The Washington times., 1908-11-29
DAYS ARE ALL DARK
FOR GERMAN RULER
Trouble Wherever He Looks,
and People No More Wor-
ny Over His Bark.

BERLIN. Nov. 2s.-Dark indeed arr
these days for the Kaiser.
Wherever he looks there is trouble
and IL is scaRt consolation that mos
of his troubles are due to his own &c
lions. The Germans. who have learn
ed that his barks are worse than hi.
bites. are assailing him mercilessly OF
all sides. and God knows what might
have har.encd If he had not succeeded
I'm supyressing the interview which wa
10 have appeared in the current ISSUE
Of the Century Magazine.
The severest Of all the critics is Max
imilian Harden, editor Of the ZuEunft.
who was sentenced to Imprisonment 70
his revelations concerning the Moltke
affair.
Herr Harden writes: ct is unprece
denied that a monarch who wishes L
remain on the throne should destroy al
confidence in himself and belief in hii
capability for discharging the simples
political tasks.
The effect o. his words on the wholt
world is also without precedent. Eng
land. the Latin nations. Slavs and vel
low races are combined in opposition
to MS. We see nothing but. anger an,
ridicule rom the White Sea TO the Pa
cihc Dream. VIII the Emperor penounc,
the crown? His grandfather contem
plated abduction in a far less serious
crisis. for which he was in no way t,
blame.
Must Not Be Blind.
the fact that his cOuntrymen are nov
against him, and that no chancellor
neither BueIow nor a successor, car
hold office unless he receives from tn
Kaiser a personal pledge that ne vii
limit his political activity in the fu
ture. Germany must demand thi
change. The house Of HohenzolIerl
must also demand this change in thi
cruelty serious crisis, otherwise IL vii
be too late"
AS the Emperor was riding in N
Iiergarten The other day he found
parcel lying on the ground and ordere
his groom 10 pick it up.
The parcel contained a newly washes
shirt. The Kaiser gave orders for tn
parcel - be taken TO the police head
quarters. II was duly deposited there
and William, King and Emperor, wa
as the honest finder"
The Emperor in mis- capacity as homes
finder is entitled 10 a reward OF 10 De
cent Of the value Of the newly Washe
shirt.
Struggle in Bohemia.
For many weeks past a struggle ha
been going on between Germans an
Czechs n Bohemia. followed by ob
struction IN the Prague Diet. WhicI
was commenced by the German dep
uties.
The Czechs. embttered by the cessa
ton OF all business in the diet. whic
should have debated important com
mercial resolutions, again began d
Prague and numerous other towns il
Bohemia 10 commit excuses agains
the Germans. II. the street nights whicl
have beea going on at Prague, Richen
berg. and other towns, scores Of peopl
have been killed and wounded. an
much property destroyed. German bust
ness men have been bOycotted, thei
signs pulled down. and German an
Czech students have beaten each othe
in the streets
Changes No Better.
The changes made IN the cabinet hav
ing evidently had little or no enec
Emperor Francis Joseph is now said [
have reached the conclusion that parlia
Uentary government in Bohemia is a
impossibIity for some time to come
and that other means must be trie
10 keep the machinery Of the state NOV
ing. and q dictator may be named. tn
first and most important condition il
the monarchy, whose situation at tn
present time is so open to political al
tacks from abroad. IS, at any rate, q
procure peace within its own border.
which under the circumstances will
however, be exceedingly difficult.