KAISER AND PEOPLE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 279, 19 November 1908, Page 2

KAISER AND PEOPLE.

INTENSE FEELING UN GERMANY. t Berlin, i-loveunor 17. ( Till! Kaiser to-day g.we »i auaience to Priace Buelow at I*'' .<■!;,,u. .aUiuff \ one Mid three-quarter iie.irs. There is J keen anxiety lest Hie lu '.. j p'i-sUiie j refusal to 'yield to tin BcichsUg's , view may drive Pr'nce bu«:l:nv to rclireuielitaiid precipitate a crisis, 'lucre is intense feeling in all parts u( Lijrmany. CHANCELLOR'S EXPLANATIONS TO THE KAJLSEJi. WILHELMS ''FOREMOST IMPERIAL DUTY." Received 18, !).»,) p.m. Berlin, November 18. luc newspaper Deutchher Reichzan«eiger ollicially intimates that The interview between the Kaiser and Prince Yon Buelow lasted several hours. Prince Von Buelow described the feeling manifested by the (Senium people owing to the publication of the London Telegraph's interview and the causes of this iceling. He 'explained his attitude in the Reichstag. The Kaiser received tile

L-A[HHliai.luil >Vl„u \ announced that hi; was not swayed !>}' the exaggerations of public criticism, which, he felt, was unjust, as Ills foremost Imperial duty was to secure the consistency of the Empire's policy, while safeguarding constitutional responsibilities. Accordingly the Kaiser approved Prince Von Buelow's declarations in the Reichstag and assured hiin of his continued confidence. THE CHANCELLOR'S PROMISE. AN EARLY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. Received 18, 10.30 p.m. Berlin, November 18. Prince Von Buclow informed the Prussian Council and the President of the . Reichstag that, as a result of his interview with the Kaiser, ho would probab- , ly make an early public announcement. FRENCH OPINION. NO GUARANTEE OF CONSTITUTIONAL PROGRESS. Received 18, 10.30 p.m. Paris, November 18. The opinion is 'expressed in Paris that while the Kaiser's declarations would alleviate Prince Von Buelow's position, they would not constitute any guarantee of real progress in the direction of constitutional government. A DARK SHADOW. A COUNTSTOPTIMISM. Received 18, 0 p.m. Berlin, November 18. Count Hohenthal, in the Saxon Chamber of Deputies, expressed the earnest hope that the events which had recently evokod the indignation of the people would not recur and the dark shadow that had fallen between the Emperor and the nation would soon pass away.