Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-24
CHEERS FOR EMPEROR
German Merchants Commend
the Kaiser's High Ideals.
EXPRESS THEIR LOYALTY
Enthusiasm Marks Meeting Of In
dustrial Union in Berlin.
RULES FOR NAVY CHEERS
Kaiser Is Accused of Trifling for
Drawing Them as Empire
Faces Crisis.

| BERLIN, November 24.-The industrial
union an organization composed of many
thousands of the leading manufacturers
and merchants of Germany, which Is a
present holding meeting in this city, TO-
day gave Il remarkable demonstration II
favor of Emperor William and in recog
milton of his desire to carry out his inn
perial duties with benefit to the father
land.
The chairman of the commercial com
mittee. Privy Councillor Wirth, in ad
dressing the delegates said the recent
misunderstanding between the emperor
and the people had been entirely dispelleo
by his majesty's sef-repression and his
spontaneous acts had proved that he was
animated by the highest ideals for the
good of his people.
The meeting came to an end with re-
peated cheers for the emperor.
| If CarlyleS definition of genius as being
''an infinite capacity for taking pains is
| correct, then the kaiser must be a genius
| Nothing seems too small or insignificant,
to occupy the imperial attention.
Kaiser Makes Cheering Rules.
The latest proof of this is set Of regu-
| lations worked out by his majesty during
| his recent visit to Donaueschingen for Of
| fetal cheering on German war vessels. II
runs as follows:
His majesty. the emperor, has ordered
| that cheering on board each ship must be
i uniform, caps being waved at the same
| time Manning ship and shouting Hur.
rah.' must be carried out as follows:
Men with signal flags should be
posted on bridge. poop, forecastle. after
deck and at other appropriate POSITIONS
At the command Three cheers. the flags
will be raised. At the same moment the
| hands of the men manning the sides are
raised from the bulwark to their caps
| On the first order "Hurrah!' signal flags
| fall
The cheer is given while the caps are
raised by stretching out the arm at ar
angle of forty-five degrees Then as Soor
as the cheer has been given they are
| brought back by bending the arm to the
middle of the body. At the same time the
signal flags are again raised.
ION the second and third repetition Of
| the cheers the same motions will be fol
| lowed except that the third cheer having
been given the caps are not brought tt
| the middle of the body, but are smartlJ
set upon the head and the right hand Is
| Immediately again placed on the rail.
"On the forthcoming visit OF his maj
esty the emperor to swear in recruits
measures are to be taken to carry Out
these ORDERS.
| Initiates Frederick the Great.
| When one reflects that the above orders
| were elaborated while the empire was ir
the throeS of the recent crisis the only
historical parallel that can be applied j:
| Napoleon working out the decree of Mos
COW reorganizng the Theater Francois q
| few days before the burning of the Mus
covite capital. but the kaiser being good
| Prussian. probably took Frederick the
! Great for his model
| The complicated machinery of modern
state makes demands on the rulers time
! Incompatible with attention to such in
finite detail. 1t is for this reason thai
the German press has regarded this lates
| proof of the kaiser's versatility witt
| somewhat mixed feelings, and are more
| inclined to apply the comparison of Nero
! fiddling while Rome was burning thar
| that of Napoleon and the Moscow decree
| 1t is sign of the times that the Potsdxn
city corporation decided yesterday not t.
| take part in the reception and festivItia:
arranged to celebrate the return of tn,
kaiser's son, Prince August, and his brid.
next Friday.
| The reason given is that the public mine
at the present moment is not in a suffi
GENTLY appreciative mood as regards 10Y.
atty to justify it.