The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-30
WAS JUST The KAISER'S PIETY
WIIIIiH lND OTHERS TELL
JuST UHiT M HEi\T.
~ the Ab.oIutIsm Vas Read Into IiS
Naive Expressions tn stir - NEiia-
ton OnirIaI ENeErsls B~thmann-
HoIIarE e. SIN worried. However

>rs,.. r1rs ps'ra'rtsS % "a So
HFRLI~ Aug ~ The Kaiser m a
speech 49, banquet AZ Mari"nhurg too
night referred to passages m ms konIgs-
berg sJ.e"h which emphasized the duty
Of all classes To- coop.rat" FOR the welfare
and peaceful development Of N" Father
land He said
As NV lamented grandfather and /.
working under IN. trust imposed On ~
bv our lord and God have understood
that duty. 80 assume. ~ - understood
hy every honorable CHRISTIAN. whoever
he NAV hs
The seml-o fficiaI Norm GERMAN GTs'n0
publishes couspicuouslv tonight an au-
thori'ativ. explanatory statement - ~"
Kaiser konigSh"iE divine right SP~eCh
The statement. white discerning III" GOV
arnment from the Emparors utt~rance.
defends the latter against tho criticisms
witch the speech has aroused and de-
clRres his words w-T" mIsCopstr'Ied. II
alao answers the question concerning m"
attitude ~ Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Holl~eg After referring 'o the press
protests and tho charges Of absolutI-m.
the statement saws among other things
The speech was not a governmental
act. but a statement e the opinions ofths
monarch A. such II breaches n apiri' NJ
devotion to duty. bas@d on N" foundation
- religion which the Kaiser has re-
peat sdly a vow,si and which he has always
translated into action m fulhllment NJ HIS
duty a. ruler The foundation " III.
criticism, - Oh .fv thar portion ~ tho
speech which announces that his Majesty
will 60 his wav without regard =" m"
OF inions " the d1v He would be- = bad
king who took IN" vi'w- of the dav a. IA"
rule for his course
with thu expression however the
imperial speaker - s'ld - hsN" placed
himself IN ouvo-Itinn - the Constitution
Il,- Deduction could only b" based IN ~"
"~tiuu that thara exists a parliamentary
erv.run.r' d"rsrd"n' IN yaCillatlng
votes nr that th"r" EXISTS an absolute
gnvarrlrr'.,ut nv N" MASSES y condition ~
which tho Constitution knows nothing
Jus, - hrtle - there implied m the
reference 9 m" historical fact that ~"
EnSs " Prussia DO nov r"C~tv" the crow n
from tho hands ~ Parlvansnt any di-dain
~ IN. rights ur anactmant- ~ ~" r"opl".
\ ruler who has grvnn 50 wanv proofs
,ha-. standing firmly on IN" foundations
~ the Constltutron ne knows how To m
crea.a and respect M" creative power
IT his raorla ought tn h" >"c'I-" from such
misrepresentation
The question has been asked. What
-''ii the Chancellor do THIS ~ easy 20
answer The Chancellor knows how far
4 Law from tho Kaiser 20 involv" himself
IN an actual conflict With the parties and
how far from MIN " Law also 20 "nunciate
that sentiment 81 nb-olutlsm which for the
purpose 81 agitation has been read into
and impaired 20 the speech. He will
therefore protect his Majesty aga inst
arbitrary mizconSt rIctlon and malicious
distorr ions and will transac the affairs Of
state as hitherto. IN complete unanimity
with the Crown. while safeguarding all
the rights ~ 'hN Constitution
This ATTITUDE of tho ChanCallnr quite
Rts his character and hilfl- expectations
That nevertheless he - uneasy a. 10 the
outcome 81 the f-rment which il still
AgitatinG IN" country - shown by IN"
fact thar he will break his vacation AT
Hohanfinow. his birthplace. in the lher--
valid. and come TO Berlin to-morrow.
The Kais~r meanwhle IL reviewing the
he~, m tho Raltic He directed from the
hAttleship Deut schland to-day the manPu-
vres ~ ii5 warships OF Neufahrwaseer.