The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-09
lNEWSY LETTER
FROM BERLIN.
Hon. W. B. Lamar Writes to His
Home People.


September 10th, 1908.
Editor True Democrat:
Nv Dear Sir: This city of Berlin is a
very beautiful one. Mywife and have
been here a week. The Hotel Bristol,
at which we stop, is one Of the finest
in Berlin. and is situated on the princi
pal street, Inter der Linden. am
delegate from the United States to the
Interparliamentary Union. 1t convened
here last week and continued three
DAYS. Many hundreds Of delegates-were
here from all the national parliaments
and congresses of the world. The OBJ
ject of The Union is to preserve peace
between the nations of the world. To
settle national differences by arbitra-
EiOn. A great and laudable purpose.
There have been receptions and ban
Duets galore. A fine program Of recep-
tons and elegant luncheons were also
planned for the ladies' There were
twelve delegates from the United
States Congress here. No one can at
tend as a delegate unless he is mem
Der of a national congress or parliament
of one Of the countries of the world. The
sessions of the Union were held in the
Reichstag, the national capitol building
of Germany. Ii is a very handsome
structure with a gilded dome.
After leaving this city my wife and
will 90 TO Dresden and Viena, and then
to the Italian cities Venice, Florence,
Rome, Naples, Genoa, Milan and the
northern lakes of Italy, famed for their
beauty. From there TO Paris, then to
4 - al n
We left New York on August 18th on
the good ship Rotterdam. the newest
and the largest of the Holland-Amerika
line. A fine stateroom can be had on
this ship from New York TO the city Of
Rotterdam for $500. If you take
"suite de lux" it will cost $500. The
trip was eight days. We chose a slow
ship as Il does not vibrate like the six
day ships. The Rotterdam is new
1908 ship; cost four million dollars. Ca
pacity for passengers and crew, four
tRcusand persons. Just think OF 1t! AS
nd NJ people as Tallahassee contains,
" 2Ete and black. The ship is floating
PALACE.
Our trip 50 far has been most charm
'riEg through quaint and picturesque
Holland, then TO Antwerp and Brussels
in Belgium. Our first city in Germany
was Cologne, with It's mighty and won
derfully carved cathedral. The trip by
boat up the Rhine river from Coblenz
to Bingen-on- the-Rhine, was through
wonderland. The "castled Rhine" is
truly beautiful and grand.
Today my wife and / visited Sansousi
Park and the palaces of Frederick the
Great. Nothing in Europe can compare
with their beauty except the palace Of
Versailles, and the Grand, and Petit
Trianon, and their beautiful woods, near
Paris. The treasures of these palaces
are beyond computation. Paintings on
canvass and on wood, and fresco that
are priceless. Tapestries that only
kings ard queens can possess. Exquisite
tables of gold, and silver, of onyx, and
amber and malachite, any one of them
worth fortune. Many were gifts to
the kings and emperOrs Of Germany, by
kings and emperors q other countries.
No words can set forth the gorgeous
ness of these palaces. The eye must
look upon them to appreciate the beau
ty and richness Of their treasure. The
White House at Washington fades into
nothingness as a building, compared to
the palaces of these European kings
and emperors.
When we have finished our trip, we
will have visited every large capital
city in Europe except Madrid, and we
will have seen almost every great paint
ing, and every great piece Of sculpture
in the world, designated as master
pieces.
This is a great pleasure, and one that
time cannot take away. Some Of the
castles and cathedrals that we have Wis
tied were constructed in the llth, 18th
and 18th centuries. Hundreds of years
in some cases, before America was dis
covered. We have a great country, the
= United States, but we must recollect
that these people in Europe were build
ing and painting and making great his
torv, before our country was born.
place Florida and the u. S. A. above
all the world, but it would excite the
wonder of our people to see the beauty,
and excellence and grandeur outside of
their own land.
will mail you a letter from Rome.
To all friends, my wife and /, join in
regards. Sincerely yours,
w. b. LAMAR.
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