The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-16
Baumann's Pamphlet Attacking
This Country Has Large Sale.
LIFE IN CITIES DENOUNCED
frsderIck's folhle-Guards al Sans Soucl
Ordered Nof 10 Mention Pictures Show
Ing the Kings Weakness

Berlin. June 1e-A pamphlet by Herr
Felix Baumann Is having an extraordi-
nary circulation. 1t Is entitled I'm Dark
est United States.' and contains extrava-
CANT descriptions OF the immortality al
legged to exist In American cities. There
are long chapters on New York. Chicago.
New Orleans and San Francisco.
The writer has raked together accounts
OF cruel lynchings. police briberies and
the sale OF justice IN cities. He contends
that the United States is moro deeply
immoral than any other country In the
world. and warns 0erpans. especially
women, against emigratins TO such an
evil atmosphere The black cover OF the
pamphlet Is conspicuous on every news
stand. The Stars and Stripes are embla-
zoned on it
Emperor William is considering the ex-
tension OF the old age pension legislation.
Conversing with recent American visit
or about the conditions of labor in the
United States, His Majesty said he was
determined 10 make employers contribute
to the support OF their workpeople when
the latter were old end invalided They
should not be thrown aside like old shoes
after having given all their best years 10
their employers interests.
Germany already has a fairly compre-
hensive old age scheme In operation. but
the doles guaranteed are not sufficient to
maintain the receivers without private
aid. What the Emperor apparently In
tends Is to secure enough TO keep the
aged people beyond want. or course they
will have TO contribute a portion OF their
wages throughout their lives, which the
state will invest. supplemented by a reg
ular quota from their employers.
Professor Ephues. the famous sculptor
who Is TO execute the statue OF Frederick
the Great presented by Emperor William
TO the United States. said today that he
would have no opportunity TO see EN-
peror William and take suggestions re-
garding the statue before August. There
fore he will not begin work on II until
that time.
The guards at the Sans Souci Palace at
Potsdam, have been ordered not 10 men,
ton TO visitors certain pictures inti-
mately connected with Frederick the
Great. Among these is the portrait OF one
of his kitchen maids and also pictures OF
his favorite ballet dancer and a picture
| OF a beautiful girl whom Frederick the
Great saw leaning out OF window while
he was out driving. The idea of the au-
| thorities seems TO be that the attention
OF visitors should be drawn TO nothing
suggesting that Frederick had the royal
foibles Of his period.
Mr.. Andrew d. White the United
States Ambassador. viii give a dinner TO
Baron Won Richthofen. the secretary OF
foreign affairs, on Wednesday, at which
Mr.. James Ford Rhodes an American his
torian; President Gilman. of Johns Hop
kins University. Judge Frederick w. Hol-
lis, Rear Admiral Charles O'Neill. Rear
Admiral William X. Van Reypen. retired
(formerly Surgeon General OF the United
States navy, who has just returned from
St Petersburg), and Professor Sachs, OF
Columbia University, will be present
Admiral Van Reypen says the American
Red Cross society delegates were Won
derfully well entertained at st. Peters
burg by the government. and that proba-
bly, nowhere else would the comfort and
entertainment OF foreign guests have been
more luxuUously provided for.
The death of Baron George Won Bleich-
roeder. tho well known banker, near CO.
logne. as the result or an automobile ac-
cident on Wednesday has stimulated the
agitation for more stringent laws against
reckless automobillng.
The driver OF the stone cart with which
the baron's machine collided saw him
coming down a long stretch OF macadam
signalled to him TO go slower and dis
mounted and held his horse which, new
ertheless. plunged directly in front OF the
automobile. which turned over and, the
machinery continuing TO work, pounded
the body of the baron underneath.