibund
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press here understands on good au-
thority that the time for Prince Eohen-
! lone TO step out of office has been fixed
for October, soon after the bundesrath
resumes its session, and that the en-
peror will no longer try to hold the
| prince, since the latter, ON July 2, de-
clared through the North German Ca
zette his inability to accede to any
bill for the reform OF military proceed
ure which is not in accordance with
the chancellor's promise to the reich
stag, namely, in consonance with mod
ern 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 to make
| Baron Won Bulow the next chancellor,
and in political circles the impression
prevails that Baron Won Thielmann,
/ the late German ambassador at Wash
| ington, and present secretary of the
| treasury. will be made secretary of for
| eign affairs.
! At the national convention of Ger
man Catholics, just held at Landshut
I 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 excuses of the past
/ week or two have been much com
rnented upon. At Carlsruhe, during the
\ course of an orgie held by the officers
/ of the One Hundred and Eleventh reg
/ inent, First Lieutenant Knoll was sud
denly and murderously assaulted with
a saber by Major Won jacob and a
/ general fight ensued. lasting an hour.
! Two non-commissioned officers OF
the guards artillery regiment at Span
! dau, wantonly attacked and nearly
| killed with sabers two civilians with
whom they quaFreled on the streets
! Lese majestic trials have been very
| prevalent recently. There were three
at Dusseldorf during the past week
At Magdeburg a socialist editor was
arrested for speaking direspectfuIly OF
the pantaloons Worn by the emperor al
the unveiling of a monument there
Mr. j. G. White of st. Paul, who ha:
been stopping at hotel in Baden.
Baden, has had two letters of credit
amounting to $4,000, and $4,000 in cast
stolen from him
The German authorities have seized
$50 pounds of triehinoid pork, which
they claim to be of American origin
at Aix-La -Chapelles. The United State,
consul there, acting upon instruction.
received from the United States EN-
bassy. investigated the matter anC
demonstrated the fact that the porl
had been packed in American packages
already cancelled and that the nea
really came from Belgium.
Sedan day was observed indifferently
this year in Berlin and elsewhere, som,
OF the newspapers advocating it's dis
continuance.