Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-21
KAISER A GRANDFATHER
Interest in Heir to the Throne
of Germany.
KINGS BIRTHDAY H0NORS
Passing of Distinctive Figures in the
Commons.
BATTLESHIP'S BIG INSURANCE
Facts Revealed in the Endless Debate
Over the Education Bill-New
Racing Cutter.
BATTLEsHIP's BIG INsURANC,

Special Correspondence OF The Star
LONDON, July 10, 1906.
The German emperor is only in his forty
seventh year and he is already grand
father. Thanks to wireless telegraphy, he
could be Informed while on his way through
the Great Belt to Norway that the crown
princess, who was married on June 6 last
year. had given birth to a son at Potsdam
Though the thing only happened last week,
the fact was announced from Berlin by
| a news agency some weeks ago, which may
be taken as a classical instance of what
| is known az the intelligent anticipation of
| events. 1t is the sex Of the child which has
saved the reputation of the prophet. but
1t would have been otherwise had it been
girl.
Bismarck was known to be immensely
anxious about the continuation of his race
| in the male line, and looked for this first
Of all, to his younger son, Count Bill,
who was the first to marry. But one day
there came to the prince from Count Bill
| a telegram. Only girl and the chancel-
lor was in despair. But presently he pluck
ed up heart and wired back, Marie also
| was only girl" the said Marie being the
princes only daughter and arst born, who
The kaiser was never in such quandary,
for he had six sons before being presented
with a daughter, and boys count for much
more than girls with the Hohenzollerns,
| who, above all things, want soldier and
sailor princes. There Is now no crown in
Europe to which the succession is more
amply secured in the male line than that OF
| Prussia.
The kaiser happened to be at Stockholm
in the first year of his accession-1sss-
when he got the news of the birth of his
| fifth son, and to commemorate the occa-
| sion he resolved to call the boy Oscar in
honor of his royal entertainer BY parity
| of reasoning if the kaiser had received the
| news of his grandsireship in Norwegian
waters instead of the Great Belt he might
| have induced the crown prince to call his
| first born Haakon, in compliment to the
| King Of Norway AS far as is known, how
| ever he has not done so. The boy is to be
| known as Wilhelm" ike his illustrious
granddad.
| Socially the birthday honors have given
great disappointment, whatever they may
| have done politically. But few Of any
sort and none of name" quoted a peer
whose own pedigree was traceable to the
Conquest. AS a matter of fact some of the
more interesting are simply postponed be-
cause the cabinet is 10th to have the edu-
cation bill disturbed by any by-elections.
| Lady Weetman Pearson, the wife of the
great contractor smilingly has intimated
| to her friends that IN her husbands case
there is further reason-namely, that Sir
Weetman likes to sit while longer with
his son in the house of commons.
The story goes that last year the king
| himself put down the name OF a certain
| gent!euan (who, 1t is whispered is Sir Err
| nest CasseD, for a peerage, and Mr.. arthur
| Balfour respectfully but firmly declined to
| recommend it. His majesty was more tact
| full with his personal friend. Sir Henry
| n rbal p he he
| name to him In conversation, abiding to
| tn. action of his predecessor. Sir Henry is
| believed to have suggested postponement,
| giving shrewd reasons with which his
| majesty expressed himself satisfied.
| The king always enjoys his visits to Sir
| Ernest CasseI immensely. That excellent
| hest is one of the very few whom his maj
esty is apt to address In German. In
| Queen Victoria's reign German in
| vaIlably the language in the court In time.
| Now it has vanished. but the cultural
| phrases are heard when the king hobnobs
| with Sir Ernest Cassel over g. cigar. The
| king always smokes one special brand, and
his various hosts make a point of providing
II for him when he honors them 1t was Sir
| Ernest Cassel who first brought this cigar
| to his royal masters notice. Few people
are aware how closely the king watches
| the movements of the stock exchange, and
| II is not uncommon for him to receive
financial information by telegram from Sir
! Ernest, who has frequently been the means
of King Edward getting In on the ground
| floor CT several good Things.
One by one the familiar and most dis
tirctive figures of the house of commons
are passing Mr.. Jabouchere has left 1t for
a more leisured life in his beloved Italy;
Mr.. Chaplin, by the harsh victssitude of the
| elections 10 longer sits in the assembly
and now Sir Wilfrid Lawson. perhaps more
picturesque and lovable than either, is
withdrawn from the scene he adored and
loved so WELL
The membership of the house was an
honor that Sir Wiifrid never attempted to
despise 1T IS the only honor I have" he
once said, that is worth possessing" To
him the house of commons was "the high
court of the nation. conseerated to full and
free discussion of all matters affecting the
common veal Yet. though a keen mar
Humanitarian, he was not great politician.
| He carried no great legislative measures
nor did he even impress the house by the
force of his oratory. His power lay in his
| lovable personality and In his strong sin
/ certify.
In the present parliament he found him
self little out of his depth, and in the
presence of a new generation of members
full of ardent ambitions he felt himself
out of harmony with his SURROUNDINGS Yet.
from his long association with the house.
he was always listened to with respect, and
his spare figure. surmounted by fine.
venerable head, always commanded the at
tentton Of his fellow members.
Il As speaker he was strangely fascinat-
ing. and. even though one could not help
regarding him as a little fanatical, his
audience always fell under the spell Of his
oratory. He always spoke with good ma
ture and good feeling of his opponents and
IL he excited their antnlosity by an attack
upon their principles he always saived their
wounded feelings and turned their anger
into laughter by joke Perhaps his best
epitaph would be the eulogy OF John b.
Cough. the great advocate of temperance
If he were not a teetotaler," said Mr..
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