Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-17
KAISER PROMISES
TO KEEP SILENCE
His Hands Off German State
Affairs in Future.
Won BUELOW TO. STAY
Result of the Potsdam Interview
With Chancellor
PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE
Official Announcement Made of EN-
peror's Acquiescence in the
Popular Demand.

BERLIN. November 17.-Chancellor Won
Buelow in the course of his interview
with the emperor at Potsdam this morn
ing. asked his majesty for a declaration.
together with permission to publish the
same. to the effect that in the future the
emperor would deal with state affairs
only through the existing constitutional
channels. namely. through the chancellor.
His majesty acceded to this request.
and the declaration asked for appears in
the official Reichsanzeiger today. as fol-
lows:
In the course of the audience granted
today by the emperor to Chancellor Won
Buelow the chancellor described to the
emperor the mood of the nation and eX-
piaired his position with reference to
the debate in the reichstag of last Tues
day The emperor listened to these ex-
plantations with great earnestness and
expressed his will as follows:
Needless of the obvious incorrect ex-
aggerations, his majesty considered his
principal aim to be to secure the contin-
uance of the imperial policies under the
safeguard of constitutional responsible
tiles; he approved the chancellor's adj
dress in the reichstsg and assured the
prince OF his continued confidence.
Returns to Berlin.
Immediately after his return from Pots
dam Chancellor Won Buelow saw the men,
bers of the Prussian ministry in confiden-
tial council and communicated to them
the details of his audience with the en-
peror. The president of the reichstag,
Count Won StoltZberg had a prolonged
conference with the chancellor after the
meeting with the ministry. Details of the
Potsdam audience were communicated to
the leading members of the federal coun-
cIl by Minister of the Interior Bethmann-
Holweg.
In the interview his majesty expressed
his complete confidence in the chancellor
and the chancellor will remain In office.
Furthermore, the emperor accepted the
proposals made by the prince concerning
the future conduct of state affairs. The
result IL believed to have amelforated the
very serious Internal situation which has
existed in Germany for the past fortnight.
Lasted Nearly an Hour.
The audience between his majesty and
the chancellor lasted for over three-quar-
ters of An hour. At-its conclusion Prince
Won Buelow took a train back 10 Berlin.
Chancellor Won Buelow arrived at the
palace at IL o'clock and was at once ad-
lnitted to the presence of his majesty
The chancellor left Berlin in reserved
car on the ordinary Potsdam train. The
emperor and the empress arrived at the
new palace ain Potsdam about O'Clock
this morning.
The chancellor appeared pale from his
recent indisposition- Replying to an &C
quaintance at the railroad station who
assured him that the entire German ma
tion accompanied him in spirit on the
journey. Prince Won Buelow said in a
grave voice:
II have no other idea than 10 do my
duty toward the German people,
The friend then expressed the hope
tion to shout '.Hoch, Won BueloW!''
To this remark Chancellor Won Buelow
answered smilingly:
One cannot tell how things will turn
out