Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20

monarchs are personally as far removed
from one another as the two poles,
A long series of personal chickering's
has fpmented and increased the Orig-
nal mutual antlpathy between the two
men. King Edwards personal grudge
against Germany and Germans was due
at first to the fierce and interruptions
hostility which his sister the late En-
press Frederick, experienced in her
adopted country. The late Empress
Frederick was an exceptional woman Of
high ideals and noble principles, and
she exercised her influence against the
pernicious policy Of political reaction
favored by the German court. ON this
account she was violently attacked by
Bismarck and many other prominent
Germans. During all the years of her
residence in Germany, up To the time OF
her DEATH abuse and insults and indig-
MES Of all sorts were heaped upon her.
DIDN'T LIKE MOTHERS POLITICS.
The kaiser although he never failed
In his filial duty to his mother never
theless regarded her political views
with Intense aversion, and undoubtedly
sympathized in the innerm0st depths OF
his mind with the opposition directed
against her political influence over Ger
man affairs. King Edward, who was 4
most affectionate brother. 1ercely re-
scented the cruel and unchlvalrous hos
titty which his sister experienced In
Germany, and extended his anger
against Germany and Germans to the
present emperor. perhaps unjustly.
The personal antipathy thus created
and intensified during earlier years by
many trivial causes of a personal ma
ture suddenly assumed formidable d.
menslons Immediately after the death
of Queen Victoria and King Edwards
accession.
Between the late queen and the Ger
man emperor who was, of course, her
grandson. a particularly warm affec-
tion existed and the Kaiser FASTENED
TO England as soon as It became evil
dent that NictOria's end was an
preaching. That the queen and the
heir to the throne had had many dis
agreements is well known, and IL is
| declared at court that during her last
hours queen Victoria showed so much
more regard for the kaiser than she did
for her eldest son that the nose OF the
Prince Of Wales was put out OF Joint
badly This episode would have left
, its mark IN any event, but Wilhelm
| III promptly made matters worse by
/ offering the new king friendly advice
] VII NAAi way IVA WHICH ilt tOlllu DNkl RUE
over shis worldwide empire. The kali
| SER who Is 10 years younger than King
| Edward. considered that the dozen
| years of experience as monarch which
| he had gained when Queen Victoria
| died gave him right to instruct and
| advise his uncle how the British empire
| should be ruled. King Edward keenly
| resented his imperial nephew's patron
| age and administered a snub to the
| kaiser which left it's sting for several
/ years. The incident took place at the
! beginning OF 1901 and the two mon
I archs did not meet again until King
Edward visited Kiel in the summer Of
| 1904.
PERSONAL CRITICISM.
Soon after King Edwards accession
| to the throne II camo to his knowledge
| that the German Emperor had given
| utterance TO all sorts Of personal criti.
| cisms regarding his royal uncles mode
! OF life. The kaiser. who is frequently
! carried away by his hot temper To say
/ indlscreet things. designated King Ed
| ward In conversation which were over
( heard by half dozen or more persons
as an "unredeemable rake" and a pro
hlgate son who had not abandoned his
/ prOnigacy after ascending the throne"
/ The kaiser also referred TO the lncon-
| gruity between Puritan England and
/ her pieasure-lovlng monarch. and re-
/ marked that the ruler OF the British
/ empire ought above everything else to
| be remarkably careful In regard 10 his
| private life and morals.
The Kaiser. however. did not conhne
| himself to criticisms OF King Ed
wards morals and OF his fondness OF
! the fair sex. He also criticised the
/ character OF several OF King Edwards
| chosen personal friends. lie stated
that King Edward had a remarkable
| preference for pleban and democratic
company, whereas his duty as a mun-
arch required him to limit his circle OF
| friends 90 aristocrats and high-born
! personages, A monarch could. Of
! course. meet plebians on friendly terms
! at special and occasional times but Il
was 4 mistake for n king 10 choose MS
| principal friends from any but the very
| highest circles Of society. The kaiser
I referred especially TO King Edward =
close personal friendship with Sir
/ Thomas Upton. and said on one occa-