Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-09


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The German crown prince II his Musicians can
give him an assurance OF life which will permit
his taking the reins OF government after the death
OF his father. viii find the throne no softly cush-
iGned resting place. william, when he became
King, had memories 20 live down, and circum-
s-ances enabled him not only TO do that, but TO
raise himself TO yet higher level OF popular ad-
nlraticn and loyalty than any OF his predecessors
had attained since the days OF the great Frederick
The successful campaign against Austria In IS66,
AMI the triumphant though bloody march to Pans
fOur years Later made him the IDOL OF bis nation
and forced the respect even OF the political oppo-
nsnis OF the crown. As matter OF fact, it was
The arrival OF young Fritz upon the battlefield Of
Satowa that carried the day against the Aus
TRANS and finished the first OF Prussla's two
Lite wars Tor supremacy: and &c was the
sumo Princes personal popularity and the stout
ILLh be inspIei IA The breasts OF the south Ger
man troops, that contributed q most important
snare 20 the successful campaign OF 1870, where
Nc took part in the capture OF Napoleon at Sedan
aud wo1 : held-IaarshaI's baton. But ne was
Known after all. only as the son OF his father,
who, according TO Count vssllrs over-caHdid bio
graphy, ''owes everything TO others, but allows
NJ one 20 forget that his name coyers every hinS
That has been done" In bT.ei, Frederick William
will come 20 the throne somewhat handlcap ped
b. the very deeds which have best proved his own
prowess for. as they were al done in the name CT
his father, he will be obliged % outbld In his own
character As sovereign what he had done as sub
ordinate for the glory OF another in order to take
thc fun rank 20 which he Is entitled in the worlds
eEeem-
Nevertheless. 10 should not be inferred from this
thar the crown prince is not a favorite with his
people. They know him and honor him IS good
man, temperate in his habits OF life and modes OF
thought, and unselisn in his purpose to rule his
nation we'll The worst faults that have been
charged against him are that ne IS too prudent
and that he has maintained quite unprincelike
nielity 10 his English wife. Under Frederick's
reign the lovers Of brilliant display would doubt
less Ind much TO grumple at His desire IN spite
OF his thorough and successful military training
is to see Germany build herself up in the arts OF
peace and become a great manufacturing ana
commercial natlon-another England without
Englanis policy OF aggression in distant fields.
He would Ike. by the granting OF constitutional
guarantees 10 the people, 10 turn the weapons OF
the malcontent political element against itself
and maze Of the empire a strong, self-sustaIning
democracy, with the throne regarded more as
rsy1rg point for popular loyalty than as the cen
ter OF would-be despotic power held in check
only by threats OF revolution.
OF course, these sentiments ind little favor with
the court party, who have everyth TO lose and
nothing TO gain by such a change OF governmental
policy as Frederick William would try 70 bring
about II his life were spared The feuda idea in
statecratt must for the furtherance OF their am
birions. be kept always in the ascendant, TO the
dsparagement OF the business idea. II they could
arrange matters 10 their own liking they would
make short work or the Eterregnum between VIII
liam. the Emperor. and bis grandson, who inherits
the old mans youthful lore OF war and It's glOrIes
II the physicians attending the crown prince were
u unite In statement that their patient were al
ready sntten by the hand Of DEATH this mi ght be
deemed y sufficient reason for transferring the
cNJwn directly from grandfather 10 grandson
without the Intervention OF Frederick William AT
FIRST, and until bis fathers death. the young man
Inight De declared regent, as a matter OF FORM but
in truth and substance he would exercise inperial
1nnetiOn5 from the outset.
Europe. and the world In general has therefore
every reason 70 hope that the sufferer at san
RENO may be able TO succeed his father
The ChIcago. Burlington and Quincy strike is 10
b carried into the courts IL seems on prayer OF
GRAIN shippers for an injunction TO restrain
Chief Arthur and the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers from interfering with the freight bust. |
ness OF the Quincy road, and also for a writ 10 !
compel The Wabash company TO accept and de- !
liver Quincy freight at the connecting points on !
the two roads. As far as any order directed |
against Mr.. Arthur ard his subordinatPs Is CON-
eerned, II would evidently be fruitIess. Mr. |
Arthur did not order the strike, but merely con-
sented 10 II after the men had declared by vote |
their purpose 20 60 out. The men cannot be ar !
fected by the writ, because although they voted
As society TO quit work. no compulsion was used !
20 force any one TO strike against his will but !
every engineer acted as an individual !
The ease against the Wabash eomnanv
however, is Different That company is obliged
under the Interstate commerce law 10 do business
with the Quincy company on the same terms az
With other carriers; and yet ut obeys the stat
ute and the oFuer OF the court, its emnloyes who
are In sympathy with the strikers Will refuse IN
wUrk, and IL, tor, VIII be tied Up. This would he
an unfortunate plight for the Wabash company 10
he placed in and postpone stil further its chance
OF working out OF IT'S long-starding difr,cult,e,
Most CT the roads east OF Chicago are carving
quincy freight without protest from their epvi
neers and nremen, but those running west arr
threatened with the same peril as the Wabash. II
II obviously the purpose OF the strikers 10 move
slowly, instead OF eSpendinc Their force All az
once. East Of Chicago 1t would b. possible. in an
emergency, 70 make use OF water routes for clear.
Ing part OF the freight taken by the Quincy roas
but west OF the city there could be no surn resort
and the roads there are wholly al the mercy n,
Tie Engineers Brotherhood. BY tying I'D one Of
these roads after another the engineers doubtless
hope 70 bring the quincy management TO terms
without the necessity OF strike east OF the I ale
city. However, the experiences OF 1877 showstha
II forced 70 10, they can stop the wheels OF traIc
frora the Mississippi River to the Aianticseac
at uncommonly short notice.
1.-The great danger 10 life ATTENDING rho r,,,,t-.