Third, that the feeling of the people at large on this matter was
accurately indicated by the press of the country.

The Kaiser's reply was published on the same date in the Reichsanzeiger,
in the form of a communication, which read:

During today's audience granted to the Imperial Chancellor, his
Majesty, the Emperor and King, listened for several hours to a
report by Prince von Bülow. The Imperial Chancellor described the
feeling and its causes among the German people in connection with
the article published in The Daily Telegraph. He also explained the
position he had taken during the course of the debates and
interpellations on this subject in the Reichstag. His Majesty the
Emperor received the statements and explanations with great
earnestness, and then expressed his will as follows:

"Heedless of the exaggerations of public criticism, which are
regarded by him as incorrect, his Majesty perceives that his
principal imperial task is to insure the stability of the policies
of the empire, under the guardianship of constitutional
responsibilities. In conformity therewith, his Majesty the Emperor
approves the Chancellor's utterances in the Reichstag, and assures
Prince von Bülow of his continued confidence."


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