The Lambertville record., 1900-08-22
THE =KAIsER's SPEECH.

His Royal highness spoke as follows;
Into the midst OF time OF the most
profound peace though, alas. II was no
surprise to me--the flrebrand of war
has been hurled My tried and trusted
representative has been snatched away.
the victim of IA crime of unheard- of In
science and of horrid cruelty. The Min
sters of other Powers are In danger of
their lives. and with them are your
comrades who were sent To protect
them Perhaps they have even to-day
fought their last fight The German
dag has been insulted. and the German
Empire has been set at defiance. That
calls for exemplary punishment and for
vengeance.
The situation has developed with
FEARFUL rapidity into one of the utmost
gravity. 1t has become even more
crave since l called you to arms for
mobilization. The work of re -estab blish-
ment which | hoped to carry out with
The help of the marine Infantry has
now become serious task which can
)nly be accomplished by large bodies
Jf tfaops belonging to all the civilized
states. The commander of the cruiser
squadron has already begged me 10
a Whole amy division
You Will meet a foe who IS not less
valiant than yourselves. Trained by
European officers. the Chinese have
learned to use European weapons.
rhank God. your comrades belonging
to the marine infantry and to my navy
have strengthened and maintained the
ancient martial renown of Germany
a herr heN IA h.. f,a
have defended themselves glorlously
md with success and have accomplish
"a the tasks which were set them.
5end you forth now to avenge the
wrong. and l viii not rest until the Ger
man flag. together with those of the
Powers, floats vietoriously above the
Chinese standards and. planted upon
he walls of Picking. dictates peace to
he Chinese
You are to Keep good fellowship
Nith all the troops whom you meet In
| China. The Russians. the English the
French OF whoever they may be- they
ire all fighting for the same cause,
which Is that of civilization.
We think. too, of something yet
higher-of our religion and of the de
fence and the protection OF our breth-
rem in China. some of whom have
risked their lives for their Saviour.
Think, too. of our martial honor, think
# those who have fought before you
and go forth with that verse In your
thoughts which of old constituted the
motto ON the flag OF Brandenburg:
Vertrau auf Gott dich tapfer wehr.
Daraus besteht game Ehr'
Denn wer's auf Gott her2haftlg wagt
Wind miner aus der Welt getagt
CTrust In God and bravely fight.
therein your honor lies. for he who IN
Gods name goes forth shall nc'er be
put to shame)
The flags which float above you will
be under fire for the first time. See that
you bring them back unspotted and
unstained. MY gratitude and my inter
est, my prayers and my solieitude Will
not fail nor desert you. | shall follow
you with them wherever you go"
Admiral Bendemann. in command of
the German cruiser squadron at Tien-
tsin had telcgraphed suggesting that a
division Of infantry should be sent out
to reinforce the marines and hluejac
cts now engaged In military operations
in China
The Emperor, after consultation
with various military authorities at
WilhelmshaVen, has given orders that In
view Of the serious nature Of the stu
alton In East Asia an expedition con
listing of volunteers from the army
With the strength Of a brigade shan be
modified. His Majesty also ordered
that the first division of the first squad
iron Of the navy shall be put In com
mission 50 that II may be able to leave
WilhelmshaYen for China soon. The III
,ision. which Is under the command OF
Admiral Hoffman,. consists Of the four
tattleshlps Hur5furst Friedrich VII
helm, Bfadenburg. Weissenburg and
Worth, together with the small cruiser
Hela Each Of the battleships has a
crew Of 527 men, while the Hela carIies
l78 men.