The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-11-11
JUDGMENT ON
GERMAN KAISER
WAS NEVER so SEVERELY Ar.
RAlGi I'd BY PARLIAMENT AS
YESTERDAY.
Won BUElOW EXPLAINS
Took Blame for Publication of Article
In London Telegraph and Found
II Hard to Continue in the
Service.

Berlin Nov. i0.-Emperor William
Ineyer has been so severely judged b.
his parliament as he was today dur.
ing debate In the Reichstag on the
interpretations concerning converse
tions published with the permission
Iof the emperor, in the London Tela-
graph. The criticisms of his majes.
tvs court his ministers and his ma
iesty's treatment Of the constitution,
was well Of his freedom of speech.
went 10 lengths that astonished OBJ
servers acquainted with the tradition.
al caution of the chamber in dealing
with the personality cf the sovereign.
And the emperor seemed to have no
defenders.
Chancellor Won Buelow made al
address lasting fifteen minutes, bnt
he lacked his spirit and person IN
his confidence is authority for ~.
statement that he also had told the
emperor that neither himself nor
his successors could remain In office
unless his majesty was more reserv.
ed. The house received his explana-
ton in icy silence.
The conservativeness, representing
largely landed nobility, were also ai
relentless as the socialists, radca
and national-liberaIs, and todays pro
|ceedings are regarded by extreme HI.
erals as the beginning of long con.
test between the crown and the par.
lament that may end in Germany
having a ministry responsible 10 The
parliament and not to the crown
alone Herr Basserman, national
liberal leader, a friend OF Buelow aud
a specialist in foreign affairs. began
the discussion and was followed by
Herr Weimer. radical. and he in
turn gave way to Her Singer. sooia'
ist, who declared that IL any other
servant Of the state had done such a
thing as had Emperor William ha
would be brought before the impcr
ial court for trial
Buelow spoke earnestly in reply t1
the critics of the government and the
emperor. He assumed that the de-
tails given in the Telegraph were not
all correct and was certain that the
story of the detailed plan of campaiga
TO end the Bocr War was not righ.
He sal dthe emperors letter to Queen
Victoria consisted merely OF an acad.
emic idea concerning the conduct of
war in general and was without sig.
nifcance as to ending the war Ger.
many, he said. gave the Beers time.
ly warning that they would be alone
against England and that there was
no doubt regarding the result.
Germsny's Policy
The facts with reference to the
question OF intervention have long
been public property, Buelow contiu'
ucd While serious and regretable
Misunderstanding have existed be-.
tween Great Britain and Germany.
the German people desire peaceful
and friendly relations with that en-.
pirc. joined with mutual respect As
to Germany's interests in the Pacifi
Ocean, Buelow declared the only
thought about East Asia was for N"
purpose OF obtaining portion OF the
trade there and there is no idea Of
maritime adventure
there He declared that the task in
Gcrmanys policy is not TO limit tho
OF Japan
For twenty years. The chancellor
went on. the emperor has strivcn 10
improve the relations with Great Brit
ain often undar difficult circum-
stances. and when his efforts ia this
direction have been attacked With
out reason hc felt aggricvcd.~
The implication that there are sec
ret designs against Great Britain hc
denounced as entirely false
Most Difficult Task.
Concluding. Buelov expressed the
conviction that in view OF the pres
'nt situation the emperor. in futurs
private conversations. VII cxcrcise
hat reserve which in the interest oi
hc uniform policy AMI authority C.;
hr crown. j. Indispensable
II this proves not to be so" he de
.lared. neither 7 nor any one Of my
successors could take the RESPONSE
iilitv accepted the blame for pub.
icatiou Of the article in the Telt
graph. and offered my resignation.
mi if was the most difficult task iB
ms political life 90 resolve 10 remaia
NJ Office. How long Z uiU cuutinue
here I DO not knoE. but I consider n
rs duty Al this difficult period %
continue 10 serve the emcproF AL
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