Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-28

questions concerning Morocco and France
which never would have been raised but
for one of the kaiser's visiting trips
On anotheC of his trips he visited the
Holy Land and spent some time in Jerusa-
lem. The ostensible cause for that visit
was highly praise-worthy, being nothing
more nor less than imperial desire to
see with the Imperial eyes the cradle of
the Christian religion, but European cor
respondent of some standing wrote at the
time that in reality the imperial expedition
was very like the trip of a commercial
traveller, only a much larger scale.
AS a commercial trip 1t was an unualified
success. 1t secured for German merchants
in Turkish towns many advantages they
had not before enjoyed: 1t sold much am
munitlon aud some big guns to the sultan
and 1t won for German colonfsts in the en-
pire of the faithful permission to own real
estate whereon they settle. 1t was a good
thing for the sultan. too, since it resulted
in an approach to an alliance between Ger
many and Turkey, an arrangement that has
doubtless lengthened and possibly made per-
manent the stay of the Turk in Europe.
1t was because of that visit to the sui
tans donations. no doubt, that the Sultan
OF Morocco was so well disposed toward the
enperor's visit to him later, and there are
many European students of the whole Mo-
hamnedan situation who believe that Chris
tan prestige in Asia and Africa has received
a tremendous setback through the German
monarch. William himself was oVerWhelnl-
'ngly pleased by the visit to Jerusalem. He
opened German Protestant church with
elaborate ceremonies while there and COM
missioned a painter of note to make q pic
ture to commemorate the fact. 1t took the
painter, Prof Knackfuss of Cassel, three
years and a half to finish the canvas to the
emperor's liking.
When He is Good Guest.
However disagreea,ble or bumptious Will
liam may have been on the visits to the
Holy Land and to Morocco mentioned he
has made at least one visit during which he
conducted himself in such way as to win
golden opinions from his hosts.
1t was in 1885, at the time the Kiel canal
was opened, when the kaiser paid his re-
! spects to Fighting Bob Evans, commanding
the American squadron, on board the cruis-
er New York. Naturally every effort was
made to serve at the banquet got up in his
honor such delicacies as he would be sure
to like. Many rarities, including pheasants
from Norway. were procured for his delec-
tation. To these however, the German ruler
gave little attention. being much better
pleased with some plain boiled ham, OF
which he asked for three helpings.
This made him popular with the naval
men on the New York and emboldened
them to tell him the ham was American,
and so of sort barred from Germany be-
caused of an alleged dread that pork from
this side of the ocean contains trtchinae
Inc emperor LOOK tHiS DIS d good joke, and
said that all the same he'd have to order
some of that ham for the Pottsdam Palace
When the emperor goes shooting In Swe-
den he is always careful to make himself
popular, though whether he would do this
If he had to shoot under the same conditions
as other men is In doubt. When men no.
royal or imperial shoot they have to go
where the game is and to circumvent their
prey In a measure at least, by superior
cunning. When hereditary rulers shoot q
comfortable place for them to hide in and
air from is provided, and the haIf-tame
game" is driven by in droves, to be pot
ted at close range
King Edward as Guest and Host.
The emperor's uncle, Edward VII of Eng
land is much the more tactful guest of
the two. In fact King Edwards tact is
SO pronounced as to very possibly impress
upon the world. before he lays down the
scepter. the conviction that he Is really a
greater. though a quieter, monarch than
has nephew.
Certainly King Edward has wrought
wonders In the way of breaking down the
old feeling of antagonism between England
and France by his visits to Paris. 1t is
not very many years ago that the anti