The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-11
WILLIAM THE PEACEFUL.

Emperor william. of Germany, has
lust celebrated tn" tWenty-tfth ami
versnry OF his accession 4" tho throne
OF united Germany. and h" has been
receiving the fluctuations az the civ
iltsed world on the rounding ON of
quarter of u century of slrh n ca
rcsr ns har heen his. william sue
ceedcd his father. ''lfnscr Fritz VIII"
was beloved Ivy the army and tho ma
tion. but between whom, and his cid
eat son there existed n feeling Of an
tgonism such ny Inns characterized vn-
YiouS generations of itnhcnzollrrns.
The young man was hendstrong II
b%eliigercnt. and for II long time III"
WAS regarded rs n sort of dynamite
homb in Europe. apt I" explode At amy
moment. M lRtc there has been IA
change In the sentiment toward him.
and instead nf hcing regarded ms II
dtstmrhcr he ts coming tn hr regarded
more nv II defender OF tho peace, II
he liz credited with an ambition In hc
regarded ~ tho p~earrnakcr OF Eu-
rope rather than ma II menace to peace.
II Ia quite conceivable that with tho
advance of years there has come" about
u change in tho character OF the
kaiser, and that. tho ,mpetuosi,y OF
youth having worked itself um In "A
number ot ways he has COME tn II
broader sense az hts own responsibility
tics nm the monarch of a great nation.
Al any rate. during the quarter cen,
fury " hts rule his country has been
engaged IN NO war more serious than
h little brushes which have involved
fhandfuls Of his soldiers among SAY.
iaEes ON distant frontiers.
William Is az profoundly convinced
that he la called or God to rule over
his people ms WAS Charles of England.
lWho loaf hts head. and he has no pat
tienc~ with the democratic spirit or
tho politicians " amy namc who en-
ttertnlr TN" hcl,nt that the right tn
govern IL rsrosed In any degree IN tho
people h are governed. IL he had
his way he would he II nrn,. NJ
times u sevore. hut n benevolent des-
pot. Hc regards the German people
as his people. to be ruled, commanded.
driven, led. taught. restrained and
stimulated 10y him. tho chosen Of the
Almighty. holding his commission as
directly from heaven as David did
when samuel called him from the field
and poured tho oil OF amounting over
tho shepherd lad. Ito Is said to give
rather serious heed to the story that
he Ia u direct descendant OF ~lsracl's
great king and psalmist. md such u
belief would he quite natural for him.
The emperor In u mtlttartst ~ tho
most pronounced type. He believes
4n hiMs~lf and his country. and he he
liercs that tho safety and prosperity
cf his country lie In The maintenance
az = great armed force, Hut. at lea st
In what appears to ia his newest mood,
he seeks the reputation of using the
armed force a. m instrument Of
peace rather than a. weapon Of war.
That Ne could or numerous occasions
have plunged Europe into war xoes
without saying. That he did not do
~ IN 10 the advantage Of Europe. even
though his motives In casting the die
3cr peace may have been mixed. In
the meantime. the building Of ships
and the enrolment and drilling Of
men 70 on, and all the other nations
must follow suit or be content 10 SOC
kroW up alongside oe them . great
milhtAfv md naval noveNH which rar