New-York tribune., 1906-10-28
THE KAISER PORTRAYED.

1t is not difficult to understand the vexa ton
and Indignation of the German Emperor at the
publication of the HOhenlohe memoirs. No
man enjoys the public exploiting of his private
acts and confidential words Especially is il
distasteful to man who habitually displays
himself in full dress to be revealed against his
will in most Informal undress. The case Is. of
course, aggravated when the victim is an au-
gust and powerful sovereign of vast and conf
plicated interests whose personality is so
potent a factor in the problems of imperal and
international politics that any impairment of
It's prestige may derange the entire eOuation
| We must nevertheless. incline to the opinion
that the Emperors grievance is one of nominal
| lese majesty rather than of actual injury and
| that far from suffering loss of esteem he is
actually a gamer from the revelations Of This
indlscreet publication We were speaking the
other day Of the light thrown upon RismarcI,
| by the Hohenlohe memoirs. The light thrown
upon William II is no less instructive and con
vincing.
1t is shown again that there was q radical
disagreement between the Kaiser and the
| Chancellor over the socialist problem. Ris
marck was for using the iron hand unsparinrlv
and remorselessly, apparently forgetful OF an
other iron-handed campaign of his which ended
! lgnomlniously at CAnoSsa. William II opuosed
that policy, on both negative and affirmative
grounds Modestly recognizing the difference
between himself and William | in prestige and
authority, he thought it would he rash and nre-
sumptuous for him to do what his grandfather
might have done. In addition he had high hopes
! of the greater success of Il policy of cOncflia-
ton. 1t is true that his workingmen's confer
ence, on which he set In advance such Store
proved futile and disappointing. even as Mr.
| Kipling has portrayed it in a satlrical ballad
Nevertheless, the Emperor enjoyed an acces-
sion Of popular confidence and affection because
| or that attempt, inCOnsequental though It was
TO better the standard of life among the working
millions and the mature and lasting judgment
of the world will be that his policy was wiser
than that of the great Chancellor
| Equally marked their divergence or
views In foreign affairs. 1t was no secret TO
the world that Russia was planning to seize
Bulgaria. The devious doings of Zankoff and
haulbars, the infamous attacks upon Prince
Alexander, and numerous other things revealed
that purpose plainly, and showed against what
tremendous odds the great Stambulofr was hat
! ting for the very life Of the principalitv Had
! Germany given assent the blow would undoubt
edly have fallen. Bismarck. mindful of his
old belief that the whole Balkan was not worth
the bones OF a single Pomeranian grenadier.
and Of his remark to Prince Alexander thar
the Bulgarian crown would be an interesting
souvenir, was for giving that assent. . But
William II resolutely refused to do so. Had
Bismarck prevailed Bulgaria would have been
reduced to the woful plight of Poland or Ar
menia, while, worse still. Austria Hungary
would have gone TO war to resist such a wrong
with perhaps no better result than TO involve
herseir In disaster and perhaps dismemberment
We may not wonder at the cynical recklessness
and inhumanity of Bismarcks policy We must
feel great admiration and gratitude for the
Emperor's vetoing and defeat of It.
! These shookingly indIscEeet revelations then.