The Washington critic., 1888-01-14
The Kaiser at the Window and the
Crown Prince in the Nursery,
A VENERATED EMPEROR.
Emigration statistics OF Interest TO
Germany aud the United
states.

humanity SpcNklnE, Is hOlclcSS' j llc
Crown Prince is more than esteemed
by the Germans-he is loved, and in
particular his sociability has en-
deared him to his people. One we'll
known anecdote of him has been
lately reprinted in the Berlin L0Ldi
Anscger, but rs it will probably be
new in America, venture TO repeat it.
When Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of
the Crown Prince was about nine
months old, u number of Berlin citi-
zens obtained an audience at the pal
ace, and were granted the very special
favor of looking ut the baby One of
the citizens handed his watch to the
little prince to amuse him, and sue
Cecdcd so well that the royal young
stcr objected togiving II up. The citi-
zen was q good deal embarrassed by
this turn Of affairs, but the Crown
Prince set everything right again by
taking the watch from his son, and
handing il TO the citizen with the
Laughing remark "Nou see when a
Ilohenzollcrn gets something in his
hand, he doesn't let it 60 very easily"
Another story, also more than once
repeated in Germany, has reference
to the method adopted by the Crown
Prince to cure the little prince of a
chronic objection to performing his
ablutions. Wilhelm was in the habit
of running around in the palace yard
before being washed, and enjoyed
immensely the .honor of having the
sentinelspfescnt arms to him. His
fatIrcf noticed this childish vanity
and availed himself of it TO make his
son have more of Il regard for his toilet.
The soldiers were ordered not to
present arms to the prince any more,
unless he was washed. 1t was not
long until the little prince came before
his father with very dissatisfied air,
and complained that the soldiers
hadn't shown him the usual honors.
"Are you washed yet, Willyp' said
the Crown Prince; and on the little
fellows saying that he wasn't, the
Crown Prince continued "The sol
diers did quite right. No soldier pre-
sents before prince that hasn't been
washed" The lesson had the effect
desired, and thereafter "Willy" sub
mitted to the ordeal of being cleaned,
as princes should do.
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The greeting of the Kaiser to his
people from his palace window is one
of the most celebrated occurrences of
Berlin life. Every day at about half
past - o'clock, when the company of
soldiers passes by the palace, pre-
coded by a band, on their way to re-
lieve the guards at the royal watch
house, the aged monarch is accus-
toned TO appear ut one of the lower
windows OF his palace and salute his
people. The crowd before the palace
on bright day to witness this cere-
mony is made up Of thousands of peo-
pie, who break forth into perfect
roar of loyal delight as soon as the
monarch shows himself. Hats are off
III moment, and then woe to the
man who is in the rea.of the crowd,
for the swinging of the hats shuts of
everything else from the view. As
soon rs the soldiers are past there
is rush over TO the palace window
and the cheers and enthusiasm are
redoubled. OF late, since the shadow
of domestic afllictiOn caused by the
Crown Princes illness has cast its
gloom over the royal household, these
demonstrations are Of even warmer
character than before, rs the
people choose this method of con-
Veying their sympathy to their
ruler. The Kaiser acknowledges
the homage of his subjects by
bowing repeatedly, and ON the last
occasion when | saw him, not long
after the making known Of the sad
news from San Reno, and when the
cheering and the waving of hats was
most tumultuous, it seemed to me
that he was much affected, and, just
before turning away, he lifted up his
hand as if in benediction. These
greetings are priced as much by the
Kaiser as by his people, and certainly
any man would rejoice in being the
object of such exhibitions of devo-
ton. Not long ago, at midday as q
high officer was reading report OF
importance before the Kaiser, the
sound of music gave notice that the
guard was approaching. The Kaiser
arose at once, interrupting the officer,
and said: I'VE must pause few
minutes, dear friend; ] belong now to
my Berliners" and With these words
went to the window.
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As is well-known, the Germans dc
not look upon the emigration of then
countrymen with favorable eve, as
they consider that German who
settles in America, is not only him
self lost to the Fatherand, but gen
orally takes money with him, which
diminishes by so much the wealth
of the nation. Under the title Of
"Our Losses Through Emigration, u
ha Il g In, nj lstn fi1tt
cal Office Dr. X. Becker, has pub
lished in Schmoller's ''Jahrbuch fun
Gesetzgebung, Nerwaltung, und
Rciche," some figures, which will be
of interest, not only in Germany, but
also in the United States, where mos
of the German emigration goes
The author calculates in FIVE years
(1S76-SSS0), - per cent Of the emi
grants We're males and ~ per cent
females. OF the males 2S per cent
were between 10 and - years of age
and of the females - per cent. be
tween 20 and 30 years of age. The
average means possessed by the emf
grants Dr. Becker computes M 3j(
marks labOut $50 per capita, Tho
per capita wealth Of all the residents
of the German Empire, on the othel
hand, is from 5000 to 4,O0l
marks (S750-Sl 600, so that i
is evident that the cnigrant
belong 20 the poorest classes
The emigration from Germany
amounts on the average 10 1905
yearly so that 35,00O,000 marks ar,
annually withdrawn from the wealtl
of the nation in this manner. Every
year, however the German natiol
lays by savings which DR.. Becke
computes at 2,5OO, ,000, 900 marks, am
IN, cnAn1,n riann MIN Ihis amount III