Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
The KAISER
is MUzzLED
He Promises Less Interference
in Politics.
TONGUE WAGGEO TOO FREELY

Chancellor Won RueIow Wins out In
His Presentation of Demands of Ger
man People-The Emperor Promises
to Conform Himself to Constitutional
Methods Of Conducting the Policies
of the Countrywide Promise Pub
lished In Official Gazette.
Berlin. Nov. 1s.-FOrced by the an
cry tide Of popular feeling that swept
the empire from end to end, Emperor
William yielded to the nation and
promised henceforth to conform him
self to constitutional methods of con
Quoting the policies of Germany
The climax to the public utterances
OF the emperor was reached in an in
terview which he gave to an English
man and which was published in the
London Daily Telegraph on Oct. %. /
AS the outcome of this. the whole .
country was aroused; the reichstag
endorsed the attitude of many of its
prominent members when thev de-
nounced the sovereign, and Chancellor
Won Buelow while he attempted to
smooth away the affair. undertook to
communicate to his majesty a straight
forward and unvarnished statement of
how the German people viewed his in
tervention in affairs of state.
The interview between the emperor
and the imperial chancellor took place
at the new palace in Potsdam. and at
Its conclusion the emperor made for
NAL promise to his people that in the
future he would not act except through
the chancellor and his associate min
listers. This promise was made public a
In the Reichsanzeiger, the official ga Y
Eette of the empire. It was in the form
Of note, printed on the front page.
where DEGREES. the texts of treaties
and the PRONUNCIATION of new laws
usually appear. It was as follows:
During the audience granted to the W
Imperial chancellor. his majesty the m
emperor and king, listened for several hi
hours to a report by Prince Won Bue- to
ow. The imperial chancellor describ- ye
ID the feeling and its causes among gr
he German people in connection with 81;
he article published in the Daily Tele- ia
'raph. He also explained the position ce
e had taken during the course of the de
ebates and interpretations on this no
ubject in the reichstag. His majesty CO.
he emperor received the statements Fit
nd explanations with great earnest bo,
ess and then expressed his will as to
blows: W
' Needless of the exaggerations of anC
lblic criticism, which are regarded
2 him as incorrect. his majesty per Clil
ives that his principal imperial task Hel
to ensure the stability of the poll rob
rs of the empire. under the guardian Rea
ip Of constitutional responsibilities. and
conformity Herewith his majesty bei1
e emperor approves the chancellor's Y
terance in the reichstag and assures the
tnce Won Buelow of his continued (Zel
tect
Prince Won Buelow had determined Wht
on handing in his resignation if the the
peror had not met the country's A
nands, but as such a situation did asle,
arise, the audience ended with the Viii
peror saying to the imperial chan mon
Tor that he reposed full confidence for I
his wisdom. and
Within half an hour after the chan the
or's return to Berlin bulletins were the G
led by the newspapers, reporting a were
orable issue of the meeting between
emperor and prince. were eagerly -,
tched by an anxious public. who in FINl
first moment of joyful surprise
'cely conceived the importance of Now
announcement to themselves and
empire. The whole nation had Pot
tied with breathless suspense the Strait
/ from the palace which would de- Repul
whether Prince Won Buelow would of cit.
his office and the "reign of per of Re;
] policy" continue, or whether the town
cellor would remain and the de- sent t
of the people be fulfilled. that the his de
N as well as the emperor would and a.
a word in directing the policies funera
e country. It is certain now in the Whe
s of the German people that ing sh
step has been taken toward ering (
government taken