Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
EYES ON THE KAISER
All Germany Awaits Answer to
the Reichstag. :
MEETS PRINCE ON MONDAY
First Interview Certain to Be
Frought With Interest.
WILL HE ACCEPT CENSURE7
Belief in Berlin That Debate Was
Only Preliminary to More
Important Events.
MEETS PRINCE ON MONDAY
WILL HE ACCEPT CENsURE'

BERLIN November l3-The socialist
and centrist members of the reichstag to-
day demanded a change in the funda-
mental law that should make the i'm
peral chancellor responsible to the reich
stag instead of to the emperor. and two
resolutions to this end were laid upon
the table. The socialists demanded also
that the responsibility of the chancellor
be extended to the dealings and utter
ances of the emperor, and that the reich
| stag have the power to demand the dis
missal Of the chancellor
| BERLIN, November 13-Chancellor Won
Buelow is to meet Emperor William at
| Kiel next Monday. If the chancellor and
| his sovereign are in agreement on the
matter of future policies and if the cham
| cellor is to remain in office the German
| people will at once be informed that his
| majesty accepts the spirit of the declara-
tions made in the reichstag by the chan
| cellor last Tuesday. These statements
| were that neither Prince Won BuelOw nor
any succeeding chancellor could remain
in office unless his majesty is more re-
| served III Ills utterdnCeS.
The chancellor will take with him to
kiel evidence of the feeling in the coun-
try regarding the emperors independent
| actions in matters Of state. He Will SET
forth, first, that the foreign affairs COM
mittee of the bundesrath, or federal coun-
ell. is firm in the opinion formulated at
| the meeting held yesterday tnat IL Wouio
| he wiser Tor the emperor not 10 express
| views affecting the relations OF the en-
ty~io
| his responsible ministers. which opinion
| derives weight from the fact tnat tle
| governments of Bavaria, WurttemouiS
| and SaXony were represented on tne com-
! mittee second, that the entire relchSaS
assented to the declarations made by the
| speakers Tuesdays3ha the emperor mao
| exceeded his constitutional prerogaaives
| in private discussion with foreigners con
| cernine Germanys attitude on controvert-
| ed questions and third, that the fee]ing
| of the people at large on this matter was
accurately indicated by the press OF the
! country.
have exchanged views freely by telegraph.
| but there is excellent authority lot the
statement that nothing has been said on
| either side that would prevent Won Bue
| low from remaining as chanceilor. Chti,
| such time however, they meet ana
! talk over the situation there Will De oouUt
| as to wether or not a satisfactory WORK
| ing understanding between them can Do
How Will He Take TT
| The kaiser has been fully informed OF
every word uttered in the debate. ana the
reading Of the same, containing as IL
does. such statements as "he seldom
knows what he is talking about and
.'he is ignorant of matters OF science.
art and politics" must necessarily arouse
| in a monarch Of his high strung tenn
permanent feelings Of an unusual kind
1 nil laof fak q
| ton heard on all sides. Meanwhile Prince
Won Buelow's position appears to De as
follows: He made a speech plainly aimed
at restoring the good opinion or England
and extenuating as far as possible the
kaiser's indiscretion. The speech salts
fed no one except the extreme conserva-
| tiyeS.
Prince Won Buelow's Position.
The chancellor's remark. made so point
| edly, that he did not know how long ne
would remain in Office. is explained by the
| fact that he cannot and does not know
now he stands until his majesty reads
| both his speech and those of the party
| leaders in the reichstag who made per-
sonal attacks without parallel In the Ger
man parliament.
| The chancellor is still ignorant whether
| the kaiser is disposed. is almost uni
versally demanded by his people, to give
up the supreme direction of the political
ticle No. IL of the constitution the en-
peror represents the empire in its foreign
relations On this point. Prince Won Bue-
low gave no answer. because the kaiser
had not expressed an opinion himself
But the bundesrath or the federal council
which. with the reichstag carries out the
legislative functions of the empire met
yesterday and the members, despite
statements to the contrary, were evil
IDENTIFY intent upon framing law re-
stricting the powers Of the kaiser.
If such law is drawn up by the bundles
rath and agreed to by the reichstag. as IL
undoubtedly would be. the emperor has no
power to veto 1t. Some piquancy is added
to the situation by the fact that during
this crisis the kaiser is stopping with
Prince Fucrstenberg, man who has his
fullest confidence. and whom he Is credit
ed with desiring to make his chancellor.
however unqualified the prince may be
audience with the kaiser will, therefore,
be of greatest historical interest.
The Press Antagnostic.
Meanwhile both the kaiser and his
chancellor have met the very worst kind
of a press reception. That highly respect
able organ, the Vossische Zeitung. says
, that after a two-day debate the chan
ceIlor's reply was little more than shrug
of the shoulders and did not answer the
interpretations. but consisted of merely Ut
tered words, while the country asks FOR
deeds.
The Berliner Tag eblatt. which may be
said to represent the "go-ahead' and
business element of Germany, is indig-
nant, and says:
..The debate, from a practical point OF
view is without result. The chancellor
scarcely suggested anything and promised
nothing During the two-day debate
much was spoken which has long lain
dorman. in the hearts of the people, and
we may assume that the kaiser realized
the feelings of the people and of the
reichstag and now knows many things
hitherto concealed from him by his
courtiers. Whether this will help is an
other question. Foreign countries may,
however, take Il as certain that the
patience of the German people. which has
been long suffering. has at last found its
limit and must be respected. Up to the
present Prince Won Bue.ow has onay repre-
sented the rights of the throne. and IL
must be made clear to him that hence
forth he must not ignore the demands OF
the people"
Other Severe Comments.
The Taeglische Rundschau. which rep
racaptc tho respecf a hle classes declares