The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-24

Nnen II became known. snort
while ago, that the German crown
prince had attended regular course
OF studies at the Berlin technical high
school at the kaiser's bidding, a thrill
OF surprise ran through that exclusive
set usually termed society"
such a thing as an imperial prince.
an heir to the throne, embracing
studies of practical usefulness. was,
heretofore, unheard Of in Germany.
uhtil recent years the princes educa.
tlon had been cast In a venerable.
lmewor mold-military exercises.
military whatnot; and, by way of or
namental side issues, few morsels
OF general history. geography, mathe.
MATES, social politics, and the like
but matters Enthusiastically, me.
chanics and their practical applica.
uon, the building of railroads, wire
Tess telegraphy. all similarly useful
and therefore "plebeian" pursuits
were hitherto kept at a distance from
the scions of the Prussian dynasty.
The Emperor William. who has res
olutely broken with many an obso-
lete custom and mildewy tradition,
has now also pushed aside the worm
eaten system for educating an imperi.
al prince. II is on record that he ex-
pressed in his spirited way, as an
axiom, that modern monarch and
modern statesmen must be- equipped
with a practical turn OF mind; and
that great deal OF the political and
colonial successes achieved by Eng
lishmen was undoubtedly due other
gift of viewing matters suuarely and
soberly, unhampered by theories"
This is not the first instance of the
kaiser's lively appreciation of what
is typically English, He has repeat.
eddy manifested a decided preference.
inherited from his mother, for Eng
fish social customs, English sport, and
so forth; and he is certainly largely
responsible for the marked change
which has swept during the last few
| years over the whole social life OF
| Germany. English influence, former.
| ly tabooed and detested, is now quite
deeply rooted in Germany, the kais.
er's strong personality has been sue.
cessful in clearing away the Unborn
| jealousy entertained by the German
nation toward English notions and
customs, in fact, toward all that hailed
! from England.
This change Is especially marked
in the fashionable circles of the Ger
man capital Berlin, formerly a dead
ly-dull. uninteresting town inhabited
by narrow-minded citizens unac
quainted with the outside world, and
possessing an absurdly inordinate con
ception of the greatness of Germany
and German influence, has become an
international center, attracting PEG
pie from all parts of the world. II
outward appearance rivaling Paris
eclipsing Vienna, and trying 10 live
up to London. This new state o.
things dates from more recent times
Englishmen have lately visited Der
lin more often than In former years
they have introduced into German
life that element OF sport which eve
tends to further the cause of good fel
lowship and thus bind together di
verse nations, and have In this wa,
assisted very materially TO show tn,
Germans as a race that good doe
exist in England, that English people
are not all unbearably naughty ant
stiff, and that English ideas and no
lions are not. as was believed In Ger
many of yore. the offspring OF loft!
disdain of others and insular preju
dice and arrogance. The result is tina
Germans, spurred by the kaisers ex
ample, have begun to take lively in
terest in their fellow-sportsmen hav,
themselves founded rowing clubs, foot
ball associations. and kindred institu
lions. From the nursery 10 the uni
versity, from the kindergarten 10 tn,
women's club, from the servants hal
to the fashionable salon, English In
fluence is making itself more an,
more marked in Germany as each yea
passes by.
! Babies In all the rich fashionahl
families are nursed by English nurses
children are taught by English 20,
ernesses, boys and young aspirants 4
university honors are coached by Ems
fish tutors. and English nurse-girl
and English parlor-maids are becom
ing quite the fashion. Educated Be-