The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-21
WORTH And BRAINS
Former Outweighs the Latter in
Prince Henry's Person.
SUCCESS AS A FRIEND-MAKER
Expression ''Mailed Fist n Travesty
Upon the True Character
of the Prince.

From The Journal Bureau, Room 80. Post
Building, WashinOton.
Washington March 21.-Prince Henry is
home again, where the, best wishes OF
many hundreds of thousands of American
citizens will follow him. 1t will not be
out Of order for. one who saw good
deal of him while he was in this city to
make a modest estimate Of him.
He is not up to the Intellectual stature
of the average HohenZollern but is more
nearly on a level with the Hanover
Brunswick family, which since the days
of George l, has reigned over Great Brit
ain. That family has not produced a great
gaze of the English speaking world. The
Hohenzollern family has numerous claims
to real greatness in the character Of the
men 1t has produced and in their achieve
ments for more than hundred years. Be-
ginning with the great Frederick, who
was the greatest OF the line, the family
has been, by sheer force of character, the
dominating force in German politics since
the middle of the eighteenth century. 1t
was the working out of the law of the sur
vival of the httest that made King Will
liam Of Prussia the power that he became
in the middle of the last century, and en-
abled him, after a successful with
France, to become the emperor Of a
united German nation. Constructive abil-
the union and he left name to history
second only to that of the great Frederick
in deeds performed for the German people.
His son Frederick William was a man Of
distinguished talent, and one may sur
mise what he would have done had he
lived. His son, the present emperor,
seems to unite many of the strong char
acteristics of his fathers family. He is a
typical Hohenzollern, rorceful, resource
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His brother, Prince Henry, is so unlike
him and is so like the English princes,
that he ought to be King Edwards SOIL
rather than only his nephew. Henry seems
to have taken little from his fathers side
OF the house. Everywhere in his makeup,
however, one notes those things which
distinguish the English royal house. He
is courteous, tactful, high minded, of good
address, and just the kind of person to be
sent on an errand such as brought him to
the United States recently. He makes no
enemies, his contact with strange people
always leaves favorable impression. But
he is not man of strong character. Save
for the severe training he has had on the
sea he would probably appear almost
effeminate. Because of his pliable, easy
going disposition and rather democratic
ways he is usually his, brothers repre-
sentative abroad whenever Germany feels
impelled to cultivate the good will of
other peoples. When he went as his
brothers agent to China, with message
Of "the mailed fist it was the message
and not the man bringing it which excited
alarm.
Henry remarked to gentleman whom
he met in Washington that he was glad of
chance to go for a trip such as this one
was, because it was so different from the
trips on which he usually was sent.
LAS rule" he added. II am my
brothers personal representative at state
funerals, at home and in other countries
of Europe, and you know one gets tired OF
that sort Of thing after a. while.''
The prince is just pleasant hammered
we'll educated, sunny tempered and affable
gentleman, of ordinary capacity and tai
ent, not different in any respect from
thousands Of men such as are to be found
in every state in the union. There is
nothing about him to indicate royalty
save his imperial clothes, and even these
he dislikes to wear, apparently, for he
did not put them on while in this country
except when it was really necessary.
W. w. Jermane.