The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24
THE KAISER SULKS LIKE LITTLE CHILD Will Continue Simple Life In
 Quiet POtSdam PEOPLE WANT RESERVE Socialists Order General Strike In Hun gary Because Two Labor organi-
 cations Are Dissolved By
 the Minister.
PEOPLE WANT RESERVE
By MALCOLM CLARKE.

By MALCOLM CLARKE. Berlin, January 2S-Sulking like child who has received a scolding, the Kaiser
 has decided to avoid the publicity of Ber lin and will continue to lead a simple and secluded life in quiet Potsdam. The Ger man foreign department has made the an- nouncement that che people of Berlin are not to expect to see the Kaiser during the next two months, except on such oc- casions when important public functions make his presence in the city necessary.
 The people have made him understand that they wish their monarch to show more reserve" and, as a man who never does things by halves, William has de- cided he shall give them no reason for complaint. But complain they do any way, at least aristocratie society and Der lin tradespeople do, because Berlin with out the Kaiser and court festivals mean dull season and falling off in trade. It is understood that one of the Kaiser's reasons for preferring an idyllic life at Potsdam is his need of rest after the strain of the recent political crisis, which was a severe shock to his nerves. It is furthermore stated that about the 1st of March the whole imperial family
 
 from there William will probably go on a long cruise along the coast of Norway, and then maybe the German people will be good and ask him to come back to for give and forget how rudely they have be- haved to their monarch by the grace of God.
 These plans are laid on the suppos- tion that events in the Balkans will not end In war, but the general feeling here is that this will not be the case. | Because the Hungarian minister of the | interior has arbitrarily dissolved two
 workmen's federations that country is now in the throes of a general strike, or dered by the socialists
 l As soon as the order was issued 90,000 workers at Budapest stopped work and every factory in the city was shut down. In many of the principal towns not a | newspaper Is printed, and altogether some 100000 men are idle.
 l Certain unions have not issued strike or | ders to their members but this Is not be- cause they do not sympathize with the socialist leaders, but because part of their earnings are spent in assisting the strik- CTS. A general boycott may be ordered by the manufacturers in order to coerce the strikers, and then every worker in the country outside of the agricultural district will be idle.
 The case of Captain Berger, one of the most brilliant officers in the German navy, is engaging public attention very keenly. On April ', 1906, Captain Bergen was placed on the unattached list, and the reasons given for such disciplinary treat ment were by no means clear satisfac- | tory, and the naval officer declares that l the action taken against him was due to an erroneous report furnished by Admiral l Schmidt. After several fruitless applica- l tions to the proper quarters Captain Ber- l ger wrote direct to the German Emperor, and gravely accused his superior officers of faults committed to the prejudice of the state on seven different occasions. Captain Berger has just published in the review of "Blaubuch' letter which has produced quite a sensation. for he appeals to public opinion if justice is not granted to him.
 The minister of marine has decided to enter an action against the naval captain and the editor of "Blaubach."
 A striking feature of the German press today is the numerous criticisms written by experts, many of whom are officers still on service, and discussing the Ger man Emperor, the army, the headquar- ters staff and the Emperor's military cabinet in outspoken and often hostile language. Of course these articles are unsigned, and they appear In all kinds of newspapers, many of which would have been thought incapable of expressing these views only few weeks ago.
 A series of interesting experiments is being carried out now by the German mil itary authorities with regard to the em- ployment of wireless telegraphy by bal looms. These experiments are being made by means of registering balloons fitted with a wireless telegraphy apparatus.
 When message has been received by the balloon an ingenious mechanism opens the valve of the balloon and it descends. i Thus it is possible to ascertain the effects produced on the balloon by electric cur f rents. So far the results obtained have ! been most satisfactory, and there has not been a single case of an explosion having been caused by the inflammation | of the gas escaping from the balloon and ! coming in contact with the electric dis 1, charges The military authorities hope , to be able soon to extend the working of ! wireless telegraphy to the military steer | able balloons
 An amusing result of the anti-German [ agitation in Prague and other places in | Bohemia is a severe boycott of Pilsner i beer in various parts of Germany, espe- ! cially on the Rhine. German brewers, of | course, are doing all in their power to | foster this absurd boycott pointing out ! that not only Is this patriotic duty of | German beer drinkers but that the sub ! stitution of good German beer for the | Bohemian article from Pilsner is a duty | which one owes to ones health and di- gestive organs.
 All over Dusseldorf, for example, one | finds the notice "Whoever drinks Pilsner beer injures German trade and supports the anti-German agitation in Austria
 Dealers arc also beginning to show a disposition to boycott Bohemian apples f and other fruit. In all probability the boycott will speedily be given up as few Germans are silly enough to relinqush