The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-26
EMPEROR INVITES ATTACK
Ill Tempered Reply to Diet Congrat-
ulations Arouses Storm
of Indignation.

0SUn O11SllCu NAUS WI AAASs sN
man who threw a piece of iron at the
emperor at Bremen, striking him on
the cheek, is a we'll known epileptic
and for years was the inmate Of all
asylum and on the day of the attempt
was under medical treatment for re-
curing fits. threw harsh blame upon
the entire nation for the conditions
breeding such attempts is the sensation
of the hour. Everybody is discussing
the matter.
The Wossische Zeitupg sharply criti-
cises President Won Kroscher of the
lower nonse of the diet for drawing a
parallel when addressing the emperor
between Modelling and Hoedel's MUIR
derous attempts upon Emperor Will
lam /, and the deed of an %undoubted
l%unatic, pointing out the enormous
differences between the cases, as shown
by the court evidence.
The I.okal Anzeiger points our that
the unreasonable character which
every political difference and criticism
assumes in Germany today has much
to do with the bitter fanatic PARTISAN
ship everybody shows.
The Tagesblatt takes Emperor Will
lam sharply to task for thus generaliz-
ing his deprecatory remarks about his
own nation ana disputes his majesty's
right to do SO. The paper asks how
the emperor justiies his reproaches
which, generally speaking, are not
warranted. 1t intimates that his ma
jesty is Systematically and wrongly
informed by those surrounding him
and adds:
"Assuming that the emperor's criti-
cism is true. is it not also the govern
ment's and the emperor's own fault if
the authority of the crown has suf-
fered greatly since his grandfather's
death?"
The Vorwaerts ironically puts a
number of questions for Emperor Will
lam to answer, among them being:
Why has the crowns authority under
his reign diminished, and concludes:
1.-The emperor really has no grounds
for blaming the German people, since
the people have done about all he has
asked, including countenancing the
policy of adventure But, perhaps,
the emperor is morose because his lat
est adventure, namely, the Chinese
venture, is turning out poorly"
The correspondent of the Associated
Press is reliably informed that yester-
days unusual precautions when the
imperial couple visited the mausoleum
of Emperor William I, including the
strictest shutting out of the public
from the whole Charlottsburg castle
and park all hour before Emperor Will
Jams arrival, forms part Of a regular
plan mapped out for all public occa'
sions by Police Chief Won Windhein
and approved by his majesty.
The German press today continue!
to express satisfaction at the fact tina,
the Tien Tsin incident has been ar
ranged. The papers point out how
Field Marshal Won Waldersee's office
in spite Of foreign ill-will, has proved
to be beneficial. III this connection
number Of papers criticise the British
statements of dislovalty in Stain.
that the Anglo-G German agreemen
covered Manchuria, against Count VOL
Buellow's specific declarations to tn
contrary.
The Lokal Anzeiger says cit i
we'll understood that while no specia
paragraph against including Man
churia was put in, a verbal agreemen
and a plain understanding between tn
German and English contractin
parties preceded the drawing up of til
agreement"
The Lokal Anzeiger says govern
ments are not in the habit of actin
in similar cases, even if nothing wri'
ten exists.
Italy has formally expressed til
thanks Of the Italian cabinet for Cour
Won Buelow's statements in the reicl
stag regarding Itaiy's attitude j
China.
Severe press comment continues @
the subject of the Kitchener Both
negotiations, as revealed by the doci
ments submitted to the British parli
ment. The opinion is unanimous
expressed that Chamberlain, in h
blindness. missed a good opportunit
for restoring peace, his terms rende
ing it impossible for the Beers to a
cept them. The Tagesblatt says Gre
Britain is still insuficiently impress'
with the difficulty Of the South AT,
can situation, otherwise she won
make propositions acceptable to Il
Beers. But, the paper says, that W:
come later.
The German officials emphatical
deny Germany's support of Gre
Britain in rejecting the United Stat
senate's amendment to the Hay-Pau
cefOte treaty.
GRIGGS HAS RESIGNED.
Washington, March 23-Attorn
General Griggs has resigned, to ia
effect March 81. He leaves for hol
next Saturday.