-~W\~' !i' S^jSSSC^P* n. 3^^TVc -fCI 1 -d^f* f'fg x'"'1! ,#- *'•. INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE THREE PROFESSIONAL CARDS Reichstag, is that the kaiser with his sit THE KAISER chancellor and ministers constitute an autocracy independent of parliament JOHN H. BROWN y('^fc' 1 and people. "There is only 'one Attorney at Law master in this country. I,am he and ADVANCE SHOWING OF Office over O. M. Carr & Co. ,•••••.••,» In the year of our Lord one thousand I will tolerate no other," th^ kaiser f» International Falls, Minnesota eight hundred and eighty-eight recently declared. "There is no law (1888) the present kaiser came to the but my law, and there is no will but DR. H. H. IHR1G throne of Germany, succeeding his my will," he told his soldiers. But father. Before he ascended the Dentist there is no power inherent in the throne of the empire* he was crowned Office o»er Holler's Confectionery' kaiser, his chancellor and his ministers king of Prussia, for the. constitution to support this autocratic government. International Falls, Minnesota provides that the king, of Prussia Without power behind it shall be the emperor of Germany. a* government will fall. In a republic CEO. S. LANGLAND Immediately after his assumption of that power is the yvill of the people— Lawyer the kingship he addressed the Prussian Public Opinion. In Germany it is the In the litis Block on Fourth Avenue diet. He said: The New Fall Styles of army. Said the kaiser: "Relying on International Falls, Minnesota the army and trusting in God I began I am firmly resolved to maintain intact and guard from all encroach-ment my reign, knowing well that the army F. J. McPARTLIN are now the chartered prerogatives of is the main tower of strength .the crown. Lawyer for my country, the main pillar supporting Office over International State Bank the... Prussian throne to Now what are, from his viewpoint, for your inspection and International Falls, Minnesota which God, in His wisdom, has called the kaiser's prerogatives? An answer me." Behind and sustaining the to this question will go a long way G. F. SWINNERTON, M. D, C. M. German autocracy is the army. Upon toward illuminating the things that criticism. Physician and Surgeon the army the kaiser depends for the are the matter with Germany. The security of his rule. The army is the Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted first of th ekaiser's prerogatives is power behind the throne. that his right to govern is derived Office over City Drug Store The kaiser's greatest difficulties, directly from God, and therefore he International Falls, Minnesota Classy styles for young prior to the war, was furnished by is not responsible to the people or the social-democrats of Germany to parliament. He believes his rights DR. JENNER PERRY CHANCE They constitute the strongest political and powers do not ascend from the Physician and Surgeon men and the more conservative party of Germany. Their demands, people that whatever rights and Office over litis Drug Store briefly, are: 1. Reforms in powers the people possess decend to Phone 11 election laws a ballot based on them from him. This prerogative, hats for middle manhood rather than property—in Night Calls at Hotel Koochiching he claims, belongs to the house of short, universal, equal suffrage. 2. A Hohenzollern. When the kaiser's International Falls, Minnesota parliamentary government re true grandfather became emperor he lifted aged men, in narrow sponsible to the people instead of the PHINNEY & CAMPBELL the crown with his own hands, kaiser. 3. The power to declare war set it on his head and said: "I receive Lawyers shall rest with the lower house the crown from God's hand and from and wide bands. International Falls, Minnesota which is elected by the people. 4. The none other." Referring to this the abolition of class privilege. 5. The present kaiser said: W. E. LAWRENCE separation of church and state—no My grandfather, by his own hand, The Rexall Store support of church from public funds. set the crown upon his head, distinctly 6. An income tax "in order to dampen International Falls, Minnesota emphasizing the fact that it was New colors, the ardor of the rich for a constantly accorded him by. the will of God DR. E. A. THOMPSON alone, and not by parliament or the increasing army and navy." The people or by popular vote, and that spirit of the German democracy goes Dentist he looked upon himself as the chosen farther than this, but this was their Phone 245 instrument of heaven. New shapes, last political platform upon which Office over litis Drug Store The kaiser's writings and speeches they polled four million votes, about International Falls, Minnesota are filled with ,rule-by-divine-right one third of the total vote cast. They stuff. Here's a .statement of his: elected 110 members of the'Reichstag Popular prices. W. E. MARTIN to the agrarians' 80. The agrarian I look upon the people and nation Contractor and Builder party is the rich land owners' handed on to me as a responsibility Repairs Promptly Done conferred upon me by God, and that party, and supports the kaiser. Owing it is, as written in the Bible, my duty to the restrictions of the ballot, Phone 159 705 8th St. to increase this heritage those who that is the property qualification, the^ try to interfere with my task I shall The Shoe Hospital social-democrats cannot elect their crush. I regard my whole position as proportionate, number of representatives, given to me direct from heaven, and that I have been called by the Highest and the agrarians elect many REPAIRING WHILE YOU WAIT to do His work. more than their proportionate number. $3-, $3.50, $4. and $S« NATHAN NURICK, Proprietor The editor of the Shield had it Just when and how the Hohenzollerns 213 Third Street in confidence from more than one received their call from the Next to Boston Lnnch source while in Germany, that the Almighty is not of record. Bible history ultimate purpose of the social-democrats records the call of Moses, Samuel, NORTHERN MINNESOTA is to take away all- powers Matthew, Paul and others. The HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION of the kaiser and render him as first Hohenzollern captured the province officially Dr. R. H. Monahan.. Phone 223 impotent as the kings of of Brandenburg about 500 Scandinavia and England. Nowhere, Dr. Elizabeth Monahan,.. .Phone 223 years ago. His title to the province Dr. Mary Ghostly Phone 301 however, did we hear of any citizen was neither made in heaven nor by Eudestine Hospital Phone 79 of Germany who favored a republic the regularly constituted earthly seas. He had already acquired large Office over International State Bank authorities. It was written with the For these social-democrats the kaiser domain in Afeica, and Ihelpless China Phone 155 sword, after the usual, brigandage has the utmost hatred. He has •was sripe for ithe picking. Of course International Fails, Minnesota methods of those days referred to them as "A plague that if the United States and England must be exterminated," as "a horde stood aieutral, remaining passive and A second prerogative of the kaiser is to appoint a chancellor to help of men unworthy to bear the name qujet while the yorld was being S THOMPSON & SON of Germans," as "people without a plundered, awaiting their turn, well The Press Office him govern—he has no cabinet. The chancellor is responsible only to the coiintry and enemies of religion" and good. During the plundering, our Some years ago there was a strike of country was not only expected to kaiser, and the kaiser alone can dismiss TOO.OCfO miners and a delegation -of Agents for the him. A third prerogative is to remain passive, but we were required Store them called on the kaiser who said, appoint the ministers of the navy to sta-render rights that no nation "For me every social-democrat Is colonies, foreign affairs, etc., who ever before was asked to yield. A are tinder the chancellor, and who synonomous with an enemy of the line was drawn across the ocean and tnnDOn IDH empire, and if I learn there are such are responsible only to the chancellor we were told that thus far our ships tendencies in your strike movement and to the kaiser, and who may might go, and not farther. be removed only by them. A fourth I sliall act with merciless rigour." The kaiser makes practically the GEORGE P. WATSON, Again he said, "The doctrines of the Proprietor prerogative is to be commander in same claims that Christ made—that chief of the army and to have absolute social-democrats are not only opposed he is an Envoy direct from heaven. to the commandments of God but control over it in peace and And yet while Christ's purpose was war. Article 63 of the German constitution are altogether injurious to the individual to rule by love the kaiser rules by and the state." One must keep provides that the kaiser shall force Christ's purpose was to bring have power to "determine the numerical in mind that the kaiser's fundamental This is the best place to trade for the kingdom of heaven to earth, belief is that his government is strength, the organization, while the kaiser has brought the Detroit "Vapor and the divisional contingents of the intended to be and is for the state SCHOOL, OFFICE AND HOME kingdom of hell to earth. Well, he imperial army." Article 64 provides and by the state, and not of the people Oil Stave STATIONERY SUPPLIES has" just about strutted his day and by the people. The kaiser that he shall appoint all superior army among the Christian, civilized nations officers. A fifth and exceedingly reached the climax of his public expression that believe in peace, human The only absolutely powerful prerogative is to appoint against this political party liberty and the brotherhood of man. when he said to the soldiers at Potsdam: Wick less Oil Stove and control Prussia's nineteen members —Yeoman Shield. .of the upper house of parliament—the "For you there is only one foe on the market. and that is my foe. In view of our Bundesrat. Only fourteen Burns just like gas. Pens votes are necessary to defeat any present socialist troubles it may HUNTING ON SUNDAY Call and let us Pencils come to this, that I command you change in the constitution, arid the VIOLATION OF LAW show you. kaiser appoints nineteen! This is tVe to shoot down your own relatives, Tablets most remarkable provision ever brothers and even parents, in the Hunting on Sunday is in violation Rubbers writtsen into the constitution of any streets, which God forbid but you of Minnesota laws, according to an government. The marvel is that any must obey my orders without a murmur." Mucilage S.E. THOMPSON&SON given by Attorney General opinion intelligent people stand for it. Lyndon A. Smith. The question was Letter Files raised because the season for shooting Another prerogative is to initiate For twenty-nine years this buffoon Carbon Paper small game opens this year on all legislation through the Bundesrat, has lorded it over Germany, and extended Library Paste his powers over AustriaHungary Sunday, September 16. Carlos of which the chancellor is president. Avery, Majestic Hotel state game and fish commissioner, All measures must originate and Turkey. Austria-Hungary Fancy Stationery is not a state or government, it said that his department had not received here. The lower house, the Reichstag, Typewriter Ribbons inquiries on the subject. elected by the people, cannot is a motley grouping of eleven different Cor. Seventh Stmt and HuuMpln Avenue "The law quoted is one prohibiting peoples with as many different initiate legislation. The upper house MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. gaming on Sunday and has been can dissolve the Reichstag. The tonuges and ideals, held together THE ONLY MOpERN through fear of each other and ,of on the statute for years," said Mr. members of the Bundesrat are appointed POPULAR PRICED HOTEL Avery, "but sportmen have never by the various hereditary Germany. The kaiser has not hesitated Within one block of ten theatre* and principal felt that it w'as a part of the game department •tore*. to ally his own people with kings who preside over" the twentysix WRITING PAPER CHEAP 45 ROOMS 69 ROOMS with regulations and little attention has small kingdoms that make up the this conglomeration and with the unspeakable At Bath We have a large amount of the best 75c $1.00 JI.25-JI.50 been paid to it in other years." German empire. While the members Turk whose chief industry grade bond paper in white and various of the Reichstag are elected by the is to murder Christian Armenians. Hot and Cold Running Water, Local and colors, in tablet form but without people, it is not by a man vote but This swaggering, roistering kaiser, li^wy DUtancelWionealiiEvery Ropvn.^ covers, that we are selling out by, a property vote. If one man has through fear of his army had brought Ask your Hat man to show by RAY BOYD at 5 cents each—a third of a pound Managed twice as much property as another, Austria-Hungary and the Turks under Formerly Chie^^lerk^endome^Io^^J^ v" b: of good paper in each one. Also a g#sFigyou he casts two votes to the poor man's his rule, and three years ago 4 the new Ratee aw Alway AS ADVERTISED large number of scratch pads at 5 one if another man has a thousand threw his army across neutral Belgium r^. uu\ for 5 cents and 2 for 5 cents. dollars to a poor man's one, the to strike the free republic of vote is a thousand to one, One rich France. At the same time he struck Wat1m CkF if NOTICE mw&i Prussian elects the member of* the Russia. With France and Russia under & -4 If the public will get the habit Reichstag from his district. 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