The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-25

Especial Cable from the International
News Service)
Berlin, Dec. 2l.-The kaiseTs
Christmas present from the Father
LAND is an unconditional license to
make as many divine right speeches
as he likes. 1t is impossible to put
any other construction on the Kaiser
debate, which recently occupied the
Reichstag, and on the avalanche OF
press comments whoch has followed.
A visitor from Mars dropping in up
on the meek and humble session.
which discussed the Socialist interpret
iation over the koenigsberg divine
right manifesto. could never have be-
lieved that IL was the same outraged
Parliament which condemned the per-
sonal regime unanimously and unre-
servedly only two short years before.
Even the Social Democratic spokes-
men and their radical allies talked In
accents of restraint. AS for the rest
of the House-Conservativ Catho-
lies and National Liberals, compris-
ing an overwhelming Autobiography
leaders We'd with one another in glori-
flying the irreproachable conduct Of
the Kaiser.
alton in the remark that Germany has
been thrown back" to exactly the
same position it occupied before the
concessions wrung from the Throne
in the dark days OF November, 1908.
The Kaiser, in short, is himself again.
The recent revolt in the Brazilian
navy has made a particularly deep
impression in Germany. Several au-
thorities point out that the success OF
the Rio Janeiro mutineers opens up
ominous possibilities for all the navies
OF the world, and the German ad-
miralty is urged to consider thorough
ly and promptly whether any steps
can be taken to obviate the peril oil
such an outbreak in the fleet Of the
Kaiser. "Navies generally" says one
commentator, "are more prone to re
bel;ion than armies. The German
Navy is loyal and patriotic--but one
never can tell"
OF rumors that Police-President Won
Jagow's position in Berlin is endang
cred. and that his transfer to another
field of activity will follow the conclu'
sion OF the Moabit trial which gives
every promise of lasting well into the
new year.
BY dint OF consummately shrewd
tactics. the Social Democratic lawyers
who are conducting the defense, have
converted the case against the forty
insignificant prisoners into prosecu
ton OF the Berlin police force on the
charge OF systematic brutality.
The case for the police has taken
such a grave turn that Herr Won
Jagow has had to resort to the amaz
ing extremity of issuing public ap
peal for impartial" Witnesses willing
to testify as to the exemplary conduct
OF the police In Moabit.
A scandal which for some time past
has been smouldering at Berlin Uni
VeTSIty HOW DtohCh Jul III OIL
acute form. Two and half years
ago Ludwig Bernard, a young 'Kiel
Professor Of Economics. who had
made name for himself by classic
work on the Polish question, was ap
pointed a member of the Philosophical
Faculty at Berlin without the opinion
of that body, as to his suitability fol
the position, having been sought.
The step gave rise to a good deaI
of criticism, to disarm which Bern
hard took 1t upon himself to propose
that the Faculty should sit in judg
ment on his qualifications, and tt
promise that. II the verdict should
prove unfavorable to him. he would
send in his resignation. This wei
meant suggestion. however, only
brought down on his head the disap
prevail Of the Ministers OF Education
who claimed that he had acted full!
within his rights in making the ap
pointment independently of the Fac
ulty: and bernhard was given al,