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deal with this spirit. lie sent for DR..
windthorst, the leader Of the Catholic
Centre. The Emperor discovered this
and sent word to Bismarck that he
should confer with no party man with
out the Emperor's knowledge. William
pressed him for information. Bismarck
replied with dignity that he drew the
royal line at his wife's door. That set.
tied II. His resignation was CURLY, not
to say coarsely, demanded. After a
vain humiliating appeal to the widowed
Empress Frederick to intervene to save
him (to her whom he had SO bitterly
opposed) he wrote the resignation. THIS
was March ., 1890.
Names Caprivi Ms Chancellor.
The old mans sense Of humiliation.
the young mans temper, the old mans
service and the young mans self-con-
fidence, from how many angles may the
philosopher view them in that hour OF
bitter downfall! Wilhelm had dropped
the Pilot"
Wilhelm appointed Gen. Caprivi. a
hard working soldier and an unusually
we'll balanced official. to the Chancellor
ship, and amid general handshakings be-
gan business for himself. Caprivfs most
serious task was the passing OF COM
meTClal ITeAIltS WIN lOTcikH
One with Russia aroused the Conserva-
tives and the whole land owning class,
who foresaw Russian farm produce COM
peting with their own. Every junker
who owned a rood OF land cried out
against them The contest took many
shapes: Caprivi was drawn into contest
over an anti-revolution bill. which failed
to pass the Prussian Diet. Caprivi re-
signed. and the aged. astute Prince
Chlodwig Hohenlohe. Bavarian states
man for some years In the imperial ser
vice, succeeded. He could not. however,
compose the difference between the
Kaiser and the Reichstag. The Emperor
by simply suspending action and going
away to shoot gave all parties IA chance
to cool and the crisis passed.
II was in 1896 that the Kaiser, in
racial rage at the attempted overthrow
OF the Dutch Beers. after the failure or
the Jameson raid, sent telegram to
President Kruger concentrating him on
the victory over the raiders In Berlin
1t was not at first thought an indis-
erection. but the English outcry aroused
Germany. 1t was dangerous moment.
1t was the first overt sign Of the break
in the two century long understanding
between Germany and England.
The incident put in dangerous light,
too, the Kaiser's resolve to rebuild the
German navy, and the programme was
SO extensive that England thrilled with
| tho news.
He SEXES Kiao-chow.
So we find the Kaiser busy now with
| the actualities of navy construction.
army reform and colonial projects The
Kiel Canal had been opened in 1894,
and now the fertilization of Wilhelms-
haven, Helgoland and Kiel proceeded.
| The seizure OF Kiao-chow in 1897 gave
new impetus to the colonial idea. The
bill for the great new navy was passed
| in 1898. William was no longer at odds
| with his Reichstag. The Socialists were
no longer irreconcilable but opportunists,
| like other parties. and where one will
dicker one may live. The acquisition
| of the Caroline Islands and part OF
Samoa followed. The Kaiser, in tune
with his naval projects. had taken up
yachting. His yacht. the Meteor. de-
signed by Watson and built in Scotland.
won many races. He had a yacht built
here. and in 1902 he sent over his naval
brother. Prince Henry: visit middle
aged New Workers will remember as a
| "halcyon and vociferous'' social event
| stirring our society people TO great efforts
For the Kaiser's prolonged seagoing his
! great steam yacht Hohenzollern served
and as 1t was on these yachting trips
that he most freely unbosomed himself
his cruises were always regarded with
interest. In these latter the Empires:
did not usually share. More likely wher
her lord went a-yachting did the Grea
Lady repair to Rugen on the Baltic with
some of the young princes.
The Empress accompanied the EN-
peror on the visit to Constantinople
which now stands out so Significantly II
the Balkan-Turkey-Eg phase OF tn
great war. Then it was all salaams
reception by the Sultan. parades anC
visiting tho Yildiz Kiosk with quar-
tiers In the Mirassini palace. Now /
is of grim. bearded Generals from Ger
many and defiles of troops with shotte,