New-York tribune., 1908-11-18
THE KAISER MEETS
NATIONS DEMAND
PROMISES TO PROTECT
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE.
Prince ron BUEO7c's assurance Of
Imperial Reticence Sustained
IIoDes of Liberals

popular feeling which swept the empire from
end to end. Emperor william to-day yielded TO
the nation and promisetkheneeforth 70 conform
himself 70 constitutional methods OF conducting
the policies OF Germany
The climax OF the popular dislike and fear .,
the public utterances Of the Emperor was
reached after an interview given to an English
man. and published in The London Daily Ieis--
graph" on October Is As the outcome OF TINS
the whole country was aroused; the Reiehstag
fndorsed the attitude Of many Of its most prom
fnen4 members when they denounced the sov-
ereign and Chancellor BGlcw. while he al
tempted to smooth away the affair. undertook
10 communicate to his majesty straightfor-
ward. unvarnished statement OF how the German
people regarded his Intervention in affairs ot
state
The interview between the Emperor and ths
| Imperial Chancellor took place at the Ne~ pa
ace in Potsdam this morning. and az us eioss
| the Emperor gave a formal promise TO MS peo-
pJe that ne would not in the future act except
| through the Chancellor and his associate MN
/ isters This promise vas made public IN 1ns
"Refcbsanzeiger" the official gazette Of the en-
I pire II was in the form OF note printed on
| the first page where DEGREES. the texts OF
/ treaties and the PRONUNCIATION q new avs
usually appear. 1t was as follows
| During to-day's audience granted To tne In
periaI Chancellor his majesty She EInPe-I l -.
Si 6-i,s. 81 Eii1ovr The Imperial Chancellor d.
scribed the feeling and its causes among -
/ German people in connection Win the aFttL7
/ n,,bIisbad i'm The Daily Telegraph" He also
exrIained the position he had taken curing -
course OF the debates and lnterpei!alOiis o -.
subject in the ReiChStag- His maJes1y- Ihe FL
peror received the statements ana sNpIaa pI Ii -
with great -earnestness and tnsn eAPIesS1 'i
/ viii as follows. ~
/ H..JIess Of the exaqeerations Of public erit-
cisn1, which are regarded by MN as saeo-rec.if
his raiesty perceiyes tsat ms ps'nep1, & onF-. -
/ the empire under the suardIansnip OF eonstItg-
tional responsibilities In conformity 5neTeyL.'
his majesty. the Emperor. approves Sne On1n
c.IIor's uttsrances in the 7eichstaS ard assures
| Prince Won 5uow Of his continued eonTldenes-
Prince Won Bulow had determined TO present
| his resignation if the Emperor had not met tns
/ country's demands. but as such situation ola
not arise the audience ended with the Emperor
/ saying TO the Imperial Chancellor that ne re-
| posed full confidence in his wisdom
4 Within half an hour after the Chancellor Re-
/ turn TO Berlin bulletins. issued gratis by the
evening newspap pers. reporting favorable issue
/ OF the meeting between the Emperor and tne
! prince we're eagerly snatched by an anxious
public. who in the first moment Of joyful sur
prise scarcely conceived the Importance Of the
/ announcement TO themselves and the empire
/ The whole nation had awaited with GREATNESS
/ suspense the word from the palace which would
/ decide whether Prince Won Bul0w would quit hls
! office and the reign Of personal policy cor
| tinue or whether the Chancellor would remain
and the desire Of the people 6e fulfilled that the
/ nation as well as the Emperor would have a
/ word in directing the policies Of the country lt
/ is certain now in the minds OF the German Deo-
/ pie that great step has been taken toward
/ freer government
| So marked has been the change IN the last few
DAYS Of the Germans toward their sovereign that
| a crowd of some fifteen hundred persons. whicn
had gathered at the church this afternoon 90 at
| tend the funeral Of General Count HdIsen-
HaseIer at which the Emperor and Eu1prsss
were present. being unaware OF The result OF the
audience. greeted their majesties almost in 81
lence Only few hats were removed. and there
were no cheers when the Emperor and Empress
returned 10 their automobile and started for
Potsdam
TWO VIEWS OF EMPEROR'S ATTITUDE.
interpreted by the events leading Up to it, ths
least this declaration Of the Emperor can mean
is that his majesty promises TO limit his free
dom Of speech and observe carefully the con-
stitutiouaI forms in taking initiative without
the advice and consent OF the Premier This
narrower Interpretation is strictly a bureau
cratic view A wider view. expressed By tina
Liberal press is that Germany enters new
era of government responsible TO the people.
with the Crown and the nation acting together
The imperial promise NAV be better UNDER
stood through Prince Won BulOWs representa-
tions TO the Emperor. as they have been stated
bv one of the ChauceIors associates The Chan
celIor had caused an fntiuatiOn to be conveyed
To Emperor William that it would be wiser IL Re
returned to the capital and granted audiences
to the Chancellor at Potsdam rather than On
board 2 battleship at Kiel. where a meeting in
the sensitive state OF public feeling might 30
miscoTstrued. and that, as most important re-
suits might follow. the capital the mOsr
suitable place. The Emperor then named ths
New Palace at POtsdam for the meeting
/ It is now learned that apart from this nOtiA-
cation the Chancellor had received word from
the Emperor since November >. the day
which the, Kaiser arrived at Donaueschingen
from Austria Ruuors had reached the public
of the existence In the E,mperOr's suite Of a
group unfavOrabIe TO Prince Won Bulow. Who
we're seeking to influence the Emperor against
Welding 10 what they regarded infringe
ment on the prerOgstive of the Crown The
Chancellor did not know until he met the En-
perez what his maiesty's attitude might be He
found however that the EnIPerors mood was
governed by the cordial regard which had sx-
isted for ten years between mis- majesty and him
self
/ CHANCELLOR'S FIRM STATEMENT
/ Good viii prevailed at the audience. and ths
| Emperor displayed marked degree OF con-
( desceusion U-nquestiOnably. he had beer great
i Il moved bv the occurrence Of recent days. The
! chancellor said that his general position vas
/ contained in the manifesto OF the Conservative
marty which represented the most loyal section
/ of the German people. issued on November g.
This declaration expressed serious concern that
not infrequently the utterancss OF his majesty