The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-27
GERMANY STIRRED
BY DIVINE RIGHT
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il was intended as a deliberate challenge
to the ever-growing aims OF democracy
in the direction Of an extension OF par
lamentary government and other liberal
ideas
Two years ago. or even less. such a
declaration would have passed almost IN
noticed. il being OF a type then frequent
but when Chancellor Won Buelow. in
November. 1908. declared IN the Reichstag
that the Emperor. moved by the national
agitation caused by the interview with
him published in the London Telegraph.
had become convinced that the greatest
reserve on the part OF the Crown was
indispensable in the interests OF Ger
msnys policy, it was accepted in good
faith by the nation. and the storm
rumbled itself out.
The Social Democrats are hugging
themselves sin delight
This means fifty additional seats IN
the Reichstag for Us at the next cleo
tons" they say. and their opponents
sadly fear they speak the truth.
The Tageblatt can be quoted as a sam
pie OF the Liberal press regretting that
the Kaiser refuses to regard the views
and opinions OF the day It says:
Germans are determined that their
new kingdom shall be a constitutional
state. Public opinion at the present mo-
ment expresses itself so distinctly that
it should force Itself 70 the very steps
of the throne. Contempt for the peoples
will might lead to consequences which in
the interest Of the permanence Of our
progress will have to be bitterly be-
walled"
The Post and the Deutsche Tageszei-
tung are among the conservative papers
that put forth a tame justification OF the
Emperor's words. but they are transpar-
ent apologies from vexed souls. while the
/ conservative Taegliehe Rundschau. pre-
dieting troubles ahead. declares that all
( that occasioned widespread dissatisfac-
4 ton with the Kaiser's earlier utterances
1 is focused m this Koenigsberg speech.
/ ard is harshly emphasized. 1t will inev-
/ itably fan the flames of anti-monarchic
/ agitation.
There is the keerest curiosity concern
/ ms the attitude OF Or. Won Bethemann-
/ HoIlweg. the in1periaI chancellor. Did ne
| sanction the speech is the question asked
/ BY everybody. If. says the Berliner
| Zeitung. the Kaisers utterance had the
! chancellor's consent. he must justify his
attitude. The nation will not overlook in
the first official OF the empire the slight
est trifiing with constitutional authority.
The publication OF the speech at noon
had a significant effect at the bourse.
There had been a general .;pward ten
dency in which imperial. stocks shared
Immediately after the Kaisers bombshell
burst a decline began and the market was
depressed for the rest Of the day.
In his speech the Kaiser said:
Here my grandfather. by his OWL
right, placed on HIS head the royal crown
Of Prussia. once again declaring that il
had been bestowed upon him by Cod:
grace alone. not by parliaments, national
assemblies, or the popular voice. so that
he regarded himself as the chosen instru.
ment Of Heaven, and as such performed
the duties of a ruler"
At, another point in his speech the
Kaiser said:
4 Looking up to myself as the instru
ment of the Lord and regardless OF tn,
views and opinions Of the hour, I shall
go my way which will be devoted solel!
to the well-being and peaceful develop
ment Of the fatherland"