THE KAISER'S JUBILEE

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 142, 18 June 1913, Page 8

THE KAISER'S JUBILEE

NATIONAL MISSION SUBSCRIPTION.

KING GEORGE'S FELICITATIONS.

A SEALED LETTER.

[Press Association.] (B »eived Iv%gffis£?k The national jubilee subscriptions for missions to German, colonies, amounting to £190,000, h^ve been j handed to the Emperor. The sum of : £125,000 goes to Protestant and the . balance to Catholic missions. . The Kaiser received world-wide consratulations. King George sent his felicitations. Viscount Goschen presented the Government's good wishes. The Kaiser assured' a British, deputation that he will continue Jus efforts to promote Anglo-German friendship. Mr Carnegie, heading an American deputation, presented 7 the Kaiser with an illuminated address from 54 peace and other societies. He thanked the Kaiser for 25 years of peace. The Kaiser, in accepting the address, remarked: "I^hope to ihave J& years more of peace." _ Mr Carnegie, bowing, replied: xou are the best ally we have." • Professor Hintze's jubilee oration at the Berlin University caused a sensation. He narrated a hitihefrto unknown incident, showing the Kaisers keen sense of responsibility and attachment to the Constitution. The Emperor, received, on the day of his accession, a sealed letter, which Frederick William IV. had ordered1 to be transmitted- to each, of his successors until one acquiesced in its authorisation —namely, to overthrow the Prussian Constitution before taking the accession oatih. While the present Kaiser's grandfather and father disregarded the letter he did more. He feared that some young and inexperienced, successor might respond to the appeal, and he1 remarked afterwards to Professor Hintze that he felt as if a. barrel of gunpowder were in the house, and that he was unable to rest until the letter was destroyed. The letter was buried accordingly, and tihe envelope returned to the archives, marked "Contents destroyed."