Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-26


which be has under him. Think Of i'll He
knows he has the best military mac hine ever
got together and he has half a million men
always under arms. He knows that he can call
swo million soldiers into the field by raising his
nnRer and he has quarter Of million horses
ready to mount his cavalry. There arc other
troops which can be called from the people
which make his war strength fully three million
OF trained lighting men and this vast army il
SO organized that it can be directed by him
sitting In his palace in Berlin and pressing his
fingers on the telegraphic button which call his
officials TO him. The machine like character Of
the whole is wonderful and German officer is
expected TO be a machine and he is punished il
ne acts on his own responsibility. One OF the
most famous officers of the war of 1870 achieved
victory by acting quickly without orders against
the enemy. In America or in France be would
have been made a hero, but in Germany he was
stripped of his command and ordered to go
home This was Gen. Steinmetz. And am
told here that officers ere not given places be-
cause OF their bravery, but because of their
ability TO handle troops. There is no such
thing as favoritism in the army and promotions
are by merit rather than by length OF service
influence counts for nothing, and while Bis
marck was chancellor his two sons were serving
as privates. / find the Germans are very proud
OF their army and they do not seem to object to
the military service. As it is, every Young man
who is physically able to serve has to go into
the army at the age of twenty and he has to
serve in the standing army seven years. II is
true that this takes good deal ont Of his life,
but the military training straightens his shout
ders, broadens his chest and makes a man Of
him, and he learns how to obey and gets an
education which makes him good citizen
These German people are a far healthier people
than we are and a large part of their good con-
stitution comes from their military service.
AT THE KAIsER's HOME
Returning to the kaiser and his photographs,
large number of his pictures represent him
with his family. He has a beautiful home life
and he is very fond Of his children He has
Ave children. all healthy, bright and good look
ing. and the little crown prince, who is now
about ten. is an officer in the German army
and he puts on quite as many airs MS his father
He often rides with his father, and his father
makes him obey him and salute him just as one
OF his soldiers. When he Is at home however
he is father among his children. and they
crawl all over him and play with him Just az
though they were American babies in an
American home. He has good rules az to their
training. They rise with the sun and 70 to bed
about O'Clock. They have prayers and they
have their schooling just like other children,
though the Oldest boys are under the care of a
military tutor and are waited upon by men
servants. The youngest two have an English
governess and are taught to speak English and
French as well as German. The emperor pays
u
and he devotes great deal Of his time to the
subjects of the common schools of the empire
Not long ago he bRd quite a discussion as to
what should be studied IN these schools, and
he made the teachers change the historical
studies and devote more time to the study of
German history. lie called some of the off,
Gals before him and said: "Gentlemen. be-
leve we ought to know more about our own
country. l have studied Roman history and
Grecian history, but believe that the history
Of Germany is quite as important as the history
of Greece and Rome, and decree that in the
common schools Of my kingdom the children
shall be taught their own history first" This
decree was put into operation, and the young
Germans now are studying the heroic deeds of
the great men of Germany and the facts Of its
history.
HIS DAILY LIFE.
The kaiser is q Woodworking man and his
daily life lie as full almost as that of NEWSPAPER
reporter He gets up every morning at Z
o'clock and takes a cold bath. and at 7:3O he
and the empress breakfast together. His
breakfast is substantial one and after it he
goes to his Office and looks over his mail. He
gets vast number of letters, which are weeded
out by his private secretary, and matters of any
importance are referred directly to him. He
passes upon things quickly and decides most
affairs on the spur Of the moment. He has a
routine for the rest Of the day after his mail
and his time is laid out for weeks in advance
He keeps strict account of his time and he al
lots just SO much to exercise, SO much to
amusement and SO much to business. His ex-
ercise is taken in connection with business and
be is as regular as clock work about everything
He takes his luncheon At about O'Clock and
this is the ordinary German luncheon of soup,
a roast and dessert with vegetables, and now
and then with fish thrown in. The children
sit down with the emperor and the empress at
luncheon and shortly after 1t ia over the emperor
again goes to work. He spends . great deal of