The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-10
WILHELM II. m ROMAN EYES.
r,ruOLJC REVIEW or THE k.AI.
SrRs VOLUME or SPEECHES.
Remarkable sayings Of the German Em'
pcror--iIis Insist ence on Religion In
Rulers and People Christian Sovereign
NJ n christian NatiOn--His Tact In
Sooth,ng international .Jeal0usies.

,.ror--N,s Insist eflce on Religion In
miners and People Christian Sovereign
~ n christian NAti0n--His Tact In
sooth,ns international Jeaiousies.
ROME. April 22--At the moment when
uiIhelm {; Ia coming to Rome, when every
.hirg attracts him, let us study the stra nge
,a,ure Of the Kaiser and the mystery OF
,h;s man, in company with the Pope, for
,ho renorts that Leo XIII. is Ill arise from
tho tact that he is sparing himself In order
10 he ready for the meeting with the Ger
,r,n sovereign. A valuable document is
snnnlied to us to-day. German writer.
usrr +. Schroeder of Breslau, has collected
,be speechcs which the Kaiser has been
making in the last fifteen years. 1t is q
t.ir.sized volume. in which many imperial
IMPRESSIONS are registered chronologically
the orders of the day, the Cabinet orders,
addresses, sermons, letters, kilograms and
50 forth, 49,.
In looking over the collection, the main
ideas are quickly grasped. The kaiser's
character is defined. 1t Is Wilhelm ii.
rainted by himself Even II one should
not agree with the new Archbishop Of
cologne. who once asserted that Leo XIII.
md Wilhelm IL. are the two most popular
soyereigns to-day, nobody will deny that
the German Kaiser is no ordinary sovereign.
Whenever he speaks it is not Germany
alone that listens. His firm, proud. or
igina language is often discussed. but
always Ii, tened TO. Let us cast glance
over the -Pagebuch Kaiser Wilhelms II. :.
the collection of imperial declarations.
more than one Is notable. There are Sc
many politicians nowadays who are CO.
ouetting with "the modern spirit and
do not dare to utter the name Of God.
wilhelm H. is not one of them. He de-
cares that he is Christian and believes in
his Providential mission.
The first words that he addresses to his
people,
Il am your Emperor through the inscrut-
able decree of God" DUNE ~, 1882 To
the Professionals he declares; Il am Summ,,s
Episcopus OF myChurch, and Of the Catholic
Bishops he requires: Look on me always
as the representative among you OF the old
God Of Germany. (Sept IA, 1907 Whether
AZ subjects or a. soldiers he has esteem
only for good Christians: whoever is not
an honest Christian is not an honest man
and cannot be a good Prussian soldier nor
fulfill in any circumstances the duties which
the Pr,issian army demands Of its soldiers. :"
Nov. 10, 1917 II neighboring nations are
renegades to their Christian traditions. the
Hohenzollerns cling to them and attribute
to their faithfulness their successes *Why
have we been permitted to attain the results
which we have gained' That Ia above all
because in our family tradition dominates
and because we look upon ourselves as
GENT by God to govern the peoples over
whom He has called US to reign and to lead
them morally through life tJan. "a. 1885,
The Emperor il conscious OF his RESPONSE
blity toward God: wilhelm I. is an ex-
ample not only for his grandson, but for all
monarchs who are unable to do anything
except inasmuch as they are convinced
that the function that has been confded
TO them by Heaven obliges them to give
an account Of 1t to Heaven (March IL.
1867 So. the part Of the German EN-
peror in regard to religion is no doubtful
one 1T will be the part Of the German
Emperor in the course Of the new century
10 preserve religion, IN spite OF the new
spirits and the new ideas they will offer
a model to all the nations OF the earth
dune 10, leO2.) THE two religions. Catho-
lie and Protestant. which divide our coun-
try must follow the came object: to pre-
serve and strengthen in my people the fear
of God and the respect for His law" who
ever does not conduct his life on the basis
Of RELIC ion is a lost man.
The newspapers have reported in full
the magnificent address delivered at AK
Ia Chapelle, Of which this Is the conclusion:
~. L-r kl4 st v%Io oil M nr
the Cross OF Christ the whole German En-
pire, the whole nation, my army represented
here by this staff; place myself under 1t
and my family I wish to live under the
protection Of Him who could say: Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but my words
shall not pass away" Sent by God.
Wilhelm II. wishes to be German En-
peror. And this is his understanding Of
the greatness Of his country. What the
German Empire must he: Proud Of its great
ness. conscious Of it's valor, esteeming each
foreign State according to it's merit, accept
ing with joy the sacrifices which its situa-
ton as a world power demands. rejecting
party spirit united behind its Princes
and its Emperor (Oct. IS, 1907. He wishes
TO be the Emperor OF no party. but the
Emperor OF all. and he only rejects with
Indignation those whom he calls sths vater-
landslose Gesellen.' the men without q
country: For me there are but two parties.
the National party and the other.
The Social Democrats are band Of men
who harm the German people.
They may be compared to the enemies
OF State and Of the Fatherland.' Sept.
IA, 1899. A truly German spirit must inn
bue education: THE education Of our
youth lacks a national basis. The German
language should be the chief subject OF
instruction in the gymnasums. We must
form Germans and not Greeks or Romans
(Sept. II, 1901.
Cardinal Kopp is his great friend. be-
cause he has thoroughly German charac-
ter, Cardinal Kopp.' he writes to Prince
Hohenlohe. what a simple, intelligent
and good German nature he has dan.
u, 1877 After that time the Cardinal
vas usually about the court and the Kaisers
adviser in serious matters.
The lowest Of Germans will be we'll re-
ceived by the Emperor, Every subject
OF my Empire, IL he has any wish or prayer
to make, has the ear OF his Emperor as
matter Of course" declares the Emperor
to delegation Of Westphalian miners. '
CMay IA, 1881 But. on the other hand.
the word Of an Emperor must not be dis
put"d Bremen, Jan. II, I90o) Wilhelm
IL. is autocratic. He asserts that he is