The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
EMPEROR'S LETTER
TO gRBsH LIGHT THROWN ON TT
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HAe Incident Fas Created . scnsaffon Thronshout Europe and is Betng Discussed by Newspapers
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London, March 7.---No fresh light on Emperor williams letter to Lord Tyeedmouth. in which t is charged his majesty made an attempt to in- val estimates. is expected until Lord Tweedmouth rnakes his promised state ment on the occurrence in the House of Lords next Monday.
 There is great curiosity as to wheth- CT the f1rst lord of the admiralty will read what Emperor William wrote If the substance of the letter Is inoffen- sfve, the language may be so informal that the emperor would prefer it be not spread before the eyes of the peo- pie at large. It is still held today that the immediate cause of the Em- peror's letter was another letter writ ten by Lord Fisher. who ie a member of the entourage of King Edward, to the Maritime League, in which he said:
 -There Ia not a man in Germany from the Emperor downwards who would not>weicome the fall of Sir John Fisher.s
 Sir John Is senior naval lord of the admiralty. Hugf Cecil Lea, liberal member of parliament from St. Pan- crAs, East, has given notice of ques- tson to the premier, which will con- clude with the following words:
 Having In view the number of per- sons to whom this letter has been shown and the interest 1t has for the country at large---that under the eir- cumstance, full publicity should be given the nnatter--wiil he consent to lay the whole of the correspondence on the table and explain fully the cir- cusnstances and facts connected with fhe procesdings."
 several other members have given notification of similar questions. The incident of the Emperor's letters has created q sensation throughout Eu- rope. and today it is being discussed warmly by the newspapers of all the capitals.
 7 An Inspired Despatch.
 Cologne, March 7--The Koelniscns zeltung prints an inspired despatch from Berlin refiecting the satisfaction In Berlin political circles at the promptness with which the Englisf people nave refused to accept The Tisziebs version of the Emper6rs letter and declaring that Germans can be full, Iy satisfied with the c6mnerts on thil subject in the English and other for. eign newspapefs.N
 The despatch then refers to the DO siticn taken by several English paperi that 1t is improper for . monarch t hold private correspondents with [
  tun, it asserts. 1t is impossible of sc ceptance in so sweeping form.
 Tn support of this. it points to tn. memoirs Of Queen Victoria, which con tained extended correspondence with foreign personages often touching DO litical matters. The despatch concludsi with the statement that nothing fl known in Berlin lin reference to ths statement appearing In fhe Enelisi newspapers that negotiations have. beer gofnw on between the English and thu German governments for a mutual re strietion Of warahip building plans
 DfpaDmaas Knew of Letter.
 Berlin. March 7--That Emperor VII Ham had written q letter to Lord Tweedmouth. 1t was learned today. waa known to small circle .of Berlin published It's statement concerning it The Emperor told several persons close to him that he had written te Lord Tweedmoutt'sand official circles here continue to scout the impqtatior that the Emperor tried to influencs Great Brftain's naval plans.
 The German government thinks thai the publication of the letter would bt the best way to dissipate the excite' rlenf among certain classes fn Eng. land The government explicitly de. clines, however, to believe that tho excited utterances in The Times and several other British newspapers. repre- sent correctly the feeling of the Eng fish people. Decisive action On tns part of the government apparently fl impeded by the Emperor's. absence a' Wilhelms Haven.