The Emperor opened the German Parliament on the 22nd inst.,
in a speech which revealed very little. "Germany," he repeated, "is has threatened by the Eastern crisis than the other great Powers." He regretted the failure of the Conference, but thought, nevertheless, it had brought about an understand- ing among the Christian Powers as to the guarantees to be de- manded from the Porte, and had thus laid a firm basis for confi- dence that peace among the Powers would be maintained. The German Government is not bound by its interests to any pre- scribed line of conduct, but will use its influence as heretofore to protect the Christians of Turkey, to main- tain the peace of Europe, and to preserve its good relations with all its allies. There is not much hope for Turkey in the speech, throughout which the Porte is implicitly declared to be outside Christendom. The remainder of the speech is upon internal affairs, the most noteworthy point being the expression of the Emperor's conviction that the organisation of the Empire constitutes a bulwark against the perils with which "anarchical agitations" might threaten the institutions of Germany.
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