The sun., 1908-11-01
MISUNDERSTANDING
Continued from Fret Paos.

OF tho case and thereby demonstrate tC
the world the baselessness Of the attacks
on his imperial master"
| Tho paper goes on to say: In this
affair 30 unpleasant both for the Kaiser
and for German policy 1t is only q ques'
tion OF hitch In the working OF the
machinery OF the Foreign Office such az
might have. occurred In other depart
ments with such ninss Of work. What
caused the Chancellor by no means the
least regret is that 1t happened In on
affair Of such consequence. But rs the
matter is being cleared up and as II oo'
CURED before the crisis In the Balkans
the statemehts ts that the Emperor William
tried to disturb the ententes Of Other
Powers fall to the ground.
"The Kaiser. as we'll as all English per-
sons concerned. only sought TO improve
Anglo-German relations At to-day
visit Of the Chancellor to the Emperor
the Kaiser was 80 particularly friendly
as to leave no doubt that the incident
would in no wise affect the relations OF
the Kaiser and the Chancellor.
II is necessary to record the fact that
the public refuses to accept this explana-
| tion at its face value. The streets and
public places are thronged tonight with
vast crowds which are eagerly buying
extra editions of the newspapers and
excitement runs high. One hears on all
sides comments to the effect that it is
Incredible that any responsible official
could have read tho interview and ap-
proved its publication. The attempt to
throw the responsibility indefinitely upon
the Foreign Office 10 derided.
The radical Freisinnigc Zeitung says:
I'VE hear of another example and a most
dangerous one of the sort OF effect of the
impulsive personal po icy of the Emperor.
which has so often been to the disad-
vantage OF our foreign policy, however
well meant tho impulse may have been.
Foreign policy is no matter of sentiment,
but thing of cod reason when one should
ask cui bonoF How came it that the Chan
cellor had not read and that he must first
learn from an English paper Of a matter
Of deep importance to the veal and woe of
Germany? Was it enough that it came
from the Kaiser?
Again, who is responsible in the For
eign Office for such a decision. as that
article contained nothing questionable?
Did they too rely on the imprimatur OF
their chief: No. The truth is that no
one in the Foreign Office had the courage
to correct the imperial manuscript. or
even suggest to the Chancellor that such
document ought never be made public.
The Chaucelior is now in dilemma be-
tween the Kaiser and the Reichstag. The
latter viii surely have some very serious
talks with him. We await what Parlia-
ment has TO say
The Nciionoi Zeitung will say to-mor-
row: The inci!ent is sad one uuder any
circumstances. 1t is to be hope1 that in
Ituro the imperial private policy will be
/ lentical with that. Of the German En-
pre-
The FosSische <ehvng, " hich is fairly
Independent with tendency toward
Liberalism, describes the Ministerial
crisis as Quickly come, quickly gone"
The paper says 1t has not changed the
evdenoe that the Kaiser aime1 Mt the
IL Anglo-German rela-
tions, lut il certainly shows that there
is something wrong in the methods CT
the Foreign Office. and the Rcichstag must
get further explanations as to the conduct
Of business thcrc.
The IorHdds expects that foreign I
will make merry over Non
Rulow 3 attempt t. save the Kaiser.
II asks: Must the country unresistingly
suffer everything the Government i'm
poses on it? Will the Reichstag in this
case act as the Chancellor's accomplice?
must soc 10 it that the present
state Of things shall cease
The Toghchc Rundschdu asks: I'm
what other. land could such publication
easue? In what other land could for
eigner persuade its monarch TO such per-
In what other land would
such revelations, so pregnant in respect
10 relations with neighbors, be thought
Of without long previous elaboration
IN council? The cup must be drunk to
The dregs and the bitter lesson must be
namely, the pursuance OF Ger |
nan policy at once single minded, brave
md silent
The Beriiner Tdgebidu asserts that
Won Ruelow first thought that !
he matter concerned not an interview
1ut an article, and as manuscripts on
hin paper are hardly legible he did not
'ead 1t when it arrived in Berlin. Won
Schoen, the Assistant Foreign Secretary,
vas absent at the time and the document
ell into the hands Of a subordinate off,
val who did not perceive its importance.
The official reported this view of the docu-
nent, and the manuscript was sent with
,ut further examination to England.
The TogebiqH, like the vast majority
II German papers, thinks the time has
,ome to insure and. protect the German
people, who have now arrived at the age
If discretion, against the repetition Of
'uch personal Intervention. This is the
tote Of the comments Of all parties, that
he policy OF the empire must be directed
lot by the personal whims OF the Kaiser
,ut by Parliament and responsible au-
horities
The official North German Gazette, re-
urning TO the charge tomorrow, will
gain defend the interview. 1t will say
hat it is hard to see how the Kaiser's
Iction in setting right historical errors
an affect the relations of the Powers. |
These" says the Norddeutscher Aiige- |
neine Zeitung -are to-day on new foot
ng which no historical "reminiscences
AN injuriously AFFECT" n
In truth, however, the Kaiser h,is !
himself confronted with an outburst
II national anger such as no European
overeign has encountered in this gen.
ration. The effects of this cannot but
'e deplorable. The result most to
'e feared is that. yielding to his peo-
lies wrath and in yiau ~ tba .oil |