The Kaiser's Egotism.
THE SALT OF THE EARTH. BERLIN, March 23. At a bariquct at Bremen in connection with the unveiling of a monument to the Emperor Frederick, the Kaiser made a remarkable speech. He declared that he was resolxed, as far as he xvas personally concerned, that the bayonet and gun should remain idle but always sharp and in a fit condition to provent outsiders disturbing Hermans. Personally, he did not aspire fo be a barren sovereign of the wotftd by conquest- Hie. only world of sovereignty a Hohenzollern desired xvas founded on the mutual confidence of nations striving for the same goal. He declared that every new German battleship was another plejf-e oi peace. 110 described the Germans as the salt of the earth.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 781, 25 March 1905, Page 3
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126The Kaiser's Egotism. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 781, 25 March 1905, Page 3
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