Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
Coming Visit of King Edward
to Capital of Germany.
HEARTY WELCOME CERTAIN
to Display a Lavish
Hospitality.
Preparing
OPERATING POLITICAL MOTIVE
Effort to Ease International Rela-
tions Hardly Likely to Succeed in
View of Sentiment in England.

BERLIN. February 6.-The prepara-
tions for the reception in Berlin next
Tuesday of King Edward are practically
completed and cover the four days TO
Friday when his majesty will leave. The
decorations on the houses and around the
squares along the route of march from
| the railroad station to the castle are be-
ing prepared a sumptuous scale. and
the population is showing great interes,
in the visit and is anxious to demon
strate to his majesty that Germany holds
him in much good will.
| The distinguished visitors who are TO
participate in the Festivities already are
arriving here. King Edward will be met
at the railroad station by Emperor Will
| liam and the empress. Crown Prince
Frederick William and all the other
princes of the royal house who are at
present in the capital. The notabilities
will be accompanied by their full staffs.
King Edward and Emperor William. seat
ed in an open carriage. will head the pro-
cession for the state entry into the city.
| They will be followed by the empress and
the queen seated side by side in another
carriage. a halt will be made at the
Brandenburg gate. where the visiting
monarch will be welcomed by the city
authorities.
Functions Every Day.
The program of festivities shows that
every day will be filled out with dinners
and other functions. Tuesday night there
is to be a state dinner at the palace, at
which the emperor and the king will eX-
change the usual toasts. Wednesday at
noon King Edward will attend reception
of the municipal authorities at the town
hall. and that evening there will be a ball
at the palace. Thursday his majesty will
go in an automobile to POtsdaln. where
he will place wreath upon the tomb of
his sister, mother of Emperor William
Later he will have luncheon with the Of
ficers of the dragon regiment. of which
he is honorary colonel This same even
ing he will attend a banquet given by
the crown prince. after which there is to
be a gala opera performance in his honor.
The king will leave Berlin Friday after
noon, - .as sssss-.ss = 49,. ~
Gen. Lowenfeld Wha atkended the open
ing of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg
in 1901, has been appointed chief adju-
tant to King Edward during his visit
Keen Interest in London.
LONDON February G.-Keen interest is
being shown both here and in Germany
in the Forthcoming visit of King Edward
and Queen Alexandra to the emperor
and empress. Their majesties will start
Monday morning, and Tuesday will find
them in Berlin. where nc British king
has been for the past one hundred and
eighty-sx years.
a large and distinguished suite which
will accompany the king. and which in
cludes the Earl of Crewe. secretary of
state for the colonies. minister in at
tendance and Sir Charles Hardinge. rep
resenting the foreign Office. emphasizes
the Importance attached to the visit, but
those behind the scenes hardly anticipate
that the present effort to ease the rela-
tions between Great Britain and Ger
many will be attended by much more
striking success than that which followed
the emperor's visit to the British court
last year
Clamor for Larger Army.
A remarkable wave of newspaper mill
tarism has suddenly swept over England
during the past week, which delights the
friends of the larger army and alarms
the supporters of the liberal party, who
see in this only unnecessary public eX-
penditure and Indictment to war with
Germany. The territorial army scheme
of Mr.. Haldane. secretary for war, still
la >ks more than $1,000 men of the num-
Der necessary to its fulfllment The
National Service League, Of which Field
Marshal Roberts and Lord Curzon are
moving spirits has chosen the psycholo-
gical moment to issue an appeal for
more recruits. The newspapers which
have taken up the cry for soldiers are
using sensational devices to advert isc
their propaganda and to incite apathetic
yC uths in England to enlist
Some employers have been stirred TO
interest themselves in the cause and are
offering Inducements to their WOrkmen to
join the territorial army.
LondOn's complement still lacks II 900
men and the funds which have been &C.
cumuated will be applied to the work
of the London Territorial Association in
making up this shortage of men One of
the largest insurance companies of which
Lord Rothschid is president, has passed
a resolution that all clerks employed by it
after March ] will be required to join the
territorial army. The old London Scottish
regiment. whose ranks have been short
made a long march through the streets
with bagpipes shrillng strenuously. for
the avowed purpose of attracting rein
forcements.
The matter is becoming more and more
a political question of defense. The agi-
t@tors proclaim that the country must
have more volunteers adopt conscrp-
tion. conscrption possibility has
come up for discussion to a greater de-
gree than ever before. 4 strong faction
of the liberals is doing everything pos
sible To suppress the heated newspaper
talk. believing this tends more to bring on
war than TO strengthen the country's de-
fensc.