The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-10
KAISER CONTINUES
!. TO TELL PE Cpl E
OF ME UND GOTT'
Issues Decree Reminding
Them That Divine Part
nership Must Not Be
Rent by Disloyalty

| Amsterdam, February 9.--Emperor vii.
liam's decree, in which he thanks those
who addressed congratulatory messages
to him on his recent birthday. is pub
lished in the Berlin Reichsanxeiger. In
It the Emperor. according to summary
telegraph from Berlin, dwells upon
''the relations of confidence between the
crown and the people," his Is years OF
peace efforts and the progress Of the
German people.
The Emperor recalls with gratitude
"the proudest days Of German history
at the outbreak of the war" and Ger
many's later world historical successes"
and he lauds the 'self-sacrihcing
perseverance. the enormous labor and
the achievements Of the people at home,
by which, with Gods help. the nation
may look forward to veritable peace
TEXT OF DECREE
Following is the full test of the German
Emperor's birthday decree addressed TO
the imperial chancellor, as published in
the German papers:
/ The more serious the times and the
greater the responsibility laid upon me
BY God the more warmly and the more
most faithful allegiance to me and my
house. The intimate relationship be-
tween the crown and the people secured
by my forefathers in long years Of HIS
tory has in the most hard. times been
drawn more closely. 1t CLEANS upon mo
when l express the fatheriands thanks
to our heroic warriors at the front Ii
touches me deeply when stand at the
1bedsides Of our wounded and dying II
m \ r. al
parts OF the homeland. and even here
where 1t finds utterance in open ex-
preston Of earnest anxiety converting
the future Of the fatherland
Through Is years it has been my
hearts desire to consolidate in peace the
empire united by the great Kaiser and
his iron chancellor and to promote eco
.nomic life, science and technology. and,
Herewith, the rise OF the entire German
people to an ever greater participation
in the intellectual and economic POS
sessions OF the fatherland.
ENVY OF ENEMIES
When the envy Of our enemies forced
me to call up all the powers Of our
people for the defense Of our home soil.
with deep thankfulness I recall those
proudest days Of Germany's history, when
all classes and parties proved that our
beloved fatherland was worth to. them
every sacrifice Since then. thanks to the
superior generaIship OF our great mill
tary and the inspired deeds OF our army
and the aid OF our allies standing faith
fully at our side. successes which will be
historic In the world have been ours
With SELF -sacriicing perseverance,,
enormous labor and great achievements
of the homeland We have also braved,
distress and hardship. 30 that our people,
proved in field and country. can, with
Gods help. look forward with strong
assurance to good peace.
To this end, however. 1t now needs
most serious self-discipline. internal
unity and willing subordination to-
great aims, readiness to bear even the
heaviest burdens and confidence in our
own invincibility and the putting forth
of All our powers for the one great aim
the winning Of 4 strong. secure future
for the fstherlant1
ITO this end ! beg the loyal co-opsra-
tion Of all who love our people and VIII
serve Its future. Then viii arise from
the seed Of these hard yesrs and the
blood OF the fallen sons of Germany =
strong empire and happy nation blest
with economic. intellectu4l and moral
possessions. 81 help - Qcd: