The Washington times., 1908-07-26
SPLENDID CASTLES
BELONG TO KAISER
Emperor William Now
Owns Nearly Fifty Stately
Palaces or Residences.

The Kaiser has tried to have his pay
raised. He finds It utterly impossible
10 play the role Of the great and only
William" on a mere 100000 a year
The reason given for this request for
higher wages was the fact that the
cost of-iiving has materially increased
in Germany and that his majesty
chamberlains are no longer able to
run his ''forty-nine castles" as cheapIy
as heretofore Which draws attention
to the interesting circumstance that the
Kaiser has more official residences than
any. other monarch in the world.
One would have supposed that with
forty-eight roofs to shield his royal
head he would have been supremely
content for some time to come. but
since he bought the Achilleion. IN COR
fu, the One-tine residence Of the En-
press Elizabeth. and made the total
number Just one short of half a hun
dred, the German people. and especially
the Prussians, who foot the bills, are
wondering II there are any limitations
10 his ambitions in th-, line.
The upkeep or the Kaiser's numerous
castles has given the German people
many heartbUrnings. but as the bills
are not voted on. they have no chance
of making real protest. and stand in
too much fear of their headstrong ruler
TO do so il they had the right. Many
uninteresting old palaces haze been re-
stored at enormous cost, as the result
of imperial within, while buildings of
vast historical Importance, such as, for
instance, Observation-Disclosures, are
allowed to go to rack and ruin. The
to be that the old palaces that are new
neglected are too unpretentious TO be
closely associated with the reign OF the
ambitious William.
ChaIlottenburg Castle.
OF considerable interest is the Char
lottenburg castle, a structure Of plain
and Of late construction. 1t is situated
in a charming park and Is extraor-
binary for It's great length. Five hun
dred meters, 1 believe, are the correct
figures. At any arte. know it is only
beaten IN this respect by ShonburS,
near Vienna, and Nymphenburg, in Ba-
vaFia. This place was the residence of
the late Emperor Frederick III during
his last short stay in Berlin. The maui
soleum in the park is the burial place
of Queen Louisa of Prussia and of hey
grandson. William. the first German
I'm peror.
Perhaps the most widely known ROYAL
residence outside Of Berlin IS Wilhelm
shohe, near Cassell, the famous sum-
mer resort Of Jerome BOnaparte while
he was king OF Westphalia- The Yer
sailles of Germany, as IL has been
called. was begun by Frederick II, and
finished by his successor, William, and
,: is said that 1000 workmen were en-
ployed for fourteen years in its con-
struction. It's chief boast 70 the atten-
ton of the sightseer is the great foun-
tain which throws up jet OF water
twelve feet in diameter to the remark
able height Of $50 feet
Napoleon III, who was made prisoner
at Sedan with $4,000 of his troops and
afterward sent by his captors 10 Will
nelmsnohe castle, was a great admirer
Of the castle, and used to spend hours
at time watching the great stream
OF water shooting up into the air.
Famous Hunting Lodge.
But all OF the Kaiser's other landed
possessions. be they proud castles. pre-
tentious modern palaces or extensive
villas. sink into insignifcance. histori-
cally, when compared with one small.
almost shabby cottage situated at half
an hours distance by rail from Ber-
lin. This place is called KOni. y Wus-
terhaUsen and was once a famous hunt
ing ground. situated in the heart as 1t
IS Of a very large forest To this day
It is still frequently secured by royal
sportsmen. The castle" Is a plain,