LAUER: Ich kenne keine Parteien mehr - Ich kenne nur Deutsche - 1914 - NEW pics added
Udo
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BERLIN, Aug,4,1914
Emperor Wilhelm II. led congregate the leaders of all parties of the Reichstag. It is the eve of WWI and he is taking a speech:
Honored gentlemen!
In these fateful hours I meet the elected representatives of the German nation. For about half a century we could remain on the way of peace. The attempts to credit Germany with warlike intentions and restrict its position in the world often taxed our people patience to hard tests. In imperturbable honorableness my government pursued the development of all moral, mental and economic forces also under provocative circumstances as the most ambitious goal.
The world was a witness, how tireless in the urge and confusions of the last years we stood in front row, in order to spare the peoples of Europe a war between great powers. The heaviest mischiefs, which were caused by the events on the Balkans, seemed to be overcome.
Then with the murder of my friend Archduke Franz Ferdinand my high ally, Emperor and King Franz Josef was forced, to spring to arms in order to defend the security of his realm against dangerous activities from a neighbour state.
With the pursuit of its entitled interests the Russian Empire stepped into the way of the allied monarchy. Not only our alliance is calling us to the party of Austro-Hungary. It is our enormous task to protect our own position against the rush of hostile forces together with the old confraternity of both Empires. With a heavy heart I mobilized my army against the neighbour with whom we fought together on so many battlegrounds. With honest dolor I saw one of Germanys true kept friendship break,because the imperial Russian government, acquiesent to a sateless nationalism, lobbied for a state which favored criminal assaults.
The fact that France also is on the side of our objectors could not surprise us. Much to often our efforts on friendly relationships with the French republic were prevented through old anger.
Honored gentlemen!
What human insight and strength is able to do, to forarm a nation for the last decisions, happened with your patriotic assistance.
The animosity that escalated in the east and in the west for a long time is now to blazed up to bright flames. The present situation is not a result of temporary interest conflicts or diplomatic constellations, it is the result of a long years active badness against the power and prospering of the German Empire.
It's not to go for conquest, we are impressed by rigid will to keep the place that god gave to us, for ourselfes and the following genera. From the documents you received, you can see, how my government and above all my chancellor were endeavored up to the last instant to turn the outside away.
In obtruding self-defence, with clear conscience and clear hand we unsheate the sword.
Peoples and clans of the German Empire hear my call, with total strength and brotherly coherence with our issued for defending in fraternal standing together with our confederates, defend what we have created in peaceful work.
Based on the example of our fathers, firmly and faithfully, seriously and knightly, humiliate in front of God and glorious in front of the enemy, so we trust in the eternal omnipotence, which will strengthen our defense and steer us to a good end!
Honored gentleman, today, convened with your princes and leaders, the whole German nation is looking at you. Take your decisions agreed and quick, this is my inmost desire.
You have read, honored gentleman, what I said to the population on the balcony of the palace.
Here I repeat:
I don’t know parties any longer, I only know Germans!
To indicate that you are determined, without differences in parties, without differences in clans, without differences in denomination to stay on course with me through thick and thin, through distress and death, I request the executive committees of the parties, to come forward and to vow.
Below you see a medal from Lauer, issued on this occasion in 1914.
The obverse shows Wilhelm II. Deutscher Kaiser / König von Preussen
The reverse shows the sword and the inscription:
ICH KENNE KEINE PARTEIEN MEHR – ICH KENNE NUR DEUTSCHE
Nach der Thronrede am 4.August 1914
(I don’t know parties any longer, I only know Germans!)
after the speech on Aug.4.1914
Emperor Wilhelm II. led congregate the leaders of all parties of the Reichstag. It is the eve of WWI and he is taking a speech:
Honored gentlemen!
In these fateful hours I meet the elected representatives of the German nation. For about half a century we could remain on the way of peace. The attempts to credit Germany with warlike intentions and restrict its position in the world often taxed our people patience to hard tests. In imperturbable honorableness my government pursued the development of all moral, mental and economic forces also under provocative circumstances as the most ambitious goal.
The world was a witness, how tireless in the urge and confusions of the last years we stood in front row, in order to spare the peoples of Europe a war between great powers. The heaviest mischiefs, which were caused by the events on the Balkans, seemed to be overcome.
Then with the murder of my friend Archduke Franz Ferdinand my high ally, Emperor and King Franz Josef was forced, to spring to arms in order to defend the security of his realm against dangerous activities from a neighbour state.
With the pursuit of its entitled interests the Russian Empire stepped into the way of the allied monarchy. Not only our alliance is calling us to the party of Austro-Hungary. It is our enormous task to protect our own position against the rush of hostile forces together with the old confraternity of both Empires. With a heavy heart I mobilized my army against the neighbour with whom we fought together on so many battlegrounds. With honest dolor I saw one of Germanys true kept friendship break,because the imperial Russian government, acquiesent to a sateless nationalism, lobbied for a state which favored criminal assaults.
The fact that France also is on the side of our objectors could not surprise us. Much to often our efforts on friendly relationships with the French republic were prevented through old anger.
Honored gentlemen!
What human insight and strength is able to do, to forarm a nation for the last decisions, happened with your patriotic assistance.
The animosity that escalated in the east and in the west for a long time is now to blazed up to bright flames. The present situation is not a result of temporary interest conflicts or diplomatic constellations, it is the result of a long years active badness against the power and prospering of the German Empire.
It's not to go for conquest, we are impressed by rigid will to keep the place that god gave to us, for ourselfes and the following genera. From the documents you received, you can see, how my government and above all my chancellor were endeavored up to the last instant to turn the outside away.
In obtruding self-defence, with clear conscience and clear hand we unsheate the sword.
Peoples and clans of the German Empire hear my call, with total strength and brotherly coherence with our issued for defending in fraternal standing together with our confederates, defend what we have created in peaceful work.
Based on the example of our fathers, firmly and faithfully, seriously and knightly, humiliate in front of God and glorious in front of the enemy, so we trust in the eternal omnipotence, which will strengthen our defense and steer us to a good end!
Honored gentleman, today, convened with your princes and leaders, the whole German nation is looking at you. Take your decisions agreed and quick, this is my inmost desire.
You have read, honored gentleman, what I said to the population on the balcony of the palace.
Here I repeat:
I don’t know parties any longer, I only know Germans!
To indicate that you are determined, without differences in parties, without differences in clans, without differences in denomination to stay on course with me through thick and thin, through distress and death, I request the executive committees of the parties, to come forward and to vow.
Below you see a medal from Lauer, issued on this occasion in 1914.
The obverse shows Wilhelm II. Deutscher Kaiser / König von Preussen
The reverse shows the sword and the inscription:
ICH KENNE KEINE PARTEIEN MEHR – ICH KENNE NUR DEUTSCHE
Nach der Thronrede am 4.August 1914
(I don’t know parties any longer, I only know Germans!)
after the speech on Aug.4.1914
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I am not sure who the designer was, Michael, I only know is that this medal was produced by the company "L. CHR. LAUER in Nürnberg".
I am new in collecting medals
I love the reverse of this medal too!!
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09/07/2006
<< <i>Udo, does this mean that you now will be competition for Cacheman et al. in your hunt for medals??
I love the reverse of this medal too!!
I don't think so, jester. My main interest are stille the silver coins of the German Empire, but sometimes, when I come across with such a beautiful piece, I cannot resist.
Collecting:
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There is one of these on the muenz-shop.de website, but its not as nice as yours Udo. And I enjoy your history lessons
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
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