Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-04
military strength of the European nations

military strength of the European nations
win finally weaken"
"At the same time" the learned baron
will gain in political might. They will
enlarge their army and navy. They will
acquire colonies. They viii call the PACING
ocean their own, and realize their own
ideas of international arbitration by beng
themselves the arbitrators."
AS a preventive against such possibility
the professor wants the European states
to join together in a tariff combination
possible among themselves and to support
each other in any and every tariff war
against the United States.
The Kaiser Studying Our Trade.
There is no doubt that the kaiser is
studying the situation and the evidence
is that he looks upon our success as a
foregone conclusion. At any rate he is
doing all he can to get into our commercial
band wagon. He is advising the manufac-
turers to copy American methods and is
sending his officials across the water to
learn what they are. Privy Counsellor Gold
berger, who recently visited the United
States and upon his return wrote book
treating of our Industries. was received
with high favor at court. The emperor
decorated him and advised other officials
to go forth and do likewise. AS a result
there is dead of quiet investigation OF
lie CuileO otdttS SpilIS. oH dl Tire isScHt
time. and the kaiser is collecting news
from all sources. Every leading American
capitalist who comes to Berlin Is inter
viewed by the emperor or his officials.
Pierpont Morgan was recently made much
of by his majesty, and an entertainment
which the kaiser gave to prominent Amer
leans at Kiel was probably actuated by
the desire to cultivate American trade.
They Worship the Kaiser.
All this has materially increased the
standing of Americans in the eyes of the
Germans. American travellers are better
treated and American goods are more
popular. l have shown you how our styles
are largely supplanting those of Paris and
London and how the trade mark made IN
the United States" now ranks above made
in England or made in Germany"
Indeed the Germans are very proud OF
their emperor and they follow his lead more
than is generally supposed. They copy his
manners and dress. Take for instance the
ugly green felt hats with feathers in them
which you often seen on the streets of Ber-
lin and other German cities. No American
would wear one, but the German patriot is
proud to do so because the emperor wears
such a hat when out hunting. L will not
say that when the kaiser takes snuff all
Germany sneezes, but there is no doubt that
it is due to his example that the most of
the Germans curl their mustaches so that
they tickle their noses. The kaiser schnurr-
bart or muStache has made the fortune or
many wax maker here and pat
ent mustache curriers' are advertised in the
papers. His majesty wakes his mustache so
that it's ends turn out like bow, and every
young German, official and commoner. does
likewise Some men carry combs in their
pockets and you can see them slyly ar
ranging their muStaches in the street cars,
holding their hands over their faces as they
do SO. Every one gives his mustache a
twist at odd moments, and ALL from the ho-
tel waiter to the highest military official, are
proud if they preserve the kaiserly curl.
A Business Emperor.
The kaiser is a good business man. One
Of the chief manufacturers of Frankfort on
the Main thus expressed it to me the other
day:
"He is the business head of this business
nation. He knows more about our Ger
man trade. 1t is he who keeps us alive
by his brains and farsightedness. The
man trade. 1t is he who keeps us alive for
he has brains and farsightedness The
trouble is he has no money and the country
a country like the United States, he would
make it boom and in time he would COM
mercially conquer the earth. AS it Is he Is
manacled by lack of resources and lack OF
capital. What he wants is more land and
more money. and for this reason he is
anxious to have colonies"
Said Consul General Guenther of Frank
fort:
THE kaiser Is not appreciated in Amer
lea. He is a genius not only from busi-
ness standpoint, but from almost every
other standpoint. He can do many things
we'll. He can paint, write poetry and COM
pose music. He Is a great thinker and in
everything a leader. 1 have never known
a man to work as he does. He frequently