New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
ROYAL PILGRfMAGES.
.z,oNrsM'' THAT IS PROMPTED BY OTHER
ct7NTIMENTS THAN THOSE OF
PIETY-PRINCES WHO HAVE
JOURNEYED TO JERU-
SALEM

,,.isal,, in the same manner that the eyes
-, thoughts of every Mahometan. no matter
-,etber he dwells in the most remote provinces
- china the impenetrabe jungles Of Java. the
orntain Businesses of India and Central Asia
- on the banks OF those mighty rivers the
y,ser and the Nile in Africa. are centred upon
che Holy City Of Mecca. so do Christians Of
avery denomination and Jews as well, find in
Jerusalem point Of common interest and Of
,,,sterious fascination. This desire. more or
loss strongly defined but latent in almost every
broast 10 tread the soil Of what is known as
the Holy Land and To wander through the
streets II Jerusalem. hallowed by so many sacred
associations develops into a species Of irrepres-
sirlc longing for which more suitable name
can be found than that Of 'ZiOnism." and upon
no people has "Zionism" secured a firmer hold
than upon those who are known as the "Anoint-
% Of the LOrd''-that is to say the monarChs
and the princes and Processes of the blood Of
the Old World
Prominent among them is the Emperor of
Germany. who has announced his intention Of
spending next Easter at Jerusalem with the
Empress. and who has already given orders to
the Berlin Department OF the Navy To hold in
readiness his yacht the Hohenzollern and the
dispatch boat Geiion for the trip He proposes to
take advantage Of his presence in the Holy
City to preside over the ceremony OF consecra-
ton u a new Lutheran church, built on a site
given by the Sultan to the late Emperor Fred
erick while he still Crown Prince. the
occasion Of his visit to the Holy Land. The
church in question Is erected on the founda-
tons # an ancient ediice OF the same char
actor dating from the Crusades. The imperial
couple after spending Holy and Easter weeks
Inc - how,
Isaac and jacob at Hebron over which mosque
has been erected. No Christian or Hebrew has
ever been permitted to cross the threshold OF
this mosque or to view these tOmbs. with the
solitary exception Of the Prince Of Wales when
he visited the Holy Land while stiu young
man in the company of Dean Stanley Of Vest
Minister 1t may lee taken for granted that the
present sultan who owes so much TO the friend
ly support and championship Of his cause by the
German Emperor. will extend to the latter The
sane courtesies and facilities in the matter Of
visiting Hebron as were conceded hve-and-thirty
years ago TO the future King Of England.
After leaving Jerusalem the Kaiser and his
consort propose to journey overland via Mount
SINAI 10 Egypt in response to an invitation from
the Khedive and the resources Of the Turkish
Government will be taxed TO the utmost TO pre-
vent any urtoward incident happening TO the
imperial pilgrims such as. for instance. attack
and capture by maraudinS Bedouin tribes. II is
difficult TO conceive the CONSERVATION which
would ensue were the German Emperor and En-
press 10 be carried off by some such tribes as
these into the interior Of Arabia. and held for
ransom. The allegiance Of these tribes 10 the
Sultan is purely nominal. and in their rocky
Businesses which can be reached only by weeks
Of camel-back travel through waterless deserts,
they are practically secure from attack pun
ishment.
QUEEN VICTORIA AND THE HOLY LAND.
II is no secret in English Court circles that it
has been the one dream OF Queen Victoria's life
to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
and at one moment during he early years Of her
widow hood she was on the point Of proceeding
thither with her friend and spiritual adviser,
the late Dean Stanley. as ccerOne But the time
for any such tour has long since passed by and
Her Majesty is too far advanced in years and
TOO infrm 10 be able 10 put into execution a
uroiec, which she has nurtured in her heart
since the days Of her early girlhood. True there
ara all sorts Of facilities today for getting TO
Jerusalem which were not in existence twent y
and thirty years ago. There is i railroad
equipped with comfortable railroad cars thai
runs from Jafa 10 Jerusalem, and il is possible
70 reach Bethlehem and other places Of interest
In The vicinity by means OF tramway. the pill
grinase u these present times presenting a
striking contrast 10 those Of former ages when
the faithful Of every rank and class from kings
f. peasants were compelled 20 truise YEARLY
ove~ the un-par he'd desert Of sand and stones
tha. les between the seacOast and the Zion Of
Christians and Hebrews.
While no one need feel surprised that En-