THAT LETTER.

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THAT LETTER.

. ' BERLIN PRESS VIEWS. A DIPLOMATIC UNDERSTANDING "TEIE TIMES" ABUSED. BY TELEGRAPH —PBESS ASSOCIATION— COPYBIGHT (Rcc. Mar. 10, 0.39 a.m.) Berlin, March 9. . Mr. Asguith's statement dealing with tho Kaiser's litter incident is discussed in official yiijcles in Berlin. Newspaper' comments thereon'aro partly w.holosalo abuse of "The Times,"' and p.aiHjly attempt to' thn letter. ■ Tho "Berliner Tageblatt," however,' recalling the' Kaiser's famous telegram to President IJrugcr tho Boer war, a.ijd oth,er incidents, aijgues 'that yjgilanco.ought to hare been exercised, but apparently the Chancollor (Princo Billow)/ liko : others, was taken by surprise. ';. ./ , - ; ' . " ■ .: ■ '. ■ 'London, March 9. The " Standard's. '•' Berlin correspondent reports that, as the . result of an informal' oxchange of views. between tho. British and tho'.Qerman .Governments, a mutual qonyictiou has, been, recorded that the incident ought not to in any way exercise an unfavourable .influence,,upon Anglo-German relations. , •The, -V Standard adds that the Kaiser's, letter is;.a general reply -to alarmist expressed,- in .Parliamentary nucl other ut- ■ .and in articles in British reviews oncl newspapers.; attacks on pither side .lieing a secondary feature..; .■ /.:■":. ,J Tho. " Morning Post's " Berlin' .correspondent :"says .'/tliat leading, newspapers ' ex-, press great satisfaction at the-general/.atti-tude, of .the, English press. „ ,' v ■ ; 1 LORD ESHER RIDICULED. • • London) March'B. '.The Observer/" says that the Kaiser's letter to Lord Twecdmouth asks: " Who is Lord IJsher and, makes inimitable; play ..upon his office as; Doputy-Govbrnor "of -Wind--soy• .Castle.-." It-'su^g^sjts-'Ujat' lie had. hotter' leave ships alono arid, st-ipk-.to drainpipes.' ... .. . ■ -i.. St.. a... .'.l'.js,.',, • Besides b'cins Deputy Governor' of Windsor subject of august Teutonic mirth—Lord: Eslier (Reginald Baliorßretty'.i's rrpeymanont momber 'of-tile Committee' of 'Im'-' penal Defence. Ho is known far enough afield to" bo' Coraihandeur' dp!'la Legioji' (I'Honnour,' aiid/to-hofd'tlip'Spanish Ord.ei; of Merit' (second class).'/Ho/Svas ujpi 'iH'.UsS/'aiii in' 1,879 rietl ' a'/dauu.hter/'.'bf' tlio'.fßelgiin llinistpr '■in, ,Lppdon,"'M// V.an ,de .Wbyerl" in 1904" lie' was .Cliairm'an"''6f I ''thp ; '/Waf' QfficoV'!Kccpi>Bti.tjitic|ii Cpmmitteb.''' 1 He : has' published " Pdptprints of State'shien"- and' ."The;' Yoke' of Empire."ln politics- ho is :; classed' 'as a. Liberal' Unionist. ■