Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29
Prince Augustus William to "See
And Learn" Things in the
United States.
HE WILL TRAVEL "lNc0G.'
Coming Is the Young Mans Own Nos
ton and Emperor Has Given His
Consent TO the scheme.
Sneclnl Cnrrcsnnndence

William OF Prussia, VINO IL 10 pay
II visit to America next year, Is
the kaiser's fourth son and will
celebrate his twentieth birthday in jan
uary. He is tall, wellbuilt, handsome
young man, has already served as an
officer I'm the first regiment Of guards,
and Is now student at the University
OF Bonn, where all the royal youths OF
Germany receive their higher educa-
ton.
The prince, from his earliest child
hood, has been subjected to a rigorous
system OF training. The kaiser has
Spartan Ideas about the relations OF
parents to children and imposes his
sovereign will on his sons without re-
straint. They have all been compelled
to undergo the most severe form OF
Prussian military discipline from their
infancy upwards Beginning on their
sixth birthday. they have been obliged
to work and 10 play--if play 1t can be
called--aceordng TO a hard and fast
system laid down for them by pedago-
gle experts,
DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS.
Prince Augustus William underwent
all this but yet he has grown up to BIO
something different from his own
brothers. It has been tradition from
time immemorial that the princes OF
the House OF Hohenzollern shall en-
brace a military career and live and
| die as officers of the Prussan army. All
the other FIVE SONS of the kaiser are, or
will be, professional fighters, but Au-
gustus William has manifested strong
| desire to break loose from this custom
and to devote himself to the civil SER
vice. This inclination In itself marks
| him out as a prince of some originality
| and strength OF character. The kaiser.
who il by no means bound down to
ancient traditions and is imbueo In
some respects with spirit Of moderni-
| ~, is willing TO accede TO Augustus
| williams desires and TO ullow him 10
| be the first Prussan prince to remain
a civilian. His military career VIII,
| therefore, terminate with another six or
| u months service In his regiment OF
| guards, and thereafter he will devote
| himself to the pursuits Of an official OF
| the civil service.
FATHER READILY CONSENTED.
The final stages OF his training will
| thus be- different from those OF most
| Prusslan princes He himself has ex-
| pressed the desire to widen his expert
| ences and to gain an insight into the
most modern and enterprisng country
| of the world by paying a visit to the
| United States of America, The kaiser,
| who entertains keen admiration for all
| things American, barring, of course the
| republican form of government, readily
acceded to his sons suggestion and
| drew up the plans for a Systematic tour
| Of study through the country of UNI
| limited possibilities.
Prince Augustus william VIII visit
| America, not with any pomp and cere-
mony. but purely as a private tourist
| who desires to study the manners and
| customs OF the country. He Will In
! yestigate American systems of govern
ment, OF judicial administration, OF
| civil administration and so forth. He
| viii inspect and study. as far as possi-
| BILE tho great commercial enterprises
| In different parts of the United States.
| He will Investigate the trusts and will
| devote attention 20 the labor problem
as seen in America.
THE CHANGING TINES.
The kaiser who fully recognizes that
| times are changing and that the old
| order OF things cannot be maintained,
| desires that his son shall return from
| America with some OF the American
| spirit OF progress and enterprise which
! he can then Introduce into his sphere
/ Nj -. .ts.N. 49,.
| 40 home. Prince Augustus Williams
| visit to America foresnadows a serious
| attempt TO introduce some OF the Amer
team spirit OF enterprise into imperial
| Germany. His forthcoming Journey Is
q very significant sign OF the times
| showing that tho countries Of the old
| world are looking 10 America for new
| IDEAS Of government and new inspira-
ton for conducting he affairs OF ma
| tional administrator IL Is highly Gre
| dllable 20 the yOurs prince that he
| originated this idea ana equally credit
| able To the kaiser that he should have
| consented TO It's re izatiOn and should
| have taken II up y al his wonderful
| enthusiasm
| Bus Prince Au rus Williams visit
! 10 America VIII No 1c devoted exclus-
! lively 10 such seruus occupations as
| study OK American administrative
methods. lie desires 70 make the ac-
| quaintancc OF tine American people and
| TO gain a knowledge Of all their Pc
! cullaritles and predominant character
stlcs After he has concluded his more
serious studies he viii assume ple-
belan namo and travel In disguise
| through the great centors OF population.
! He VIII travel as plain Herr So-and-
| so and his Identity viii be carefully
| concealed from all those with whom he
| comes into contact He VIII be the
| guest OF cultured Americans and
| wealthy Americans Of commercial
Americans, OF American lawyers, of
! American professors, and he will not
| fail to look into the lives OF American
| working men, Nothing but the con-
ceaimeut Of his identity cen enable him
TO pursue these studies without the
fear OF having things represented to
him IN a false and unnatural light.
WILL BE AN EYE-oPENER.
Doubtless this American tour will be
revelation 20 the young prince. At
present he IS studying az Bonn, where
all the chosen young arlstocrats of
| Germany are passing their student
days. At Bonn, all sorts OF mediaval
customs are In vogue aud the students
live IN an atmosphere of old time chlv-
| alry. Dueling is practised by these
young bloods OF the highest German
families and considerations OF RANK aud
title play an important part IN tholr
student life IL IS hardly possible
conceive more striking contrast than
that between Prince Augustus Will
nam's life at Bonn and the experiences
which he win enjoy In America.
/ JAMES BRUCN !.