The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-14
THE KAISER is
VERY VERSATILE
He Can Do Many Things Within
q Limited Tine.
THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH
Their Relations on a More Happy Foot :
ing Than They Have Been in
Many Years-The King
of Italy.
BY MAX O'RELL.
Especial Cable to The Times, Copyright,

! 1902)
| PARIS, Dec 13-As {, journalist si1np.
! ly adore Kaiser Wilhelm. for he alone
| would supply me enough copy to MAKE
! 3 good living all the year round
| 1mpulsive, whimsical always original,
never caring a jot what people say or
! think Of him, absolutely persuaded that
| 4 a common mortal may ever cover
himself with ridlcule, an IImperoTby Di-
vine hight never can. he IS always i'll
seresting, always fresh, quite content
with his fate. and perfectly happy to De
alive.
His versatility is perfectly marvellous,
for ne is a soldier, 4 sailor. writer, al
orator, a painter, a composer, a play
wright a Sportsman; in fact 1t would save
me 4 lot of time to say what he is not.
AS a quick change artist, he would
make fortune in a music hall. When
he recently went<te England he wore on
board the uniform Of d German cavalry
officer.
When he landed. however. to the sur
prise OF everybody, ne was dressed as
an English admiral.
A few minutes after, as with touch
Of a magic wand, he had on the morning
dress Of a colonel of English Dragons.
A quarter Of an hour later he was re-
'iSHiAiS ZIG DilSiiSil iStoiiAiSiiI. " HiAiSN
ne IS Honorary Colonel. attired in the
parade dress OF the colonel Of that resi-
nent.
BY that time it was only noon, and
goodness knows how many different
dresses, military and civilian, he had
put on before he went to bed.
These quick transformations must have
amused King Edward, who has been known
% review troops walking with his haiius
liz his pockets. followed by four or five
little dogs playing before the soldiers.
The good Of it all is that the part which
ne plays seems to give him more pleas
IRE every year.
Fer him the throne is no sinecure, and
he does not even admit that 4 sovereign
should travel incognito, and l should not
wonder If he never went to sleep with
out first ascertaining that his crown was
IN his nigilt-table.
\ few days ago he did a thing which Il
;overeisn had never done before. He
leaded the funeral procession Of his IA
lous subject and cannon maker, hrupp.
Not satisfied with this, after the fun
raj he made q speech 10 the thousands
If workmen vino hsll followed their mas
Ell to the grave, taking that opportunity
or denouncing 10 them the Socialists,
Who, by their aho1ninable accusations,
.ad undoubtedly caused the death of the
Jreat cannon manufacturer.
1t is a sad fact to state that. from the
post naortem examination, the cause of
Ierr Krupp's death was q terrible shock
10 his system.
The French ard English.
It is asserted in diplomatic circles that
he relations between France and Eng
and have never been on q better footing
han they are at present, and that ali
questions which might have given cause
or difficulties We're settled before the |
French Minister OF the Navy reduced the !
leet III the Mediter4 anean ana stopped
he construction OF three new ironcladS |
which had been ordered
The result Of that Anglo-French under |
standing is that England would allow |
rance to have a free hand in Morocco. |
and that in exchange France would re- !
lounce any claim in the Newfoundland !
and the New Heb.id disputes, and be-
sides. would accent the status quo in !
Egypt.
The Morocco question, which may !
become a burning question, will GER
ainly be to the fore in a very short |
Inc The present Sultan is far from be- !;
ng the proud Moor that his father was
This son OF a great warrior has two
PASSIONS only, the photograph and the
bicycle.
He has been rambling all over his en- |
ire on his wheel, and has been known
o be as long as seven hours at a time
N the sadde-a record
Now this is all very we'll but, in a
ountry where everything has to be spec