New-York tribune., 1908-11-14
KAISER TO BE WARNED
Firm Statement Prepared for En-
perOr-ReichStGg Motions.

Berlin. Nov. 13-Chancellor Won Bulow ana
his friends are So preparing the political situa-
tion that if the Chancellor should retire after
the audience which he will have at Kiel next
Monday with Emperor William il viii be be
cause his ma jesty viii not be willing to concur
in the declaration made in the Relchstag by the
Chancellor on Tuesday that it was essential
that the Emperor be more reserved in his utter
ances in the future. Prince Won Bulow has
taken the position that he represents the entire
people on this question. and that because Of this
he is bound to interpret the national will TO the
sovereign.
While il cannot be said that Prince Won Btilow
has taken counsel With all the imperial min
listers he has been in consultation with some of
them. and they support him actively. The
Chancellor submitted the question whether he
should reply further to the criticisms Of the En-
peror and himself to the Prussian Cabinet,
which was in session in the Reichstag building
during the debate of Wednesday. His col
leagues advised him to rest on his speech of the
previous day Referring to his utterances on
Tuesday the Chancellor said privately to q
friend: Those who cannot comprehend what
said are not to be helped
The impression among the intimate friends of
the Chancellor is that he has no great desire to
remain in office His wife. since his illness in
1906, often has urged him to retire to private
constantly advising him not TO work so hard.
There is excellent authority for the statement
that the rumors of the Chancellor's immediate
resignation. circulating in Berlin and abroad to-
gether with the use of the names of certain men
as his possible successors, are connected with
the intrigues against the prince. and have been
given out in the interests of his rivals for his
post
The -ciaiist and Central members Of the
u oi,S,-
fundamental law which would make the Chan
celor responsible to the Reichstag instead of to
the Emperor. and two motions to this end were
laid on the table. The Socialists demanded also
that the responsibility Of the Chancellor be ex-
tended the dealings and utteranees Of the
Emperor. and that the Reichstag have the power
TO demand the dismissal of the Chancellor. They
also introduced motion to amend the consti-
tuition so as to make the consent Of the Reich
stag necessary TO a declaration of war. The
constitution now confers on the Emperor and
| the Federal Council the right to declare war
without consulting the Reirhstag.
The Chancellor will set forth to the Emperor
on Monday that the Foreign Affairs Committee
of the Bundesrath. or Federal Council, is firm in
| the opinion formulated at the meeting held yes
| terday that it would be wiser for the Emperor
| not TO express views affecting the relations of
the empire with other countries except through
! ing weight from the fact that the governments
/ of Bavaria Wurtemberg and Saxony were rep
! resented the committee: that the entire
Reichstag assented to the declaration made by
/ the speakers osi Tuesday that the Emperor had
exceeded his constitutional prerogatives in pri-
! vate discussion with foreigners concerning Ger
many's attitude on controversies, and that the
feeling os the people ar large this matter was
accurately dicated by the press Of the country.
The "K0lner Zeitung,7 one OF the most inf1u-
ential papers in the country. semi official in for
eign politics but independent respecting internal
! affairs says:
We have the right to learn on what the Chan
! celor rests his conviction that the
mitted will be repeated; whether not he
J has spoken with the Emperor ana was empow-
cred to give explanation. The Chancellor
has not given answer to this question, and
only regret that the point has not been
/ cleared up. Reinsurance on this matter was
] the leas that could be expected even by those
ence changes Of organization. but seek only
proof Of enduring and practical change in
habits heretofore induiged.
We must speak plainly. II is incomprehensi-
! bic that the Emperor apparently regards what
! Is happening in Berlin unimportant that
J he does not interrupt his hunting parties and
court festivities to return TO the capital A
( government on the tramp" has for long been
bitter spectacle 10 the nation, and II was un-
( again afford apparent proof that the Conference
| Of the government suffers by the uninterrupted
/ imperial journeyings.