New-York tribune., 1900-10-28

instrument in his hands. 1t may be added that if
any PlenipOtentaTy shows the least spirit of in
dependence or tendency to dispute the views of
the Kaise" he is Immediately visited with the
latter's dispeasure which the moment it be
comes known at Court has the effect of render
ing his position in Berlin altogether intoerabIe
in a social sense, Count Lerchenfeld. the
BaVarian delegate, found to his cost two three
years ago. He knows better now
The Kaiser has, however, a still more potent
and drastic means at his disposal for bending
non-Prussian States to his will. According to
Article LXIII of the constitution of the Empire
he is supreme commander of the whole German
army not only in time Of war but also in time
of peace AS such he has the right to designate
garrisons within the territory of the cOnfeder-
ation," and even to build fortresses on the soil
of any non-Prussian State, without asking the
permission either Of its sovereign of its Gov
eminent. These constitutional prerogatves the
Emperor exercise either with a regard and
Difference to non-Prussian susceptblties or else
in such manner as to render the position of
the ruler of the State in question wellnigh i'm
possible, an instance in point being that of the
Regent of the princpaHty of Lippe, where the
Kaiser availed himself of his right as general
lssimo to garrison the principality and it's capi-
tai with Prussian troops, which were strictly
forbidden to render any military honors to the
family of the Regent or to hold any social inter
course whatsoever with the latter 1t is need
less to say that this sufficient to bring the
unfortunate Regents authority and prestige into
/ contempt and that he has found it prudent
to make his peace with the Kaiser
] REMOVED AT THE EMPEROR'S PLEASURE.
Although the Chancellor is the executive Of
/ fcer Of the Fedora! Council, and speaks both az
home and abroad in the name of the Empire as
| a whole, every Imperial law requiring for its
validity the signature of the Chancellor who is
alone responsible for its execution, yet the non
Prussian States have voice Whatsoever in
! his appointment has the Federal Council
1t is the Kaiser alone who selects and appoints
/ the Chancellor of the Empire: and while he NAV
occasionally nominate statesman to the office
whose appointment re thinks viii. conciliate the
non-Prussian sovereigns when he intrusted
the duties of the post to his Bavarian born kins-
man, Prince Clovis Hohenlohe. yet ne may be
relied upon TO choose who will obey his
behests without regard to any other consider
alton, and who will be in every sense of the
word the Emperors man" As soon as he
| ceases TO be so he is relieved of his duties and
/ a successor is appointed, Count Won BuIow
being the fourth Chancellor of the Empire to
hold office during the twelve years that the
Emperor has been the throne.
The Chancellor, being the Kaiser's man and
the obedient and Submissive instrument of his
wishes-in fact, his chief executive oHicer-it
may be timely TO note in connection with the
new Anglo German treaty and the war with
China that according to Article NJ of the I'm
periaI Constitution of Germany, the Emperor as
president of the confederation, shall repre-
Mt the Emp re among nations declare war and
conclude peace in the name of the same enter
into alliances and conventions with foreign
countries, and ac2rsdt and control Ambassadors
of the Empire" without any sort of restriction
on the part of the rulers and governments of
the nOn-Prussan States of the Empire. The
consent of the Federal Council to a declaration
Of is only required when it is undertaken
without any act Of aggression on the part of the