The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16

in your honor fills me with misgivings.
They will occupy far too much Of your
time-and for what? Assurances of loyal
TWAS ich mir dafur koofe'
This phrase is hard TO translate. Literal
~ il means, What can / buy with that?"
a cOntemptuous term much used in Berlin.
At any rate, you may take it for granted
that the Kaiser if he goes to the United
States will steer clear OF the hyphenated
brand Of American soveroigns. Holeben,
who allowed himself to be taken in this
time. has his instructions beforehand. The
Kaiser will go to no German-American
clubhouses, will accept no GeTman-Ameri-
can addresses or torchlight professions
None Of those hybrid honors for me- Us
his motto.
While his own ambassador will protect
the Kaiser from the chief social annoy
ances he dreads-the German-American So
Cietes-he trusts that President Roosevelt
himself descended from a good old family
Will keep at a distance nobodies or people of
bad manners or such as are unsuited to the
royal presence on account of the business
they pursue-hote keepers for instance
Not that the Kaiser objects to them per-
sonaly-he is on excellent terms with Herr
Muhling. of the Hotel de Rome, and Herr
Uhl. of the Bristol, in Berlin-but the bust
ness is not considered a gentlemanly pur-
suit even though Mr.. Astor has consented
to become the biggest hotel man in the
world.
Then there are the Anarchists and the
Socialists. The first being limited in num-
Der may perhaps be put under police con-
troll for the time being. Roosevelt may be
trusted TO find pretext for that, says the
Kaiser, but what about the others who
might spoil any public function attended by
the Kaiser by cries of derision for which.
according to American law, they cannot be
punished. even? This is the one vital obsta-
Gle TO the Kaiser's plans He may be in
suited without redress. The objection may
brings back a favorable impression of
American crowds.
AN IMPORTANT MATTER.
One Of the important questions Henry is
to ask President Roosevelt reads: "Wiu it
be possible for his Majesty to command to
his presence people he wants TO see?' The
imperial master cannot run the risk of a
REFUSAL but. at the same time, it is entirely
against etiquette to invite persons to the
honor of an audience. Still, American citi-
zens of distinction might submit their
names to our ambassador, who will pick
out the select by reason of their family
connection, personal worth and achieve
ments. OF course, not knowing everybody
in a strange country, the applicant will be
required to furnish official references and
other proofs of character. This may be
disagreeable, but the necessity is obvious.
Above all. his Majesty wants to see the
great industry makers with whom he is
fighting for the control of the markets Of
the world. From them he hopes to learn a
good many things. when you meet an
Armour or Swift or a wanamaker, do
not do all the talking yourself" he said to
Henry yesterday; give them plenty of
opportunity to unbosom themselves and
remember what they say"
Next in order are the great military and
naval commanders. II would gladly give
10000 marks to charity if Sheridan were
alive and could tell of his great ride
/ The Kaiser addressed these words TO his
uncle, Prince Albrecht. AIbrecht is him
/ self a cavalry general, but during the
| Franco-Prussan war he was usually a
/ few hours behind time.
Miles. who conquered Porto Rico with
out losing soldier. is the man for the
Kaiser, and Dewey and Schey The in
trigues of the Washington Navy Depart
ment against the latter are among the
chief subjects Of palace gossip now that
/ Prince Henry is about to start out to see
| the great man. We don't understand it
the Kaiser understands it least of all.
/ Anyhow, his orders to Prince Henry are
to see Schley by all means and get the
true story of the Santiago battle from the
| actual commander for Williams private
archives
| His Majestys fondness for Schley is not
only that of one brave man for another;
| ne feels under lasting obligations to the
j Schley family which, when all the English
| speaking world was execTating the Kai-
ser's celebrated ancestor, founded a city
in honor of the great Frederick and called
/ it after him. But 1 must hasten to the
royal journey now under contemplation.
A TREAT FOR HENRY
/ II will be a great treat for Henry-feted
| like a sovereign and all expenses paid. In
/ his own country he certainly never ex-
perienced anything like it. When he visits
here he occupies quite ordinary quarters in
the palace, and is obliged to lodge his SER
wants in a nearby hotel. AS he cannot
travel with less than sixteen or twenty
his trips to Berlin come highland think of
| the tips he must dispense.
Nothing of that sort in the United States.
| We are told that even the very poorest are
too proud TO accept "douceurs." but if
this should be exaggerated it isn't Henrys
affair. His court marshal will give tips
and charge them TO his Majesty's account.
What makes this journey so expensive is
the fact that the ordinary vehicle of royal
| favor, orders and decOrati tons, will not
serve Americans, we are told, will not
have them, or are not allowed to have them.
AS the state pays for the golden and silver
| birds and dragons, stars and crosses and
/ crowns, the dispensing of trinkets of that
/ sort comes easy TO the donor. who may
! give away a carload without feeling it
for the DEGREES must bear the Kings sig
/ nature
On the other hand the golden bracelets,
/ snuff and bon-bon boxes, etc. that neces-
sarily take the place of the official brio
! a-brac, comes high, particularly as those
| selected are Of far better quality than SINH
/ lar presents his Majesty makes to his own