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Show Rejoices in Complete Victory and Admires God's Hand in German History. AMSTERDAM, March 8. In reply to congratulations from Philip Hoine-ken, Hoine-ken, director of tho North Gorman Lloyd Steamship lino, Emperor William Will-iam has sent tho following telegram: "Tho German sword is our best protection. pro-tection. With God's holp it will also bring us peace In tho west and indeed, the peace which after much distress and many troubles, tho German people need for a happy future." The emperor detailed his gratitude at greater length in a message to tho vice-president of the relchstag, saving: sav-ing: "The complete victory fills mo with gratitude It permits us to live again one of those great moments in which wo can reverently admire God's hand in history. What turns events havo taken is by tho disposition of God. "Tho heroic deeds of our troops, the successes of our great generals, and the wonderful achievements of those at homo have their effects in moral forces and tho categorical imporatlve which has been inculcated In our people peo-ple in a hard school. They will also carry us through in a decisive and final battle to victory. "In the great tasks upon which tho conclusion of peace re-construction and tho healing of the wounds of war will set us, I desire my people to rely on tho historical experience that unity means strength. May our people faco tho new timo and its tasks with a strong sense of tho realities, with unbending un-bending faith in itself and its mission and with strong, patriotic and proud joy in the fatherland bound to mo "and my houso by old and proved bonds of mutual trust. "I do not doubt that a rich, strong and happy people will arise out of the storms and sacrifices of this time." |