THE KAISER'S CHILDHOOD.
GLORY OF THE GERMAN CROWN. In a speech at Aix-la-Chapelle delivered on the occasion of the unveiling of a statue to the late German Emperor Frederick, the Kaiser gave an interesting glimpse into his father's inner life. ''lf ever a Prince deserved to have a monument in Aachen," said the Emperor William, "it was my father, who rests in God. From ray childhood I could observe with what interest he devoted himself to the study of the German Emperors and their traditions, and how he was filled with the power of their posh tion and the glory of the old German Imperial Crown.
"When as a boy I tarried in his room, and my good behaviour had deserved reward, he let me turn over the pages of the sumptuous work, in which the jewels, insignia, robes and weapons of the Emperors, and, finally, the crown itself, were depicted in gay colors. How his eyes flashed as he told of the Coronation in Aachen, with its ceremonies and feasts, of Charles the Great, of the Emperor Barbarossa, and their magnificence. "He always finished by saying: 'That again; the power of the Empire must be restored, and the splendor of the Imperial Crown must shine once more. Barbarossa must be liberated from Kyffhauser,' and it was vouchsafed to him by Providence to take a leading part in the carrying out of the great work. On the battlefield he helped his venerable father to win the Imperial Crown and unity for the German people. "Trained by my father for what was one day to be my profession, I grew up in admiration and reverence foj the Imperial Crown, which I then took over from him, with its burden and responsibility. It is a sublime jewel from which, unde&the protection of God, many, blessings iA the Fatherland have proceeded. a has proved the stronghold of honor. "All Oemians can look up to it in confidence, and it will shpw itself all the stronger the more it is encompassed and supported by the loyal love and earnest co-operation of the people."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 156, 30 December 1911, Page 10 (Supplement)
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349THE KAISER'S CHILDHOOD. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 156, 30 December 1911, Page 10 (Supplement)
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