Show KAISER IS CRITIC CRiTICISED t German n Papers Dislike His Ac Actions in England a t I TOB TO o i DECLARE NATION WEAKENED f BY THE TilE WAR WAB WARe 0 e Berlin BOrlin Feb 9 The r and their surmised modifications owing to Emperor Williams WIlliams visit vt k to England form furm Just now the nil en engrossing engrossing n grossing topic Since his re return return return turn all Germany has been engaged In Inthe inthe Inthe the discussion The decorating of Lord Roberts with ith the order of the Black BlackEagle BlackEagle BlackEagle Eagle and Emperor Williams ply to King Edwards speech In which the emperor said he was honored in wear wearIng wearing wearing Ing a British uniform and that the emperors army would likewise feet feel it itan Itan Itan an honor have especially aroused keen criticism which is privately y expressed much more freely freel than in print In high official circles the decorating of Lord Roberts Ro with the order of the Black BlackEagle BlackEagle Eagle Is regarded as being merely of personal significance and as expressing Emperor Williams appreciation of Lord Roberts as a man and a soldier It is not looked upon as a political act and leaves relations ons precise precisely ly where they were before the incident Nevertheless it is admitted that the act expresses the emperors wish to end the tile bitterness in the relations of the two countries which does not benefit Ger Germany Germany many or Great Britain German Press Criticises The Kreuze comment of I yesterday is today making the rounds of the German press Many conserva conservative conservative tive and agrarian papers merely reproduce reproduce reproduce duce it without comment The Kreuze said We fall fail to see why wh f this Boer de destroyer destro destroyer ler Roberts should receive such sucha s ch cha a mark of Emperor Williams distinction distinction distinction tion and also why the emperor after arter being horribly ly insulted five years ago go goby goby by the officers of his brother regiment should now show them marked atten attentions attentions attentions Even the bitterly e be Deutsche the leading agrarian organ in spite of ot the fact that the agrarians less than ever want the emperor to feel wroth at them when they are preparing to defeat the canal bill a second time and simultaneously demand prohibitive cereal duties for their benefit says it cannot doubt the emperors behavior in England based on the idea of closer friendship is intensely unpopular with the vast ast majority of the nation Whatever comment is made however is in cautious terms I Declares England Weak The Berliner iten conservative today reprints the Kreuz remarks saying there is dif difference dIfference difference ference between Emperor Williams personal P acts and words word in England and German policy Regarding the latter the th paper says II England is from alli alliances alliances alliances ances of any 50 sort rt because she has been tremendously weakened by the South African war As a military power she is not worthy of serious attention Wag Eng England Wagland land therefore will p t pursue an ag aggressive aggressIve policy under any circum circumstances circumstances circumstances stances An entente between England and Russia in the near future is more likely that not ot especially as Russia coquettes with the English money mar market market market ket and is economically and militarily unable to enter in a struggle with Uth Fag Eng E Eland land For a time it is i true English h naval superiority remains and the way to the German colonies can be blocked by English vessels Therefore oh 01 the Whole It IB I wisest t for Germany to the door open oDen for an man m n understanding und and in ta the mean meanwhile white while In peace with Ith England Emperor Williams personal acts In England were due to his praiseworthy sympathetic impulses es which are devoid of o 0 political significance but the emper stupor emperor or will wilt not be astonished if the fettling on the subject among the German peo people pie find a respectful expression lon |