Show Frederick III to Biimarck BEELIN March 12The Official i Gazette contains a letter from Emperor 1 Frederick to Prince Bismarck in which he says My dear PrinceAt the commencement commence-ment of my reign it is necessary for me to turn to you for many years the trusted chief servant of my late father who now rests in God You are the true and courageous counoilor who gave to his policy its aim and form and secured its complete fulfillment You I am in duty bound to warmly thank for time maintenance of my house and you have therefore the right before all others to know what are the standpoints which will be the guiding prnciples for upholding my government The ordinance constitutions and right of tho Empire and of Prussia must before all be consolidated in the veneration and in the customs of the nation The conclusions con-clusions which frequent changes in the titate regulations and measures cause should be avoided as much as possible The advancement of the administration ad-ministration of the imperial government govern-ment must be left undisturbed on the foundation whereon tho Prussian State hitherto rested in security in the Empire The constitutional rights of all Federal governments must I as conscientiously be respected as those of the Reichstag but similar respects re-spects for the rights of the Emperor must be expected at the same time We must keep before our eyes that these mutual rights must only serve for promoting the puolic welfare and must always be employed in fully satisfying any further and undoubted national requirements which may arise The necessary and surest guarantee of the unimpeded execution of these tasks I see in the unabated maintenance of the warlike power of the country of my welltried army and of the navy now growing up for which important duties have arisen in the acquirement of transoceanic possessions Both must at all times be maintained by the full completion of their organization which already formed the foundation of their famo and which will be their further effective service 1 am resolved to conduct con-duct the government both in the empire em-pire and in Prussia with a conscientious conscien-tious observance of the provisions of the constitutions of each I desire that the basis religious toleration held sacred by my house shall continue to be extended ex-tended to all my subjects of whatever r religious community or creed In agreement with the views of my imperial im-perial father I shall warmly support all efforts calculated to improve the economical prosperity of the different dif-ferent classes of society to conciliate con-ciliate their opposing interests and as far as it is in my power to alleviate the unavoidable perplexity closely bound up with the social question I regard that of the education of the youth The efforts ef-forts to this end must be on a higher scale and more widelv accessible We must avoid creating creat-ing dangers by partial education and awakening demands which the economical powers of the nation cannot satisfy We must also be i iMt Ioo i14 z careful that through onesided efforts for increased knowledge the task of education shall not remain neglected Only a generation growing up upon a sound basis in the fear of God and in simplicity of morals cannot possess sufficient rising power to overcome over-come the dangers which in times of rapid economical movements arise for the entire community through the example set by the highly luxurious individuals It is my will that no opportunity be lost to offer every opposition to tbe legislation of disproportionate expenditures ex-penditures belfgovernment granted to the greater and lesser communities com-munities in the State 1 consider con-sider beneficial On the other hand I would suggest the examination of the question whether the right of levying taxes conferred upon these communities communi-ties and which is exercised by them without sufficient regard for tho burden simultaneously opposed by the empire and State may not weigh unfairly upon individuals It will specially gratify me to bring to its full development develop-ment the blossom which German art and science shows in so rich a measure for realizing These are my intentions and counting count-ing upon your wellproved devotion and on the support of > our trijd expe rieire may it may ba vouchsafed me thus with the unanimous cooperation of the organs of the empire and the devoted activity of the reoresentatives of the people as well as all the officials to lead Germany and Prussia to new honors in domain and in public developments de-velopments Careless of splendor and glorious achievement I shall be content if it can hereafter be said of my government govern-ment that it has been beneficial to my people useful to my country and a blessing to my empire Your affectionate FREDERICK |