Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-16
KAISER IRRITATES PUBLIC
Delay in Meeting the Chancellor Adds
Fuel to the Flames.
EMPERoR's PRESTIGE DAMAGED
Press and People Determined and
Indications Are that for Once the
Imperial VIII Must Bow to the
Demands of the Country.

BERLIN. Nov. 15-Because of the tragic
death of General Count Huelsen-Haeseler,
chief OF the German military cabinet the
emperor has telegraphed Chancellor Won
Bueow that the audience arranged to take
place at Kiel tomorrow, aboard the battle
ship Deutschland, must be deferred. The
emperor will return to Berlin on Tuesday,
when the meeting between him and the i'm
perial chancellor. which the country awaits
with intense feeling, is expected to take
place.
Count Huelsen- -Haeseler was laughing and
talking after dinner at Donaueschingen last
evening, when he suddenly fell, stricken
with appoplexy, in the emperor's presence
and died almost Immediately. He had held
the position of imperial adjutant for nine
teen years and was the emperor's constant
companion He had the ability to tell most
amusing stories in the Berlin dialect and
had an immense influence in the army
The higher commands depended much upon
his judgment
Public irritation with the emperor seems
to increase with the delay in receiving the
chancellor. The general explanation seems
to be that If the emperor realized the feel
ing OF the country he would issue some
sor! OF a declaration that will tranquilize
his subject. The depth of the popular sense
of grievance against the emperor is almost
inexplicable. one of the leaders of the ma
tional liberals in the Reichstag said:
"The emperor has lost 70 per cent of his
influence in Germany within two weeks"
The general manager OF one OF the prin-
cipal machinery works In Berlin, who was
pre- -ent when this remark was made, added
Yes, he has lost 80 per cent"
Since the growing feeling against EN-
peror Williams personal initiative, both
IN internal and external affairs was sud
denly released by his now famous pub
lished interview" there have been exhibit
tions of violenle that have astonished even
the advanced radicals. The interview
merely has been the occasion for a pas
sionate expression Of the German people S
desire that the sovereign's power shall be
limited to close constitutional interpreta-
items
Takes Emperor to Task.
''The people have become conscious, -
says Heinrich Rppler editor Of the
Tagliche Rundschau conservative court
organ, which is supposed to be the en-
peror's fsvorite paper, that their welfare
or the Ills Of the empire depends upon a
single individual who has done nothing this
week 10 quiet lHe ledTS OF llle people, or
TO become Teconciled with them His
majesty seems to have little appreciation of
how his personal hobbies and antipities are
regarded"
No journal can be found in the country
that does not take the position that the
emperor's personal power in affairs OF state
must be limited and a great number OF
, clippings embodying the comments Of the
newspapers have been assembled by the
foreign office and forwarded to Baron
Rucker-Jenisch. and these will be submitted
to the emperor for examination. As 10
what courses should be adopted, the coun-
try as a whole seems to be I'm doubt but
the socialists and radicals are loud in their
demands for strict parliamentary RESPONSE
bility. Dr. Theodore Barth leader OF one
of the radical parties In the Reichstag, SAYS
that the emperor is the strongest colleague
the radicals have and that he has done
rore to show the people the need OF respon.
sible government than years OF national de.
bate could have done.
4 The powerful conservative interests look
TO Prince Yon Buelow 10 obtain guarantees
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