The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-08-28
KAISER AND GERMAN JOURNAL
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KAISER AND GERMAN JOURNAL
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Emperor William does not like news
paper men He made this plain to Il
French journalist who interviewed him
recently, and he has often said 5,
beofye. In the imperial encourage
members Of the fourth estate are new
or referred TO except in terms Of els
dain, washers of dirty linen" being
a favorite term. This aversion. furth-
more, is no new thing. Several
months after William came 10 the
throne, October 81, 1888. he expressed
himself with regard 10 newspaper men
as follows:
While | have sacrificed my heath
and devoted all my strength 10 peace
and the well-being of the fatheriand.
the newspapers of my capital discuss
my affairs in a manner which never
would be tolerated by private individ-
ual. This has not only created i
painful impression, but has aroused
my just Indignation. | have been
particularly annoyed by the comment
Of the press upon the relations between
my father and myself
| 1t is a curious thing that while En-
perOr William has always denied him
self TO German newspaper men, ne
has on several occasions talked with
representatives of the foreign press.
He has said, furthermore, that in his
opinion foreign journalists, as Cp-
| posed to Germans, show more cOmDre-
hension and good will in dealing with
affairs of state. Upon the occasion Of
! the visit of Prince Henry of Prussia
| TO the United States, Emperor Will
liam, in cautioning the prince Of The
| pitfalls in his path, told him ma
every American newspaper man was
! a general of the pen and only Il
short time ago Ambassador Tower
{ entertained Emperor William at din
/! ner and had among his guests a prom
! inent American newspaper man sta
| toned in Berlin. Therefore, German
| journalists are feeling sighted, and
! there are liable to be approaches TO
| lese majestic in the German press in
I efforts to get even"
) Emperor Williams speeches have al
ways an interest for the public ABOVE
| those of any other monarch in Eu-
rope, and it is consequently of inter
est to know how he prepares then
For political speeches. William him
self furnishes the plan and principa!
ideas, comforting for tle details with
the minister within whose province
the subject in question falls. This
method, however, oes not apply u
speeches from the throne. For these
addresses one of the councillors pre-
| pares a draft on ideas submitted by
the chancellor of the empire. who adds
and edits and submits the result 10
the emperor. Then the emperor edits
and adds. The shades of meaning,
| the careful and friendly phrases are
| inserted by William himself after 6
careful consideration and thought,
! and the address in its entirely is made
by him to conform to the demands
Of the occasion and the interior and
exterior policy Of the country.
These are the weighed words Of the
| Emperor, the careful u~tterances given
for publication and outside cOnsump-
| ton. They are seldom as interest
ing. however, as the speech made ID
the officers of some regiment at a lun-
cneon which the emperor does not IN
tend shall reach the press, but which
some newspapers is always ready 10
| print, if it dare, possibly to get even
for the emperOr's slurs on German Cd
itors and reporters.