The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
THE EMPEROR SURPRISED.
Speech Of Won BulOw on the Iron
Chancellor Not Approved.
BISMARCK WAS GREAT AS A SERVANT
That Is the Manner in Which William
Views His Aohievenents--His Males
tvs Cuxharen Address Criticised.

Berlin, June 22.--At the unwilling Of the
Bismarck memorial IL front Of the relchstag
building Sunday, which drew to Berlin
scores OF thousands OF people from every
part OF Germany and thousands OF foreign
ers, Including many American tourists,
Count Won Bulows grafton greatly sur
prsed the emperor, because the whole tone
differed from his majesty's conception OF
Blsmarcks achievements. In which the
emperor only sees q servants doings at
bis masters discretion. This his majesty
hgain emphasized at the time by the In
seriptlon on the wreath deposited at the
foot OF the statue, II read:
TO the Great Empcror's Great Servant
whereas at the unwilling Of the Bismarck
statue the emperor did not open his lips
his majesty made two noteworthy ad
dresses at CuNhNvpn and at lNiel, the for
mer being the most important. The en-
peror used Count Won Bulow's metaphor
saving Germany had won for herself
place In the sunshine and dwclt emph1ti
caly on Germany's commercial aud ma
tlanal expansion.
The liberal press has considered there
from that ii h Impossible to grant the
agrarlan demands, which means that the
renewal Of commercial treaties Will he
rendered most difficult The agrarian press
has denied this cautiously and the con
sfrVhtlve press has kept silence Inc
whole press was agreeably affected by the
emperor's statement that peace Is now sc.
cured for number of years 10 come.
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The Cologne Zeituns today critically re.
views his majcsty's Cuxhavcn speech. Hnd
says: "The emperor has by his words.
coroborated what Is clained 10y the entire
world. namely, that the China expedition
has been total failure for " the Chinese
war is really ended, what has Germany
achieved by NJ Not even the reimburse
meut OF her actual outlay aud certainly
sessions nor has Il brought about harmony
among the powers IN China, II Is notorious
that there have been almost constant wran
Cling among them. IL would nave peen
better II Germany hAd alone punished
China for Baron Won KettelerH murder. No
power could have objected, and the punish
meui would then have been adequate 10
the euormlty ~ the crime
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The so-called Klel week which began
Thursday has thus Far been interesting, al
though the wind has been unsatisfactory
Yesterday at the great yacht race all OF
the seventy seven contrasting yachts were
brcalmcd when within a few hundred yards
OF the goai after three hours splendid sail
Ing The emperor. who had personally
steered tho empress yacht, The ldund.
came ia fourth. losing prize His maj
t7ty entered protest against the wiuaer
5nt the iuisge decided against him. The
fact is that The best boats hive been I'M.
able TO show their good points because OF
unfEYorgble winds Another French steam
yacht the Igcya, has entered the race.
The American press has not commented
on the red hooks statements regarding the
sponish-Amercan war and Germauy's non.
declaration OF neutrality, but the CORE.
Of no
Informed in official circles that Germnny's
sctiou in not issuing declaration OF neu.
iFaiiIy Waa simply lu accordance with Ger.
man policy established since Bismarck
TINE and did not have any uufriendiy
mcanlnE either toward The United States
or Spain, as the subsequent attitude OF
Germany clearly demonstrated,
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Germany has now secured twenty-one
steamers for the transportation home Of
her troops 10 Cdina winding up August 81
from Shanghai with the Princess Irene It
IS significant chat the entire German pr.ss
Is discussing the chances of Dr. Von Sic
mems, director Of the Dcuische bank, ana
Herr Bueln director OF the Hamburg
American line both outspoken liberals
eEttllu- me cahiuet az the cmueror's Wish
ihe NoSsische Zettuug uudepeudcnt libcrau
eaGS neither can unord 10 ais II would
mean degradation from their exalted nosl.
lt sgh OF royal merchants. TO comparative
9Incial inslgnihcance. The paper cites
Herr Moeucr, the minister OF commerce.
WHO: though a liberal had not the cnurage
70 dispiace his present conservative assist.
tion.
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After Yesterdays pro-Bsmarck demon.
stration at Fricderischruhe those who took
part In 1t wired 10 Henry Labouchere:
God bless all honest English who cham.
oil lnRlicn and ilnlM II ~. .l,,nr ~ ~.