Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-18

RULER PROMISES TO BE
GOOD IN THE FUTURE
imperial Note Assures Subjects
That Prince Won BueIoW and
the Ministry viii Be Consult
ed on All Affairs of State,

Iby morning JOurbhi sheCiat AeaseO hItcI
Berlin, Nov. 17-Forced by the an
CRY tide of popular feeling that has
swept the cupiry from end to end
Emperor William today yielded to the
nation ana promised henceforth to
confine himself to constitutional
methods in conducting the policies oi
Germany.
The climax Of tho public uttcranccF
Of the emperor was reached in an
interview which he gave to an Eng
lishman and which was published in
the London Daily Telegraph on Oct
obcr 2S. As the outcome Of this the
whole country was aroused; the
rcichstag endorsed the attitude Of
many of its prominent members when
they denounced the sovereign and
Chancellor Won BuoloW, while he at
tempted to smooth away the affair.
undcrtook to communicate with his
majesty a straightforward and unvar-
nished statement Of how the German
people viewed his intervention in al
fairs of state.
The interview between the emperor
and the imperial chancellor took
place at the new palace in Potsdam
this morning and at its conclusion
the, emperor made a formal promise
to his people that in the future he
would not act except through the
chancellor and his associate ministers.
This promise was made public in the
Reichsan Zcigcr the official gazette
of the empire. II was In the form
of a note printed on the front page.
where decrcos the text of treaties
ana the pronunciation Of new laws
usually appear II was as follows;
During today's audience, granted
to the imperial chancellor, his ma
iesty the emperor ana king, listened
for several hours TO a report by Prince
Won Bueluw. The imperial chancellor
described the feeling ana its causes
among tho German people in cOnncc-
ton with the article published in the
Daily Telegraph He also explained
the position he had taken during the
course of the debates and intcrpolla-
tions on this subject in the reichstag
His majesty the emperor received
the statements and explanation with
great earncstness ana then expressed
his viii, as follows:
Needless of the cNaggoraton Of
public criticism which is regarded by
him as Incorrect His majesty believes
that his principal imperial task is to
insure the stability Of the policies of
the empire. under the guardianship
of constitutional responsibilities. GnI
conformity herewith. his majesty the
emperor approves the chanccllors
uttcranccs i'm the rcachstag anu -.
surcs Prince Won BucloW Of his con
unued confidence
Pince Won BucloW had determined
upon handing his resignation in III
the emperor had not met tho country's
demand, but as such "a situation did
not arise the audience ended with the
emperor saying to the imperial chan
Ccllor that he rcposcd fun confidence
in his wisdom
The whole nation had awaited
with breathlcss suspense the word
from the palace which would decide
whether Prince Won Buelow would
quit his office and the reign Of per
sonal policy" continue, or whether the
chancellor would remain and the de-
sire OF the people be fulfilled that tho
nation. as wei as the emperor would
have a word i'm directing the policies
of the country
So marked has bccn the change in |
the last few days of the crmans to-
ward their sovereign that a crowd OF
some 1900 or more gathered at the
chuch this afternoon to attend the |
funeral of the late Count Huclen-H Haze |
Ter at which the emperor and empress /
were present. being unaware Of the /
result of tho audience greeted their /
matcstles almost in silence. only a +
few hats were removed and there were I
no cheers when the emperor ana en- /
press returned o. their automobile and 1
started back 20 Potslam
Interpreted by the events leading .
up tn it the least this declaration Of .
the emperor can mean is that his ma I
testy promises To- limit his freedom I
= speech and observe carefully the /
constitutional forms in taking mo- in
itiatiye without the advice ana con-
sent OF the premier This narrower! /!
IS strictly burecratic +
view. A wider view. as voiced by the f
liberal press is that Germany enters /
upon a new era ot government To-
speonsible TO the people. with the /
crown and the people acting together /
plain Talk 10 William.
The imperial promise may be bet
ter understood through Prince Nou
Buelow's representations 10 the fm-
peror. as they have been supplied 10