The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
Wilhelm II. Wants His Subjects to
Have More Respect for the
Authorities.
PRESS SHOWS MUCH DIsREspECT.
Emperor Criticised for His Remarks
to a Delegation Friday Sore
Because of Chinese Burden.

BERLIN, March 23-In the lower house
of the diet today, President von Kroecher
communicated the result of his audience
with Emperor William yesterday, when
the officers of the reichstag and diet
expressed the indignation experienced by
the members of their respective houses
at the recent outrage at Bremen. His
majesty said to President Won Kroecher
that he was sorely pained by the outrage
because it convinced him that since the
death of Emperor William respect for
the authorities had decreased among the
people, particularly among the youth.
The emperor thought that everybody
without distinction should share in the
blame for the present conditions. He
considered that the press should be
potent instrument in upholding the au-
thorities, and he was confident that the
deputies of all parties would do all in
their power to see that the necessary
steps be taken to assure the full meas
ure of respect for the authorities.
A lively debate followed President Won
Kroecher's declaration in the diet. Herr
Richter contending that such admitted
1y improper statements of the emperor 9
words spoken without the presence of
responsible minister were demonstrations
al and had never happened before during
the past thirty years.
icising the emperor's words. President
Won Kroecher called him to order. Herr
Richter said this proved the truth of
his contentious.
SENSATION OF THE HOUR.
The reply of Emperor William to the
Prussian diets congratulations yesterdaY,
in which his majesty, ignoring the Off
cially established facts that Weiland
,140 ~ irNT of
the emperor at Bremen, striking him on
the cheek is a well-known epileptic and
for years was the inmate of an asylum,
and on the day of the attempt was un-
der medical treatment for recurring fits,
threw harsh blame upon the entire ma
tion for the conditions breeding such
attempts, is the sensation OF the hour
Everybody is discussing the matter
The Vossische Zeitung sharply criticises
President Won Kroecher, of the lower
house of the diet, for drawing parallel,
when addressing the emperor between
Nobiling and Hoedel's murderous at
tempts upon Emperor William I. and the
deed of an undoubted lunatic, pointing
out the enormous differences between the
cases, as shown by the court evidence.
The Lokal Anzeiger points out> that
the unreasonable character which every
political difference and criticism assumes
the bitter fanatic partisanship every
body shows.
PRESS COMMENTS SARCASTIC
The Tageblatt takes Emperor William
sharply to task for thus generaliz,ng
his deprecatory remarks about his own
nation and disputes his majesty's right
to do so.
The paper asks how the emperor Justi-
uh
speaking, are not warranted It intimates
that his majesty is Systematically And
wrongly informed by those surrounding
him, and adds:
Assuring that the emperor's criticism
is true is it not also the government $
thority OF the crown has suffered greatly
since his grandfather's DEATH
The -Vorwaerts ironically puts num-
Der Of questions for Emperor William to
answer, among them being-why has the
crowns authority dnder his reign di-
n.inished, end concludes:
'"Fhe emperor really has no grounGs
for blaming the German people since
the people have done about all he has
asked, Including counteHancing the pol"
icy of adventure. But, perhaps. the en-
peror is morose because his latest ad-
venture, namely, the Chinese venture,
is turning cut poorly"
EMIEftOR SILCOEIA1 'INi<AIL'ED'
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is reliably informed that yester-
DAYS unusual precautions when the i'm
perial couple visited the mausoleum IF
Emperor William l.. including the strict
est shutting out of the public from the
whole Charlcttenburg castle and park ar
hour before Emperor Williams arrival
! forms part of regular progr ammo
| mapped out for all public occasions by