The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-20
HOME THE NEAR WAY
Urged by Reasons of State,
Comes Emperor William.
DODGING ANARCHISTS, TOO
Lippe-DetmoId Affair Is Tor
menting His Majesty
D0DGlNG ANARCHISTS, TOO

Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated Presso
Berlin. Nov. la-Emperor Williams sud
den abandonment of his intention to visit
one or more Spanish ports on his return
10 Germany by sea, and his determination
10 go home by way Of the Adriatic sea,
landing at Pola and taking the train there
for Potsdam, via Innsbruck, has given
rise to considerable speculation as TO the
real motive of his change of program. The
official explanation, giving the health Of
the empress as the sole reason for his
ma esty's rapid return, is only partially
cepted here, though it IS well known that
the empress suffers severely from sea sick
ness and dreaded the passage across the
Bay of Biscay, especially IN view of the
change in temperature and the prospects
or stormy weather.
FOR REASONS OF STATE.
The impression among leading politi-
clans, however, is that the state Of home
politics and the Appropriateness of his
proposed visit to Spain at the present
juncture, mainly Influenced the emperor
decision. The imperial chancellor, Prince
Hohenlohe, represented to his majesty the
stag, in view of the mass of work that
body has to get through, and suggested
November % or December for the open
ing ceremonies. Emperor William, who in
teEds 10 open the session in person, there
upon decided to return directly. The min
listers have all returned suddenly to Ber-
lin. and the greatest activity IS observable
IN political circles The division of the
10 make the sessions of the reichstag ex-
tremely lively.
THEN THERE ARE ANARCHISTS.
1t Is suggested IN some quarters that
Emperor Williams roundabout detOur
from Pola to Uotsdam, by way of Inns,
hruck, capital Of the Austrian TyroI was
dictated by plan which. since the as
sessinatiOn of the Empress of Austria and
ne discovery of a pot against the en-
peror's life a Alexandra, Egypt, has gov
erned his majesty's overwhelmingly,
complete secrecy as to the time of his de-
parture from any place and the exact
route to be kept secret until the last mo-
menL The municipality of Potsdam.
where the imperial family Will reside next
year, is preparing a warm reception for
their majesties The burgomaster Will
read an address and the guilds and cor
poratlons viii line the route from the sta
ton TO the palace and afterward file past
the emperor.
THE LIPPE-DETWOLDA AFFAIR.
The absorbing topic in the German press
during the past week has been the Lippe-
Detwold case. The verbatim publication
of the documents, which first appeared in
a Vienna paper, and which were afterward
copied by the entire German press, en-
abled the nation generally TO form an in
telIigent idea OF the whole matter, and
since, in the continued absence of the en-
peror, the government has deemed It best
to keep silence, tn comments of the news
papers have been both varied and interest
ing. In the verbatim reprint, the regents
original letter of complaint is shown to
have been couched in very respectful, calm
language, and apparently, the emperor
had no reason whatever 10 reply ny the
curt, insulting telegram forbidding the re-
gent ever address him in such a manner
again. The circular letter sent by the re-
gent 70 the reigning princes also set forth
his grounds for complaint, in a very dig
nified manner. None of the answers re-
ceived 10 the circular letter have thus
far been divuIged, but it is said in diplo-
matte circles that several of the replies re
ceived by the regent are conciliatory and
sympathetic. especially one from the
prince regent Of Bavaria, while the replies
OF the King of Saxony and the Grand
Duke Of Baden counseled more modera-
tion. 1t is understood that ali the replier
OF the princes will be published later
HE'S SORRY THAT HE SPOKE
According to reports from those who are
near the emperor. his majesty has lately
changed his opinion of the whole case and
now regrets treating the Prince OF Lippe-
Detwold so haughuly and allowing the
case TO go 50 far as IL has becoming
national scandal. 1t is too late. however
go stop the matter and the bundesrath will
take up the case at an early opportunity
1t must deal with two points-the re
gents formal complaint against the en-
peror and the protest of the emperors
brother-in-law Prince Adolph of Schaum-
burE-Iippe against the diets adoption of
the law of succession, which declared the
regents lawful issue entitled to succeed
to the throne of I6ppe. This protest is
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