The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02

HINTS OF DISEASED MIND
Recent Speeches Made by Him
Cause Some Very Caustic
Criticisms.

Jams speeches at the dedication Of
the new barracks, near the imperial
castle, of the Emperor Alexander
lions of the hour. The Vorwaarts to-
day vouchos for its sharpest version Of
his maiesty's speech. The Hamburger
correspondent also says that the YER
sion published by TIE Kreuz Zeitung
is much milder than the empe1or's
original words.
The press is still puzzling over
what caused Emperor William recent
ly to indulge in such pessimistlc talk
and considers his words TO be unwar-
ranted by the facts. They point out
also the e%mperor's prediction, answer
ing Il toast Thursday night, to the
effect that Germany woul,l soon have
to fight against overwhelming odds, is
at variance with the declarations Of
Count Won Buelow, the imperial chan
cellor, who represents Germany as
surrounded by friends.
The Vossische Zeitung and the Ber-
liner Tagehlatt' attribute the depres-
sion of the emperor, which inspired
these speeches, to recent determining
influences and irresponsible advisors;
by which they refer to DR.. von
Lucanas, the head Of his majesty's
civil cabinet; General Won Hahnke,
chief of his majesty's military cabi-
net; Admiral Won Senden- Bihran,
chief of the marine cabinet; the ad.
juntant general and others, who usual
ly misrepresent the actual internal
situation. and particularly with re-
gard to the socialists. The Vorwaerts
is of the opinion that the emperor's
speeches are momentary signs of
mental depression. caused by the Bre-
men outrage, which the emperor con-
tinues to attribute to a deep laid plan,
instead of regarding it as the irrespon-
sible dee'l of an epileptic. This opin-
ion is systematically strengthened by
the conservative press, clippings from
which persons of TIE emperor's entour-
age take care to regularly place be-
fore him.
Outside of Prussia the disapproval
of the press, including the semi
official newspapers, Of the emperor's
sensational speeches is yer greater.
The comments of the Stuttgart,
Schweabische Mercur are to the effect
that the speeches are calculated to
arous wide spread misunderstanding.
The semi-oficial newspaper of
Augustusburg, the Abendzeitung.
says the speeches arouse the greatest
fears for tue future and awaken fear
M that tl,o proyoo, ;,o;Jo,>t hos buo1
images in the emperor's mind which
are the products OF an over excited
fancy.
The Munich Neuste Nachrichten
says it is impossible to promote mon
archial sentiments when the nation is
systematically misunderstood, insulted
and dehased before the whole world
by its W emperor.
In the house Lord Prof. Weidler,
rector of the Charlottenburg high
school, made a powerful speech
against the Prussian minister Of JUS
tice, charging him with Prussian
bureauracy, and charging him with
trying to defeat Emperor Williams
scholarship scheme of teaching mod
ern science and languages against
ancient languages. The minister
weakly denied the charges.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press hears OIL the best authority that
regarding the Chinese indemnity and
the mode of apportionment there is no
divergence of opinion between the
United States and Germany, notwith.
standing numerous tn the
contrary. The American embassy and
the German foreign Office hold almos,
daily conferences on the subject Of
China, hitherto always leading tc
mutual understandings.
Emperor William unveiled today
monuments to the "Great Elector, ,
Frederick William and to William the
Great. Nothing unusual occurred a,
the ceremonies.