The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1902-01-16
PRESIDENT AND KAISER
Mannerisms Common to Roose-
velt and William.
THAT DEsUno1AT1oN OF MILES.

When the President shook His Fin
ger Under the Lieutenant Generals
Nose and Cried, "Tli show Toui"
the Incident Recalled the wild
and wooiIy Days of the German
Emperor.
Thoughtful observers are beginning
to note resemblance in character be-
tween our young President Roosevelt
and Emperor William when he first as
cended the throne, says the Atlanta
Constitution. The kingly spirit Of the
young ruler was made manifest on
number of occasions in ways that star
tied the world. Intelligence had reach
ed the point where kings had ceased to
be regarded as possessing any more di-
vine attributes than anybody else, and
royalty was held to be considerably be-
low the average in mental, moral and
physical strength.
The young king had different idea.
He thought he ruled by divine right
and that the people of Germany were
his human cattle. He called his sol
diers my men" and told them 1t would
be their duty to rise and murder their
fathers and mothers at his bidding. So
wild were the speeches of the fresh
young emperor that the world existed
in fear and dread lest some foolish ac
,l,o hof offinHald5 In 11nD1
But William tanned down gradually,
until now this king-this divinely in
spired being-is careful enough to ask
the United States just how far it is
safe to go in forcing the collection of a
debt against Venezuela. Emperor Will
liam has come to his senses, and it Is
to his credit that this is true. He has
learned that there are other people on
the earth besides himself, and the
world has come to regard him as
wise and conservative ruler, although
his country just at this time is under
going an industrial depression against
which no nation is proof.
Those who recall the erratic conduct
of William in the early days Of his
reign cannot fail to be impressed by
the resemblance Of our rough rider
president. The men seem to be off the
same block. When Roosevelt was made
police commissioner in New York DUR
ing the Strong administration, he used
to turn up suddenly at unexpected
places at all hours of the night, with
those teeth of his, and nearly frighten
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war in Cuba he sent such message
to the war department that he had to
be called down and notified that he
was not the only Gatling gun on the
kopie Now, when General Miles ex-
presses his approval Of what Dewey
said of Schley, Roosevelt flies into a
passion. Nothing that Emperor Will
liam ever did in his palmy days sur
passes ROoseyelts denunciation of
Miles. The following, taken from the
New York Press, a Republican news
paper, gives an account of the incident
to which we refer and which happened
Mt the White House:
Late In the afternoon there were pres
ent In the inner waiting room of the ex-
ecutive office, adjoining the presidents
private room, some twenty senator's, rep
resentatives and private citizens, waiting
to see the president, by appointment, when
General Miles entered and Joined the gen.
eral and animated conversation A few
minutes after the arrival of General
Miles the door from the executives pri-
vate room opened and the president hur-
riedly came In. Immediately a respectful
hush fell over the distinguished company
which waited expectant with the Gus
tomary attention for the chief magistrate
Of the government. Every one in the large
room was startled By the scene which
Immediately followed.
Glancing hastily around him and
ca ,ching sight of General Miles, the presi-
dent walked up to him rapidly and with
evidences of excitement in his whole de-
meanor. Placing himself squarely before
the aged and white haired lieutenant gen.
eral of the army. he waved his arms ener-
getically and then raised his finger warn
ingly under the nose OF General Miles.
81 will have you know" said the presi-
dent in loud voice, that will not allow
you to criticise executive and department
tai acts. I don't care who you are, will
not stand 1t. and you will find out that
am going to stop this sort of thing"
The distinguished witnesses of this Wig
orous reprimand before other persons
were further astounded by what followed.
The president had grown flushed and was
NiSipiy NeStrhiLiHB nlIlSelI from violent
outburst of wrath only by extreme eff
fort. Then he turned upon General Miles
again. Uplifting his arm, he shook 1t al
most furiously in the generals face.
I'll show you," he said and turned his
back upon him.
Meanwhile, as the assembled company
had held itself with what composure 1t
could command under the extraordinary
circumstances, General Miles himself had
stood. red faced but respectful, before the
condemnation and rebuke of his superior
officer and president. The twenty d:stin-
guished persons who witnessed this un-
precedented personal reprimand of a lieu.
tenant general commanding the army in
public and those to whom they have con-
ided the details of the scene have been
discussing II as the sensation of public
life in Washington.
The wonder is that Roosevelt did not
slap the jaws of the lieutenant gcner-
al Of the army. Why didn't he2
1t is said that neither Miles nor Dew
ey will attend the coronation of King
Edward. They have, figdratively
speaking, been spanked and put to
bed. .------
Time Extended.
Cleveland. Jan. 8.-Still more. sigma
tures were received to the agreement
extending the time for the payment of
the obligations of the Everett Moore
interests. A committee OF outside
creditors met with the committee of
bankers who have the matter In hand,