Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-17
TROUBLES OF AN EMPEROR.

tHdl nc Us sluhs hVt AutdHSi buh JuNN
enough to prevent him from attending
TO his daily duties. The feeling In
court circles is. that pressure OF
work acts ON his nerves and often pro-
duces these speeches which even his
most sincere admirers regard as In
discreet and not lnfrequenty tactless"
And, consequently the physicians have
prescribed hunting for him. Whether
his condition is due to the chsgrn re-
Gently experienced, the story does not
say, but the Inference Is not unnat-
ural. At all events, the incident re-
fcrred TO is tho sensation OF the EN-.
pire at present.
The objectionable part OF the pubioa-
ton In that which refers 10 the breach
of friendship between the Emperor and
Bismarck. But nothing sensationally
new appears in the diary. as far as
The dispatches quote from 1t. Prince
Hohenlohe happened 10 be In Berlin at
the time OF the dismissal of the Iron
Chancellor and the subject was gem
orally discussed Rumor had 1t that
the Emperor had consulted Bismarcks
successor as to his willingness to accept
the place, before Bismarck had been
discharged, and that the latter heard
Of this. His position, therefore, be-
came impossible. But In all this there
is really nothing startling. The men,
oirs even place the Emperor In the
Light of defender of the liberty OF
his ubjects against the iron rule Of the
Chancellor. Why, then, IL his majesty
enraged?
Various versions of the dismissal OF
Bismarck have been published. AZ the
time of the event 1t was given out thar
the Emperor insisted ON his right to
negotiate directly with foreign dipio-
mats, while Bismarck maintained that
he could not discharge the duties OF
his Office unless all negotiations win
representatives Of foreign governments
were conducted through him. ON ms
question, It was said the two Differed
and when Bismarck, as was his habit
an the days Of the old Emperor, offered
10 resign as means of bringing MS
sovereign over to his side OF the con-
troversy, the young master surprised
him by promptly accepting his resigna'
ton. A later version OF the moment
Gus episode In German history had II
that the Emperor detected Bismarck IN
the act OF trying to influence foreign
ambassador against the policy OF inc
pmneror. The president OF the SWISS
renublio had Just invited all the world
10 A labor congress at Bern iho
Kaiser being DESTROYS of making NM
self popular among the laborers asked
his treat and good friend across inc
Aims TO give UP this congress IN taVo'
Of Germany. Bismarck 1t Is elaiineu,
opposed the Emperor In TINS personal
ambition and tried to induce the SWISS
ronresentatiye to refuse the request FOR
n change of the place Of meeting 10
German territory, and this caused MS
dismissal.
since several versions OF the faii Oh
The great statesman have appeared tho
chagrin of the Emperor az TINS tlnie 70
MI easv TO understand. But In Berlin
the publication Of the Memoirs Is IN
terpreted as an attack upon him ana
nm attempt to undermine the au'o-
cratic power he has yielded ever since
the dismissal OF the Chancellor upon
no other grounds, It IL said can the po-
,iucal experts account for the relon'-
lessness of the younger Won Hohenlohe
in exposing to the world such opjec-
t,onahle chapters IN the Fatherland
inmost history.
According to Berlin dispatch, II has
been known for some months that the
Kaiser has been combated By one OF
the most powerful and Influential
claues that ever undertook court IN
trlgue. II Includes q brilliant array OF
prInces, grand dukes. generals admit
rails and editors, who among them have
contrived TO SOW dissatisfaction on an
Unprecedented scale In all classes Of
society with Emperor Williams meth
DDS OF government II this is correct
the situation in Germany must be view
cd as one OF incipiont revolution, and
this would account for the nervousness
OF the Emperor. The further develop
ment of ais feud will be watched with
universal interest.
German court intrigues are not tn,
only source OF annoyance to Kaiser
wilhelm His ambition has always been
10 become the commander Of navy
equal In efficiency to that OF Great
Britain But the war sentiment IL
Germany Is not strong enough to per
init frequent eXtrayagant approprla'
tons for naval purposes, and so th'
growth Of the navy is slow And now
comes information from London that
Great Britain is building large yes
sells IN secret No less than thre'
battleships are now said 20 he nearing
completion on the Clyde and al Elslck
nil OF which are said TO be as lars'
and powerful as the Dreadnaught Tbs
report has caused intense amazemen
IN Germany and Berlin asks: us thi
how Great Britain sets the example o
universal disarmament" Il Is also un
derstood that the admiralty Is In pos
session OF torpedo superior 10 any
thing abroad which, however, II 4
quietly keeping In reserve until tn
necessity arises for its production. VIVA
can Germany do to catch up with he
rival across the Channel?
"Uneasy lies the head that wears tn
rrown." That hunting would be
splendid remedy for the nervous un