Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-05
THB GERMAN EMPEROR.
New York Mail and Express. ]

The world has found the German
Emperor an able ruler. Succeeding to
the throne in 1888, at the age of TWEEN
ty-nine, and with a reputation for inn
practicability, bellicosity and bad
spirit, he soon proved that he had no
disposition to plunge Europe into war,
and in a great personal issue that he
presently made-the quarrel with
Prince BismarCk-he showed himself
to be a politician of great boldness, re-
source and Cleverness. Since that day
he has occasionally committed an err
ratio act. He has undoubtedly made
some mistakes. But his power in his
own country and in Europe has in
creased. He has not proved a dis
turber. History will probably class
him among great rulers.
There has been little to bring his
rule into any sort of touch with our
own country, and the interest of Am
orleans in his personality has been
merely a curious one. But all at once
he flashes into our vision as our great
and good friend-as our admirer, in a
sense as our COurtier. Every added
word of news about the forthcoming
yacht launching indicates that 1t is the
Emperor's intention to make 1t a
prodigious affair. We now know that
the imperial secretary Of the navy is
coming with Prince Henry. Washing
ton Is aghast at the magnitude of the
ceremonial duties put upon II by the
! visit. The solemn and somewhat SOM
nolent State Department does not, ap-
| rarently, know just what to do, and Is
awaiting official information.
The people are beginning to wonder
what 1t is all for, and whether the
powerful and able Emperor has any
Interior motives concerning us. Is this
a little scheme of his to destroy the
"AnglO-American understanding" Or
Is he merely endeavoring. by produC-
ing great German American demon
stration, to prevent the too rapid
separation of the Germans settled in
the United States from sympathy with
the Fatherland?
These questions will be asked Prob
ably 1t will be hard for any one to
answer them off-hand. Nevertheless,
they do not appear to us unanswer-
able. The German Emperor doubtless
is willing to weaken the Anglo-Amer-
lean understanding II he can, yet we
are quite willing to aCquit him of any
Interior motive in this pleasant pro.
cGeding Of the yacht launching. Al
ways a man of picturesque magma
tion OF grandiose tastes, always a lover
Of restless action and accomplish
ment. he has beyond doubt been a sin
Cere admirer of American and its peo-
pie. In his own ready and restless
manner. he is expressing this admira-
tion in the very whole-hearted way
in which he has seized the opportunity
presented by this incident. He is not
accustomed to doing things by halves.
There is nothing dark or MaChia.
vellian in the German Emperor's dis
patch of his brother, with an imperial
retinue, to America. It Is a pleasant
and complimentary proceeding on his
part, and we shall do well to acknowl-
edge its friendly intention in our own
! hearty way II does not particularly
matter whether the State Department
wakes up or not. The people will I'M
doubtedly take care of the welcome
They are not suspicious, nor are they
disposed to forget their own interests
in the exercise of the function OF hospi.
tality. cit us give Prince Henry and
his surprising retinue a welcome that
is hearty all the way through.