On Monday the German Emperor issued a Rescript to the
Imperial Chancellor on the occasion of his birthday oele- brations and of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick the Great. The Rescript begins by remarking that in a time dominated by economic and political interests and antagonisms national days of commemoration are especially useful. The Emperor then points out the undreamed-of development of the Fatherland and the gratitude owed to the great men of the past who have made it capable of fulfilling the tasks imposed on it by Providence, and concludes with eulogy of the life and example of Frederick. A reference to the recent elections is probably to be found in the last sentence of the Resaript, in which the Emperor declares that, "despite many disagreeable phenomena of the present time," there are signs that if it should ever become neceseary to defend the nation's heritage the German races would rally with one mind round their princes, superior to all party hatred.
