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F RESIDE \T GIVES
LABOR DIX.XER
TBTIJiG TO FIXD (HT
UH.tT IS WASTED.
Guests Ask Bill of Rights and Pub
licity Board — Result* May Ap-
pear m Message.
Washington. Nov. IT. — Subjecting hi- quests,
who ■were representatives <»f many of the leading
Jab^r organizations of. this country. To a rapid
crossfire of questions. President Roosevelt to
ripht. at & dinner given by him at the White
K^use. endeavored to find out what labor wants
from Congress and in what way he can'be of
assistance to the toilers of the country.
Although the dinner fe*-Kan at » o'clock, it -was
almost midnight before th* fathering broke up.
No newspaper m«?n were present, and the first
ir.timation of what took place was eagerly
sought from law sruests as they left the White
■oase
While the President did Bat commit himsplf
t«5 any ->r the propositions submitted by the
labor leaders Mat it was learned that he
toujrht a ful' expression of sentiment from all
rf them. Labor's attitude on various questions
was restated, it was said, and the Prfsid«»nt
listened interestedly to *>ach ars;umei:t presented.
The dinner v.-as a complete success, so far as
cnuW b* learned.' I spirit of harmony and co
operation seeming to prevail .throughout .the
»veninK-
v n r^. speeches were mad", the President
n^rrl rising and explaining to his quests, after
th« is*' course had been served, that he had
area*** them together for an interchange of
v;»ws on public questions.
S*st«-d at the centre of th« Ions: table in the
stat* BBf room, which was beautifully deco
rsted with roses, the President talked informally
with Cabinet ofscers. members of the United
Blasts Supreme Court and labor leaders. Good
fellowship prevailed. and occasional flashes of
humor or a story enlivened the dinner.
Nor tos the President alone in hie question-.
ing. H*> was abjy seconded by. his lieutenants.
Justice Jloody. Secretary Straus and Secretary
GarSeld frequently asking questions of some of
tb» captains of labor.
The generai impression prevailed among the
labor -leaders after th" dfnner that the Presi
derrt's • message to Conjrr*ss will show sorae of
... results of the conference.
The first guest to, leave the White House after
the dinner and conference was Associate Justice
Moody, who cam" out of the front door a few
ralnutes after Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Long
wrrth had entered on their return from the
theatre.
LABOR LEADERS PLEASED.
' Asked about the dinner after they oaaae out.
p»r»ral of "the labor leaders declared they had
er.jcyed themselves immensely at the President's
?abi* a-d that they had partaken of "a bully
eir.sfr." One confessed that he had enjoyed
tSc'can^r- which *iaa passed around so much
tnaf he had stuck fonr pieces in his pocket to
take -.-arse to his little girL He said that it was
«ne to "eat off plates having on them the White
House seal."
Wfaiie none of tho*«> who had partaker, of the
President's hospitality would tell exactly what
had been, said at the table, they declared that
tfc* President had not committed himself on any
of the subjects discuesed.
Occasionally the la-bor leaders ivould become
involved in ? debate, which would terminate in
porn* tangible suggestion being offered. Presi
aenl Roosevelt, in his machine gun questioning,
covered, it is said, every possible phase of the
labor question.
The labor headers talked without reservation,
and were Tree to reiterate their pronounced atti
tude on some issues to which Congress has in
the past turned an unwilling ear. But what
Morses most significant of all. both to the PreFi
«*.ent and other government officials present, was
the suggestion that Congress should pas 3 a hill
oC rights, into which an labor legislation should
be incorporated, and should create a publicity
■board, whose purpose would be to investigate
ar<? make public the details of controversies be
tween capital and labor.
BILL OF RIGHTS AND PUBLICITY.
The plea for a bill of rights was made by P.
H. Morrissey. grand master of the Railway
Trainmen, while the publicity board id»a was
advanced by T. J. Dolan, general secretary-
Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of
Steam Shovel and Dredge Men.
The President's interest in these two proposi
tion* was keenly and obviously awakan^d. but
t* to bJs attitude on them he was non-committal.
Although many of the speakers expressed their
opposition to the boycott and sympathetic strike
propaganda, they urged thst Congress should
better define the power of the courts in issuing
injunctions, and they asked for a modification
. f both this law and the Sherman anti-trust
laws. They also -wanted Congress to define the
*jcact status of labor organizations in strikes.
and whether they-should be permitted to "solicit
T>e*.cefullv.~
Every feature of labors demands was cov
ered, but there was no concrete plan thrashed
out on which the -President may proceed with
the -conviction that his recommendations on
*om- thing* will be acceptable to all of the
labor interests represented at the dinner.
There was a divergence of opinion on some of
the propositions advanced, but one of the lead
en said that taw President told his guests that
the'r difference* would ultimately result in more
comprehensive ideas, and that hi urged them
*o get together on everything If possible and pre
test ■ united. front.
THE PRESIDENTS GUESTS.
Frora the Supreme Court there were Justice
Holme* and foal Moody, both from Massa
chusetts. The Cabinet was represented by Sec
retary James R. GarSeld. of the Interior De
partment, and Secretary Oscar S. Straus, of the
Impertinent of Commerce and Labor.
The government was likewise represented by
Commissioner Chartea P. Mefll, of the Federal
Bureau of Labor; Commissioner E. K. Clark, of
the Interstate Commerce Commission, formerly
araad chief conductor of the Order of Railway
Conductors of America, and still later the r-p
■■waaatlw of labor on the anthracite strike
cwnmiesion In 11X>2; T. V. Powderly. Ex-pr
Q*nt cf th«» Knights of Labor, and now ch!ef of
th« horeau of information in th« immigration
— >aa) Awi.tant Secretary of Stat* Robert
E»wb, Malar General Leonard Wood, U. 8. ..;
'JI2W4 Plnchot. chief forester of the United
States., and United States Attorney Henry L.
Stiiason. of New York. RepresentaUve Herbert
Parsoce, of •«•*« y«,rk. was the only member of
c «=rr**a present.
I Labor v M represented by Warren S. Stone.
* T *«« chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
*'• " Cmtfaaed »c »cc«ad ?«£«• '
jP*lllJSll •>-<!».*. imrtlj- rlnndj".
Te-iaorrowr, cloudy mad warmer; nouthireot winds.
BRYAN WOULD RUX AGAIN
But Hopes "Circumstances' Will
Not Force Him. To.
fRy TMCBTSSS) *• Th» TrfltoHM I
Baa Anton. ■-. Tex.. Nov. 17.— William J. Bryan,
With Mrs Bryan, arrived in San Antonio this
morninpr and spent the day here. He wan wel
comed at the station by hundreds.
Regarding his future plans. Mr Bryan said:
"I would much prefer to retire to priv«t» life,
and I hope that four years hence circumstances
will, not be such as to force me Into the cam
paign; but if circumstances should force me to
battle, battle I will.
"The burden carried by the candidate is
heavy, but no heavier, than that carried by an
officeholder." Mr. Bryan went on. "I do not de
sire ever to be a candidate for office again, but
it is a difficult matter to make a rule for the
future. What the plans will be four years from
now 1 am unable to say. The newspapers are
the ones making- the plans, but whether or not
they will be accepted by the Democratic party
is a matter of conjecture. The Democratic party
is very much alive, and will be in the fight at
the ne::-_ Presidential election. Further than
this I do not care to say on the subject of poli
ttes at this time."
"Will you allow yourself to be elected United
States Senator from Nebraska?" Mr. Bryan was
ask^d.
"Nebraska does not elect a Senator this year."
he raid with a smile.
"Rut it does two years from now." he was re
mindeo
"You have my statement regarding my future
so far as I care to say." and he refused to dis
cuss th«» subiect further.
.Mr. and Mr' Bryan sre en r.ut» t<-< Mexico.
.1/^. TAFT MAY VISIT CUBA.
Report That President-Elect Will
Attend Gomez's Inauguration.
Havana. Nov. 17. — is reported on good au
thority that President-elect Taft will visit
Havana to attend the inauguration of General
Jos* Miguel Gomez, en January 2S. as President
of Cuba.
t *
EIGHT BURKED TO DEATH.
Cojuirts Fire Mine. Hoping to
Escape, but Fail.
ngham. Ala.. Nov. IT. — According to
taaaasors of the mine, fifty state convicts er.i-
In ;he min»s at Pratt City formed a con-
spiracy last nljrht to set Xo. 3 nine afire and
escape during the confusion, and as a result
eight convicts were burned to death, one is
B arid the other forty-one are safely
locked in the stockade.
An overseer saw the flam»F burst out so sud
denly and in «uch volume that he was 3ure
some kindline had been u*ed in starting them.
Making- his way to the outside, he Informed
others, and jruards were at once, placed at the
shaft. The men were caught as they came from
the maJn entry.
In addition to the convicts there were a num
ber of free laborers in the mines. All appear to
have got out safely except the convicts near the
source of the flames.
XOT VET, BUT SOOX.
Italian Xczispaper Says Abruzzi-
Elkins Wedding Will Take Place.
Turin. Nov. IT — The "Gaaetta di Torino"
«»t?tes that from a most authoritative aouree it
if authorised to announce that the marriagre of
The Duke of the Abruzzi and Mtea Elkins wilt
take place, but not imrr>euiat<?ly. The paper
says that the denial of Senator Elkins murt be
understood merely as an invitation to observe,
respectful silence. The duke has made arrange
ments to start on a Journey in the near future
Rom". Nov. IT. — The Rome newspapers give a
!arg-e amount of space to the Abruzzi-Elkins
affair The "Tribuna" strongly denounces the
"gossip" published by the American newspapers
concerning the House of Savoy, which it con
siders "vulgar and disrespectful." The "Giornale
(i'ltalia" does not believe that the idea of a mar
riage between the Duke of the Abruzzi and Mi.»s
Elkins has been abandoned.
CAR CRASH INJURES S.
Electric Hits Horsecar at Broadway
and Ditanc Street.
Eastliound horse car 28. of the Madison street
line, was run into, upset and wrecked by south
bound Lexington avenue electric car Not 1.334 at
Broadway and Duane street at 11 o'clock last
nicht. Three passengers on the horse car were
injured. They are:
BERGMAN. Isidor. of No 58 Henry str»<«t: contcsion*
back of h»ad and ponslbl* lull I—l injuries: to Hudson
Street Hospital; went home later.
ENGLEHART. Joseph, a -waiter, of No. 31" Bowery;
contusions Ml ear and aide of head; to Hudson
Street Hospital; Trent home later.
HOROWITZ. Bmuj, &. talior. of No. 14 RutrerK place;
rontusions of back and internal Injuries; in the Hud
son Street Hospital.
Both cars had stopped at Broadway and Duane
Etreet. and both started simultaneously.
These patrolmen lifted the car. while another
dragged Horowitz from under it. Dr. Laurie took
the three passengers of the horsecar to the Hud
son Street Hospital. Horowitz was kept at the
hospital, as his Injuries were considered serious.
Two passenjrexs on the electric car escaped un
injured. The Lexingrton avenue car was in
charge of John Cody, motorman. of So. 16 East
126 th street. Joseph Shanahan. of Xo. 406
Wyona street. Brooklyn, v.-as conductor of the
horsecar. The latter jumped in time to escape
injur;-. No arreptsr'were made. The front vesti
bule of the Lexington avenue car was wrecked.
WORRY OVER THAW CASE FATAL?
Expenditures in Trial Bothered Semple— His
Estate More than $1,000,000.
(By Telegraph M "■''•' Tribunal
Pinsburf:, Nov. 17.— Disposing of an cant valued
at much more than D '"•"'■ the will of Frank
Sample, formerly financial agent of the Thnws and
a cfcwe friend of the family, was filed to-day. Only
last week a n»w will had been mad**.
The rl!l, which mm* flled to-day. sky« not c.
penny to charity. Th» will which was destroyed
wkm liberal in its charitable donation*. In »he will
filed ... only mention at charity I* the assertion
that during Mi life he had dispensed charity as
freely a* he could afford. It is intimated that
worry over the vast expenditures in the Thaw case
resulted in his early death.
THE PENNSYLVANIA'S SPECIAL TRAIN
... S^vemjali races lmluj^s all th* • •'■ wii*noM
tt rl'ib 1X7,1 hotel. Ran- lor round « rip. $45. 00.
leaves N»w York 11:45 p. in.. November 22. < '<<•.
suit C. Studds. ii P. A.. 263 FUtb avenue. New
YMTk.-AJ.Vt.
NEW-YORK. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 18, 1908. -FOURTEEN VMiKS.
THE POWERS AND CHINA
AMERICA FAVORS A HAXDS
OFF POLICY.
England Optimistic — Germany Ex
■ pect a Changes— Russia Fears
Japan's Influence.
Washing-ton. Nov. IT. — While thei c may be
pome local disturbances, officials of the State
Department do not believe that serious trouble
Will follow the induction into office of the new
rulers in China. Nothing in the present situa
tion, they say. resembles the conditions at the
time of the Boxer rebellion. Tt is realized, how-
j ever, that th-> situation nay quickly change. The
; old bitterness against the Manchus. which has
: repeatedly manifested itself in uprisings, still
j exists among the Chinese, and their attitude
will be a subject of concern for some time to
come. It is sincerely hoped in administration
I circles ben that the new government will be
left to work out its own salvation, and that no
necessity will arise for interference by outside
powers for the protection of their people and
interests in the country.
Tokio. Nov. IT. — Those best informed in Japan
do not consider the situation in China as likely
to result in an immediate internal outbreak.
They expect to- Bee the struggle for the mastery
begin at the palace, and express confidence that
the Manchus are too firmly in the saddle to al
low the overthrow of the dynasty.
Japan's attitude has always been to support
the reigning dynasty, and this govern— is
bound by convention to prevent partition. Jap
anese statesmen say that the present situation
in China will serve to bring the United States
and Japan more closely together, because their
political and commercial aims and purposes, t-o
far as China is concerned, are identical. Count
Hayashi, the former Foreign Minister, said ■•-
day:
»
You may quote me as authority for Baying
that Japan never hail the slightest intention of
landing a single soldier in China without the
consent of or mandate from the powers. I cer
tainly express not only the views of the past
government, but also of the present govern
ment, when* I say that Japan is determined to
adhere to the concert of the powers to preserve
the integrity, of China and to endeavor, by
weight of influence, to prevent an outbreak or
a condition of anarchy in China, which would
mean . great stag-nation of trade, from which
Japan would be the heaviest sufferer. It is
quite possible that such a period of anarchy will
arise, but in such an event the only thing pos
sible for the powers to- do would be to protect
the interests of the ports and cities and main
tain the railroad communications.
London. Nov. 17. — The British attitude toward
the new rule in China is one of hopeful ex
pectancy. It Is recognized that the empire's
progress depends on what person or faction
gains control of the new administration. The
real management of affairs, it is believed, prob
ably will come Into older hands than Prince
Churl's. .He is considered progressively inclined,
but .is young and Inexperienced. Those best
acquainted with China hope that Yuan Shi Kal
will be the power behind the throne. .
Commercial houses having Chinese interests
fear- that the reformers or Chinese revolution
ists will, consider, the lime ripe for rising
against the Manchu nasty, but the general
feeling- here is optimistic.
;' s Sir Robert Hart, the director general oi Chi
nese customs, who is here on leave of absence,
speaking of Prince Chun, said to-day:
It is agreed by those acquainted with him
that Prince Chun is intelligent and amiable. It
remains to be seen whether he is the kind of
man to give satisfaction as Regent. He has
shown some premise, and It is only fair to as
sume that he will do well. A year ago he was
appointed to the Grand Council. and has had to
do with great affairs and the policy of the gov
ernment since that time. _ .i .
Berlin. Nov. 3 7.— Chinese affairs were dis
euased to-day more by the operators on tha
Boerse and financiers than they were in polit
ical circles. Chinese government securities fell
a point, although secured by customs and -ail
roads. The prevailing Boerse view is that for
eign investment* are measurably safe, no matter
what happens. Japanese bonda also dropped I
trifle.
The German Foreisa Ofllee and the Chinese
Legation were not prepared to-day to expr
opinion regarding the future. The aewi
take the view that great events are impending in
the East which are certain to influence the
Western world The United States and
are regarded her* as Hkely to have important
parts, although it is not believed that cm
action of these two power:, will occur, and i:it
ever action they may take is not considered like
ly to interfere with the Chinese government
Paris. Nov. 17. — French opinion is at sea a? w
what the future holds in store for China. The
government expects that some little time will
elapse before the true significance of the change
in rulers is made clear.
For the moment official advices are negative,
but they are devoid of alarm, and no st>
be tak^n for the present u.t least by this gov
ernment. Th^ chief interest Hea in the new
rule, and it is hoped here that Yuaii Sh Kai will
hold the Regent, Prince Chun, in check. *
Illi'uli—a. great and tragic complications are con
sidered possible, especially in the south, wl or*
tha ---vilutionist.s might start a sej ■■„■
movment if the Peking govemamel decides to
Stifle reform*. This might be particular'
Otta to France, on account .if the Ind<>-< ': ma
revolutionists. These, however, have always r^
■pected Fr^ncli Btoperty. especially the railroad,
and france, although she und-rtakes to ari-est
revolutionists who cross the border, in accord
ance with an understanding with CbhM
not deliver the prisoners for decaf)ltatjon, t it
interns them.
In view of possible grave complications, in
volving International intervention. France con
siders it particularly fortunate that the great
powers are committed to a treaty governing
such action and otherwise to the integrity of
China. This is the basis Of France's treaty with
Japan.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 17. — The possibilities in
the Chinese crisis constitute for the Russian
newspapers and officials a riddle. The newspa
pers confine themselves to hazy generalities.
Officers and diplomats who have spent yeart in
thf Far East hesitate to make prediction.-.
Attention is chiefly concentrated on the Inter
nal situation, but from an international point of
view two factors are considered of the greatest
!mportsnee-the possibility of a division of the
empire and the extension of Japanese influence
at Peking.
The Japanese have already made themseivos
felt In that «-Hy in spite of the Empress Dowag
er's remarkable ability and prest'ee. and her
gljc . cessor win be at a great disadvantage ij» re
sisting the re-establishment of ■ preponderating
Japanese influence. The existence of several
rival states on the mainland of Asia instead of
the greet Manchu empire would rob the yellow
peril or much of its significance.
These, however, are only the remoter jwssi-
f ...li-nufd on third ims«-
EMPEROR WILLIAM AND COUNT YON Bt LOW.
Whose, mating at Potsdam resulted In the K*l»er's promise to transact foreign affairs through
hi* minister*.
SAVED FROM SEA'S JAWS
WITH IX HOUR OF DEATH.
Seamen. Starving and Freezing,
Worked Pumps Eleven^Dai/s.
Lewes, Del X "V. 17. — Snatched from the jaws
of death. Captain D. F. Douglas and crew of
fifteen men of the British bark Osberga are to
nierht snugly housed in the Lewes lifesavlng
station, while their vessel is lying at the bottom
of the sea. about seven hundred miles off the
Delaware Capes. \
Plainly showing the terrible suffering they had
< ndurcd. the men were landed here to-night from
the British steamer St. Helena, from Java for
the Delaware Breakwater. The captain of the
Osberga told of the experience:
"The Osberga sailed from Turk's Island on
October 14 for Portland. Me., laden with salt."
said Captain Douglas. "All went well until we
were within one hundred and fifty miles off
Nantucket Lightship almost" in sight of our
destination. Here we ran Into a terrific north
west gale. The seas broke over the bark con
tinually, causing the vessel to spring a leak.
•'After vainly trying to hold to our course."
he continued, "we were compelled to put about
and run before the gale. Storm followed storm,
and for eleven days the half starved and almost
frozen crew, worked at the pumps. All drinking
water had become salted, and the men ; had to
subsist en hardtack and what Uttie water we
could catch in canvas, when the storm- broke.
over us. To add to our desperate situation the
inrushing^ water began to gain on the men. at
the pump?. Then, too, the ship's carpenter,
Richard Graham, .was almost killed by being
knocked down by a tremendous sea.
"The vessel began to settle at the stern." Cap
tain Douglas went on, "and practically all hope
of rescue had been abandoned, when, on Novem
ber 0, the British steamer St. Helena hove in
Fight. We signalled frantically for assistance,
and finally they sighted us and l>ore down,
toward our sinking bark. The wind had fallen
considerably and the sea was comparatively
smooth, but even with these elements In our
favor the task of rescue was hazardous, as our
men were so weak that they had to be prac
tically carried from the Osberga. The last man
had scarcely left the bark when it went down.
An hour more and every one of us would have
perished."
Captain Keller, of th» Bt. Helena, said he had
never seen a crew so completely exhausted and
in a more pitiable condition. The crew will
leave here to-morrow afternoon for Philadel
phia.
The Osberga was owned by Captain Thomas
Douglas, of Halifax. K. B. The vessel was built
in 1884.
SCHOOXER ADRIFT AT SEA.
Crete Forced to Give Up Month's
Fight Against Elements.
/Waterlogged and abandoned, the three-masted
schooner Jennie Thomas is sailing toward th»
rising sun at the leisurely pace of flJty mires a
day some 325 miles southeast of Sandy Hook,
buoyed up by her cargo of lumber, guided by
one hundred feet cf hawser which she is drag
ging- astern, and propelled by a fore staysail
which flaps and fills in loneliness. After fight
ing for their lives for a month, her captain. Will
iam Campbell, and his crew of six men gave up
the heartbreaking struggle and were brought
Into this port yesterday on the steamer Afghan
istan.
The Jennie Thomas was bound from Savannah
for Philadelphia with a cargo of lumber. She
struck a succession of westerjy gales, which
tore her sails off and knocked her about in
smashing seas that swept the decks, flooded the
hold, disabled the gasolene engine used in hoist
ing and trimming sails and destroyed the crew's
provisions. Nearly four hundred miles off their
course and blowing- toward mid- Atlantic with
out a boat in which to leave the wreck if she
went to pieces, the sailors had almost aban
doned hope when the Afgh&nictan hove in sight
on Monday morning; Even then Captain Camp
bell, who was part owner of the vessel, pro
tested against abandoning her, but his crew re
fused to stay by. him, and he was forced to go
with his men aboard the steamer.
The Afghanistan hails from Bussorah, on the
Persian Gulf, with a cargo of dates When
some distance off the Virginia Capes on Mon
day she sighted the schooner by means of the
flare lights which the lattt-r's crew was burning
as signals of distress, and stood by to render
what assistance was necessary- Signals were
Interchanged asking for provisions, and these
were sent over in the steamer's beat captain
Campbell then asked to be towed Into '>.>rt. but
the captain of the Afghanistan explained that
he could n<>t entertain th*- proposition because
he bad a perishable cargo aboard and must
make the beat possible time to market.
The Jennie Thomas, together with her cargo*
is worth, it Is estimated, from $!'>■■ « to |15,
000; and several ocean going tugs started down
after her yesterday to tow her t» port, if possi
ble,- and claim the salvage.
eFHARCUIFi- MILK. \
Owing "to art Increased supply a<Mir!onnl orders
cai now be filled. Rich, puie milk Iran healthy
Jersey*. <,** East 4oth btreet. Phono 3278-58 —
PLOT TO KILL KAISER'
Dynamite Cartridge Found <>n Line
of Imperial Train.
Franl<fort-on-th*-Ma!n. Nov. IT— Rumors
irera current here fo-<lay that an attempt had
been made try blow up the train oa whi>-h Em
peror William travelled from DeawaeaeMnsjeß to
Berlin. The Royal Railway administrative oases
here makes public a statement saying that on
both Sunday and aToatday a dynamite cartridge
was found on the tracK near tbe stat: t. at
Miihlhein. between FVankfort and Har.au. The
cartridges were not fous»u OB the tracks over
which the imperial train was la pass, but on the
tracks parallel to them. As this occurred in
Hessian territory, the states attorney at Darm
stadt has begun an investipr
The "Frankfurter ZettuagT
cartridge? were from a neighboring quarry and
were rendered harmless by Urn as the
dynamite was ruined. Experts, the r.ap-r says,
reject the idea that any attempt against the '.if.;
of the Emperor was intended.
GERMAXS GRATIFIED.
General Rejoicing Expressed at the
Emperor's Decision.
Berim. Nov. 18.— All the morning newspapers
discuss the end of the crisis with varying de
grees of satisfaction, according to party affilia
tions. With the exception of nsa Socialist and
one or two extreme Radical organs, all express
great gratification at the pledge Of the Emperor
given to the Chancellor and the German people.
Even some of tha Conservative newspapers
however, temper their rejoicing with ret:
on the serious work which still remains I
done before the relations between the Emperoc
and the people can be restored to the old cordial
ity which existed under the test William.
The Conservative ••Tagiicher Runda
with pan-'"rerman leanings, approves the Km
peror's declaration fully, but does not baßeve
that it will completely banish the anxieties af
the people, whose lost confidence can be only
gradually restored.
The "Deutsche Taglich* Zeitung." an Agrarian
organ, says, that anxious care cannot wholly be
silenced.
Th^ Conservative utterances are overflowing
with gratitude to the Emperor, and satisfaction
that his declaration took a form which saved
the dignity of the Crown. They repudiate the
efforts of the Liberal press to make capital out
of the fvent in the direction of making tha
Chancellor responsible to the Reichstag
of to the Crown. A!! the Radical organs again
argue strongly in favor of this movement. The
"Vossiscbe Zeituntr" wants binding constitutional
guarantees for a quiet and steady movement la
politics.
PRAISE FROM ENGLAND.
London- Newspapers Approve His
Attitude Toward People.
London. Nov. la, — All the London morning
newspapers have editorials on what some of
them term "Yon Billow's triumph and the Em
peror's submission " "The Daily Telegraph." the
most pro-German of the dally papers, says:
A very remarkable and exciting page of con
temporary history has been definitely turned.
The Emperor has known how to yield manfully
and royally. To yield in such a case BBS* - finer
courage than to resist.
"The Daily Mail" says:
' Since the barons of England presented their
ultimatum to King John, history has offered few
spectacles more dramatic.
"The Mail" thinks that though Europe will be
freed from alarms and aaxiety. Germany will
not be satisfied until the aaupaWft ptedge has
been incorporated in the constitution.
•The Standard" SSJFI
The Emc« ror never has been gteater than he
Is to-day, at the moment of surrendering some
of his personal power at the popular bidding.
The other paP en * comment in a similar strain,
and afl make conjectures on how much nearer
the incident brings dill Ml| to constitutional
ism.
"WOULD HAVE CARRIED GEORGIA.
President Quoted as Telling What He Would
Have Done as Candidate.
\ [Hy Telegraph to Th* Tribune. 1
Atlanta. Xov. 17.— President Roosevelt's only dis
appointment over the result of the Presidential
election was the failure of Mr. Taft to break
the solid South, according to Mr. Hudson. Com
missioner of Agriculture, who says the President
think.: hi* desire would have t>»»n fulniieti had he
himself r*en the nominee.
"If I had been a candidate for President this
time I would have carried Georgia ani] broken
the *o!i(I South." Commissioner Hudson quotes
President Roosevelt as staying to him. -Colonel
Hudson has returned to Atlanta from Washington,
where he went to confer wlt:i the President about
the Country Life Commtrstoo.
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THE KAISER MEETS ;
NATION'S DEMA.ND
PROMISES TO PROTECT
RIGHTS OF PEOPIK
Prince yon lore's Assurance of
Imperial Reticence Sustained —
Hopes of Liberals.
Berlin. Nov. 17.— Forced by the ar:?ry tide of
popular feeling which swept the empire from
end to sad Emperor V.'miam to-day yielded tf>
the nation and promise* henceforth to conform
himself to constitutional methods of conducting
the policies of Germany. l±*t '-
The -climax of the popular dislike and fear «f
the public utterances of the Emperor wai
reached after an interview given to an English
man, and published in "The London Daily Tele
graph" on October 'IS. As the outcome of tht«
the whole country was aroused: the ReichstaK
indorsed the attitude of many of its most prom
inent members when they - ■"■■*• sov
ereign, and Chancellor yon BClc-w. while he at
tempted to smooth away the affair, undertook
to communicate to his majesty a straightfor
ward. unvarnished statement of how the rraan
people regarded his intervention in aJTairs of
state.
The interview t.^twe»n th» Emperor «nd t?n
Imperial Chancellor took place at the New Fa "
ace In Potsdam this morning:, and at its cirrs*
the Erap-ror gay* a formal promise to his p*»
pie that he would not in the future act except
through th« Chancellor and his associate mtn
isters. This promise was made public in th-»
••Reiehsanzeisrer." the official »cs»»etr- of the -m
pire. It was in the form of a note, printed ia
the first pa?*. *here decrees, II texts of
treaties and the promulgation of new ■■*
usually appear. It was as follows:
L>-;ring to-day's audience •*■•*■* to ' * Im
perial Oham^llor. his majesty. the Emperor an *
King, listens! for several hour* to a report by
Prince yon Bulovr. The Imperial Chancellor de
scribed the feeling: and Its causes amon* th,
German people in connection with the article
published in "The Daily Telegraph H- «um>
explained the position he had taken durtn» tlx
course of the debates and interpellations on this
subje t in the Reichstag. His majesty the E.m
peror. received the statements and explanatior*
with great earnestness and then expressd h,s
v.ill as follows: . -
Headless cf the exaggerations of public criti
cism, which are regarded by him »• rncort^ct.
his rraiesty perceives that his principal imperial
task is' to insure the s^bility of the polices of
the empire, under the guardianship of constitu
tional responsibilities. In conformity therewith,
his majesty, the Emperor, approvw the Chan
cellor's utterances in the Reichstag and assures
Prince yon Billow of hi* continued confidence.
Prince yon Biilow had determined to present
his resignation if the Emperor had not met th*
country's demands, but as such a situation did
not arise the audience ended with the Emperor
saying to the Imperial Chancellor that he re
posed full confidence in his wisdom.
Within half an hour after the Chancellor's re
turn to Berlin bulletins, issued aval I by th«
evening newspapers, reporting a favorable Issue
of th- meeting between the Emperor and the
prince, were ea«rerlv snatched by an anxUairs
public, who in the test moment of joyful sur
prise scarcely conceived the importance of Out
announcement to themselves and the empire.
The whole nation had awaited with" breathless
suspense the word from the palace which wouM
decide whether Prince yon Billow would quit his
office and the -reign of personal policy" con
tinue, or whether the Chancellor would remain
and the desire of the people be fulfilled that th*
nation as well as the Emperor would have a
word in directing th-> policies of the country. It
is certain now in th#> minds of the German, peo
ple that a great step has been taker, towari
freer government.
So marked has been the change ia the last fer
days of the Germans toward their sovereign that
a crowd of some fifteen hundred persons, whicn
had gathered at the church this afternoon to at
tend the funeral of General Count HUlsen-
Haseler. at which the Emperor and ■ Empress
were present, being unaware of the result of tha
audience, greeted their majesties almost in si
lence. Only a few hats were removed, and ther*
were no cheers when the Emperor and Empress
returned to thefr automobile and started for
Potsdam.
TWO VIEWS OF" EMPERORS ATTITUDE.
Interprets by the events leading up to it. the
least this declaration of the Emperor can meaa
Is that his majesty promises to limit his free
dom of speech and observe carefully the con
stitutional forms in taking no initiative without
the advice and consent of the Premier. Thjs
narrower interpretation hi strictly a bureau
cratic view. A wider view, expressed by tiia*
Liberal press, hi that Germany enters on a n«ar
era of government responsible to the people,
with the Crown and the nation acting together.
The imperial promise may b«» better under
stood through Prince yon Billow's representa
tions to th. Emperor, a.* they have been stated"
by one of the Chancellor's associates. The Chan
cellor had caused an intimation to he conveyed
to Emperor William that it would be wiser if ha
returned to the capital and granted an audiene*
to the Chancellor at Potsdam rather than «>•
board a battleship at Kiel, where a awe! la
the sensitive state of public feeling might be
misconstrued, and that, as most important re
sults might follow, the capital was the most
suitable place. The Emperor then named th»
New Palace at Potsdam for the raeetias
. I*t Is now learned that apart from this netßS*
cation the Chancellor had received no word from
the Emperor since November T. the . day oa
which the* Kaiser arrived at Donaueai hlajpan
from Austria. Rumors had reached, the public
of the existence In the Emperor's 'suite of a.
group unfavorable to Prince yon Biilow. -arho
were seeking to influence the Emperor against
yielding to what they regarded as an infrins?
ment on the prerogative of the Crown. Tlw
Chancelli r did not know until he met the Em
pen,-r what r^s majesty* attitude might be. H*
found, however, that the Emperor's mood waJ
governed by the cesawai regard which had aw*
isted for ten years between ahi majesty and bbbj
self.
CHANCELLORS FIRM STATEMENT.
Good will prevailed at th- audl?nce. and taw>
Emperor displayed a marked degree of con
descension. Unquestionably, he had been great
ly moved by the occurrence of recent days. Th»
Chancellor asM that his general position wa.*
contained in tlv manifesto of the Conserva.t!v»
party, which represented th» most loyal *<»ctio:i
•if the German people, issued on November S.
This declaration expressed serious concern "that
not infrequently the utterances or his majesty
brin* out foreign politics into a difficult situa
tion." and added: In order that the Emperor's
reputation may be preserved from criticism anil
discussion and the* German empire and people
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