The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-08


IN men. German editor. how promi-
III psr, would be recognized imms-
daaseiy IL his name could be
- Blu, TO that he objects mos,
.u4a16,y. N (; would certainly mean
:. ssosecu,!on aa6 Imprisonment on the
8 raarse whscs he discusses. II 10 sur
&c. TO say that he Is not a Social Dem
.,a,-ls. In fact. thoroughly opposaf 70
h. political party. and strong sfhsrEt
Z ne monarchy.
Germany has attained an ul-favorci -
~rr IN foreign countries by the nuniee.
= POLITICAL trials which have occErnc
ucs the present kaiser ssezsded Sie
soce. Most OF these proceedings haze
- Instituted on the charge Of lem
.t=ss . crime for which the Ez,xHzh
e,uaang nations have not even q word L
- Dictionaries. The periods Of tncaz.
- women Of ali classes for the o1ense
st1A aggregate centuries. Venerable
a1ews Of 70 and school girls of Is haSA
- ssn, 10 fail alike for a word OF CRIT.
n against the emperor. though uss
~ has provided a good proportion &C
- offenders.
| ysw. What is this terrible crime Of iesr
ssiesie, How does the law deiine Its
Case 81 OF the German penal code gsvef
ems Information on this point. Ii reads
~. "whosoever Il found guilty OF nbe-
" the kaiser. or one OF the federated
rrraa sovereigns. will be sentenced Il
,nsn for not less than two months. Or
5 Incarceration In a fortress from tv,
ssn;as TO Eve years.
| nd II the law an IL stood OF old. 4
.as rot been altered under the present en-
vsm. The only change that has occurred
IA ssvsre and extended appiica ton. such
y Vas never before attempted. Unde,
~ Old emperor one did not hear much
Na;ss,ats Beieitils angs -Prozsssen'' (trial
sg ~ nsajss;sp. His majesty performes
De Gst.es OF 4 sovereign very much Xix
QUEER Victoria OF England: he wrote h!
saus under what Bismarck chose TO SUI
nis % him, and lived otherwise like 8
a. ssni.sran OF independent means. J.
10 iueaat a horse. rcsorted TO waterr
sasm In sonmer time. amused hiuse
l1s ke GA not medde with party polit.,
sss ueser INDUCED in speechTaking S
Ia venerable figure commanded sympath
nsa anenE those who disapproved h
at'iss career and the bloody part b,
sayd n hghsing the popular movemen
4 ". Tor which he bore for long year
~ name Of MISUNDERSTANDING Undef
sch conditions no public man. no jour
ais or political agltator seit inclined TO
zicse the personal acts of me old
csEr, II would have been considered bad
asif 70 do 80. just as II Is in England to
s:ielss the personal acts Of Queen Vic
| ara
aus this state OF things was altered alto
;s,her as soon As William II occupied
n throne. HIS temper does not permit
Ia to be constitutional monarch OF tire
ssdesn type. He has In himself nothing
ne charming modesty and the prudent
sadera;ion Of his father and his grand
J Atesr. He IS a romantic character OF the
- G! Frederic William w. who. year
libra the revolution of 1s4s. EN- phs ,ieaily
sasisned; mo power In the world shall
ssSee me TO Pu, a sheet ot paper q. e..
esnsLiation) between our Lord III heaven
I'D my people" From this monarch
AGAn II. has inherited the autocratic
ssriesiaH that he Ia not man OF flesh
I'd blood Ike other morsals. but rather I
sassf-loFn present bestowed upon the
aihetiaad, From this monarch. too, he
Aasrssea fondness for spsechmaE!ng
sslca has proved 50 unfortunate 70. thu
alser himself, for the whole na:lcn, and
specially for a good many citizens. II Is
q uafor,unats tendency for the kaiser.
The reason that nearly every speech
has delivered has heli him up 20 ridi-
sais before the whole country. Even those
vac 10 IN the dust before him laugh at
N Is Soon as he has gone. and many
cruz. Joke or his speeches which now IL
salEen property OF his subjects was
atset u The aate-chamher Of the Schloss
Berlin /. Is unfortunate for the na-
saa because the friendly relations which
1esd exist between the body and head
ne slate are violently disturbed by
sst turbulent outhursts Of an unruly
N'Aoaaliiy. And. last but not least. Il Ia
sslertahate for good rIany individual
"0'ee's, because they have had 70 recon-