The sun., 1901-03-29
KAISER FEARS A REV0LTa
REMARKABLE SPEECH 10 MS TROOPS
ON THEIR Duty TO HIN.
Re Ready 20 Spill your Blood for your Kins"
and "Repel the Insoient Insurgents" WITH
Bayonets speech Create, q Sensation and
Is widely condemned Due to the KaiserS
Anger Over the Recent Assault on Him.
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Special Cable Ds,paieh 10 THE Sun
BERLIN. March 2s-ln the course OF
characteristic military speech Emperor VIII
liam has once more furnished his subjects
and the world q topic around which they may
build far-rea ching con lectures Nothing
however. can be learned which would Justify
the sensational deduction already mada
namely. that his Ma icstv foresees or sppre-
hends revolutionary rising
The occasion for delivering the speech
was the occupation 10y the First Grensder
Regiment Of the Prussian Guard. with whom
the late Gar Alexander's name is associated.
OF the handsome new barracks near he old
royal palace, The Gienadiers marched from
their old quarters this morning to the Imperial
Palace. where they were inspected by the
Emperor who then rode NJ their head TO
their new quarters. He was cordially 40
claimed by she people along the route.
Upon arriving a, the barracks the regiment
formed a square in the court yard, and the
Emperor surrounded by a brilliant stan Of
Generals in the centre delivered an Grafton.
The published versions differ, and runlor
ascrlbes 10 his Majesty even stronger language
than the newspapers print The passages
which caused sensation are thus given
from a good source
Your hne, new barracks ris" like tower
Of strength in the immediate neighborhood
Of my palace. You. therefore, so 90 speak.
are the bodysuard Of the Prussian King.
and must be ready. day or night. TO stake
your lives and spill your blood for your King
| am firmly convinced that you will do this.
/ am certain that you will at all times loyaly
fulfil your duty in consonanCe with the history
and trad tions Of your regiment
If ever trying times should come again.
such "a those your reg ment went through
when the spirit of insurreCtOn against the
King rOhe in Berlin, then the hayonets OF The
Alexa nder Grenaders will rcpcl the insolent
insurgents
After wishing the regiment glorious
future. and invoking the memory of Car
Alexander and Shove all the sublime figure
OF william the Great. for whom the regiment
has shed It's blood on the battlefield" his
Majesty concluded by saying
May valor. loyalty and unconditional obed-
ience be virtues distinguishing the regiment.
It's deeds will then meet with my approval,
the approval OF its King and lord
Col. Won Scheher, commanding the reg-
ment responded in a speech Of fervent 10y
atty. in which he thanked God for the Emper-
ors escape from the dastardly crime at
Bremen He called for three "hochs" for the
Emperor. which the troops gave with en-
thusasm
Opinions in the capital range anywhere
between complete approval Of the Em-
perors speech and deEunciation Of its mis-
chievous foolahness Some are indignant az
the suggestion that a renewal OF the sire ct
lights OF lsss are possible now that the con-
ditions which caused them no longer exist.
Others blame the ofticias for representing
that Wielands recent attack upon the En-
peror nj Bremen was instigated by assas-
sins, and they believe that his Majesty
has imbbed The official view
The bulk Of the comment heard in public
places is uncomplim entarv Nobody Ia
aware OF anything upon which the idea Of an
utbreak can be based unless ~ may be n
certain amount OF popular discomfort over
the increase in the prices OF the necessarieS
OF life. which can be traced to the growing
depression in trade That such discomfort
exists cannot bo denied
LONDON. March 20 he Berlin correspond
ent OF the Times says he believes that En-
peror william, reference 10 the insUrrecton
was a rhel orical flourish and that II would
be great mistake TO int arpret this and similar
uttersnCes rs an indication that u temper
which could find expression in nsurrecton
prevails among any section of the German
people