The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
KAISER GIVES SIGNS
OF HIS DEPRESSION
Germany Greatly Worried-Over
the EmperOr's Condition.
COMMENT ON SPEECHES
EFFORTS TO- ALLAY FEARS OF
POSSIBLE REVOLUTION.

Berlin, March 3O.-Emperor william s
speeches at the dedication of the new
barracks. near the imperial castle. of
the Emperor Alexander grenadier regi-
ment are still the sensation of the hour
The VOrwaerts today vouches for its
sharDest version of his naiesty's
speech. The Hamburg correspondent
also says that the version issued by the
Kreuz zeitung IS much milder than
the emperor's original words.
The press is still puzzling over what
caused Emperor William recently TO
Indulge in such pessimistic talk, and
considers his words to be unwarranted
by facts. They point out. also, that
the emDeror's prediction answering
toast Thursday night, to the effect that
Germany would soon have to Eight
against Overwhelming odds. is at varf.
aDce with all the declarations of Count
Won Buelow, the imperial chancellor.
VINO presents Germany as surrounded
bv friends.
The Vossische Zeitung and the Der
liner Tagsolatt attribute the deprecs on
OF the emperor which inspired these
speeches to recent determining infu-
ences and irresponsible advisers" by
which they refer TO DR.. Won Lucanus,
the head OF his majesty's civil eel hi
net; General Won HahnSa, the 3hiei of
his maJesty's military cabinet; Adj
miraI Won Bibran. chief of the marine
cabinet, the adjut4nt general and 9TH
ers who must Systematically misrsp-
resent the actual internal situation, and
especially with regard to the social
lists.
The Yoerwaerts is of the opinion that
the emperOr's speeches are moment ary
signs of mental depression. caused by
the Bremen outrage. which the emperor
continues TO attribute 10 a deep laid
plan, instead of regarding it as the
irresponsible deed of an epileptic. This
opinion is Systematically strengthened
by the conservative press, clippings
from which persons OF the emperor
encourage take care regularly to place
before him.
Disapproves of Speeches.
Outside OF Prussia the disapproval
by the press, including the semi-of-
hciai newspapers. of the emperor's
SENSATIONAL speeches Is even greater.
he comments Of the Stuttgart Schwae-
bische Mercur are to The effect that
the speeches are calculated TO arouse
Widespread MISUNDERSTANDING The
semi-official newspaper of Augsburg
the Arend Zeitung, says the speeches
MI every patriot with deepest regrets
and greatest fears for the future, and
awaken the fear that .he Bremen Incl
dent has bred images in the emperor s
mind which are the product of an over
excited fancy. The Munich Neuste
NechTichten says it is impossible to
promote monarchiaI sentiments when
the nation is systematically misunder-
stood, insuited and debased before the
world b-r its own emperor.
In the hOu sc of lords Professor Fried
Ter, rector of the Charlottenburg Tech
nical High school. made y powerful
speech against the Prussian minister
of justice, DR. Schienstedt charging
him and the Prussian Bureaucracy with
trying 10 defeat again Emperor VIII
liam 5 school reform, favOrinS natural
sciences and modern languages against
ancient Languages, and training in the
present gy-muasiums. The minister
weakly denied the charge.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press hears on The best authority thai
regarding tbeChinese indemnity and The
mode Of appOrtiOpiug it, there is no
divergence of opinion between the
United states and Germany n0twith-
standing numerous statements to the
contrary. The American embassy and
the German foreign Office hold almost
daily conferences on the subject Of
China. hitherto always leading to mu-
tual unders tand;nE.
Emperor William unveiled today
monuments to the great electOr, Fred
erick William, and 10 William the
Great Nothing unusual occurred at the
ceremony
1t is said in official circles that the
negotiations at Pekin are now wholly
confined TO the details Of questions re-
garding the indemnity, etc, and that
nothing of Importance is transDiring
there.
Germany does not know whether the
RussO-Chinese Manchuria agreement
has been signed or not. Officials here
regard the Korean question to be pro-
gTeEsing satisfactory, and Go not be-
fieve Japan viii become aggressive in
the matter.N