LESE MAJESTE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7717, 20 January 1905, Page 2

LESE MAJESTE.

Like all who stand up for a groat principle, the Kaiser is a much mlsunderslood man. A section of ignorant people, who fail to comprehend tho majesty of monarchy, have made the arrest and imprisonment of criminals of twrtvc year* old or thereabouts for lese majeste the ground for a scandalous attack upon the | whole system appertaining (hereunto. I The Father of h's People is deeply I and justly pained, but with aDmost unpnrrallclcd moderation has permitted an official apologia to be i«ib;Kshed in regard to the administration of the law. It la pointed out that the Kaiser has shown himself most merciful, and has frequently exercised He prerogative of pardon. A man or infant who #ays •• Blow the Kai«er 1 " when intoxicated ar la Ignorance of the gravilty of the offoncc is rarely executed for Ihc first ofltoncq, frequently let off altogether. Dogs and oaH we may add, have frequently barked or mowed in the most insulting manner while His Majesty wan In the same street, yel there is no recorded instance of even tho lightest punishment being exacted for this gross offence. The extraora nary condescension of this official explanation bos led to toe belief la soine quarters that the law of lese majoste is about f 0 be partially Repealed But wo should imagine that * quite disposed of the necessity for any such drastic meoaurc.—Eoirll* paper. •—»»•■»