The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-13

refers only to the reformation of Off
nitude of his majesty's operations. It
! cial German-a thing which no sane
person cares anything about. 1t is not
! generally known, however, that a mes
| sage, of which 1 have been so fortu-
nate as to secure a wireless subtitle
| pathic draft, is about to be issued to
the whole of the German people, with
| the same refOrmative object in view.
| The following is a wirelessly literal
| translation of the message:
"Burghers: When l have been en-
gagged in the course of my imperial oc-
| equations in perusing the writings of
| our state secretaries, statistics COM
| mittees registrars, and transaction re-
corderS of our VereinS, it has often
grieved my fatherly heart to see the
disrespectful manner in which our no
BILE German tongue has been treated
And when in the innermost recesses
of my imperial understanding 1 have
analysed the being of this seeming dis
respect, it has been revealed to me
that 1t lies not so much in the uncOm-
pretending mind ignorance of the Ger
man people for that same mind ignor-
ance, the deed ofwillful neglect of our
priceless heritage (Which, indeed, it
which my imperial mind cannot bring
itself to attribute to the children of our
German lands, who, more than all 9TH
ers in this world, because of our noble
traditions of religion, literature and
art, and because of the glorious desti-
ny to which, under the guidance of
Providence, Abraham, Moses and my
illustrious and eternally to be COM
tod nd ot tha
people have been led across wastes of
desert journey, must ever revere, not
only in abstract worship but by prac-
teal application of its glorious quail
ties to their most proper and suitable
uses, the tongue, the language, the folk
expression of it's innermost heart, but
rather to a mind confusion, not I'M
natural to a people engaged under my
august leadership in enterprises of
imperial moment, as to the right posi-
ton of certain parts of speech in that
tongue which binds you, burghers, as
brothers under my fatherly affection.
Verbs Cry of Despair.
and what were these parts of
speech, long enshrouded in deepest
night owing to the mind confusion of
the people, which 1 resolved in my
numbered oblivion? Chief among them,
burghers, l found crying in deepest
need to me for my imperial protection
and salvation the verb. The need once
realized, it became not so much my
duty as my imperial pleasure and priv
ilege to fulfill this need, to free with
my own kaiSerly hands this being, this
verb, which call to me, not unheeded,
in darkest soul agony from the end of
the sentence. Germans, hear them, in
humility, in that obedience to my prov
1dential wishes which is it's own Won
drous reward, my imperial meaning in
this so vital matter to the world health
of-our tongue. The verb, long anguish
ing in uttermoSt hearts perspective
grief, shall by this right hand of mine,
which inherits the strength of my ever
blessed grandfather, be restored to it's
rightful place; not the place which our
grammarians (obedient though they
rightfully were to the traditions of our
tongue) had in their limited but I'M
inspired wisdom placed it, but to the
place which it occupies in the meaning
of the German sentence.
Verb No Longer Despised
"Burghers, this right arm is power
full. Shall it, that shields you, that en-
courages you, that feeds you, that leads
your armies and designs your navies,
not extend its father shelter to this
now covering but soon to be exalted
verb? 1t shall not be said that Will
liam's arm ever failed in so manifest
and compassionate a duty. Henceforth,
then, the verb shall be honored, not de-
spised; exalted, not humbled; crowned
with precedence, not weighted with
hearts perspective. Place it, then, in
its true position. For me, as my i'm
perial wisdom shall dictate it may be
necessary now and then, as before to
humble the verb by placing it in my
from time to time writings in that long
vista whose distance it yet may crown;
but for you, burghers, shall be reserv-
ed this new use, this fulfillment of our
tongues need, which sthal place it
safe under my keeping in the on
sweeping van of the worlds well being.
-'W-ll-m, I. R."
Hope for English Verbs.
The profound significance of this i'm
perial message has set me thinking of
our own much abused language. If
those in high places in this country
would address themselves to the same
stupendous task our commercial Eng
fish might become thing of less hid
eous terror than it is at present. Then,
| indeed, such horrors as the following
would become impossible:
"Sir,-Re your letter of Monday last
l now enclose you article on topical
! subject, and which, is not acceptable
please return. Re same, if you are sat
| isfied it is a good article. l should be
please to submit others of a humorous
character. l may say l have contribut-
ed skits to Our Little Minstrels, Snap
! Shorts, and other journals, and am,
/ Yours truly, -''-- ''
language becomes an imperial matter.