The courier., 1902-03-15
OBSERVATIONS
BY SARAH B. HARRIS
Republican Sinplieity

who has paid us a visit of courtesy
and diplomacy, were impressed by his
English accent and manners. He
spoke English as Englishmen speak it.
that is, with an island accent and not
as the Germans speak 1t.
Most Americans who tell the truth
will admit that they were profoundly
gratified when he embarked for Ger
many.
In the crowds that surrounded him
in his tour Of the principal German
cities of America, Chicago, Milwau-
kee. ST. Louis and New York. there
were many cranks who would have
shot him for the sake of notoriety.
All Americans worthy of their country
and to cheer him. Compared to the
number of liberty and law loving
Americans there are very few an
archists. but one of these towards
armed with bomb or gun can kill, and
the regret of the other 5000. 900 we'll
meaning Americans is of no avail. AL
though the Prince was surrounded by
policemen and detectives, there is no
adequate defense from an anarchist,
and so apprchensive America was re-
lieved when the Prince went aboard
the Hohenzollern and our response
bility for our royal guests safety was
at an end.
With all due respect to the emperor
of Germany, and no intelligent person
can contemplate the career and the
performance of the emperor without
respect, his brothers visit has i'm
pressed the fact upon our minds that
republican and monarchical forms will
not mix.
The ladies of Chicago hesitated to
shake hands with the prince. Mrs.
ancient courtesy as a salutation.
Therefore. when the prince was pre-
sented to her at the ball which Chi
caeo gave in his honor. she dropped
him a courtesy. and all the other
ladies at the ball followed her ex-
ample. The prince may have been sur
prised; he had come to a republic and
had made up his mind to shake all the
hands which should be held out to
him. He had determined while in
America, to do as the Americans do.
When Americans. the most distin-
guished and most worthy of the hom-
age Of mankind, go to England. the
English dc not discard any of their
sa1 hah for ho 10 of
foreigners. If the American is fortu-
nate enough to be received by the
English sovereign. he must conform in
every particular to the court conven-
tons. 1t is the same i'm Germany, and
why not? Home manners are good
enough. The foreigner who is re-
ceived with all the outward tokens of
welcome: flowers, flags, cheering. din
ners. etc. can expect no more. And as
a matter of fact the heirs apparent,
grand dukes. and other members of
the royal family who come to see us
expect to be treated as well as We
treat the best among us and no better.
Why should we have a special set
of social rules and customs for the
brother to a prince? II We can shake
the hand of the president of the United
States. then there Is no hand that We
can not shake. The president of the
United States is the most powerful
functionary i'm the world. He has
larger power than any other individ-
ual. He represents the most powerful
country in the world. Americans are
slower in comprehending this fact than
are the sovereigns of Europe. The
Sultan OF Turkey is the modern rep
of the ancient absolutism.
In the cars country there is local
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