El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-02
The German Kaiser's Belief
In the Divine Right Of Kings
xxIx.-THE GERMAN ADVANCE.

d ERLIN. Germany, Sept. 2.-Wn-
liam ii, king of Prussia. and
German emperor, is no ord nary
monarch He is extraordinary. not
only by virtue Of his own versatile
mind, but also because of the great
political power which he possesses and
exercises in both domestic and for
eign affairs Of ne German empire.
Although limited by constitutional
restraints in his kingdom of Prussia,
and although merely a constitutional
president and not a sovereign in his
empire, William II nevertheless exer1
cises greater personal power than any
other living monarch. He is enabled to
do this not because he is invested with
autocratic or despotic power but be-
cause he leads his people rather than
drives them, and because he adds to
the incident Of his kingship the force
OF his statecraft. His people do not
obey him because they must, but be-
cause they will do so.
But William does not. or at least
he did not until a few months ago. adj
NIT these things He always has been
the most notable living defender OF
the dead doctrine OF the divine right
OF kings. He has ignored his consti-
tGtional restraints whenever possible
He has freted and fumed under the
leash of parliamentary restrictions, and
never has he admitted by word or deed
the justice or right of the doctrine
that the people should participate in
government. He has tolerated consti-
tutionalism and democracy in so far
as 1t has been impossible for him 10
practice intolerance. and no more.
Responsible 10 Goa Alone.
We Hohenzollerns", said the ernper-
or, take our crown from God alone
and TO God alone we are responsible
in the fulfillment of our duty" This
startling declaration of the doctrine
OF divine right seems almost impossi-
BILE in this modern age " hen the spirit
of democracy is sweeping forward i'll
triumph in every quarter of the globe
Yet it is at one with many of the Ger
man emperor's statements. At differ
ent times and under varying circum-
stances he has repeated this doctrine,
often in the face of an apparent victory
OF democratic parliamentarians. He
has said: The soldier and the army
not parliamentary majorities and reso-
buttons have welded together the Ger
man empire. 'Suprema lex regis vol
untas". Only one is master in the
That am 1. Who oppos-
es me 1 shall crush TO pieces" "An
of you shall have only one will, and
and that is my law parliamentary
opposition of PrusSian nobility to their !
king is a monstrOsity". For me every |
social democrat is an enemy of the ma
ton and of the Fatherland." "On to the /
battle. for religion. morality and order, |
and against the parties of subversion. ]
Forward with God, DishOnorable is /
ne who .forsakes his king"
EmperOr's FanaticaI Belief.
This man believes with the faith of |
/ fanatic that he is indeed and in truth /
he specially selected agent of prov
dence TO unite the German people into
| world empire which will be able to
conquer all the human race for leu
onic civilization. which in his mind.
means the civilization which. God in
ends for the salvation Of mankind.
This belief that he is under the special
protection of divine providence is the
anne thing that. in one fashion or an
'ther, has possessed the souls of i'm
'eratOrs such as Alexander, Caesar,
cromwell and Napoleon.
This is the faith that \bUilds en-
Tres. 1t is to be found in one form or
mother in every imperial nation.
n Germany it is concentrated in the
erson of the monarch. In Great Brit
In II exists in the incorporeal spirit