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Show Paper Considered of Highest Importance Regarded as State Act by Crown. AMSTERDAM, via London, April 9, 10 15 a. m The emperor's Easter message on electoral reform, addressed ad-dressed to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, Bethmann-Hollweg, is treated by the Berlin press as of the highest Importance. The only paper which expresses dissatisfaction dissatis-faction is the Jvreuz Zeitung, which finds little consolation in the fact that the execution of the reform proposal Is postponed until after the war, as it believes the chancellor should not now halt on the path of the complete democratization de-mocratization of Prussia and Germany. Tho Lokal Anzeiger thinks that the message will have a useful effect abroad. "No one can Interfere with our affairs," af-fairs," says this paper, "while we have a strong and self-conscious monarch mon-arch who finds the right way at the right time." Tho Vossische Zeitung says that the message must be regarded as a state act by the Prussian crown, which also binds the emperor's successors. The Vorwaerts comments under an article headed "Prussia's resurrection." resurrec-tion." It believes that the emperor's proclamation cannot sink into nothing "considering the solemn seriousness of the time at which it is made and tho inner spirit it breathes." The Tageblatt says it is essential that Prussia should have equal voting, abolishing the present bad plural system. sys-tem. It reminds the emperor that Prussian franchise reform is only one of numerous reforms needed by Germany Ger-many and that the whole imperial institution in-stitution needs remodeling. |