Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30

Of the Elbe In time Of war It will be
closed to outside nations. forming a
highway for the German gunboats only.
Today there is a large naval harbor
iust below t. which always has gunboats
ready to sail back and forth Tor the
protection Of the empire
The canal is a sea-level canal with
great locks at either end OF II 70 control
the tides. IL Is so wide that the largest
gunboats can 90 through it, and there
are six places where they can pass. IL
is 30 feet deep and 20 feet broad at the
bottom. At present II is used largely
for merchant vessels, 10000 having
passed In and out last year The dues
on these vessels annually pay more
than per cent on the cost OF construc-
ton,
THE oMNIPREsENT SOLDIER.
You have heard a great deal Of the
German soldier. lie Is the biggest man
in Germany, and he Is always present.
His trumpet awakes you at daybreak,
and you hear II also when the sun sets,
You can't walk the streets without
meeting him and stepping aside to let
him pass. He has the best seats In the
railroad trains, the best tables In the
beer halls, and he Is the most honored
guest at every social entertainment,
He appreciates his importance, and In
sists thta 1t be respected.
Instances have occurred where he has
enforced such respect, and that In the
most brutal manner. Take the case OF
Lieut.. Won Brueswitz, who Killed a man
for iostling him In beer hail at Carls-
...l, IL l,,A "a.
chair drinking, when poor plumber
possibly under the influence Of liquor,
In passing through Knocked against
him. The lieutenant at once demanded
an apology, The plumber refused TO
give It, and the lieutenant thereupon
drew his sword and tried 10 run the
man through. The people In the hall
interfered and the plumber ran. The
lieutenant, however, grew more angry
as he thought over the insult he had re-
ceived, He followed the plumber and,
finding him alone and unable to get out
on account OF locked door stabbed
him through the back and killed him.
The offense created a great stir at the
time, but the officers conduct was
practically excused by tie government
and the court-martal gave him but a
short, mild Imprisonment
There are frequent alterations be-
tween the soldiers and citizens. and in
most cases the citizen has but little
chance against the soldier the pre-
sumption being altogether IN the favor
OF the latter
A MILITARY AR1sToCRACY.
Indeed, It seems TO me that every
thing here tends toward a military ar |
istocracy. The kaiser encourages Il |
and the people apparently do not OBJ |
ject Today the rich tradesmen. manu- |
facturers and bankers OF Germany are |
as anxious TO have their daughters |
married 10 military officers as some of |
our millionaires are anxious that their |
daughters should mate with the broken |
down dukes and earls OF Europe. An |
officer Of rank has no trouble in get 4
ting wife, and Il is the generally ac-
cepted fact thta the wife should bring |
enough TO support the husband. Pennl- |
less officers expect TO marry rich girls. |
They realize their own market value /
and Insist upon the price. According |
20 law, an officer must marry money. |
II he has no money himself. Such |
money Is put into funds which cannot |
deteriorate. and the increased income
therefrom Is supposed to maintain the |
family as becomes iha' - -, -As-.- enA /