Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-18
The German Emperor
Comes Off the Perch
Angry Tide Of Protest Against His MedlIng in Interna-
tiOnal Affairs Induces Him 10 Promise to Let Consul.
tutiOnal Authorities Attend to Such Matter

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:. Berlin, Nov. II. IF Forced by an !:
: angry tide Of popular feeling that !:
I. crossed the empire. from end to I:
: end, Emperor William today :
!. yielded to the nation and prom !:
:. ised henceforth to conform him !.
!. self to constitutional methods Of :.
: conducting the policies of Germ :
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The climax to the public utterances
of the emperor was reached in an
interview which he gave to an Eng
lishman and which was published in
the London Daily Telegraph Oct. 20.
and as an outcome OF this the whole
country was aroused The reichstag
Endorsed the attitude Of many OF, it's
prominent members when they de-
nounced the sovereign and Chancel-
lor Won Buelow while {he attempted
to smooth away the affair, undertook
to communicate to his majesty a
straightforward and ,lnvarnished
statement Of how German. people
1 viewed his Intervention in affairs of
state. sai
The interview between the emperor
and iElpe rial chancellor took place at
the new palace in Potsdam and at
its conclusion \.
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I: the emperor made formal :
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This promise was made public in
I the Richsanzig ger the official gazette
of the empire. It was in the form of
a note, printed on the front page,
where DEGREES, 1.-THE texts Of treaties
and the spromulga alton Of the new laws
usually appear. 1t was as follows:
During today's audience, granted
/ to the imperial chancellor, his maj
esty, the emperor and king, listened
" for several. hours to a n report by
Prince Won Bue1ow The 4 imperial
chancellor described the public feel
ing and it's causes among the German
people in connection with the article
published in the Daily Telegraph. He
also asked the position he had taken
I during the course Of debates and in
4 terpellations on this subject in the
Reichstag His majesty, the emper.
or, received the statement as explain.
ed with great earnestness and then
expressed his will as follows:
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s Needless of the exaggera- /:
s. ton Of the public criticism, I.
which are regarded by him as /:
incorrect, his majesty perceiyes &
:. that his principal imperial task 4
Is to insure the stability of the !:
81. policies Of the empire under the !:
guardianship of constitut ional J:
responsible ities. In conformity :
~ Herewith, his majesty, the en- !:
peror, approves the chancellor's !:
- ltferances in the reichstag and j:
assures Prince Won Buelow Of /:
: his continued confidence IN !:
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Prince Won Buelow had determined
upon handing In his resignation II
the emperor had not met the conn
try's demands, but as such a stu
alton did not arrive, the audience
ended with the emperor saying ID
the imperial chancellor that he re-
posed full confidence IN his Wis
dom. ,l,s
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