Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-19
WILL WATCH KAISER
German Nation Does Not Take 0pti-
mistic View of Promises.
DOUBT AS TO FUTURE POLICY
saxons and Bavarians Favor Frequent
Meetings of Foreign Committee.
VIEWS OF RADICAL LEADERS
DR.. Barth Says tits First Step Toward
Parliamentary Government.
COMMENT OF LIBERAL EDITOR
German People Are Awake and VIII
Protect weRrer of Crown
Against His own
Mistakes.
DR.. Barth Says It. is First Step Towsrt
Parliamentary Government.
COMMENT OF LIBERAL EDIToE

BERLIN. Nov s-The results Of the
presentations made to Emperor William
Yesterday by Chancellor Won Buelow and
the consequent imperial pledge to keep
both speeches and acts within close consti-
tutlonal bounds are measured in colder
mood by the people of Germany today.
The emperor is still much isolated from
the sympathies OF both the upper and
lower levels OF society. The talk among
the friends OF the chancellor and the min
listers today Is that they must walt and
sec how the emperor acts when the next
keenly interesting public question comes
up. Doubt exists whether. at the age of 80,
the emperors impulsive and candid dis
position can be so modified by the events
Of the last fortnight that he will depart
from a practice he has followed during the
twenty years Of his reign. Prince Won Bue~
low and his party will pursue an oppor-
tune policy, affirming resolutey that the
imperial conduct will faithfully follow the
imperial word
VIII supervise kaIaer's Acts.
The official declaration made yesterday
by Count ven Hohenthal, the Saxon minister
of foreign affairs in the lower house of the
Saxon Parliament to the effect that the
foreign affairs committee of the bundesrath
or federal council should meet oftener in
order to supervise the acts Of both the en-
peror and his chancellor apparently repre-
sents the Joint opinion of Bavaria, Werten-
burg and saxony. These governments have
agreed mutually to avail themselves Of the
foreign affairs committee OF the bundesrath
in order to share in the direction of foreign
affairs.
Speaking today of the existing situation.
DR.. Theodore Barth one of the radical
leaders In the Rechstag, said:
This is only the first step in what will
be prolonged political education of the Ger
man people for full parliamentary govern
ment. The situation Is confused. An effort
will be made to perpetuate precisely the
same relations between the crown and peo-
pie as existed before. Assurances such as
those given yesterday will quiet public
opinion for the moment, or until some fresh
occasion for action arises
People Know Their Strength.
Dr. Ferdinand Grautoff, editor-in-chlef OF
the Lepsiger Nueste Nachtrlchten, an in
fiuentiai liberal paper, acclaims the new
regime" in these words:
THE German people are awake and they
will not slumber again. Their true monarch
cal duty Is rs protect the wearer of the
crown against his own mistakes. The peo-
pie realized their right and know their
strength; they have a national conscience
ness and out of this will blossom new
life"
The executive committee of the socialist
party has authorized the Voerwaerts to de-
scribe the recent occurrence as having
begun with a scandal. then driven forward
under great excitement" and as having
ended in a "hazy compromise with the gov
ernment."
THE empire is stu administered by abso-
lutte bureaucracy" this paper continued.
"ahd 1t is still governed by single un-
limited head The decision of court cliaues,
made In secret, are carried out by plant
chancellor, who derives his power wholly
from the sovereign and who still remains in
office"
Today was observed as national day of
penitence and prayer The eergymen in
many Of the state churches in their morning
service thanked heaven that the gathering
political clouds had been dissipated.
PARIS, Nov lS.-The opinion of the
Fiereh press s divided regarding the in
ternatlona, aspect OF Emperor william
consent to avoid In the future personal
Intervention in the foreign affairs OF the
empire. While a great majority of the pa
pers consider his majestys assurances ben
eficial TO the country and a victory for
the German people as against personal
rule, several vf them, and notably the
Figaro, express confidence in the sincerity
Of his maJesty's pacific Intentions and they
recall occasions upon which he interfered
iu the interests or peace. They believe IL
unfortunate that Shis check upon the
O ehHuvenism Of German bureaucracy has
been removed