| PAGE |
| Preface | v |
| I |
| The Hohenzollern Tradition | 1 |
| II |
Preliminaries
June 15, 1888—October 30, 1889. | 25 |
The First Official Act of the Emperor
Schloss Friedrichskron, June 15, 1888. | 25 |
To My People
Potsdam, June 18, 1888. | 28 |
First Declaration of Policy
Berlin, June 25, 1888. | 31 |
Opening of the Reichstag
November 22, 1888. | 39 |
The Emperor and the Striking Miners
May 14, 1889. | 45 |
Visit of the King of Italy
Berlin, May 22, 1889. | 47 |
The English Fleet and the German Army
Sandown Bay, August 5, 1889. | 48 |
The English Army
Aldershot, August 7, 1889. | 49 |
The Czar at Berlin
Berlin, October 11, 1889. | 50 |
On Board an English Flag-Ship
The PirÆus, October 30, 1889. | 51 |
| III |
After Bismarck
May 6, 1890—June 21, 1895. | 53 |
Opening of the Reichstag
Berlin, May 6, 1890. | 53 |
Review of the Ninth Army Corps
Flensburg, September 4, 1890. | 60 |
Accidents with Agricultural Machinery
Berlin, November 11, 1890. | 62 |
Alsace-Lorraine
Berlin, March 14, 1891. | 66 |
Swearing in the Recruits
Potsdam, November 23, 1891. | 72 |
The Emperor’s First Army Bill
Berlin, July 4, 1893. | 75 |
Arrival in Metz
Metz, September 3, 1893. | 80 |
Dedication of Flags
Berlin, October 18, 1894. | 81 |
Navy Recruits
Kiel, December 3, 1894. | 84 |
Christening of a Cruiser
Kiel, March 26, 1895. | 86 |
Visit to Bismarck
Friedrichsruh, March 26, 1895. | 87 |
Opening of the Emperor William Canal
Kiel, June 21, 1895. | 91 |
| IV |
The Beginning of World Politics
June 16, 1896—March 22, 1905. | 95 |
The Beginning of World Politics
Berlin, June 16, 1896. | 95 |
To the Recruits for the Navy
Wilhelmshaven, February 21, 1896. | 103 |
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