The German Emperor is like the rest of mankind. He
can- not be reticent. He is greatly offended, it appears, with the discussions in Berlin on his family affairs, and especially with the way in which, for praise or blame, he is contrasted with his deceased father. Having, therefore, to receive a deputation from the Berlin Municipality, loaded with congratulations on his successful journey, he gave them what may be described as an Imperial "wigging." The "conduct of the Press had not only painfully affected his Majesty, but also aroused his displeasure. Above all things, his Majesty begged that the continued invidious comparison of his own deceased father against himself should finally cease, seeing that it most deeply wounded him as a son, and was in the highest degree improper." The Hohenzollerns made Berlin, and have always held a sort of paternal relation to its people, and the Emperor has some reason for annoyance. It must be galling to be lectured through the medium of eulogies on your father. Still, impassiveness under annoyance is part of the dignity of Sovereigns, who are bound to assume that all assailants except Sovereigns are beneath attention.
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