BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9212, 3 November 1908, Page 5

BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

THE KAISER'S INTERVIEW

Press Association—Electric Telegraph—Copyright,

(h'eceired Last Nnjht. at 0.10 p.m.j

BERLIN, Yesterday

The Berlin press is iuceused at the "crass stupidity" of Prince Buelow and the Foreign Office officials in authorising tho publication of "such a mass of indiscretions."

The Taglicho Rundschau, which has hitherto eujoyed tne reputation of being the Kaiser's favourite paper, is now very bitter in its condemnation of what has happened. "The official explanation" it declares, "will not disarm criticisms of the Emperor's role. It is still clear that Prince Buelow stood by helplessly whilethe Foreign Office played the part of a bad, a cowardly, or a helpless adviser. "All German patriots feel weighed down with care, siuco it is clear that the Kaiser rules alone in foreigu affairs, while constitutionally responsible persons are degraded to the level of a chorus which is obliged to follow, shield, or palliate his Majesty's actions. His Ministers must disentangle his twisted threads, thereby sacrificing their energy while feeling a heavy responsibility. " The Tagliche Rundschau urges that the Reichstag should insist that German statesmen aloue be responsible for the country's foreigu, policy. [Received To-day, at 5.7 a.m.) BERLIN, Last Night. The Cologne Gazutte states that the Kaiser conversed at Highcliff aud elsewhere with all'sorts of Euglish personages relative to his attitude to England. These views were collected, aud are now reproduced. LONDON, Last Night. The Times says thit the official explanations in Berlin will only deepen the unfavourable impression regarding the interview. The Times hopes that the fact has not escaped the British Government's notice that the Emperor admits that the majority of the German nation is unfriendly to Britain, and means to go on indefinitely enlarging the navy. The Times urges the Government, after such a plain warning, to immediately announce its intention to proceed during WOd with the construction of sufficient Dxeadnoughts and Invincibles to keep the British navy well up to the twoPower standard.