The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-10
WILLIAMS "SpEECH FROM THE
TlI,SpNEr

formally opening the new EeIchstas
were sadly disappointed. lie iiscrcd-
tied all predictions 10 that effect: cspe-
e'aily did he contcund all antic!patlons
that he would "scold" ana show vim
dictivencss towards tile '.Rod Flood
&c Socialists ignored him by beip..
conspicuous by their absence from the
procession of deputies that marched
20 the palace to receive his congrattr-
iauons; he ignored the Socialists bv
not making the slightest reference to
them.
The most apt chara cterization. IN all
the circumstances. that can be applied
20 his speech is tina, which has been
20 often applied to the speech from
the throne" of tho British sovereign
or openinE tho British Parliament, 1T
-as oolorless." The Keynote OF tho
outline OF tho governments policies
ss he enunciated them was nlea for
assurance of maintenance OF the glory
and the safety OF the empire by
streag thsnns tho military and naval
establishments, and even this was
sounded In n subdued strain. Yet
wisely he made & the keynote, for II
wac enthusiastically responded 20 by
a.! Tho elements and groups present.
the dean OF the Radicals and The
Ncstor of the Reichstag leading in the
cheering.
IL putting this issue TO IN. front
tho Kaiser adroi,ly placed the Social
ISIS on tn, defensive. since even Herr
Rebel. IN the crisis OF the Moroccan
affair. when by many 1t was feared the
trouble could not be settled without
resort to arms, committed his party 10
standing by the Fa,heriand IN case o,
war
Under the German parliam sntary sys.
TEN. which IS in scant degree rarlia :
Iacnrary in the sense such system Is
understood in this country, Il {. pos
sible to carry on the government In the
face OF hostIl, majority Bismarck
succeeded IN SO doing. But In ali me
existing complications 1t would be a
much more difficult task for Won Beth.
mann-Ho!lweg. The latter has neither
ihe dominating force and personal ma
N@tism nor tho conhd ence OF ,he gov
eminent minority the Iron Chancellor
Hoszeased-conhdcnce in his ability 20
work out the problem without anect-
ing iniur!ousiy their strength win
TIC masses Shoulo Won Rc;hnann
Ho!iw=s be unable to arrange nov
compinai!ons-provs lacking in the
strategy necessary to rende. his mi
nority bloc" tho nucleus for olrec,,n,,
coalitions by playing the other groups
against one another. and 'intsrchanee
OF concessions to tho end Of securing
iNuosseneHt Of the governments more
important ...denest:t pollcies-,hcre
would he deadlock In or Gragglrr, a,
legislation that would justify the mos,
usual causs OF dissolution and an
peal 20 the people.
AtoiciiHto the national defense ouos.
uon has by appeal been most cnectigsIv
resoTtcd to n solving German dome
Tie Probi,tns, ana concu-rentl< /, In,
served to cheek tho rising tIds Of so.
cial!ssn and other disaMectlon. of I'm.
% : "ct! 'N are, ana II
mat knowledge lies the greatest IRON.
'se that Won Bethmann -Houw,g wnI
ma " not only possible but fcasIb,,
10 command majority support IN "es
scnt!als"
IT would appear OBVIOUSLY wiyc IA,
me Socialists to hola r4st 10 wha, ,hc,
nave and NOT carry obstruction TOO ra,
lest on appeal with the safety an,
integrity tad prestige Of til. .rppIr.
manipulated as The Issue ana oIustg
heanon" their regent victory Dy ,urn.,
into defeat at tho polls. rartic,,f,rl,
does this course suggest itsolf ia wis
and az good politics" wnsn i, IL rc
meinDered that thousands Of Nh, oil,
man voters who aligned themyelye
with the Socialist organizations h IN
recent elections arc BY no means h
iuii sympathy with all Of the socialig
doctrines and measures advocated Il,
the party. but a tho last were neral
protestants against conditions ,hn
sa" no hope OF reuedying IN any othe
way. Their votes voiced grievance
and democracy, not Behsllsru autarr
h!sm 10 opportunsn and 10 conlpro
mise. On the face OF iha situate.
therefore there would seem more tina
reasonable prospect ;hat wh!Ie N
kaiser VIII not get the whole loaf Ii
desires. ne VIII succeed In getting
pretty large slice Of 1.-THE hear, of !
indeed Moreover. the genera! line {
MS spsech indicates that nc ig pr,
pared to he satisfied Herewith, thy
foreeastin@s that instead of being al.
solved out OF hand on tho nrst prcte%
as has been go confidently prophcsiq
by certain wisencres tn Reichs,ag wi
be allowed TO live on, It's constitutions
life and continue 70 lay the Foundation
of true Observation-Disclosures and ,epr,
sentative government. The outloD